obituaries

Dec 30, 2022

SARAH LOUISE (CADLE) FARTHING, age 97, passed away peacefully on December 30, 2022.  She was born on December 7, 1925 in Charleston, WV.  On May 5, 1951, Sarah married Roy Farthing, Jr., who preceded her in death.  Roy and Sarah founded WAFFCO Heavy Duty Recovery in 1972.  Sarah lived in Portage for over 60 years. She will be remembered...

Dec 30, 2022

A Memorial Mass for Mina Jaroscak will be conducted at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church 2447 Putnam Street Lake Station, Indiana Saturday April 15, 2023 at 11:00 am. with Rev. Jaime Perea Celebrating. An inurnment will follow in Calvary Cemetery Columbarium. Rees Funeral Home, Olson Chapel was entrusted with local arrangements.

Dec 29, 2022

Jeremy W. Putman, "Pyle", "The Bear", age 45, of Northwest Indiana and formerly of Ohio and Georgia, passed away on Thursday, December 29, 2022.

Jeremy was born on January 25, 1977 in Fort Wayne, IN to Wayne and Kim (nee Vrchota) Putman.  He was a graduate of Portage High School, Class of 1996.  While in high school,...

Dec 29, 2022

JOSEPH E. CHABES, age 79, of Portage, passed away Thursday, December 29, 2022.  He was born to the late Eusevio and Lillian Chabes on June 6, 1943 in Gary, Indiana.  He had attended Nativity Catholic Church and was a retiree of US Steel. He will be remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother, uncle and friend....

Dec 29, 2022

Kenneth L. Nelson, age 80 of Valparaiso passed away Thursday, December 29, 2022. He was born on October 4, 1942 to the late Melvin and Marie Nelson. He proudly served his country as a member of the United States Navy on the USS Saratoga Aircraft Carrier. On June 27, 1970 he married Karen Ciszek at Trinity Lutheran Church in...

Dec 26, 2022

Richard Lee (Dick) Freckelton, age 82, of Hobart, Indiana, passed away Monday, December 26, 2022, at home, surrounded by family.  Dick was born on November 22, 1940, in Hammond, Indiana to the late Fay Freckelton and Dessie (nee Moser) (Charles) Anderson.  He married Karen Kreyscher on November 10, 1962, in Hammond, Indiana and they spent 60 years together.  A...

Dec 25, 2022

Linda L. Kish, age 77, of Valparaiso passed away Sunday December 25, 2022, at Northwest Health Porter Hospital. Linda was born October 22, 1945, in Gary, Indiana to the Late Joseph and Emily (Pozdol) Levandoski. She was a receptionist that retired from Northern Indiana Neurological Institute. Linda loved spending time with the light of her life, her granddaughter Shelbi,...

Dec 22, 2022

Dennis Lee Owen, age 73, of Lake Station, IN, passed away on Thursday, December 22, 2022.

Dennis was born on February 19, 1949 in Gary, IN and was the son of Kenneth Hurt.  He worked for many years in his own business both selling used cars and doing body work on cars.  Dennis was more than a...

Dec 21, 2022

Jeffrey Kent Liggett, 65, of Danville, formerly of Catlin, and more recently Portage, IN, passed away at 9:52 am Wednesday, December 21, 2022, at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana.

He was born February 11, 1957, in Danville, IL, the son of Gerald Dean and Karen Padgett Liggett. He married Mary Epperson on September 8, 2007, in Merrillville,...

Dec 21, 2022

Jon Kevin Van Der Giessen, age 64, of Portage passed away Wednesday December 21, 2022, at the Lincolnshire Healthcare Center in Merrillville. Jon was born February 20, 1958, in Hammond, Indiana to William and Charlene (Nagy) Van Der Giessen. Jay was a concrete cutter retired from J.E.M. Construction Company. He was a former member of the Loyal Order of...

Dec 21, 2022

John D. Sheppard, age 56, of Lake Station, IN, passed away on Wednesday, December 21, 2022. John was born on December 1,1966 in Gary, Indiana to the late John and Helen (nee Baker) Sheppard. He worked as a territory representative for Benjamin Moore. He married the love of his life, Janine (nee Ruzga) Sheppard, on October 3,2011.  John loved...

Dec 21, 2022

Deborah Kay Sarson (nee Childers), age 73 of Portage passed away Tuesday, December 21, 2022.  She was born on May 10, 1949 in Indianapolis, Indiana to the late Howard and Virginia Childers.   She was a longtime Northwest Indiana resident and had attended Liberty Bible Church in Valparaiso.  Deborah loved being a grandma, traveling, road trips, and going to the...

Dec 19, 2022

Patricia L. Banks, age 84 a longtime Hobart resident passed away Monday, December 19, 2022.  She was born on July 27, 1938 in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin to the late George and Dorothy Daniel.  Patricia was a member of the Foresters.  She enjoyed bowling, golfing, and knitting and was a voracious reader.

She is survived by two sons,...

Dec 19, 2022

Gayle Michaels, age 78 of Portage, Indiana passed away Monday, December 19, 2022.  She was born on August 10, 1944, in Gary, Indiana to the late Mitchell and Eleanor Pocialik.  Gayle was a former longtime Lake Station resident and had worked as a Teller for Chase Bank.  She was a member of St. Francis Xavier Church and also the...

Dec 18, 2022

The sun pierced the clouds Sunday after several gloomy days, creating a path for Gloria Logan on her way to Heaven.

Gloria, of Hobart, passed away after a brief battle with lung cancer.

She was preceded in death by Bill, her husband of 56 years, and sisters Patricia Watt, Jennie Lee Montague and Mary Lou...

Dec 18, 2022

DANIEL JOHN ROSZKOWSKI, age 80, of Portage, passed away Sunday, December 18, 2022.  He was born in Gary, Indiana on October 12, 1942.  Daniel graduated from Bishop Noll Institute and went on to Western Michigan University, where he earned a bachelor's degree.  He spent his career working as a stockbroker.  Daniel was a member of St. Francis Xavier Church,...

Dec 18, 2022

LESLIE R. SHIREY, age 99, of Syracuse, Indiana, passed away Sunday, December 18, 2022.  He was born on January 2, 1923 in Gary, Indiana to the late Dwight and May Shirey. He was a proud WWII US Navy Veteran.  Leslie worked as a watchmaker for 35 years at Comay's in Gary, Indiana, Bulova Watch Company in Brookfield, Illinois and...

Dec 17, 2022

Robert G. "Bob" Maupin, age 62, of Lake Station, IN passed away on Saturday, December 17, 2022.

Bob was born on November 28, 1960 in Gary, IN to the late Ralph and Reathel (nee Allums) Maupin.  He worked as a truck driver.  Bob enjoyed fishing and travelling.  He was a diehard Alabama football fan – ROLL TIDE. ...

Dec 16, 2022

Portage, IN – Myrtice (Myrt) Tumblin, 83, of Portage Indiana, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 16, 2022 at home.

She was born July 1, 1939 in Kimberly, Alabama, the daughter of T.Z and Agnes Wood. She married Clayburn Sparks Tumblin on January 8, 1955.  After 42 years of marriage, he preceded her in death in 1997....

Dec 13, 2022

Barbara A. Ast (nee Cesare), age 74 of Hobart passed away December 13, 2022.  She was born on August 23, 1948 in Gary, Indiana to the late Tony and Elizabeth Cesare. On December 18, 1969 in Hobart, she married Siegfried Ast. She was a member of the Hobart Eagles and Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church. She loved...