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....
J.C. Bizzle
Mar 21, 2017
J.C .BIZZLE, age 88, of Crown Point, passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2017. He was born in Dyersburg, TN on January 27, 1929 to the late Emmett E. and Ellie H. Bizzle. J.C. worked as a crane operator at US Steel Tube Works until his retirement in 1986. He was an avid Cubs fan and also enjoyed golfing and bowling....
Timothy R. Thomas
Mar 20, 2017
Timothy R. Thomas age 55, of Hobart, passed away Monday, March 20, 2017. Tim was born in Gary, Indiana on March 12, 1962 to Carl R. and Mona (nee Armes) Thomas. He enjoyed rehabbing homes and motorcycles and cars and enjoyed his life. Tim will be remembered as a loving; husband, father, brother, paw-paw, uncle and friend. Tim is survived...
Connie Marie Tomerlin
Mar 20, 2017
Connie Marie Tomerlin (nee Hounshell), age 45, of Hobart, passed away Monday, March 20, 2017 at St. Mary Medical Center in Hobart. She was born in Middletown, Ohio on October 26, 1971. Connie was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ in Portage. She had a love for the Christmas season and Mickey Mouse. Most of all, Connie will...
Lecie M. Green
Mar 19, 2017
Lecie M. Green, age 73, of Lake Station passed away Sunday March 19, 2017 at the St Mary Medical Center in Hobart. Lecie was born December 9, 1943 in Tuscumbia, Alabama to the late Hugh Edward and Lizzie (Pennington) Vandiver. She was a homemaker, wife and mother. Her true passion was caring for her family. Lecie is survived by her...
Linda Blankenship
Mar 17, 2017
Linda Blankenship, age 69, of Hobart passed away Friday March 17, 2017 at her home. She was born August 4, 1947 in Gary, Indiana to the late Edward and Beulah (Bellinger) Kisela. Linda was a homemaker, loving mother, grandmother, and wife. She enjoyed quilting and crafts. Linda loved her family and her pets. Linda is survived by her husband, Cliffton;...
