obituaries

Apr 11, 2020

Richard E. Bullock, age 83, of Portage, passed away Saturday, April 11, 2020 at Vibra Hospital in Crown Point.  He was born in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky on December 5, 1936 to the late Mack Ellis and Josie Marie (nee France) Bullock.  Richard was a veteran of The United States Army, a member of the American Legion, Post 100 in...

Apr 11, 2020

Teresita T. Dirks, age 53, of Portage passed away Saturday April 11, 2020 at the Porter Regional Hospital in Valparaiso.  "Tess" was born October 17, 1966 to Jose and Tarcela (Tatoy) Batiancila in Barangay Sua Daram Samar Philippines. Tess was a sales clerk for several retail stores.  She was deeply loved and will be missed by her family.  She...

Apr 10, 2020

Harvey "Buddy" Lee Morse, Sr., age 83, of Lake Station passed away Friday, April 10, 2020.  He was born in Marion, Illinois on August 24, 1936 to the late Harv and Minda (nee Johnson) Morse.  He was a United States Marine veteran, Local 150 Operating Engineer and worked for the Sanitation Department of Lake Station before retiring in the...

Apr 8, 2020

Shirley Audrey Roberts, age 81, of Portage, passed away at her daughters' home on Wednesday, April 8, 2020, surrounded by her loving family.  She was born in Pennsylvania on September 19, 1938, to the late William and Mary (nee Young) Gilbert.  Shirley enjoyed sewing, baking, and feeding her family and friends. She will be remembered as a loving mother,...

Apr 8, 2020

Terry Lee VanCleef, age 59, of Chesterton, passed away Wednesday, April 8, 2020.  He was born in Rensselaer, Indiana on January 6, 1961.  Terry enjoyed race cars and he loved to fish. He is survived by his mother, Patricia (Henry) Booker; son, Ryan (Kristina) VanCleef; grandchildren, Kaiden, Noah; brother, Charles Dale (Bonnie) VanCleef; sister, Cheryl Lynn (Freddy) Pevar; nephews, Tyson...

Apr 7, 2020

Daniel Odoyo Nyambok, 67,Portage, Indiana, passed away Tuesday morning, April 7,2020.He was born 04/23/1952, in Shirati, Tanzania, to Nashon K. Nyambok andDorka B. Oliech. On 06/18/2003 he was married to Lilian Higilo. Daniel worked as a dedicated Engineer which was his passion. Daniel's hobbies were traveling to the homeland of Shirati, and spending time with family and friends aside from...

Apr 7, 2020

George Edward Morgan Jr.

Age 75, of Hobart passed away April 7, 2020 at VNA Hospice in Valparaiso. He was born on August 7, 1944 to the late George E. and Mildred (nee Hanna) Morgan Sr. George was a retired teamster of Local 142 and proudly served his country in the United States Army. George liked to...

Apr 5, 2020

Scott Joseph Koukol (Scotty Puss)

Age 67, of Lake Station Indiana passed away Sunday, April 5, 2020 at Porter Regional in Valparaiso. He was born on June 30, 1953 in Gary, Indiana to the late Joseph and Donna (nee Davis) Koukol.  He worked at Continental Can and was a self-employed plumber. He proudly served his country in...

Apr 5, 2020

Carmen Trinidad, age 91, of Lake Station, passed away at home on Sunday, April 5, 2020, surrounded by her loving family.  She was born in Caguas, Puerto Rico on April 20, 1928, to the late Lorenzo and Antonia (nee Sanchez) Torres.  She was a member of St. Francis Xavier Church in Lake Station.

Carmen is survived by...

Apr 5, 2020

Patricia L. Strother (Braatz) age 79, passed away Sunday, April 5, 2020. She was born on December 18, 1940 to Kenneth W. and Mary L. Braatz in Gary, IN.

Patricia is survived by her husband of 42 years, Charles W. Strother: daughters, Kendall Offutt (Scott) of Chesterton and Krissan Knight (William) of Crown Point; grandchildren, Melinda Ross,...

Apr 5, 2020

Peter A. Batalis "Pete", age 39, of Monticello and formerly of Hobart, passed away Sunday, April 5, 2020 at his residence. He was born on November 1, 1980 in Hobart, Indiana. He liked riding motorcycles and going to the gun range. Above all, he loved his children.

Pete is survived by his sons, Andrew and Nicholas Batalis;...

Apr 3, 2020

Ella Mae Evans, age 99, of Portage, passed away Friday, April 3, 2020 at Miller's Merry Manor in Portage.  She was born in Bontown, West Virginia on February 22, 1921 to the late James and Alta (nee Lockhart) Ramey.  She retired from the Portage School System where she worked in the cafeteria at ER Jones and Crisman Elementaries.  She...

Apr 2, 2020

Sonja Kainrath, age 82, passed away Thursday, April 2, 2020. She is preceded in death by her cherished husband of 56 years, Leo "Sonny" Kainrath. They are forever united again in their heavenly home.

Sonja was born on May 20, 1937 to the late Walter J. and Stella F. (Sum) Osika in Gary, IN. She is survived...

Apr 1, 2020

Douglas Orlan Binkley (Toby) 75, of Lake Station, Indiana passed away on April 1, 2020 at St. Mary's Medical Center in Hobart, Indiana. He was born June 26, 1944 in Crayne, Kentucky. He was the son of Pete and Mae (Holliman) Binkley.

He leaves behind his beloved family and friends. His daughter, Cindy (Jack) McCulley of Port...

Mar 31, 2020

Ruth Lopez

Age 80, of Lake Station passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2020 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on March 20, 1940 to the late Thomas and Frances (nee Hall) Broshears in Gary, Indiana. Ruth will be remembered as a loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend.

Ruth is...

Mar 31, 2020

Wayne H. Larson, age 62, of Hobart, passed away at home on Tuesday, March 31, 2020. He was born on November 28, 1957 in Elmhurst, Illinois to the late Vern and Myrtle Larson. Wayne was employed as a telephone technician for AT&T. In his free time, he liked to go fishing and play slot machines. On September 5, 1981...

Mar 30, 2020

Julia Viera

Age 95, of Lake Station passed away Monday, March 30, 2020 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on May 20, 1924 to the late Angel and Susana (nee Aponte) Amaro in Puerto Rico. Julia will be remembered as a loving mother, grandmother, sister and friend.

Julia is survived...

Mar 30, 2020

Robert Diego-Mondelo Andaya, age79, of Hobart passed away Monday March 30, 2020 at the St Mary Medical Center in Hobart. Robert was born November 12, 1940 in the Philippines to the late Onofre and Juliana (nee Mondelo) Andaya.  He was a retired accountant at Electric CO. in the Philippines. He will be remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather...

Mar 28, 2020

PATRICIA LOU MANWARING

Patricia Lou (nee Pearman) Manwaring, Age 81, of Crown Point, peacefully passed away at home on March 28, 2020.  Pat (or Patty), as she was fondly known, was born in Gary on June 10, 1938; the youngest of three daughters; to Floyd and Lucille (nee Knauer) Pearman. Pat was preceded in death...

Mar 27, 2020

With heavy hearts we announce the sudden passing of Sharon, our beloved wife, mother and grandmother, sister and aunt in Crown Point, Indiana at the age of 73.

She will be sadly missed by her husband Dennis of 52 years, her daughter Dr. Christine (Dr. Eugenio) Capitano DC, her grandsons Luca and Teo Capitano, her siblings, Debbie...