May 28, 2011

Shawna Lee Keller, 19 years old of La Porte, IN, died Saturday, May 28, 2011 at her home. She was born September 17, 1991 in La Porte, IN. Daughter of Don Keller of Harker Hts., TX and Kelly Walker of La Porte. She graduated from La Porte High School this year and was to receive her diploma June 5th, 2011....

May 26, 2011

David L. Pursch, 44 years old of LaPorte, IN, died Thursday, May 26, 2011 at his home. He was born on January 3, 1967 in Hammond, Indiana, Son of the late William and Sandra (Mitchell) Pursch. He had worked as a Assistant Manager for Dominos Pizza in LaPorte. Surviving are his wife, Debbie Pursch of LaPorte; son, Jacob David Pursch...

May 25, 2011

Penny Bilderback, 72 years old of LaPorte, IN, died Wednesday, May 25, 2011 in her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born July 9, 1938 in La Porte, daughter of the late James & Lois (All) Kolar. She was a member of Grace Baptist Church, Merry Moderns and Home Ec. Club. She married on February 18, 1956 in...

May 20, 2011

Martha M. McGaffey, 88 years old of La Porte, IN, died at 4 P.M. Friday, May 20, 2011 at her home. She was born April 10, 1923 in Cobb, Wisconsin, to Vaclav and Anna Wolnec Legner. She was married on November 21, 1947 in LaPorte, IN to Kenneth McGaffey who preceded her in death on April 27, 2004. Surviving are...

May 14, 2011

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Alice Gloria Kreamer, 82 years old of La Porte, IN, died Saturday, May 14, 2011 in her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born August 9, 1928 in La Porte daughter of the late Frank Edward Albert Callander and Alice Pauline Prosser. On August 10, 1947 she married Dean Eldon Kreamer at LaPorte Assembly...

May 12, 2011

James W. Tyburski, 63 years old of LaPorte, IN, passed away Friday, May 12, 2011 at his home. He was born on February 21, 1948 in East Chicago, Indiana, son of the late Walter and Lucille (Noworyta)Tyburski. He was married to Susan Jaron and then was married on August 3, 1999 in Gatlinburg, TN, to Joyce Staszewski who survives. He...

May 11, 2011

Janet K. Lantz, 63 years old of LaPorte, IN, passed away Wednesday, May 11, 2011 in LaPorte Hospital surrounded by her loving family and friends. She was born October 16, 1947 in LaPorte, Indiana, Daughter of the late Jessie C. and Rosetta (Wells) Newkirk. On July 3rd, 1972 Janet married her loving husband and best friend David Devon Lantz who...

May 10, 2011

Frederick Carl Wegner, 98 years old of La Porte, IN, passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at his home in La Porte. He was born February 23, 1913 in La Porte, Indiana, Son of the late Arthur F. and Frances (Zeltner) Wegner. He was married in 1948 to Helen (Shuth) Wegner who preceded him in death. He then was...

May 5, 2011

Pearl Bernice Scherer, 96 years old of La Porte, IN, passed away Thursday, May 5, 2011 at Brentwood Assisted Living. She was born January 20, 1915 in LaPorte, Indiana, Daughter of the late Christopher and Elsie (Bortz) Draves. She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church and a member of Circle 4. On May 29, 1936, she married...

May 4, 2011

Henry "Hank" George Scalf, 59 years old of LaPorte, IN, passed away at 6:10 PM Wednesday, May 4, 2011 in his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on May 5, 1951 Rivervale, Arkansas to the late Samuel and Delorah (Baxley) Scalf. Henry retired from Sullair Corp. He was a member of LaPorte Missionary Church, past member...

May 2, 2011

Dennis W. Schmidt, 67 of La Porte, died May 2, 2011 at I.U. La Porte Hospital. Dennis was born July 2, 1943, in Oakland, Calif., to the late Robert and Edith (Bratton) Schmidt. He moved to LaPorte in 1976. On March 12, 1986, he married Barbara Karaff, who survives. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy serviving on the...

Apr 27, 2011

Richard Eugene Renfro Sr., 55 years old of LaPorte, IN, died Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at his home in LaPorte surrounded by his family. He was born September 18, 1955 in LaPorte, IN, Son of Jack and Dorothy (Wood) Renfro. He was a 20 year U.S Navy Veteran. Richard was married on October 24, 1993 in Jacumba, CA to Rhonda...

Apr 26, 2011

Doris Lorraine Brown, 76 years old of La Porte, IN, died Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at her home in LaPorte surrounded by her loving family. She was born March 10, 1935 in Detroit, MI, Daughter of the late LeRoy E. and Mary Estella (Ausman) Kee. She was married on June 20, 1954 in Greentown, IN to Jacob Brown who survives....

Apr 17, 2011

Herman Joseph Terzino, a prominent local architect and a resident of La Porte for almost 60 years, died on April 17, 2011 at La Porte Hospital at age 89. Herman was born in Easton, Pennsylvania on March 9, 1922 to Michael and Lucy (Tranquilla) Terzino, émigrés from the Abruzzo region of Italy. His parents, his brother Anthony, his sister Gloria...

Apr 16, 2011

Stacey M. Alaniz, 28 years old of Michigan City, IN, died Saturday, April 16, 2011 in her home. She was born June 12. 1982 in Corpus Christi, Texas, Daughter of Cesar Alaniz & Jennie (Johnny) Mullens. She had worked as a care giver for La Porte County Home. Surviving are a son; Taylor Hartsburg of Michigan City, Bro; Joshua Alaniz...

Apr 10, 2011

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Gladys Frances Kemp, 94 years old of La Porte, IN, passed away Sunday April 10, 2011 at the La Porte Hospital Continuing Care Unit. She was born on October 18, 1916 in Biggar, Saskatchewan, Canada to Frank and Annie (Pich) Stanek. She graduated from Holy Family Hospital in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada in 1938. She was...

Apr 9, 2011

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Patricia C. Hempel , 83 years old of La Porte, IN, died Saturday, April 9, 2011 in Golden Living Center Fountainview, LaPorte, IN. She was born November 9, 1927 in Chicago, Illinois, Daughter of the late John and Laura (Neubert) Connors. Patricia C. (Connors) Hempel was the beloved wife of the late William G. Hempel, loving mother of...

Apr 8, 2011

Zachary Kess Clark, 56 years old of La Porte, IN, died Friday, April 8, 2011 at his home in LaPorte, Indiana. He was born June 24, 1954 in LaPorte, IN, Son of Robert Watson and Jill Kessinger Clark. He was a life long resident of La Porte. He graduated from La Porte High School and served in the U.S....

Apr 8, 2011

Jane V. Siglinger, 78 years old of LaPorte, IN, died at 8:15 P.M. Friday, April 8, 2011 at Golden Living Center Fountainview, LaPorte. She was born on April 8, 1933 in La Porte to Warren and Marion Shafer Curtis. She was a member of First Baptist Church, LaPorte . Surviving are two Sons, Blaine S. Harris of LaPorte, and Chip...

Apr 3, 2011

H. C. Long, 80 years old of La Porte, IN, died Sunday, April 3, 2011 in Golden Living Center, Countryside Place in La Porte. He was born Jan.10, 1931 in Manila, Arkansas, son of the late Robert Lee & Lillian L. (Rushing) Long. H.C. worked for Modine Manufacturing, American Rubber and retired in 1989 from Waste Management. A very hard...