Obituaries

Mar 15, 2021

Sandra (Sandy) Lynn York

November 14, 1956-March 15, 2021

Sandra Lynn York, 64, of La Porte, Indiana, passed away Monday March 15, 2021 at home, surrounded by her family.

She was born November 14, 1956 in Hammond, Indiana, the daughter of Gerald and Gloria (Friend) Graham.

On October 4, 1976 in...

Mar 11, 2021

Fern A. Eddy-Schultz

December 2, 1928-March 11, 2021

Fern Schultz, 92, of La Porte, Indiana, passed away Thursday, March 11, 2021 at home with her daughter at her side.

She was born December 2, 1928 in La Porte, Indiana, the daughter of Charles Leroy and Cora Sarah (Stewig) Eddy.

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Mar 6, 2021

Marian Louise Chambers

July 7, 1926---March 6, 2021

ONE life lived,

MANY lives touched, when Marian was born to Nyle and Elizabeth (Mieras) Wing in Fenwick, MI. Her brother Dennis and his twin Jean predeceased her but her "baby brother", Gale, who turns 86 on May 28th survives.  She will be reunited in late...

Mar 3, 2021

Ronald Max Chambers

March 31, 1936-March 3, 2021

Ronald Max Chambers, 84, of Kingsford Heights, Indiana, passed away Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at Northwest Health, La Porte.

He was born March 31, 1936 in Sullivan, Indiana, the son of Russell and Ruby (Plummer) Chambers.

On April 29, 1961, in Linton, IN,...

Mar 1, 2021

Russell Tidas passed away Monday, March 1st in Colorado Springs surrounded by his family. A memorial service is tentatively planned for May 15th at the Haverstock Funeral Home with burial at Wills Township Cemetery, Rolling Prairie. An formal obituary will be coming shortly.

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Mar 1, 2021

Thelmo (Aaron) Hill

May 18, 1932-March 1, 2021

Thelmo Hill, 88, of La Porte, Indiana, passed away Monday March 1, 2021 at his home in La Porte, IN.

He was born May 18, 1932 in La Follette, Tennessee, the son of Nathan Hill and Maggie (Acuff) Hill.

Thelmo moved here from...

Mar 1, 2021

Allen R. Garner

October 15, 1933-March 1, 2021

Allen R. Garner, 87, of Hanna, Indiana, passed away Monday, March 1, 2021 at home, surrounded by his family.

He was born October 15, 1933 in La Porte, Indiana, the son of Donald and Ellen (Frankfother) Garner. On July 2, 1954 in Angola, IN, he...

Feb 26, 2021

William Berry Lane Jr.

December 28, 1947-February 26, 2021

William Lane Jr., 73, of La Porte, Indiana, passed away Friday, February 26, 2021 at his home in La Porte, IN.

He was born December 28, 1947 in Harrisburg, Arkansas, the son of William Lane Sr. and Ruby (Brown) Lane.

Known as...

Feb 24, 2021

Krystal Lynn Roth

August 30, 1984-February 24, 2021

Krystal Lynn Roth, 36, of La Porte, Indiana, passed away Wednesday February 24, 2021 at Northwest Hospital, La Porte.

She was born August 30, 1984 in St. Augustine, Florida, the daughter of Roger Roth and Betty Cox.

Krystal was an active person who...

Feb 24, 2021

Barbara Joan Gaudio

September 23, 1941-February 24, 2021

Barbara Joan Gaudio, 79, formally of Valparaiso, Indiana, passed away Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at her daughter’s home her in La Porte.

She was born September 23, 1941 in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of James and Mary (Griffin) Kennedy.

Barbara was catholic where...

Feb 19, 2021

Alice Sornson

October 18, 1925-February 19, 2021

Alice Sornson, 95, of Laporte, Indiana, passed at her home on February 19, 2021.

Alice was born October 18, 1925 to Ruby and Willie Bailey in Dyess, Arkansas. She was the 2nd of 5 children. In 1945, she married John Eli Sornson, Jr. By 1946, they...

Feb 12, 2021

Rose Marie Bauer

August 24, 1945-February 12, 2021

Rose Marie Bauer, 75, of La Porte, Indiana, passed away Friday February 12, 2021 at home, surrounded by her family.

She was born August 24, 1945 in Tecumseh, Michigan, the daughter of James and Gwendolyn (Lentz) Short.

A 25 year resident of the...

Feb 8, 2021

Joyce Evelyn Diesslin

July 14, 1925-February 8, 2021

Joyce Diesslin, 95, of Crawfordsville, Indiana and formerly of La Porte, passed away Monday, February 8, 2021 at Wellbrooke of Crawfordsville.

She was born July 14, 1925 in Kosciusko County, Indiana, the daughter of Edwin and Eula Maria (Brown) Burchby.

On October 24,...

Feb 8, 2021

Thomas Allen Kissinger

November 7, 1948-February 8, 2021

Thomas Kissinger, 72, of La Porte, Indiana, passed away peacefully at home, Monday February 8, 2021, surrounded by his loving daughters.

He was born November 7, 1948 in La Porte, Indiana, the son of Claude and Violet (Lute) Kissinger.

A lifelong resident of...

Feb 7, 2021

Patricia Kay Fillmore

June 6, 1953-February 7, 2021

Patricia Kay Fillmore, 67, of La Porte, Indiana, passed away Sunday February 7, 2021 at Northwest Health-La Porte.

Kay was born June 6, 1953 in La Porte, Indiana, the daughter of Arthur Ladwig and Patricia Swearingen Ladwig Hardesty.

A lifelong resident of the...

Jan 21, 2021

Samuel August Swanson

October 5, 1935-January 21, 2021

Samuel August Swanson III, 85, of La Porte, Indiana, went to be with the Lord Thursday January 21, 2021 at Northwest Health-La Porte.

He was born October 5, 1935 in Michigan City, Indiana, the son of Lot and Laura (Clausson) Swanson.

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Jan 18, 2021

Sharon J. Eskridge

September 17, 1936-January 18, 2021

Sharon J. Eskridge, 84, of La Porte, IN, passed away Monday, January 18, 2021 at Miller's Health and Rehab in New Carlisle, IN.

She was born September 17, 1936 in Shelby, Indiana, the daughter of Vergil and Bernice (Kendall) Luchene.

On...

Jan 14, 2021

John Michael Okrzesik, 81, of La Porte, IN passed from this life on Thursday, January 14, 2021, at Northwest Hospital La Porte.

John was born March 25, 1939, in La Porte, Indiana, to Frank and Rosalie (Cebrat) Okrzesik. John was the youngest of seven children.

John is survived by his cherished wife, Shirley (Jones) Okrzesik,...

Jan 13, 2021

Edward L. Haverstock

January 13, 1945-January 13, 2021

Edward L. Haverstock, 76, of La Porte, Indiana, passed away Wednesday January 13, 2021 at his home in La Porte with his wife Angeline by his side.

He was born January 13, 1945 in La Porte, Indiana, the son of Robert Walter Haverstock...

Jan 13, 2021

Betty P. Moore

March 28,1931- January 13,2021

Betty Moore, 89, of La Porte, Indiana, passed away Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at home surrounded by her family in La Porte, IN.

She was born March 28, 1931 in Augusta, Georgia, the daughter of Marcus Phillips and Essie (Aldred) Phillips.

Betty...