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Kenneth Miller

Kenneth Miller

Apr 8, 2009

Mr. Kenneth W. Miller, 92, of Rolling Prairie, Indiana, died Wednesday April 8, 2009 at his home. He was born September 5, 1916 in Mill Creek, Indiana, the son of Charles Grover Miller and Lillie Carden Miller, living in the Rolling Prairie, IN. area, all of his life. Kenneth worked as a roadway superintendent; his position was a maintenance supervisor...

Willie Womack

Willie Womack

Mar 31, 2009

Mr. Willie H. Womack, 75, of Michigan City, Indiana formerly of LaPorte, IN. died Tuesday March 31, 2009 at The Arbors at Michigan City in Michigan City, IN. He was born October 19, 1933 in McMinnville, Tennessee, the son of Orah Womack and Dora Masters Womack, he had lived in the LaPorte area, since 1953, coming from Tennessee. Willie worked...

Ronald Avery

Ronald Avery

Mar 30, 2009

Mr. Ronald L. Avery, 66, of Eisenhower Drive in La Porte, Indiana, died Monday March 30, 2009. He passed away peacefully after a short struggle with cancer at LaPorte Hospital in LaPorte, IN. He was born September 14, 1942 in Michigan City, Indiana, the son of Gerald Avery and Mary Golabewski Avery, he had lived in the LaPorte, area most...

Louise Rew

Louise Rew

Mar 30, 2009

Louise Rew September 23, 1910 - March 30, 2009 A graveside service will be held at 11:00 am Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at Patton Cemetery for Louise Rew, 98, a former resident of LaPorte. She died March 30, 2009 in Wheeling, Ill. Cremation has been held. She was born September 23, 1910 in Rolling Prairie, Ind. to Louis and Lydia...

Nora Dickey

Nora Dickey

Mar 28, 2009

Mrs. Nora "Katie" Dickey, 82, of La Porte, Indiana, died Saturday March 28, 2009 at Golden Living Center Fountainview in LaPorte, IN. She was born December 21, 1926 in Matoon, Illinois, the daughter of Eugene Kuhn and Ruth Wellbaum Kuhn. Nora worked as a Nursing Assistant for Woodview Nursing Home. She was an avid Chicago Cub's fan and she loved...

James Vinsek

James Vinsek

Mar 24, 2009

Mr. James T. Vinsek, 66, of La Porte, Indiana, died Tuesday March 24, 2009 at LaPorte Hospital in LaPorte, IN. He was born January 14, 1943 in LaPorte, Indiana, the son of Leslie Vinsek and Gladys Irwin Vinsek Poff and he lived in the LaPorte, IN., area, all of his life. James worked as a store manager for New York...

Norma Straub

Norma Straub

Mar 24, 2009

Mrs. Norma Straub, 87, of La Porte, Indiana, died Tuesday March 24, 2009 at La Porte Hospital in La Porte, IN. She was born September 24, 1921 in Rochester, Indiana, the daughter of Benjamin Overmeyer and Blanch Sanders Overmeyer, living in the LaPorte, IN. area, all of her life. Norma worked in the packaging department for American Home Foods for...

David Cooper

David Cooper

Mar 23, 2009

Mr. David L. Cooper, 68, of LaPorte, Indiana, died Monday March 23, 2009 at his home, in LaPorte, IN. He was born September 23, 1940 in Grant County, Indiana, the son of Lee Cooper and Phoebe Hendley Cooper. living in LaPorte, IN., since 1964, coming from Muncie, IN. David worked as a chemistry and government teacher for LaPorte Community School...

Irene Jesch

Irene Jesch

Mar 15, 2009

Mrs. Irene Marie Jesch, 90, of La Porte, Indiana, died Sunday March 15, 2009 at Golden Living Center Fountainview in LaPorte, IN. She was born June 29, 1918 in Mill Creek, Indiana, the daughter of Albert Long and Millie Lingard Long. Irene was a retired office worker at the LaPorte County Court House. She was a member of St. Paul...

Robert Plank Jr.

Robert Plank Jr.

Mar 12, 2009

Mr. Robert R. Plank, Jr., 59, of Mill Creek, Indiana, died Thursday March 12, 2009 at LaPorte Hospital, LaPorte. He was born June 20, 1949 in Stewartville, Minnesota, the son of Robert R. Plank, Sr. and Maryetta Euler Plank, living in the LaPorte area, all of his life. Robert worked as a truck driver for Etna Supply for eleven years...

Shirley Ruggles

Shirley Ruggles

Mar 11, 2009

Mrs. Shirley M. Ruggles, 81, of La Porte, Indiana, died Wednesday March 11, 2009 at Golden Living Center-Countryside in LaPorte, IN. She was born November 8, 1927 in Peru, Indiana, the daughter of Thomas Tucker and Julia Reynolds Tucker, living in the LaPorte, area, most of her life. Shirley was self-employed doing housekeeping. She is survived by her two daughters,...

Helen Hook

Helen Hook

Mar 11, 2009

Mrs. Helen B. Hook, 84, of La Porte, Indiana, died Wednesday March 11, 2009 at her home, in La Porte, IN. She was born January 26, 1925 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, the daughter of Albert Lamoureux and Fabianna LeFort Lamoureux, living in the LaPorte, area, since 1997, coming from Illinois. Helen worked as a kennel assistant for an animal clinic...

Frederick Hickman

Frederick Hickman

Mar 9, 2009

Mr. Frederick M. Hickman, 96, of LaPorte, Indiana, died Monday March 9, 2009 at LaPorte Hospital, LaPorte, IN. He was born May 7, 1912 in Rolling Prairie, Indiana, the son of Edward Hickman and Minnie Fink Hickman, living in LaPorte Co. all of his life. Frederick worked as a supervisor for General Telephone Co. retiring in 1967, after thirty plus...

Carol Woodard

Carol Woodard

Mar 9, 2009

Carol Lee Woodard January 24, 1940-March 9, 2009 Mrs. Carol Lee Woodard, 69, of Ottumwa, Iowa, formerly of LaPorte, IN. died Monday March 9, 2009 at her home in Ottumwa, IA. She was born January 24, 1940 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the daughter of Bernard Vanderliet and Rossetta Lawrence Vanderliet, living in the LaPorte, IN, area, most of her life. Carol...

Pauline Richardson

Pauline Richardson

Mar 9, 2009

Mrs. Pauline J. Richardson, 85, of La Porte, Indiana, died Monday March 9, 2009 at La Porte Hospital in La Porte, IN. She was born August 24, 1923 in Argos, Indiana, the daughter of Orville Warstler and Meadie Warstler, living in the LaPorte, IN. area, since 1946, coming from Argos, IN. Pauline was a homemaker and during WW II, she...

Elizabeth Wiley

Elizabeth Wiley

Mar 7, 2009

Mrs. Elizabeth H. Wiley, 78, of Kingsford Heights, Indiana, died Saturday March 7, 2009 at La Porte Hospital in La Porte, IN. She was born March 12, 1930 in Logan, West Virginia, the daughter of Virgil Vance and Martha Conley Vance. Elizabeth was a homemaker and has live in the area for the last 20 years. On January 4, 1991,...

Henry Stacy

Henry Stacy

Mar 7, 2009

Mr. Henry Stacy, 69, of La Porte, Indiana, died Saturday March 7, 2009 at LaPorte Hospital, LaPorte, IN. He was born November 29, 1939 in Breathitt, Kentucky, the son of Earl Stacy and Patsy Miller Stacy, living in the LaPorte, IN. area, since 1969, coming from Breathitt, KY. Henry worked as a laborer for Teledyne Casting for twenty-eight years. He...

Carol Gierke

Carol Gierke

Mar 6, 2009

Mrs. Carol Joyce Gierke, 71, of LaPorte, IN. formerly of Kingsford Heights, Indiana died Friday March 6, 2009 at Golden Living Center Fountainview in LaPorte, IN. She was born December 13, 1937 in Rahway, New Jersey, the daughter of Ernest Richard Ziegenbaig and Margaret Koester Ziegenbaig. Carol worked as a bartender for the V.F.W. in Rolling Prairie; she was a...

Sandra Chance

Sandra Chance

Mar 6, 2009

Miss Sandra M. Chance, 47, of Westville, Indiana, died Friday March 6, 2009 at St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital in Michigan City, IN. She was born February 25, 1962 in LaPorte, Indiana, the daughter of Earl Chance and Thelma Logman Chance, living in the Westville area, all of her life. Sandra worked as a medical transcriptionist for the Bone & Joint...

Ronald Jared

Ronald Jared

Mar 6, 2009

Mr. Ronald E. Jared, 69, of La Porte, Indiana, died Friday March 6, 2009 at LaPorte Hospital, LaPorte, IN. He was born August 14, 1939 in Sullivan, Indiana, the son of Carl Jared and Thelma Thompson Jared, living in the LaPorte, IN. area, most of his life. Ronald was passionate about gardening, loved his dog Gidget, traveling and woodworking. He...

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