Obituaries

G.T. Howard
Apr 4, 2010
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G. T. Howard, 66 years old of La Porte, IN, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 4, 2010 in La Porte Hospital. He was born May 29, 1943 in Jackson, Kentucky, Son of the late George and May (Dysart) Howard . He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Carolyn Thomas who...

J.B. Warfield
Apr 4, 2010
J. B. Warfield, 80 years old of La Porte, died Sunday, April 4, 2010 in La Porte Hospital. He was born Jan. 25, 1930 in Hazzard, Kentucky to the late Cager T. & Grace (Shelton) Warfield. He served in the US Army Army during the Korean War, Life member of the VFW Post #1130 where he was Past Commander and...

Gudrun Thordarson
Apr 2, 2010
Gudrun Lilja Thordarson (Gudsteinsdottir) was born on Christmas day in 1937 in Vestmannaeyjar, a small island off the southern coast of Iceland. She passed away on Good Friday, April 2, 2010 at her home in La Porte, Indiana surrounded by her family. She was born into a large family with five sisters and three brothers. On Easter Sunday, April 1,...

Marion Heise
Apr 1, 2010
Marion Jean Heise, 80 years old of La Porte, IN, died in Thurs. April 1, 2010 in La Porte Hospital She was born May 9, 1929 in LaPorte, Indiana , Daughter of the late William and Maybelle(Shaw) Bower Marion worked for 20 years and retired from the Wax Department at Howmett. She was a 1947 Graduate of LaPorte High...

Ryan Trost
Mar 29, 2010
Ryan Trost, 16 years old of (Fish Lake)Walkerton, Indiana, passed away Monday, March 29, 2010 at his home. He was born August 4, 1993 in Hammond, IN. , Son of Scott and Mary (Norris) Trost of Fish Lake. He was a Junior at La Porte High School, involved in the La Porte High School Drama Club, playing the Pizza Guy...
James Grace
Mar 28, 2010
James P. Grace , 80 years old of ,Mill Creek, IN. formerly of Elkhart, IN. died Sunday, March 28, 2010 in LaPorte Hospital . He was born Thursday, February 13, 1930 in Jasper, AL., Son of John W. & Mattie(Chain)Grace. Surviving are his wife of 59 years, Deana Grace of Mill Creek, IN., Son, Ken(Janene)Grace of Mill Creek; Dtrs; Sandy(Rex)Ryor...
DeWayne Francis
Mar 25, 2010
DeWayne "Moose" Francis, 60 years old of La Porte, IN, died Thursday, March 25, 2010 in Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. He was born April 11, 1949 in LaPorte, IN Son of Mirwood W. and Dorothy Jane (Chadderdon) Francis He was married on July 3, 1972 in LaPorte, IN to Linda Taylor who survives. He was a member of the...
Martin Neubeck
Mar 18, 2010
Martin Addy Neubeck, 67 years old of LaPorte, Indiana, formerly of Hanna, IN., passed away Thursday afternoon, March 18, 2010 after a two year fight with cancer. He was born July 1, 1942 in Hanna, IN., to Theodore Neubeck and Beatrice Griffin Neubeck. He was employed with Kingsley Furniture. Upon his retirement from Kingsley he opened M & R...
Darrel Banic
Mar 18, 2010
Darrel Gene Banic, 68 of LaPorte, IN passed away on Thursday, March 18, 2010. Darrel was born on May 21, 1941 in LaPorte, IN to the late Martin and Doris (Rosenbaum) Banic who preceded him in death. Also, preceding him in death were a brother; Claron and sister; Luane. On June 3, 1961, he joined Bonny Sue (Kegebein) Banic, who...
Mary Schaper
Mar 17, 2010
Mary Margaret "Pegge" Schaper, 86 years old of La Porte, IN, died Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was married on October 30, 1976 in Michigan City, IN to Elmer Christian Schaper who preceded her in death on April 5, 1994. She was born on February 6, 1924 in LaPorte, IN., Daughter of...
Earl Williams
Mar 14, 2010
Earl J. Williams, 82, of Rolling Prairie, passed away Sunday morning, March 14, 2010 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born Sept. 17, 1927 in Pocahontas, Ark., son of the late Willie E. and Addie (Moon) Williams. He was married in May of 1950 to Mary Ann Crama who preceded him in death in January of...

Nikki Jones
Mar 13, 2010
Nikki S. Jones, 55 years old of La Porte, IN, died Saturday, March 13, 2010 in her home. She was born February 21, 1955 in Valparaiso, IN, daughter of the late Floyd and Opal (Messer) Wallace She married Donald Jones May 23, 1996 in La Porte who survives. Surviving are a son; Darrick Wallace of La Porte, brother; Anthony (Brenda)...
Betty Pittman
Mar 12, 2010
Betty J. Pittman , 74 years old of La Porte, IN, passed away Friday, March 12, 2010 in her home surounded by her loving family She was born, July 31, 1935 in Pulaski, TN , Daughter of the late Wilson and Irene (Beddingfield) Sprouse She worked for Kingsley Furniture in La Porte Surviving are sons; Garry Robison, Barry Pittman, Rick...

Jeanette Hill
Mar 7, 2010
Jeanette Eleonora (Waters) Hill, 85 years old of St. Louis, Mo, died Sunday, March 7, 2010 in St. Louis, Mo. She was born November 15, 1924 in LaPorte, IN to Robert and Adeline (Tieman) Waters. She previously was a member of St. Johns Lutheran Church of LaPorte, IN, and she recently attended Windsor Baptist Church of Imperial, MO. She was...
Margaret Budd
Mar 6, 2010
Margaret Budd, 51 years old of Union Mills, Indiana, died Saturday, March 6, 2010 at LaPorte Hospital. She was born January 6, 1959 in Waverly, Ohio, Daughter of Homer and Betty Robinson Smith. She worked as a Wax Injection Machine Oporator at Howmet. Surviving are 2 sons, Joshua and Steven Budd, both of LaPorte; boyfriend for 12 years, Thomas Kmiec...
Terry Long
Mar 5, 2010
Terry L. Long, 59 years old of Fish Lake, IN, died Friday, March 5, 2010 in Indianapolis. He was born in LaPorte on June 4, 1950, Son of Raymond and Margaret Wedel Long. On January 11, 1991 in LaPorte he married Margaret Harris. He was a member of Union Mills American Legion. He was a Army Vietnam Veteran. He...
Jennifer Harmon
Mar 3, 2010
Jennifer Lynn (McAfee) Harmon, 35 years old of, LaPorte, IN, died Wednesday, March 3, 2010. She was born July 23, 1974 in LaPorte, The daughter of Linda (Pete) Brown of Rolling Prairie, IN., and Garey (Jill) McAfee of LaPorte, IN. Surviving are sister; Angelia (Rodney) Stroup of South Bend, IN., four children; Jeffrey and Jessica Wallen of Kingsford Heights and...
Jessica Whittaker
Feb 25, 2010
Jessica Whittaker (nee Allen),85, of LaPorte, passed away February 25, 2010 following a brief illness. Jessica was born on November 30, 1924 to Florence O'Neill Allen and Richard Allen in Bolton, England. She grew up during the years before and during World War II and in spite of the great turmoil of that time learned to love life through writing...
Walter Thode
Feb 24, 2010
Walter Thode, age 93, of Sherman , TX , passed away on February 24, 2010 at the Wilson N. Jones Medical Center in Sherman , TX . He was born on May 18, 1916 in LaPorte , IN to the parents of Arthur C. and Alma (Manns) Thode. Walter married Edna Euler on August 8, 1938 in LaPorte , IN...
Cynthia Webb
Feb 17, 2010
Cynthia Webb, 46 years old of La Porte, IN, passed away on Wednesday, February 17, 2010 in her home. She was born October 2, 1963 in LaPorte, Daughter of Franklin and Betty (McVay) Kenyon. She was married on February 5, 1990 in LaPorte, to Ralph Webb who preceded her in death on October 13, 2009. Cindy and her husband were...
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