Obituaries

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...

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...

Clifford Vance

Clifford Vance

Mar 6, 2009

Mr. Clifford Ray Vance, 62, of La Porte, Indiana, died Friday March 6, 2009 at his home in La Porte. He was born March 27, 1946 in Coal Branch, West Virginia, the son of William Herbert Poppy Vance and Eliza Allen Vance. He has lived in the LaPorte area for 47 years coming from Coal Branch, West Virginia Clifford worked...

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...

Norman Lenick

Norman Lenick

Mar 2, 2009

Norman L. Lenick, 84, of La Porte, Indiana, died Monday March 2, 2009 at his home with his family at his side, in La Porte, IN. He was born July 21, 1924 in LaPorte, Indiana, the son of Fred E. Lenick and Louise Deisslen Lenick. Norman had lived in the LaPorte area, all of his life Norman was the third...

Phyllis Richardson

Phyllis Richardson

Feb 28, 2009

Mrs. Phyllis J. Richardson, 80, of La Porte, Indiana, died Saturday February 28, 2009 in LaPorte Hospital, LaPorte, IN. She was born March 29, 1928 in LaPorte, IN., the daughter of Charles Kirkham Sr. and Edith Freese Kirkham. Phyllis lived in the LaPorte, IN area, all of her life. Phyllis was a homemaker, she was a big fan of Elvis,...

Charlotte Dinwiddie

Charlotte Dinwiddie

Feb 28, 2009

Mrs. Charlotte Alberta Dinwiddie, 88, of San Diego, California, died Saturday February 28, 2009 at the San Carlos Villa in San Diego, CA. She was born July 19, 1920 in East Chicago, Indiana, the daughter of Theodore Gottlob Schaal and Elizabeth Clara Baumhardt Schaal. Charlotte had lived in the LaPorte area, for over fifty years. Charlotte was a homemaker, she...

Robert Hansen

Robert Hansen

Feb 23, 2009

Mr. Robert Charles "Swede" Hansen, 81, of LaPorte, Indiana, died Monday February 23, 2009 at La Porte Hospital in La Porte, IN. He was born December 4, 1927 in Gary, Indiana, the son of George H. Hansen and Winifred K. Pollard Hansen. Robert had moved from Gary, IN to LaPorte, IN in January of 1975. Robert worked as a Sheet...

Ralph Karbowsky

Ralph Karbowsky

Feb 21, 2009

Mr. Ralph M. Karbowsky, 66, of La Porte, Indiana, died Saturday February 21, 2009 at La Porte Hospital in La Porte, IN. He was born May 30, 1942 in LaPorte, Indiana, the son of Ralph Karbowsky and Roslie Van Dusen Karbowsky. Ralph had lived in the LaPorte, IN. area, all of his life. Ralph worked as a Security Guard for...

Joyce Laskoski

Joyce Laskoski

Feb 17, 2009

Mrs. Joyce M. Laskoski, 80, of Lead Hill, Arkansas, formerly of Rolling Prairie, IN died Tuesday February 17, 2009 at the Hospice House of Harrison, Arkansas. She was born October 4, 1928 in La Porte, Indiana, the daughter of Milo Frame and Doris Hostetler Frame. She has lived in Arkansas for two years moving from Rolling Prairie, IN. Joyce was...

Edith Warkentien

Edith Warkentien

Feb 16, 2009

Mrs. Edith E. Warkentien, 88, of Niles, Michigan, formerly of LaPorte, IN. died Monday February 16, 2009 at Westwood of Niles in Niles, MI. She was born April 9, 1920 in LaPorte Indiana, the daughter of Thomas Edward Stickley and Alice D. Hale Stickley. Edith lived most of her life in the LaPorte, IN., area. Edith worked as a laborer...

Elinor Barron

Elinor Barron

Feb 16, 2009

Mrs. Elinor S. Fultz Barron, 88, of La Porte, Indiana, died Monday February 16, 2009 at Golden Living Center Fountainview in LaPorte, IN. She was born September 8, 1920 in Logansport, Indiana, the daughter of Charles Strauch and Ellenora Bassler Strauch. Elinor worked as a Laborer for Crown International-Elkhart, a camper RV industry for nine years, retiring in 1982. She...

Norman Davis

Norman Davis

Feb 14, 2009

Mr. Norman Keith Davis, 70, of Madisonville, KY, formerly of LaPorte, IN. died Saturday February 14, 2009 at Regional Medical Center in Madisonville, KY. Norman was born April 23, 1938 in La Porte, Indiana, the son of George A. Davis and Rosa Wherley Davis. He lived in Madisonville, KY. for fifteen months, coming from LaPorte, IN. Norman worked as a...

Elease Willoughby

Elease Willoughby

Feb 7, 2009

Mrs. Elease C. "Peaches" Willoughby, 78, of La Porte, Indiana, died Saturday February 7, 2009 at the Golden Living Center Fountainview in LaPorte, IN. She was born January 6, 1931 in Dyersburg, Tennessee, the daughter of Newt McCarver and Artie V. Stone McCarver. Elease worked as a Machine Operator for American Rubber and retired in 1979 after 20 years of...

Margaret Minnis

Margaret Minnis

Feb 4, 2009

Mrs. Margaret Louise Minnis, 88, of La Porte, Indiana, died Wednesday February 4, 2009 at La Porte Hospital. She was born December 18, 1920 in Trigg Co., Kentucky, the daughter of Mode Ethridge and Katie Kirksey Ethridge. Margaret worked as a Nurse for La Porte Hospital and retired in 1982 after 20 years of service. She was a member of...

Dorothy Freel

Dorothy Freel

Feb 2, 2009

Mrs. Dorothy Freel, 89, of LaPorte, Indiana, died Monday February 2, 2009 at Covenant Village of the Great Lakes in Grand Rapids, MI. She was born January 10, 1920 in Marshall Co., Indiana, the daughter of Ida Haag, Dorothy lived in the LaPorte, area all of her life. She was loved and raised by, Step-parents; Victor and Grace Rensberger. Dorothy...

Rosalee Bright

Rosalee Bright

Feb 1, 2009

Mrs. Rosalee A. Bright, 78, of La Porte, Indiana, died Sunday February 1, 2009 at Golden Living Center Fountainview in LaPorte, IN. She was born November 1, 1930 in Springfield Twp. LaPorte Co., Indiana, to Herman Bechtel and Verda Lain Bechtel. Rosalee worked as a Clerical Clerk at Allis-Chalmers for thirty-years, retiring in 1980. She is survived by her grandson,...

Orma Schoyck

Orma Schoyck

Jan 31, 2009

Mrs. Orma Van Schoyck, 82, of La Porte, Indiana, died Saturday January 31, 2009 at La Porte Hospital in La Porte, IN. She was born August 30, 1926 in La Porte, Indiana, the daughter of Willie E. Moyer and Lennie Marie Bennitt Moyer, and has lived in the La Porte area all of her life. Orma retired from American Home...

Marguerite Nowicki

Marguerite Nowicki

Jan 30, 2009

Marguerite Nowicki, 84, of La Porte, Indiana, died Friday January 30, 2009 at Golden Living Center Fountainview in LaPorte, IN. She was born April 28, 1924 in LaPorte, Indiana, the daughter of Glenn Claypool and Margaret Henderschott Claypool and had lived in the LaPorte area, all of her life. Marguerite worked as a Cook-Bartender for Sidetrack Bar, retiring in 1986....

Mark Gilchrist

Mark Gilchrist

Jan 29, 2009

Mark W. Gilchrist, 55, of La Porte, Indiana, died Thursday January 29, 2009 at La Porte Hospital in La Porte, IN. He was born December 21, 1953 in LaPorte, Indiana, the son of William E. Gilchrist and Mildred L. Gloff Gilchrist. He has lived in the LaPorte County area all of his life. Mark worked as a Team Technician for...