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,...
Marjorie P. Jones (Nee Stewart)
Nov 12, 2013
MARJORIE P. JONES (Nee Stewart), age 75, of Hobart, passed away Tuesday, November 12, 2013 at Golden Living Center in Portage. She was born on May 27, 1938 in Hamilton, Ohio to the late John and Edna (nee Mikels) Stewart. Marjorie worked at Bethlehem Steel, Burns Harbor Plant as a fork lift operator and retired in 1999. She was a...
Johnny B. Adams, Jr.
Nov 12, 2013
Johnny Buchanan Adams, Jr., age 70, of Portage, formerly of Hobart, passed away on November 12, 2013 at St. Mary Medical Center. Johnny was born on November 7, 1943 to Johnny and Beulah (nee Hall) Adams in Versailles, Kentucky. Johnny was a truck driver for 42 years. He was an avid fisherman and loved NASCAR. Johnny is survived by his...
Ernie Lee Yarrington
Nov 11, 2013
Ernie Lee Yarrington, (nee Robinson) age 81, of Lake Station passed away Monday, November 11, 2013. She was born March 21, 1932 in Great State, Mississippi to the late Alma and Keener Robinson. She worked for the FBI for 11 years before she married her husband, Robert Paul Yarrington. Ernie was a member of the 29th Avenue Baptist Church in...
Raymond Green
Nov 10, 2013
Raymond Green, age 76, of Valparaiso previously of Hobart, passed away Sunday, November 10, 2013 at the Porter Regional in Valparaiso. He was born February 1, 1937 in Dyersburg, Tennessee to the late Cecil and Bertha (nee Merrick) Green. Raymond married Marlene Jo Wojtysiak on September 24, 1952 in Mississippi. Raymond worked 20 years for Ford Motors in Chicago Heights...
Ethel M. Groves
Nov 10, 2013
Ethel M. Groves (Nee Vaughn) Lake Station, Indiana Age 78, passed away Sunday, November 10, 2013 at Golden Living Center in Portage. Ethel was born January 2, 1935 in Harrisburg, Ill to the late Claude and Vera Vaughn. On June 5, 1954 Ethel married the love of her life Kenneth L. Groves in Harrisburg, Ill. She will be remembered as...
Wenseslao Camacho
Nov 9, 2013
Wenseslao Camacho, age 86, of Lake Station passed away Saturday November 9, 2013 at St. Mary Medical Center in Hobart. Wenseslao was born September 26, 1927 in Michoacan, Mexico to the late Mateo and Matilde (Corona) Camacho. Wenseslao moved to Lake Station twelve years ago. He is survived by his wife Maria Luisa (Torres) Camacho of Lake Station; four sons,...
Tamara "Tammy" Dawn Reed
Nov 6, 2013
Tamara Dawn Reed "Tammy", age 54, of Lake Station passed away Wednesday November 6, 2013 at the St. Mary Medical Center in Hobart. Tammy was born September 24, 1959 in Gary, Indiana to Jack Reed and Nona (Cunningham) Johnson. Tammy was an aid at Polk Elementary School. She loved to read and work crossword puzzles. Tammy was a lifelong member...
Rickie Ray Collins
Nov 6, 2013
RICKIE "RICK" RAY COLLINS, age 63, of Valparaiso, formerly of Hobart, passed away Thursday, November 7, 2013 while surrounded by his loving family. He was born on July 19, 1950 in Gary, IN to Edward and Myrtle "Katherine" Collins. He was a 1968 graduate of Hobart High School and then entered the U.S. Navy. Rick retired as millwright and had...
Jeanine S. Dommer
Nov 5, 2013
JEANINE S. DOMMER, age 82, of Hobart, passed away Tuesday, November 5, 2013. Jeanine was born on February 6, 1931 in Chicago to Joseph and Viola Comer. She was a lifelong area resident and a 1949 graduate of Portage High School. Jeanine worked for many years as a hardware clerk at Ace Hardware in Merrillville. She was an active member...
Eddy C. Koehler
Nov 4, 2013
Eddy C. Koehler, age 65, of Valparaiso passed away in his home on November 4, 2013. Eddy was born February 22, 1948 in Gary, Indiana to the late Elmer and Shirley (Adams) Koehler. He was a former truck driver working for several area trucking companies and worked in security the last five years. Eddy was a Member of American Legion...
Andrew Lewis Fugate
Nov 4, 2013
ANDREW L. FUGATE, age 27, of Hobart, passed away November 4, 2013. He was born on February 5, 1986 in Valparaiso to Stephen and Janet (nee Cash) Fugate. He was a lifelong area resident and a graduate of home school. He was an employee of Piatak Meats and attended Bethel Ministries in Crown Point. Andrew was an easygoing guy and...
