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Helen Sanders

Helen Sanders

Jul 13, 2008

Helen J. Sanders, age 79, of LaPorte, Ind., died Sunday, July 13, 2008, at LaPorte Hospital in La Porte, Ind. She was born on July 7, 1929 in Antigo, Wis. to the late Alvy Patzer and the late Wilhelmina Benizhek Patzer. Mrs. Sanders was employed by LaPorte Community Schools as a Kitchen Manager for 23 years, retiring in 1993. She...

Louetta Blakley

Louetta Blakley

Jul 12, 2008

Mrs. Louetta L. Blakley, age 67, of La Porte, Ind., went to her heavenly home Saturday, July 12, 2008. She was born July 26, 1940 in South Bend, Ind. to the late Howard Hostetler and the late Thelma Singleton Hostetler. Mrs. Blakley attended Commonwealth Business College and was employed by American Rubber for seven years and was a member of...

Pamela Crane

Pamela Crane

Jul 11, 2008

Mrs. Pamela S. Crane, age 47, of La Porte, Ind., died 3:20 p.m. Friday, July 11, 2008, at LaPorte Hospital in La Porte, Ind. She was born May 23, 1961 in La Porte, Ind. to Larry Wisler and Dolores McLaughlin Wisler Lewis. She has lived in the LaPorte area all of her life. Mrs. Crane was the Michigan City Branch...

Thomas Stevens

Thomas Stevens

Jul 5, 2008

Thomas Tom Stevens, 59 of New Carlisle, Ind. passed away, Saturday, July 5, 2008, at his home. He was born, April 17, 1949 in LaPorte, Ind. to Richard G. and Dorothy Rudolph Stevens. On October 31, 1992 in Chippewa Falls, Wis., he married Linda Joseph, who survives along with Baby Pooh in New Carlisle, Ind. Also surviving are his mother...

Clarence Stewart

Clarence Stewart

Jul 3, 2008

Mr Clarence T. "Tom Dooley" Stewart, age 81, of LaPorte, Ind., died 10:58 pm Thursday, July 3, 2008, at Beverly LivingCenter -Fountainview in La Porte, Ind. He was born November 4, 1926 in Ashwood, Tenn. to the Charles Stewart Sr. and the late Anna Dee Riddell Stewart. He has lived in the LaPorte area most of his life coming from...

Paul Jurkowski

Paul Jurkowski

Jul 3, 2008

Mr. Philip L. "LeRoy" Jurkowski, age 54, of La Porte, Ind., died 3:43 p.m. Thursday, July 3, 2008, at his home in La Porte, Ind. He was born June 2, 1954 in La Porte, Ind. to Aloysisus Jurkowski and the late Gloria Gerds Jurkowski. He has lived most of his life in the La Porte area. Mr. Jurkowski was self-employed...

Bertha Edmonds

Bertha Edmonds

Jun 28, 2008

Mrs. Bertha L. Edmonds, age 77, of La Porte, Ind., died 2:02 AM Saturday, June 28, 2008, at LaPorte Hospital. She was born December 22, 1930 in Lexington Co. SC to the late Nealy Rikard and the late Cordia Allwine Rikard. She has lived in the LaPorte area for 54 years coming from South Carolina. Mrs. Edmonds a homemaker and...

Martha Fisher

Martha Fisher

Jun 26, 2008

Martha Fisher, age 38, of La Porte, Ind., died Thursday, June 26, 2008, at LaPorte Hospital in La Porte, Ind. She was born February 15, 1970 in Chicago, Ill. to the late McKinley Fisher, Jr. and Lydia Ramos Fisher Chavez. Fisher was employed by "I" Street Bar as a waitress and was a member of St. Jude-Our Lady of Guadalupe...

Wilbur Smith Sr.

Wilbur Smith Sr.

Jun 26, 2008

Mr. Wilbur A. Smith, Sr., age 90, of New Carlisle, Ind., died Thursday, June 26, 2008, at LaPorte Hospital in La Porte, Ind. He was born February 23, 1918 in South Bend, Ind. to the late Clarence Smith and the late Bessie Langman Smith. He lived most of his life in the LaPorte area. Mr. Smith was employed by U.S....

Daniel Skovran

Daniel Skovran

Jun 19, 2008

Mr. Daniel Skovran, age 41, of Westville, Ind., died Thursday, June 19, 2008, at LaPorte Hospital in La Porte, Ind. He was born March 14, 1967 in Chicago, Ill. to the late Leo Skovran and Rosalie Buczko Skovran, and has lived in the LaPorte area for 10 years coming from Chicago, Ill. Mr. Skovran was a truck driver. He enjoyed...

Marlene Elkins

Marlene Elkins

Jun 19, 2008

Mrs. Marlene June Elkins age 69, of La Porte, Ind., died Thursday, June 19, 2008, at LaPorte Hospital in La Porte, Ind. She was born April 7, 1939 in Michigan City, Ind. to the late Edward Glassman and the late Ethel Mae Livinghouse Glassman. She lived many years in the Rolling Prairie area coming from Michigan City, Ind. Mrs. Elkins...

Kim Wilhelm

Kim Wilhelm

Jun 18, 2008

Miss Kim Sandra Wilhelm, age 56, of La Porte, Ind., died Wednesday, June 18, 2008, at Pilgrim Manor Nursing Home in Plymouth, Ind. She was born January 28, 1952 in La Porte, Ind. to the late William Wilhelm and Carol Olsen Wilhelm. Miss Wilhelm was employed by American Home Foods and was a member of Lambs Chapel United Methodist Church....

Donald Pavey

Donald Pavey

Jun 15, 2008

Mr. Donald Duane Pavey, age 63, of La Porte, Ind., died Sunday, June 15, 2008, at LaPorte Hospital after a long battle with cancer which he fought with dignity, courage, wisdom, and understanding. He was born August 5, 1944 in Sullivan, Ind. to the late Clyde Pavey and Wanda Webb Pavey. Mr. Pavey was a self-made man. At an early...

James Hoeppner

James Hoeppner

Jun 12, 2008

Mr. James H. Hoeppner, age 86, of LaPorte, Ind., died Thursday, June 12, 2008, at his home in La Porte, Ind. He was born February 26, 1922 in LaPorte, Ind. to the late Carl Hoeppner and the late Anna Abbeger Hoeppner. He has been a life long resident of the LaPorte area. Mr. Hoeppner was a farmer for 54 years...

Valarie Thompson

Valarie Thompson

Jun 12, 2008

Mrs. Valarie A. Tarr Thompson, age 49, of Denver, N.C. formerly of LaPorte, Ind., died Thursday, June 12, 2008, at Denver, N.C. She was born September 23, 1958 in South Bend, Ind. to the late Donald Tarr and Arlene Miller Tarr. On June 29, 1991 in North Caroline she married Timothy Dale Thompson who survives. She is also survived by...

Margaret Okrzesik

Margaret Okrzesik

Jun 11, 2008

Mrs. Margaret L. Okrzesik, age 71, of La Porte, Ind., died 10:30 AM Wednesday, June 11, 2008, at her home in La Porte, Ind. She was born February 9, 1937 in Detroit, Mich. to the late Emmett Smith and the late Sadie Harris Smith. She has lived all of her life in the LaPorte area. Mrs. Okrzesik was employed by...

Glen Peting

Glen Peting

Jun 6, 2008

Mr. Glen Edward Peting, age 88, of Winston Salem, N.C., died Friday, June 6, 2008, at Wake Forest Univ. Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem, N.C. He was born May 18, 1920 in Cook Co., Ill. to the late Arthur Peting and the late Lesta Mills Peting. Mr. Peting served in the Army Air Corps during World War II. In...

Garnett Kelley

Garnett Kelley

Jun 2, 2008

Mrs. Garnett J. Kelley, 89, of Mill Creek, died Monday, June 2, 2008 at 11 a.m. at Miller's Merry Manor, New Carlisle. She was born Feb. 7, 1919, in Ashland, Ky. to John and Betty E. Maynard Hughes. Mrs. Kelley was a member of Mill Creek Baptist Church, Lincoln Township Home Economic Club for 50 years, Lincoln Township. Farm Bureau,...

George Palm

George Palm

Jun 1, 2008

Mr. George E. Palm, age 94, of La Porte, Ind., died 11:45 PM Sunday, June 1, 2008, at LaPorte Hospital in La Porte, Ind. He was born February 23, 1914 in LaPorte, IN. to the late Edward Palm and the late Wilhelmenia Meyer Palm. He has lived all of his life in the LaPorte area. Mr. Palm was an Owner...

Emily Meyers

Emily Meyers

Jun 1, 2008

Mrs. Emily J. Meyers, age 85, of Woodstock, IL, formerly of La Porte, Ind., died 10:30 PM Sunday, June 1, 2008, at Hospice Center of North East Illinois in Woodstock, Ill. She was born August 10, 1922 in South Bend Ind. to the late William Shoemaker and the late Lucy Lang Shoemaker. Mrs. Meyers was employed by Star Girl and...

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