Ted Revers
Feb 9, 2013
TED REVERS, age 87, of Gary, passed away Saturday, February 9, 2013. He was a lifelong area resident and a retiree of US Steel. Ted is survived by his 3 daughters, Shirley Kozikowski of MA, Susan (Don) Neither of Champaign, IL, and Shelly (George) Johnson of Winamac; 4 grandchildren, Tracy, Stephen, Richard and Gary; and great grandchildren. He was preceded...
Janis K. Hayslip
Feb 9, 2013
Janis K. Hayslip, age 60 of Hobart passed away Saturday, February 9, 2013. She is survived by 1 brother, Louis Hayslip. Cremation will take place with Rees Funeral Homes and Cremation Service, Hobart Chapel. (219) 942-2109 or www.Reesfuneralhomes.com
Arnett Neace
Feb 8, 2013
ARNETT NEACE, age 91, of Hobart, passed away Friday, February 08, 2013 at VNA Hospice. He was born in Jackson, KY to the late Jacob and Roseann Neace. He was a laborer at FMC for many years. Arnett is survived by his wife of almost 70 years, Edna; son, Clyde (Debbie) Neace; 5 daughters, Joyce (Herb) Manitsky, Jean (Ron) Williamson,...
Helen Martha Lincicome
Feb 6, 2013
Helen Martha Lincicome, age 92, of Portage passed away Wednesday February 6, 2013 at the Life Care Center of The Willows in Valparaiso, Indiana. She was born July 5, 1920 in Presto, PA to the late John and Pauline (Karbowski) Lukasiak. She retired from Dickerson Drug Store. She is survived by three grandsons David, James and Richard Arnold; several great...
Mildred M. Dixon
Feb 6, 2013
MILDRED M. DIXON, age 93, of Portage, passed away Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at home. Mildred had been a Portage resident for 55 years and retired from the accounting department at Bethlehem Steel in 1987. She was a member of St. Stephen Episcopal Church and enjoyed movies and traveling. Mildred is survived by her loving daughter, Jilene Dixon of Portage...
Spencer Brice Lucas
Feb 5, 2013
Spencer Brice Lucas, the infant son of Brian L. and Krystal I. (Riley) Lucas passed away shortly after his birth on Tuesday February 5, 2013 in St. Mary Medical Center Hobart, Indiana. Spencer is survived by his parents Brian and Krystal Lucas of Valparaiso, two brothers Blake and Reese, his grandparents Pat and Jeanne Lucas of Chesterton , Helen Fink...
Jeanette Holderman Johnson
Feb 5, 2013
Jeanette Holderman Johnson, age 85, of Elkhart, Indiana passed away, Tuesday, February 5, 2013. She was born April 23, 1927 in Bremen, Indiana to Otis and Hermina (Feldon) Holderman. Jeanette graduated from Bremen High School and attended Indiana University where she was a member of the Pi Beta Phi sorority. She married David L. Johnson of Nappanee on July 20,...
Sheree Ovanek
Feb 5, 2013
Sheree D. Ovanek (Nee Garrard) Portage, Indiana Age 57, a lifetime Northwest Indiana resident, passed away Tuesday, February 5, 2013. Sheree was born on January 11, 1956 in Gary, Indiana to the late Charles and Alene (nee Patten) Garrard. She will be remembered as a loving sister, aunt and friend. She is survived by her 2 brothers; Ron Garrard of...
Duane E. Anderson
Feb 4, 2013
DUANE E. ANDERSON, age 78, of Portage, went to be with the Lord on Monday, February 4, 2013. Duane had been a Portage resident since 1952 and was a US Army Veteran during the Korean War. He retired from US Steel Tube Works in 1982 and was a member of Bible Baptist Church. He leaves to cherish his memory, wife,...
Velma Wallace Coile
Feb 3, 2013
Velma Wallace Coile, born in Athens, Georgia on July 22, 1922, to Wesley (Doc) Underwood and Lillie Clyde Wallace. Passed away at home on February 3, 2013, in Crown Point, Indiana. Velma lived most of her life in the Atlanta, Georgia area. She was an active member of Rock Spring Presbyterian Church in Atlanta for sixty-one (61) years. In addition...
Emily M. Grinstead
Feb 3, 2013
Emily M. Grinstead (nee Beko), age 87 of Chesterton, Indiana passed away Sunday, February 3, 2013. She was born on May 18, 1925 in East Chicago, Indiana to the late Louis J. and Emily T. Beko. She worked as an office manager for Steel Transportation, Artim Trucking and Inland Steel. She is survived by 2 daughters, Emily (Carl) Watroba Sr....
Timothy B. Bartz
Feb 3, 2013
TIMOTHY B. BARTZ, 62, of DeMotte, passed away Sunday, February 3, 2013 at St. Anthony Hospital in Crown Point. Timothy had been a lifelong Northwest Indiana resident and was a graduate of Hobart High School in 1968. He attended Vincennes University and was a graduate of Purdue Calumet in 1999. He was employed in the dietary department at St. Anthony...
Ann M. Forehand
Feb 2, 2013
Ann M. Forehand, age 87 of Hobart passed away Saturday, February 2, 2013. She was born on May 4, 1925 in Chicago, Illinois to the late John and Jennie Rademaker. She was a longtime Hobart resident and a member of the First United Methodist Church of Hobart. She also served as a St Mary Medical Center Auxiliary volunteer. She is...
Joyce A. Dewberry
Feb 2, 2013
JOYCE DEWBERRY, age 82, of Hobart, passed away Saturday, February 02, 2013. Joyce was born on September 1, 1930 in Kuttawa, KY to the late George and Annie Marie Cannon. She was longtime Hobart resident and a member of Central Baptist Church in Portage. She will be remembered as a loving mother and grandmother. Joyce is survived by her 2...
Margaret H. "Peggy" Manjarrez (Nee Beeler)
Jan 31, 2013
MARGARET H. "PEGGY" MANJARREZ (nee BEELER), age 80, of Valparaiso, and formerly a longtime Hobart resident, passed away Thursday, January 31, 2013. Peggy was born on December 9, 1932 in Gary to Harry and Margaret Beeler. She loved working with the customers as a manager at Busch Jewelers and was a member of the Gemological Institute of America. Peggy was...
Randall E. Remus
Jan 30, 2013
Randall E. Remus, age 69, of Hobart passed away Wednesday January 30, 2013 at Miller's Merry Manor in Hobart. He was born January 14, 1944 in Gary, Indiana to the late William H. and Dora E. (Craven) Remus. He was a co-owner and operator of Remus Farms. He was a 1962 graduate of River Forest High School, a five year...
Jose L. Rivera
Jan 29, 2013
Jose L. Rivera Miller Beach Age 64, passed away on Friday, January 25, 2013 at Broadway Methodist Hospital. Jose was born on July 14, 1948 in Humacao, Puerto Rico the son of the late Valentin Rivera and Josefa Santiago. He was a retired steel worker in the Slab Mill at Bethlehem Steel for 35 years,a member of First Baptist Church...
Penny L. Steele
Jan 29, 2013
PENNY L. STEELE, age 49, of Hobart, passed away Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at St. Mary Medical Center in Hobart. Penny had been a Hobart resident for the past 3 years and was a former longtime Winamac, Indiana resident. She was employed as a waitress and cashier. Penny was a loving mother, daughter and sister. She is survived by her...
Michael Leonard Stapinski
Jan 27, 2013
Michael Leonard Stapinski, age 91, of Valparaiso, passed away Sunday, January 27, 2013 at VNA Hospice in Valparaiso. Michael was born on July 1, 1921 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania to the late Francis and Sophia Stapinski; he was a retired crane operator for U.S. Steel and proudly served in the US Navy during World War II. On September 28, 1946 Michael...
Brooks Arthur Gorden
Jan 24, 2013
BROOKS ARTHUR GORDEN, age 82, of Portage, passed away Thursday, January 24, 2013. He was a Portage High School Class of '49 graduate. Brooks then served in the US Marines from May 1952 to May 1954. Brooks worked for 20 years as a warehouse supervisor at Motorola and also as a driver for Plate Glass Distributors. Most recently he worked...
