Rocky Payne
Apr 26, 2015
Rocky Payne, age 66, of Portage, passed away Sunday, April 26, 2015 at home. He was born on June 4, 1948 in Arkansas to the late Hubert and Jessie Payne. He proudly served his country in the Navy from 1968-1972 followed by briefly working at a mill. He then became an over the road truck driver until 1999. Rocky is...
Carl S. Kurek
Apr 26, 2015
Carl S. Kurek, age 55 of Lake Station passed away Sunday, April 26, 2015. He was born on September 3, 1959 to the late Carl and Marion Kurek. He graduated from River Forest High School in 1977. Carl worked at A & K Railroad Materials in Gary for over 34 years and was a Lake Station resident for over 30...
Olga Anna Kondratenko
Apr 25, 2015
Olga Anna Kondratenko, Age 51, of Crown Point passed away Saturday, April 25, 2015 at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. She was born on July 29, 1963 to the late Olga Anna Kovalova in the Ukraine. She married the love of her life Dimitri Kondratenko on June 13, 1984 in the Ukraine. She is survived by her husband, Dimitri...
Nancy Sear Iatarola
Apr 24, 2015
IATAROLA, NANCY LUCRETIA (SEAR), age 56, of Porter, Indiana, passed away on Friday, April 24, 2015. A devoted wife, mother, daughter, and sister, Nancy was born October 15, 1958, and grew up in Alden, Iowa, and Sisseton, South Dakota. She was blessed with an extraordinary intellect, earning a bachelor's degree from Iowa State University and a Ph.D. from Indiana University,...
Elaine Fischer
Apr 24, 2015
Artis "Elaine" Fischer, age 69, of Hobart passed away Friday, April 24, 2015 surrounded by her family. She was born on September 14, 1945 to the late Clifford and Ola Mae Merry. On November 26, 1966 in Crown Point, Elaine married the love of his life, Leslie Fischer Jr. "Stumpy" in Crown Point. She was a past member of the...
Ruth Cotton
Apr 24, 2015
Ruth Cotton, age 89, of Lake Station, passed away Friday, April 24, 2015. She was born on May 20, 1925 in Carter County, Kentucky to the late Valentine and Leoma Jones. Ruth is survived by her son, Thomas (Karna) Cotton; daughters, Leoma Daniels, Marcella Kitchen, Patricia (Carl) Joseph; 25 grandchildren; numerous and beloved great grandchildren and great great grandchildren. She...
Ramona Vasquez
Apr 23, 2015
Ramona Vasquez, age 84, of Portage passed away Thursday April 23, 2015 at St Mary Medical Center, Hobart. Ramona was born October 06, 1930 in Mexico to the late Leocadio (Antonia) Villarreal. Ramona is survived by her five children: Felipe (Marilyn) Vasquez, Jr., Hebron, Diana (Peter) Kesheimer of Dyer, Ricardo (Denise) Vasquez of Morganton, GA , Roberto Vasquez of Valparaiso...
Richard Reich
Apr 22, 2015
Richard Reich, age 89, of Crown Point passed away peacefully on April 22, 2015. He was born in Fairmont, West Virginia on October 10, 1925. Dick spent his childhood years in Morgantown, West Virginia. He leaves behind his favorite and only son, Kevin (Deborah) Reich; his best and only daughter, Bridget (James) Phillips; and the most loving, talented and intelligent...
Maureen M. Rio
Apr 21, 2015
Maureen M. Rio, age 84 of Portage, passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2015. She was born on January 29, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois to the late Frank and Helen (nee Coakley) Hillenbrand. Maureen was a member of Nativity of Our Savior Catholic Church. She will be remembered as a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother and sister. Maureen is survived...
Dillard D. Tallant
Apr 20, 2015
Dillard D Tallant, age 89 of Portage, IN, passed away Monday, April 20, 2015 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on August 21, 1925 in Murfeesboro, Arkansas the son of the late Rector and Beatrice (nee Graves) Tallant. Dillard was a retired Carpenter for Local 1005. On June 11,1948 Dillard married his bride, Jean (nee Lawson)...
William Charles Taylor
Apr 19, 2015
WILLIAM CHARLES TAYLOR, age 70, of Lake Station, passed away Sunday, April 19, 2015. He was born to William Harris and Vondeall (nee Winegar) Taylor on November 28, 1944. William was a lifelong resident of Lake Station, he was a meat cutter for 45 years at Strack & Van Til and retired in 2007. He was an excellent baseball player...
James Richard Sweat
Apr 19, 2015
James Richard Sweat "Dick", age 83, of Hobart passed away Sunday April 19, 2015, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Dick was born April 15, 1932, in Griffith, Indiana to the late George Washington and Margaret Louise-Bell (nee Mills) Sweat. He was an operating engineer who retired from A. Metz Sewer Contractor. Dick proudly served his country in...
Rose Risk
Apr 18, 2015
Rose Risk, age 62 of Portage, IN, passed away Saturday, April 18, 2015. She was born on June 6, 1952 in Gary, Indiana to Drago and Anna (nee Peci) Torma. Rose was a member of Living Word Sanctuary Church in Valparaiso. She enjoyed making crafts and spending time with her family. She will be remembered as a loving wife, mother,...
Linda L. Madison
Apr 17, 2015
LINDA L. MADISON HOBART, IN Linda L. (Brown) Madison age 63 of Hobart, IN joined her family in Heaven on Friday April 17, 2015. Linda was born July 19, 1951 on Travis Air Force Base Fairfield, CA to Donald & Shirley (Plews) Brown, their first born & the light of their lives. Graduate of Hobart High School 1969 & Hammond...
Jack L. Stalion
Apr 15, 2015
Jack L. Stalion, age 71, of Hobart passed away Wednesday April 15, 2015 at Southlake Methodist Hospital in Merrillville. Jack was born October 12, 1943 in Evansville, Indiana to the late John E. and Kathryn (Beard) Stalion. Jack worked in production maintenance at US Steel prior to his retirement in 2008. Jack was a member of Deer Creek Baptist Church...
Doris E. Richardson
Apr 15, 2015
DORIS E. RICHARDSON, age 73, of Arlington, TX, formerly a longtime Gary resident, passed away Wednesday, April 15, 2015. She was born on April 15, 1942 in Gary. Doris worked as a retail clerk at Kmart in Miller and Ace Hardware in Lake Station for many years and was a member of American Legion Post #279 in Miller. Doris will...
Ines R. Nuñez
Apr 15, 2015
Ines R. Nuñez, age 88, of Portage, passed away Wednesday, April 15, 2015. He was born on January 21, 1927 in Lawn, Texas to the late Lucrecio Nuñez and Maria Razo Nuñez. He was raised in San Jose and Yurecuaro, Michoacan, Mexico. At the age of 15 he left home, making his way to Gary, Indiana where he met, fell...
Jennifer D. Herbert
Apr 14, 2015
Jennifer D. Herbert, age 38 of Portage and a lifetime Northwest Indiana resident passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2015. She was born on July 8, 1976 in East Chicago, Indiana. She graduated from Merrillville High School in 1994. While at Merrillville High School she played volleyball and basketball. Jennifer was also a state track and field finalist in shot put...
Sidney L. Tucker
Apr 14, 2015
Sidney L. Tucker, age 86 of Hobart passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2015. He was born on August 16, 1928 to the late Delbert and Nellie Tucker. He served his country in the U.S. Army in the Korean war. Sidney was a Hobart resident since 1970 and was formerly of Gary. He retired from the U.S. Postal Service in 1988...
Michael "Mike" Mckinney
Apr 12, 2015
MICHAEL W. McKINNEY, age 60, of Lake Station, passed away Sunday, April 12, 2015. He was born on July 10, 1954 in Owensboro, KY. Michael was a longtime area resident and had worked as a contractor for many years. He will be deeply missed. He is survived by his brothers, Richard (Dorothy) MacKenzie, Jeff (Cheryl) McKinney, and Danny (Connie) McKinney;...
