Connie Hollar
Nov 18, 2014
Connie Hollar, age 59 of Porter passed away Tuesday, November 18, 2014. She was born on January 30, 1955 to the late Robert J. and Gladys H. Spencer. She worked as an office manager at the Hobart Humane Society for 30 years. She loved her work with the animals and especially loved her grandchildren. She is survived by 2 daughters,...
Hilda A. Alvarado
Nov 18, 2014
Hilda A Alvarado of Portage Indiana, age 83, passed away Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at her home. She was born on December 1, 1930 to the late Mariano Pantoja and Anastasia (nee Escamilla) Pantoja in Mexico. She married the love of her life Adolfo Alvarado on December 12, 1960 in Chicago, Illinois. Hilda spent her life devoted to her family...
Joan C. Cyprian
Nov 18, 2014
Joan C. Cyprian (nee Felton), age 69, of Lake Station, passed away Tuesday, November 18, 2014. She was born on December 27, 1944 in Gary, Indiana to the late George and Evelyn Felton. Joan retired from Bethlehem Steel after 27 years of working as an Electrician. She will always be remembered as a loving mother, wife, grandmother, aunt and very...
James Michael Wheeler
Nov 16, 2014
James Michael Wheeler, age 39, of Lake Station passed away at his home Sunday November 16, 2014. A lifelong area resident James was born June 20, 1975 in Valparaiso, Indiana to Michael Lee and Donna Sue Wheeler. James was a disabled truck mechanic that had formerly worked for KAT & Systems. James is survived by his father Michael L. (Beverly)...
Barbara Penrod
Nov 16, 2014
Barbara Penrod, age 72 of Lakes of the Four Seasons, passed away Sunday, November 16, 2014. She is survived by her husband, Bruce, sons, Christopher (Kim) Penrod of Crown Point, IN; Steven Penrod of Hobart, IN; siblings: twin sister, Patricia (Frank) Trost of Indianapolis, IN; Rebecca (Ben) Bales of Muncie, IN; Mary Lynn (Ronald) Grumbacher of Indianapolis, IN; Thomas (Susan)...
Jacqueline Louise Atkinson
Nov 16, 2014
JACQUELINE L. ATKINSON, age 77, of Lake Station, formerly of Hammond, passed away Sunday, November 16, 2014. She was born on August 19, 1937 in Hammond, Indiana to Harry and Juanita Lockridge. Jackie was a 1956 graduate of Edison High School in Gary. She worked for many years as a secretary for the American Cancer Society. Jackie will be deeply...
Robert G. Thorne
Nov 16, 2014
Robert Gordon Thorne, age 89 a lifetime resident of Lake Station, passed away on Sunday. November 16, 2014. Robert was a self-employed contractor. He was a member of the Evangelical Covenant Church of Portage. Robert was very involved in the Sunday Night Dance Club and enjoyed his weekly ballroom dancing. Robert enjoyed gardening and he won the 75 year old...
Sophie L. Hallett (Nee Klevickas)
Nov 15, 2014
SOPHIE LOUISE HALLETT (NEE KLEVICKAS), age 79, of Portage, passed away November 15, 2014, at Porter Regional Hospital. She was born on November 6, 1935 in Chicago, IL to the late Joseph and Frances Klevickas. Sophie served her country in the US Airforce and was retired from US Steel as a computer operator. She was a former member of the...
Sophie Wojihoski
Nov 14, 2014
Sophie Wojihoski (Wojciechowski), born January 25, 1920, died of natural causes November 14, 2014, at the age of 94 years, 10 months. Sophie was born in Gary, Indiana to Polish immigrants. Her parents, Stella and Roman Mikolajczak, had three children together, Walter (Marge), now deceased, Sophie, and Eugene ("Jimmy"), who died as a child in a handgun accident. The loss...
Barbara Ann Rosser
Nov 14, 2014
Barbara Ann Rosser, age 73, of Lake Station passed away Friday November 14, 2014 at the VNA Hospice Center in Valparaiso. Barbara was a retired sales associate from Walmart. She was born June 28, 1941 in East Gary, Indiana. Barbara was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Barbara is survived by four children James (Nicole Alonzo) Rodgers of Lake...
Stephen A. Kaufman
Nov 14, 2014
Stephen A. Kaufman, age 30, of Portage, Indiana passed away Friday November 14, 2014. Stephen was born July 17, 1984 in Staten Island, NY to Stephen Kaufman and Noreen Muth. Stephen was a pilot car driver with Four Star Escort Service. On October 11, 2012 Stephen married the love of his life Alexandra Williams. Stephen is survived by his loving...
Amy Lynn Urchick (Nee Smith)
Nov 6, 2014
AMY LYNN URCHICK (nee SMITH), age 41 of Portage, passed away Thursday, November 6, 2014. Amy was born in Valparaiso on April 12, 1973 to Dennis and Ruth Smith. She was a lifelong area resident and a 1991 graduate of Portage High School. Amy worked as a healthcare provider at Sterlin g House and for the past nine years at...
Jay Scriba
Nov 5, 2014
Alden Jay Scriba or as he preferred, Jay Scriba, age 88, of Hobart passed away Wednesday November 5, 2014 at his home. Jay was born May 25, 1926 in Gary, Indiana to the late Frederick Joseph and Edith Hazel (Strom) Scriba. Jay retired in 1981 from the Milwaukee Journal as a feature writer, theater and movie critic and columnist writing...
Waymon Ecord Essary
Nov 5, 2014
WAYMON ECORD ESSARY, age 80, of Hobart, passed away November 5, 2014. He was born on September 21, 1934 in a small farming community in Enville, TN. Waymon was a veteran of the US Army. He moved to Northwest Indiana and married the love of his life, Frances Rodd, on December 24, 1959 in Hobart. Waymon was a resident of...
Rose Acevez
Nov 4, 2014
Rose Acevez, age 98, of Hobart passed away Tuesday November 4, 2014 at the Valparaiso Care and Rehabilitation Center. Rose was born April 1, 1916 in Gary, Indiana to the late Martin and Lena (Gilardo) Pollizotto. Rose worked for Kresges and Three Sisters and was a homemaker loving mother and grandmother. Rose is survived by her three sons Martin Acevez...
Donald Edward Purcell
Nov 4, 2014
Donald Purcell, age 81 of Portage passed away Tuesday, November 04, 2014. He was born on December 3, 1932 in Chicago, Illinois to the late Edward Anthony and Mary Elizabeth Purcell. Donald retired supervisor from ATT Phone Company. He was a member of Nativity of Our Savior Church in Portage. He will be remembered as a loving father, grandfather, great-grandfather,...
Elizabeth Y. Lo
Nov 3, 2014
Elizabeth Y. Lo, age 84, of Hobart, passed away Monday, November 3, 2014. She was born on June 13, 1930 in China. Elizabeth is survived by her children, Stephen (Baiying) Lo, Eric (Winnie) Lo, Carlo (Joyce) Lo, Katrina (Arthur) Ginn and Agnes (Sam) Ma; 9 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband, Tak Lo;...
Matthew J. Kazmierowski
Nov 1, 2014
Matthew J. Kazmierowski, age 93, of Crown Point and formerly of Illinois, passed away Saturday, November 1, 2014. He was born in Chicago on February 16, 1921 to the late Joseph and Magdalena Kazmierowksi. Matthew was a veteran of the US Army and served during WWII in Africa and Italy. He was retired from US Steel Southworks. Matthew was a...
Alexander Zertuche
Oct 27, 2014
Alexander Zertuche, Jr. age 78, of Hobart was a life-long area resident. Alexander was born February 5, 1936 in San Antonio, TX to the late Beatrice (Gutierez) Sebastian. He was a graduate of Froebel High School, class of 1954. Alexander served three years in the US Marine Corps. He retired from Chris-Craft Industries (MonoSol, Inc.) in Portage. He was a...
Cheri Lyn Terry
Oct 27, 2014
Cheri Lyn Terry (Nee Donohue) Portage, Indiana Age 49, passed away on Monday, October 27, 2014 at St. Mary Medical Center in Hobart. She was born on November 22, 1964 to Robert and Jacqueline Donohue in Gary, Indiana. She was a 1982 Portage High School Graduate and on May 30, 1992 Cheri married the love of her life Kevin Terry...
