Shirley Ann Supp
Nov 30, 2013
Shirley Ann Supp, age 81 of Portage, passed away Saturday, November 30, 2013. She was born on June 7, 1932 in Altoona, Pensylvania to the late Thomas and Vanetta Leonard. She was a longtime Portage resident and a member of St. Michael Byzantine Church in Merrillville. Shirley was an avid reader and enjoyed gardening. She is survived by 1 son,...
Marian Colburn
Nov 30, 2013
Marian L. Colburn (Nee Ledyard) Hobart, Indiana Age 90, passed away Saturday, November 30, 2013 at Wittenberg Lutheran Village in Crown Point. She was born on June 22, 1923 in West Summerland, Canada to the late John and Jean (nee Mc Ritchie) Ledyard. Marian graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Health Arts from St. Francis in Joliet and St. Luke's...
Mary Gulban
Nov 29, 2013
MARY GULBAN, age 93, of Westville, passed away Friday, November 29, 2013. She was born on March 20, 1920 in Gary to Eva and John Kukula. Mary worked as a bookkeeper at A&P and retired in 1985 after 29 years of service. She was previously very active in the St. Mary Medical Center Auxiliary and loved crafting for the hospital...
Pamela Sue Bergeron
Nov 28, 2013
Pamela Sue Bergeron, age 61 of Crown Point passed Thursday, November 28, 2013. She was born on September 17, 1952 in Greenwood, Illinois to the late Carter and Alice Cole. She was a longtime Crown Point resident and was retired from Saco Industries. Pamela was a member of the Ponderosa Sun Club and the Crown Point YMCA. She enjoyed camping,...
Doris M. Hazeltine
Nov 26, 2013
DORIS M. HAZELTINE, age 96, of Portage, passed away Tuesday, November 26, 2013. She was born on March 6, 1917 in Chicago to Royal and Emma Voss. She was a longtime member of St. Petri Presbyterian Church in Chicago where she was active as a Guild member. Doris also served as a Lady Firemen for the railroad. Doris is survived...
Richard Lee Longmore
Nov 25, 2013
Richard Lee Longmore, age 67, of Portage passed away Monday November 25, 2013 in his home. Richard was born July 20, 1946 in Gary, Indiana to Cecil and Polly (Knapp) Longmore. Richard was a Firefighter retiring with the rank of Captain from the Portage Fire Department. He was an US Army veteran and member of American Legion Post #260 in...
Rita Faye Darling
Nov 23, 2013
Rita Faye Darling Gary, Indiana Age 68, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Saturday, November 23, 2013 at Broadway Methodist in Merrillville. Rita was a member of Northlake Church of Christ in Gary, of The Sister Connection and The Lady Prayer Warriors. Rita was born on December 26, 1944 to the late Robert and Margie (nee Conover) Santell...
Diane "Buzz" Zimmerman-Fleming
Nov 22, 2013
Diane, 71, passed away Friday, November 22, 2013. Born December 8, 1941 to the late Max and Josephine Zimmerman, she loved nature and animals. Buzz was an artist and lived a spiritual life. She graduated in 1959 from Hobart High School. She is survived by her daughters Cathy Stephens (Diana) of Omaha, NE and Leslie Kotvasz (John) of Valparaiso, IN;...
Lucy Mcguffey
Nov 21, 2013
LUCY McGUFFEY, age 88, of Valparaiso, passed away Thursday, November 21, 2013 at VNA Hospice. She was born on March 15, 1925 in Strawberry, Arkansas to Alonzo and Maggie Jane Simmons. She enjoyed doing puzzles especially word searches. Lucy will be remembered as a loving mother and grandmother. She is survived by her 5 children, Linda (Richard) Chandler of Westville,...
Evelyn M. Ondrovich
Nov 21, 2013
Evelyn M. Ondrovich, age 92 of Portage passed away Thursday, November 21, 2013. She was a former longtime Hobart resident and was a member of St. Bridget's Church. She served as a Food Service Director for the Lake County Juvenile Center. She also worked as a Bookkeeper and Office Manager for Homecraft Products. Evelyn was also very active in the...
Dynia Kay Layne
Nov 20, 2013
Dynia Kay Layne , age 53, of Valparaiso passed away November 20, 2013 surrounded by her family. She was born August 19, 1960 in Chicago, Illinois to Donald and Lena Layne. Dynia is survived by her mother, Lena, sons, Derek and his wife Kathryn and Devin, 3 grandchildren, sister, Deborah and her husband Dave and loving companion, Chris. She was...
Kenneth Lunghofer
Nov 20, 2013
KENNETH H. LUNGHOFER, age 76, of Lake Station, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, November 20, 2013. He was born on August 10, 1937 in Altoona, Pennsylvania to Joseph and Ruth Lunghofer. Ken served in the US Navy and retired from Bethlehem Steel as a mobile equipment mechanic in 1995. Ken had been a volunteer firefighter for the Lake...
Francisco X. "Frank" Barragan
Nov 20, 2013
Francisco X. "Frank" Barragan, age 78 of Portage passed away Wednesday, November 20, 2013. He was born on March 2, 1935 in Saltio, Mexico. Frank retired from the E J and E Railroad where he had worked as a foreman. He enjoyed golfing, fishing, and singing. He is survived by his loving wife, Julia Barragan of Portage, IN; 7 sons,...
John Sakes
Nov 16, 2013
John Sakes, Age 72, of Hobart, IN passed away on November 16, 2013 at St. Mary's Medical Center surrounded by his family. He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Anita (Skolak) Sakes, three daughters, Christine (William) McCollum of Hobart, Stephanie (Skipper) Cheesman of Greenwood, IN, and Roxanne (Andrew) Ramage of Springfield, IL, five grandchildren, Marissa McCollum, Hobart, Reagan...
Georgia Alexander
Nov 15, 2013
GEORGIA L. ALEXANDER, age 64, of Portage, passed away Friday, November 15, 2013. She was born on April 17, 1949 in Hoopeston, Illinois and settled in Northwest Indiana at a young age. Georgia was employed at Bethlehem Steel and retired in 2000. She had recently been attending Real Life Community Church. Georgia will be remembered as a loving wife, mother,...
Lauren Claire Kitchen
Nov 15, 2013
Lauren Claire Kitchen, age 27, of Hebron passed away unexpectedly at home on Friday November 15, 2013. Lauren was born April 7, 1986 in Chicago, IL to Mark and Tricia Platt. Lauren was a stay at home mom that loved sports of all kinds, but loved caring for her family most of all. On November 17, 2012 Lauren married the...
Marvin L Ansbro
Nov 14, 2013
Marvin L. Ansbro, age 77, passed away Thursday, November 14, 2013 at VNA Hospice in Valparaiso surrounded by his loving family. He was born August 23, 1936 in Dyer, Indiana to the late James and Irene Ansbro. A lifelong resident of Northwest Indiana, Marv retired from US Steel Sheet and Tin after 42 years of service as a line operator....
Benjamin T. Luna
Nov 13, 2013
Benjamin T. Luna, age 76 of Hobart passed away Wednesday, November 13, 2013. He was born on September 4, 1937 in Gary Indiana. Ben worked for the Gary School Corporation for 28 years and retired from the River Forest School Corporation where he had served as principal of Evans Elementary School. He served for many years on the Board of...
Miloska S. "Millie" Trajkoski
Nov 13, 2013
MILOSKA S. TRAJKOSKI (MILLIE), age 81, of Hobart, passed away Wednesday, November 13, 2013. Miloska was born on October 28, 1932 in Macedonia. She was a homemaker and had been a resident of Northwest Indiana for over 40 years. Miloska will be deeply missed. She is survived by her son, Bosko Trajkoski; 2 daughters, Phyllis (David) Smith and Susan Pigg;...
Daniel R. Puchowski
Nov 13, 2013
Daniel R. Puchowski, 56, a lifelong resident of Northwest Indiana, passed away Wednesday, November 13, 2013 at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Dan is survived by his two children: Michael and Kaytlin of Crown Point; sisters Carol Puchowski of Valparaiso and Janet Richmond of Portage, and brothers George Michael Puchowski and Gerald Puchowski of Hobart; nieces and nephews, Michelle (Moises)Vallejo, Jennifer Richmond,...
