Shirley M. Jancaric
Jan 21, 2016
Shirley M. Jancaric, age 88, of Hobart passed away Thursday January 21, 2016 at Northwoods Village in Mishawaka. She was born December 23, 1927 in Gary, Indiana to the late Harold and Anna Mae (Cunningham) Brown. Shirley is a retired bookkeeper from the School City of Hobart. Shirley married the love of her life, Joseph Jancaric, on October 7, 1950...
Betty L. Gorby
Jan 20, 2016
Betty Louise Gorby, age 83, of Portage passed away Wednesday January 20, 2016 at Rittenhouse in Portage. Betty was born on July 18, 1932 in Clinton, IN to the late Leon and Thelma L. (nee Dale) Bradbury. She will be remembered as a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and friend. Betty is survived by her two sons, Gary Gorby of...
John Oran O'Dell
Jan 19, 2016
John Oran O'Dell, age 60, of Hobart, passed away Tuesday, January 19, 2016. He was born on March 22, 1955 in Gary, Indiana to the late John O'Dell and Marilyn Arts. John was self-employed as a painter. He served as the wrestling coach at Edison High School in Lake Station from 1989 to 1993. In his free time, John enjoyed...
Diana L. Budzielek
Jan 19, 2016
Diana L. Budzielek, age 73 of Hobart passed away peacefully with her family by her side Tuesday, January 19, 2016. She was born on March 10, 1942 in Gary, Indiana. She graduated from River Forest High School, Class of 1960. Diana was the co-owner of the Bud Insurance Agency. She was a longtime member of Assumption BVM Church in New...
Ana Delia Arocho
Jan 19, 2016
Ana Delia (Adames) Arocho, age 68, of Lake Station, passed away Tuesday, January 19, 2016. She was born on February 19, 1947 in San Sebastian, Puerto Rico to the late Julian and Francisca Adames. Ana was a member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church and sang in the choir there in the past. She was active in politics and ran...
Loretta Jean Cohen
Jan 19, 2016
Loretta "Lorrie" Jean (nee Justice) Cohen, age 62, of Portage, passed away Tuesday, January 19, 2016. She was born on July 20, 1953, in Phoenix, Arizona, to Edward and Eleanora Justice. She was employed as a Library Media Clerk at Portage High School, and was a member of Theta Gamma Theta Sorority for over 30 years. Lorrie is survived by...
Irene Marie Benson
Jan 18, 2016
Irene Marie Benson, age 74, passed away at her home in Portage on January 18, 2016 Irene was born on April 29, 1941, to the late George and Ruth Benson in New York. Irene was a schoolteacher, a graduate of Cedarville University and Central State University. She taught one year in the Gary Public schools before she began her training...
Jack F. Overturf
Jan 18, 2016
Jack Ferrell Overturf, age 75, of Hobart, passed away Monday, January 18, 2016. He was born on December 6, 1940 in Benton, Illinois to the late Cullen and Dorothy Overturf. He was employed as a coke plant lab technician for US Steel for 43 years. Jack never met a stranger. He was always eager to help out people in need....
Mark A. Geary
Jan 16, 2016
Mark A. Geary, age 51, of Portage passed away Saturday January 16, 2016 in Chesterton unexpectedly. Mark was born October 28, 1964 in Hammond, Indiana to Morris D. and Mary (Sandoval) Geary. Mark was employed by Accucast Products LLC in Chesterton. He is a US Army Veteran with over 19 years of service with deployments to both Iraq and Afghanistan....
Jean Marie Thornton
Jan 16, 2016
Jean Marie (nee Butler) Thornton, age 61 of Hobart, passed away Saturday January 16, 2016 at home, surrounded by her loving family and friends. She was born on May 25, 1954 to the late Charles and Mary Jane (nee Galler) Butler. She will be remembered as a loving mother, sister, aunt, and friend. Jean is survived by sons, Matthew Andrew...
Infant Daniel Alan Karis
Jan 15, 2016
Infant Daniel Alan Karis, of Hobart passed away Friday, January 15, 2016. He was born on October 29, 2015. He is survived by his loving parents, Ronald Karis and Carmen Ehrenberg, two sisters, Leanna Ashley Marie Karis, Kayla Ann Karis, big brother Jake Eugene Karis, grandparents, Lois and Al Ehrenberg and Mabel Chee, one aunt, Vanessa (Edwin) Cortez, and two...
Wayne Douglas Terry
Jan 15, 2016
Wayne "Doug" Terry, age 85, of Portage, passed away on Friday, January 15, 2016. Doug was born on October 22, 1930 in Logansport, Indiana to the late Clifford and Helen Terry. He proudly served his country as a member of the U.S. Navy and received a Korean Camp Ribbon, UN Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Occupation Medal, Presidential Unit Citation, and...
Jeffrey L. Stack
Jan 14, 2016
Jeffrey Stack Jeffrey L. Stack, age 66, of Hobart passed away Thursday, January 14, 2016 after a courageous battle with cancer. Jeff was born on July 21, 1949 in Gary, Indiana to the late Loren and Velma Stack. At the age of five, they moved to Hobart and he was a lifelong resident. He graduated from HHS in 1967. In...
Nancy Progre
Jan 12, 2016
Nancy Progre, age 79, of Gary, IN passed away January 12, 2016. She was born and raised in Jamestown, New York and was a graduate of Jamestown High School. Nancy retired from the Gary Public Library with 44 years of service. In retirement she was a library volunteer, and also served as a caregiver for two of her brothers. She...
Richard L. Cunningham
Jan 12, 2016
Richard L. Cunningham, age 80 of Portage passed away Tuesday, January 12, 2016. He was born on May 13, 1935 in Gary, Indiana to the late Lee and Mary Cunningham. He was a Portage resident since 1951 and was formerly of Glen Park. Richard retired from U.S. Steel. He enjoyed lawn work, gambling at the boat, and making sure his...
Earl "Shakey" W. Wright
Jan 11, 2016
Earl W. "Shakey" Wright, age 91, of Portage passed away Monday January 11, 2016 at the Horton VNA Hospice Center in Valparaiso. Shakey was born July 12, 1924 to Earnie and Minnie (Carr) Wright in Durbin, West Virginia. He was a retired Truck Driver/ Owner-Operator that drove for several trucking company. Earl was a WWII Air Force Veteran who served...
James G. "Scotty" Conway
Jan 9, 2016
JAMES G. "SCOTTY" CONWAY, age 78, of Valparaiso, passed away, Friday, January 8, 2016 at VNA Hospice. He was born on May 8, 1937 in Lanark, Scotland. Scotty served in the US Army and was retired from US Steel, Gary Works. He was an avid Cubs and Bears fan and was affectionately known as the "little big man". Scotty had...
Ilene R. Romeo
Jan 9, 2016
Ilene R. Romeo, 86, of Hobart, passed away Saturday, January 9, 2016 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Ilene was born on January 8, 1930, in Gary, Indiana, to the late Benjamin and Vera (nee Davis) Kietzman. Ilene worked at Anderson Co. as an assembly inspector for 27 years until she retired in 1992. She listened to Big...
Irene Waytasek
Jan 9, 2016
Irene Adele Waytasek, age 90, of Portage, IN passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 9, 2016 with her loving family at her side. Irene was born in Gary, Indiana on November 25, 1925 to the late Louis and Eugenia Wojtaszek. She graduated from Lew Wallace High School in Gary; and was employed at U.S. Steel Production Planning for 36-1/2 years...
Vern A. Utterberg
Jan 8, 2016
Vern A. Utterberg, 94, of Hobart, passed away January 8, 2016. He was born on August, 30, 1921 to the late John and Halsie Utterberg. Vern was a farmer and a factory worker at Rockwell International. Vern spent time collecting coins and enjoyed doing word searches. Vern will be remembered as a loving uncle. Vern is survived by nephew, Jim...
