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Eugene Machota

Eugene Machota

Apr 6, 2008

Mr. Eugene F. Machota, age 70, of Rolling Prairie, Ind., died 3:30 PM Sunday, April 6, 2008, at St. Anthony Hospital in Michigan City, Ind. He was born August 29, 1937 in East Chicago, Ind. to the late Walter Machota and the late Lotti Janicki Machota. He has lived in the Rolling Prairie area for 39 years coming from Chicago,...

Martensen Ruth

Martensen Ruth

Mar 30, 2008

Mrs. Geneva Ruth Martensen, age 80, of La Porte, Ind., died 5:20 PM Sunday, March 30, 2008, at LaPorte Hospital in La Porte, Ind. She was born to the late Sylvan Cox and the late Verna McFarland Cox. She was later adopted by Elmer and Belle Hopkins Borders. She was a member of Salem Chapel United Methodist Church. She was...

Twila Sullivan

Twila Sullivan

Mar 27, 2008

Mrs. Twila J. Sullivan, age 77, of Indianapolis, Ind., died Thursday, March 27, 2008, at Clarion W. Medical Center in Avon, Ind. She was born November 2, 1930 in La Porte, Ind. to the late Earl Skinner and the late Irene McCormick Skinner. She was a life-long resident of LaPorte and has been in Indianapolis, Ind. for the last three...

Colin Farris

Colin Farris

Mar 20, 2008

Mr. Colin Lee "Bub" Farris, age 30, of Walkerton, Ind., died Thursday evening, March 20, 2008 near Walkerton, Ind. do to an auto accident. He was born January 9, 1978 in Lexington, Kentucky to Colin Farris of Walkerton, Ind. and Bonnie Brewer Farris Kesler of Hammond, Ind. He was a construction worker and a member of the US Army Reserve,...

Phyllis Travis

Phyllis Travis

Mar 16, 2008

Mrs. Phyllis M. Travis, age 87, of La Porte, Ind., died 4:10 A.M. Sunday, March 16, 2008, at her home in La Porte, Ind. She was born June 23, 1920 in La Porte, Ind to the late Thomas Rose and the late Grace Taylor Rose. She has been a life long resident of the La Porte area. Mrs. Travis graduated...

Mary Dugger

Mary Dugger

Mar 14, 2008

Mary Marvilyne Adams Dugger, age 87, of La Porte, Ind., died Friday, March 14, 2008, at LaPorte Hospital in La Porte, Ind. She was born July 31, 1921 in Athens, AL, She was the daughter of the late Clifford Adams and the late Emma Daniel.Also preceded in death was her husband Mr. Richard Floyd Dugger, and her three brothers, and...

Bernice Bernth

Bernice Bernth

Mar 8, 2008

Mrs. Bernice V. Bernth, age 84, of La Porte, Ind., died 8:10 PM Saturday, March 8, 2008, at LaPorte Hospital in La Porte, Ind. She was born March 16, 1923 in Chicago, IL to the late Andrew Sieazeka and the late Katherine Bafia Sieazeka. Mrs. Bernth was employed by K-Mart as a clerk for eight years and was a member...

Shirley Smith

Shirley Smith

Mar 7, 2008

Mrs. Shirley M. Smith, age 80, of Rolling Prairie, Ind., died 9:45 AM Friday, March 7, 2008, at her son's residence in Kingsford Heights, Ind. She was born December 26, 1927 in Toledo, Ohio to the late Ora Ratliff and the late Blanche Chaney Ratliff. She has lived in the LaPorte area since 1943 coming from Toledo, Ohio. Mrs. Smith...

Joan Gierke

Joan Gierke

Mar 3, 2008

Mrs. Joan Marie Gierke, age 68, of Rolling Prairie, Ind., died 8:05 AM Monday, March 3, 2008, at her residence in Rolling Prairie, Ind. She was born April 1, 1939 in Brookline, MA. to the late John Coombs and the late Virginia Duest Coombs. Mrs. Gierke Graduated from Medfield High School in Medfield, MA in 1957, she attended Hanover College...

Audrey Klooster

Audrey Klooster

Feb 28, 2008

Audrey M. Klooster, age 85, of La Porte, Ind., died 5:30 PM Thursday, February 28, 2008, at her home in La Porte, Ind. She was born on July 10, 1922 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin to the late Anthony Van Beukering and the late Emily Schwandt Van Beukering. She has lived in the LaPorte area since 1957 coming from New York. She...

Violet Wolff

Violet Wolff

Feb 28, 2008

Mrs. Violet F. Wolff of Walkerton went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 28, 2008. She had been a resident of the Golden Living Center Fountainview Terrace in LaPorte, Indiana. Violet was born on May 10, 1917 to Nellie and William Campbell. On February 14, 1937, in Kingsbury, Indiana, she married Walker A. Wolff of Mill Creek,...

Ella Clark

Ella Clark

Feb 26, 2008

Ella M. Clark, age 87, of La Porte, Ind., died 11:25 AM Tuesday, February 26, 2008, at LaPorte Hospital in La Porte, Ind. She was born January 3, 1921 in Union Mills, Ind. to the late Ralph VanScoik and the late Angie Reeves VanScoik. She has lived in the LaPorte and Union Mills area all of her life. Mrs. Clark...

Carney Butler

Carney Butler

Feb 25, 2008

Mr. Carney Dale Butler, age 71, of Rolling Prairie, Ind., died 10:49 AM Monday, February 25, 2008, at his home in Rolling Prairie, Ind. He was born October 19, 1936 in LaPorte, Ind. to the late Dale Butler and the late Amanda Butts Butler. Mr. Butler was employed by Carpenters Union Local #1485. He loved spending time with his grandchildren...

Gay Howell

Gay Howell

Feb 22, 2008

Ms. Gay N. Howell, age 79, of LaPorte, Ind., died 11:00 PM Friday, February 22, 2008, at LaPorte Hospital in La Porte, Ind. She was born March 2, 1928 in La Porte, Ind. to the late Wyatt DeWitt and the late June Wagner DeWitt. She has lived all of her life in the LaPorte area. Ms. Howell was employed by...

Ethel Bartleson

Ethel Bartleson

Feb 21, 2008

Ms. Ethel M. Bartleson, age 91, of New Carlisle, Ind., died 2:57 AM Thursday, February 21, 2008, at Hamilton Communities in New Carlisle, Ind. She was born October 31, 1916 in La Crosse, Ind. to the late Jacob Conrad and the late May Handley Conrad. She was a resident of San Francisco for several years she moved to Chicago, IL....

Enid Schmidt

Enid Schmidt

Feb 20, 2008

Mrs. Enid L. Schmidt, age 85, of LaPorte, Ind., died 9:15 AM Wednesday, February 20, 2008, at LaPorte Hospital in LaPorte, Ind. She was born January 28, 1923 in La Porte, Ind. to the late Elwood Kruger and the late Ethel McGarity Kruger. She has been a life long resident of the La Porte area. Mrs. Schmidt a homemaker. She...

Anton Stark

Anton Stark

Feb 20, 2008

Anton W. Stark passed away in Oro Valley, Arizona on February 20, 2008. He entered this world on June 22, 1922 in Grovertown, Indiana, as the first son of Valentine and Clara Roser Stark. On May 30, 1942, he married Carrol Louise Dawson who passed away December 2006. Their family include three children, Carolyn Stark Drew, Al Stark, Marcia Stark;...

Hilma March

Hilma March

Feb 19, 2008

Mrs. Hilma A. March, age 90, of Elkhart, Ind., died 2:10 PM Tuesday, February 19, 2008, at The Maples at Waterford Crossing in Goshen, Ind. She was born May 31, 1917 in Chicago, Ill. to the late Antonio Borgo and the late Elizabeth Razzato Borgo. She moved to LaPorte, Ind. after retirement and resided her for 24 years before moving...

Bernice Hyatte

Bernice Hyatte

Feb 17, 2008

Mrs. Bernice E. Miller Hyatte, age 89, of La Porte, Ind., died 5:00 AM Sunday, February 17, 2008, at LaPorte Hospital in La Porte, Ind. She was born September 12, 1918 in LaPorte Co., Ind. to the late Henry Miller and the late Laura Bunton Miller. She was a homemaker and she liked spending time with her family. She was...

Walcie Wright

Walcie Wright

Feb 16, 2008

Mrs. Walcie R. Wright, age 88, of Michigan City, Ind., died 1:30 AM Thursday, February 14, 2008, at LaPorte Hospital in La Porte, Ind. She was born March 30, 1919 in La Follette, Tenn. to the late Rose Shoffner and the late Hiley Hill Shoffner. Mrs. Wright was a homemaker and was a member of Cumberland View Baptist Church. She...

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