Priscilla A. "Pat" Boyer
Apr 3, 2017
Priscilla A. "Pat" Boyer, age 73 of Lake Station passed away Monday, April 3, 2017. She was born on December 17, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois. She was a longtime resident of Cook County, Illinois and had lived in Dalton and Chicago. Pat worked as a Safety Regulator for Steel Machinery Transport. She is survived by her father, Robert Leach of...
Gerald "Jerry" David Mantta
Apr 2, 2017
Gerald "Jerry" D. Mantta, age 84,of Portage, formerly of Chassell, MI, passed away Sunday, April 2, 2017 at home. Jerry was born in Hancock Michigan on June 2, 1932 to the late Clyde Alfred and Adele (nee Peterson) Mantta. Jerry grew up in Tapiola, Michigan. He was a lifetime member of the Operating Engineers, Local 150. Jerry is survived by...
Lula Beatrice Barrera (Nee Webb)
Mar 31, 2017
Lula Beatrice (Nee Webb) Barrera, age 80, of Crown Point/Lakes of the Four Seasons passed away Friday March 31, 2017 at the St Mary Medical Center in Hobart. Lula was born March 10, 1937 in Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina to the late Lee Roy and Lula Creddie (Mitchell) Webb. She was a teacher at Brunswick Elementary School for forty-seven years....
Paul J. Znika
Mar 30, 2017
Paul J. Znika, age 87 of Crown Point/ Lakes of the Four Seasons passed away Thursday March 30, 2017. Paul was the former owner and manager of Dairy Rich Ice Cream and employee of Prairie Farms Dairy. He was born November 2, 1929 in Gary, Indiana to the late Max and Theresa (Belay) Znika, Sr. He also was an amateur...
Clara F. Hamady
Mar 30, 2017
Clara F. Hamady, age 99 of Illinois, passed away Thursday, March 30, 2017. She was born on January 10, 1918 to the late Walter and Martha (nee Pruss) Szoka. She will be remembered as a loving mother, grandmother and friend. She is survived by her loving family; daughter, Judith Ann Koehler; son, Joel Andrew (Darlene) Hamady; two grand-daughters, Denise (Michael)...
Siegfried B. Ast
Mar 30, 2017
Siegfried B. Ast, age 75, of Hobart, passed away Thursday, March 30, 2017 at St. Mary Medical Center in Hobart. Siegfried was born in Ostrowo, Poland, on December 23, 1941 to the late Ludwik Tanz and Sophia Ast. He was a retired Steel Worker and a member of Local 1066. Siegfried enjoyed fishing, gardening and rock collecting. He will be...
James E. Ferguson
Mar 30, 2017
James E. Ferguson, age 88, of Hobart, passed away Thursday, March 30, 2017 at St. Mary Medical Center in Hobart. James was born on January 17, 1929 in Relief, Kentucky to the late Lonnie and Myrtie (nee Blanton) Ferguson. He was a longtime member of Lakewood Baptist Church a retired Crane Operator at LTV and proudly served his country in...
Donna L. Scharbach
Mar 29, 2017
Donna L. Scharbach, age 87, of Hobart, passed away Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at St. Mary Medical Center in Hobart. Donna was born in Porter County, Indiana on December 13, 1929 to the late Marcene and Helen (nee Jannausch) Haxton. She graduated from Hobart High School, class of 1947. Donna was employed with AFCO Inc. for 35 years. She was...
Bryan D. Pinter
Mar 27, 2017
Bryan D. Pinter, age 67, of Portage, passed away Monday, March 27, 2017 at home. He was born on May 19, 1949 in Gary, Indiana to Paul and Ardath Pinter, who preceded him in death. Bryan retired from Midwest Steel over 20 years ago, where he worked as a Roller. He was an avid fisherman and loved to gamble. He...
David Joseph Mariana
Mar 27, 2017
David Joseph Mariana, age 38, of Portage, passed away Monday, March 27, 2017 at his home. He was born December 4, 1978 in Hamilton, Ohio to the late Alfred and Sherry (Chestnut) Mariana. David was an avid sports fan and enjoyed playing baseball. Above all, he loved his son and cherished the time he spent with him going to the...
Joseph C Rossi
Mar 26, 2017
Joseph C. Rossi, age 76, of Lake Station, passed away peacefully Sunday, March 26, 2017 at VNA Hospice in Valparaiso. He was born on April 29, 1940 to the late Dominic and Rose (nee Panic) Rossi. Joseph was a member of St. Francis Xavier Church in Lake Station and a 1998 retiree of U.S Steel. He proudly served his country...
Linda Snyder
Mar 25, 2017
Linda J. Snyder, age 69, of Valparaiso, passed away Saturday, March 25, 2017. She was born in Gary, Indiana on June 7, 1947. Linda adored her grandchildren and will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend. Linda is survived by her loving husband of 49 years, William "Bill" Snyder; son, Tim (Melissa) Snyder; daughter, Amanda (Brian) Wiggins;...
Richard Lee Poling
Mar 24, 2017
Richard Lee Poling, 57, of Union Township died Friday March 24, 2017. He was a lifetime resident of Union Township, a graduate of Wheeler High School and received his BS in education from Indiana University Northwest and received his state of Indiana teachers license. He was an Estimator for Boyd Asphalt for 10 years and was a member of the...
Donald E. Williams
Mar 24, 2017
Donald E. Williams, age 84 of South Haven, passed away Friday, March 24, 2017. He was born on March 25, 1932 to the late Daniel and Ann Williams. Don married the love of his life Nina R. Glotzbach on June 13, 1958 in Porter. He was a retired Operating Engineer. He will be remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather,...
Martha L. Bates
Mar 23, 2017
Martha L. Bates "Granny", age 96, of Hobart, Indiana passed away Thursday March 23, 2017 at her home. Martha was born December 23, 1920 in Loudon County, Tennessee to the late Rand Garfield and Inez (Webb) Williams. She was a mother and grandmother that loved her family and many friends dearly. She was a member of Valparaiso Baptist Church. Martha...
Charles H. Eidman
Mar 23, 2017
Charles H. Eidman, age 77, of Portage, passed away Thursday, March 23, 2017. He was born on October 27, 1939 in Mcleansboro, Illinois. A lifelong Northwest Indiana resident and self-proclaimed ladies' man, he owned and operated Charlie's Towing in Portage. He loved classic cars, restoring cars and going to car shows. He was especially fond of Fords. He also liked...
Mary V. Stinar
Mar 22, 2017
Mary V (nee Johnson) Stinar, age 86, of Hobart, passed away Wednesday, March 22, 2017. She was born in Clinton, Indiana on July 6, 1930 to the late Lawrence and Minnie (nee Neidlinger) Johnson. Mary enjoyed spending time making crafts for the LCAR craft shows and spending time with her family. She will be remembered as a loving wife, mother,...
Phyllis L. Abbate
Mar 21, 2017
Phyllis L. Abbate (nee Van Arsdall), age 83, of Hobart, passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2017. She was born on July 13, 1933 in Elgin, Illinois to the late Willis and Bernice Van Arsdall. On June 13, 1959, she married John Abbate, who preceded her in death in 2003. She was a dedicated housewife and an avid fan of the...
William "Bill" C. Leets
Mar 21, 2017
WILLIAM C. LEETS, age 90, of Hobart, passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2017. He was born in Gary on August 24, 1926 to the late Clarence and Emma (nee Goodwin) Leets. Bill was a 1945 graduate of Lew Wallace High School and proudly served in the US Army in the Philippines during WWII. Bill retired from NIPSCO after 37 years...
Carolyn J. Zieba
Mar 21, 2017
Carolyn J. Zieba, age 76 of Portage passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2017. She was a longtime Portage resident and was formerly of Gary. Carolyn was born on February 6, 1941 in Pulaski County, Indiana, the second of 10 children of the late Carl and Mary Fitz . She was a longtime member of American Legion Post 260 Ladies Auxiliary....
