Levern E. Westerlund
Jul 15, 2012
LEVERN E. WESTERLUND, age 85, of Hebron and formerly of Lake Station, passed away Sunday, July 15, 2012. He was born in Carrington, ND on August 29, 1926 to Ralph and Rose Westerlund. Levern was a veteran of the Navy and Army. He retired from the 84" Slab Yard at US Steel as a crane operator after many years of...
Martha Louise Plantz
Jul 15, 2012
MARTHA LOUISE PLANTZ, age 80, of Hammond, passed away Sunday, July 15, 2012 Golden Living Center, Fountainview, in Portage. Martha had been a lifelong Hammond resident and was a member of the Dyer Baptist Church. She was also a member of the Widow's Club at church. Martha is survived by 3 daughters, Kathy LeDuc (Randy) of Hobart, Sheron Kramer of...
Sandi Kall
Jul 13, 2012
SANDI KALL, age 61, of (South Haven) Valparaiso, passed away Friday, July 13, 2012. Sandi had been a longtime Portage area resident and was a Portage High School graduate in 1968. She had been employed as a lab technician at Porter Hospital in Valparaiso for 29 years. Sandi was an active member of ABATE of Northwest Indiana. Sandi is survived...
William H. Wright
Jul 13, 2012
William H. "Bill" Wright, age 55, of Hobart passed away unexpectedly on Friday 13, 2012 in his home. He was born November 8, 1956 in North Judson, Indiana to the late James and Maudella (Back) Wright. Bill was a Paralegal in the Law Offices of Paul A. Rossi, LLC & West Publishing. William married the love of his life, Brenda...
Stacy Lee Fink
Jul 13, 2012
STACY LEE FINK, age 40 of Portage, passed away Friday, July 13, 2012. He was a lifelong area resident and was formerly employed as a custodian with the Portage Township Schools. He will be missed. He is survived by his son, Christopher Fink; wife, Lisa; step-daughters, Megan and Charity Wood; former wife, Terri; 3 brothers, John, Keith, and Harold Fink;...
Mary Lou Sweat
Jul 11, 2012
Mary Lou Sweat "Moo" (Nee Berry) Hobart, Indiana Age 76, passed away Wednesday, July 11, 2012 surrounded by her loving family. She was born on May 11, 1936 to the late Loren and Dora Berry in Crown Point, Indiana. On October 27, 1956, Mary Lou married the love of her life James "Dick" Sweat. She enjoyed spending time with her...
Mary F. Hall
Jul 11, 2012
MARY F. HALL, age 91, of Charlotte, MI and formerly of Gary. Indiana, passed away, Wednesday, July 11, 2012. Mary was born in Tulsa, OK on July 2, 1921 to Charles and Iva Millender, who preceded her in death. She was a longtime Northwest Indiana resident and moved to Charlotte, Michigan in 2001. Mary was a crossing guard at Marquette...
Phyllis J. (Flick) Yates
Jul 9, 2012
PHYLLIS J. (FLICK) YATES, age 76, of Hobart, passed away Monday, July 9, 2012 at St. Mary Medical Center. Phyllis had been a longtime Hobart resident since 1957. She was active in Hobart Republican politics and worked at the Hobart License Bureau for many years. Phyllis enjoyed playing horseshoes. Phyllis is survived by 4 children: Cary (Rob) Hatfield of Portage,...
Virginia E. Taggart
Jul 8, 2012
VIRGINIA E. TAGGART, age 90, of Hobart, passed away Sunday, July 8, 2012 at home. Virginia had been a Hobart resident since 1990 and served as an Army nurse, 2nd Lieutenant, during WW II. She was a retired registered nurse employed at the Hammond Clinic for over 40 years and member of Covenant Presbyterian Church in Hessville section of Hammond....
Alice A Evans
Jul 7, 2012
Alice A. Evans Age 69, passed away Saturday, July 7, 2012 surrounded by her loving family. Alice will be remembered as a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister and friend. Alice is survived by her husband, Ronald Evans of Portage, 4 sons; James (Kim) Sutton of Lake Station, Paul (Lisa) Sutton of Portage, Karl (Theresa) Sutton of Valparaiso, Ronald...
Modest J. Warren
Jul 7, 2012
Modest J. Warren, age 83 a longtime Hobart resident passed away Saturday, July 7, 2012. She was born on August 2, 1928 in Kuttawa, KY to the late George and Annie Cannon Sr.. In 1948 Modest married her other half, Harold "Humpty" Warren. Their love story continued for the last 64 years. Prior to getting married she worked in the...
Donald S. Vasas
Jul 6, 2012
DONALD S. VASAS, age 53, of Lake Station, passed away Friday, July 6, 2012. Don was born in Gary, Indiana on April 13, 1959 to John and Judie Vasas. He was a lifetime area resident and was formerly employed at Yorko's Keg in Glen Park. Don will be remembered as a loving son, brother and uncle. He is survived by...
Gloria Mae Kramer
Jul 6, 2012
Gloria Mae Kramer (nee Bowman) passed away July 6, 2012. She grew up in Hobart, IN and attended Hobart HS, class of 1956. She has resided in Huntington Beach, CA for the past 45 years and attends Crosspoint Baptiste Church. Gloria was preceded in death by parents, Carl and Mabelle Bowman; brother, Carl Bowman; sister, Laurabelle Carlock; beloved husband, Courtland...
Ronald Earl Martin
Jul 5, 2012
Ronald Earl Martin, age 81, passed away surrounded by his family at his home in Valparaiso. He was born March 22, 1931 in Morgantown, West Virginia to Earl A. and Mary S. (Furman) Martin. He married Lorraine Vinton-Haas November 22, 1959 in Lake Station. He retired from the Operating Engineers Local Union #150. He was a member of the Loyal...
Joseph "Jo Jo" Finoli, Jr.
Jul 5, 2012
JOSEPH "Jo Jo" FINOLI, JR., age 58, of Lake Station, passed away at home July 5, 2012, while surrounded by his loving family, after a courageous 7-year battle with cancer. He was born in Gary, Indiana on July 9, 1953 to Joseph and Helen Finoli, who preceded him in death. He enjoyed raising pigeons and was an honorary member of...
Charles Pilbean
Jul 5, 2012
Charles D. Pilbean Sr. Age 64, of Ridgeville, South Carolina formerly of Hobart, passed away July 5, 2012 after a long, happy and fulfilling life. Born in Coulterville, Illinois, Mr. Pilbean was raised and raised his own family in Hobart, Indiana. After attending Hobart High School, "Harley Charlie", as he came to be known, enliste din the U.S Air Force...
Robert "Bob" Gadberry
Jul 4, 2012
Robert "Bob" Gadberry, age 69 of Hobart passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday July 3, 2012 at Home. Bob was born July 5, 1942 in Colombia, KY to the late James and Virgie Gadberry. Robert was a former Mason and the owner of Gadberry's Crane Service. He will be remembered as a loving husband, father, grand-father, great-grandfather, and friend. Robert is...
Dorothy A. "Dottie" Horst
Jul 3, 2012
Dorothy A. "Dottie" Horst, age 75 a lifetime Hobart resident passed away Tuesday, July 3, 2012. She was born on August 14, 1936 to the late Martin and Josephine Sprusansky. She was a longtime member of St Bridget Church and St Anne's Confraternity. Dottie volunteered as a Girl Scout Leader and she enjoyed sewing, floral arranging and crafts. She graduated...
Remigius "Reggie" Karwowski
Jul 1, 2012
REMIGIUS "REGGIE" KARWOWSKI, age 78, of Portage and Leesburg, Florida, passed away Sunday, July 1, 2012 at St. Mary Medical Center in Hobart. Reggie had been a longtime Hobart resident for 37 years and member of St. Bridget Catholic Church in Hobart. He was a U.S. Army veteran serving in Germany and retired carpenter with US Steel after 43 years...
Clarence H. Hitson
Jun 28, 2012
Clarence H. "Jimmy" Hitson, age 91, of Orland Park, IL and formerly of Lake Station, passed away Thursday June 28, 2012 at the Autumn Leaves of Orland Park. He was a lifelong area resident that was born June 16, 1921 in Hobart, Indiana to Axel and Anna (Carlson) Hitson. He was a former member of The Michigan Avenue Methodist Church,...
