Obituaries

Janet "Sue" Birkholz
Feb 11, 2006
Sue Birkholz, 72, of LaPorte, Indiana, died at 8:05 a.m. on Saturday, February 11, 2006 at LaPorte Hospital. A funeral service will be held at noon on Wednesday, February 15, at Cutler Funeral Home with Rev. David Gibbs officiating. Visitation will be held on Wednesday from 9:00 a.m. until the time of the service. Burial will be in Heckman...

William Gourley
Feb 8, 2006
Biography
Bill Gourley, 39, of DeMotte, Indiana, died on Wednesday, February 8, 2006 at his home. A funeral service will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, February 11, at Cutler Funeral Home with Pastor Jay Loucks officiating. Visitation will be held on Saturday from 2:30 p.m. until the time of the service. Bill was born July 15, 1966,...

Judie Hundt
Feb 7, 2006
Judie Hundt, 53, of Union Mills, Indiana, died at 4:20 a.m. on Tuesday, February 7, 2006 at her home. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 11, at Cutler Funeral Home, with Pastor Merlin Bray officiating. Visitation will be held on Friday from 4:00-8:00 p.m. Judie was born June 2, 1952, in LaPorte to...

Laura Childress
Feb 7, 2006
Laura Childress, 70, of Knox, Indiana, died at 3:23 p.m. on Tuesday, February 7, 2006 at Starke Memorial Hospital in Knox. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. CST on Friday, February 10 at Cutler Funeral Home, LaPorte, Indiana with Larry Green officiating. Visitation will be held on Thursday from 4:00-8:00 p.m. Burial will be in Union...

Joan Armantrout
Feb 5, 2006
Biography
Joan Armantrout, 78, of LaPorte, Indiana, died at 6:30 a.m. on Sunday, February 5, 2006 at LaPorte Hospital. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 11, at the Jehovah's Witnesses LaPorte Kingdom Hall. There will be no visitation. Joan was born on December 2, 1927, in LaPorte to the late Irving & Norma...

John "Jack" Hofer
Feb 3, 2006
Jack Hofer, 83, of LaPorte, Indiana formerly of Rolling Prairie, IN, died at 8:10 p.m. on Friday, February 3, 2006 at LaPorte Hospital. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 8, at Cutler Funeral Home. Visitation will be on Tuesday from 3:00-7:00 p.m. Burial will be in Pine Lake Cemetery. Jack was born September 26,...

Janis McDonald
Jan 30, 2006
Janis McDonald, 91, of Leesburg, Florida and formerly of LaPorte, died on Monday, January 30, 2006 at the Leesburg Regional Medical Center in Leesburg. Janis had also lived in Kansas for 30 years. A funeral service was held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday February 4, at Cutler Funeral Home in LaPorte. Visitation was held on Saturday from 10:00 a.m....

Sarah O'Reair
Jan 29, 2006
Sarah O'Reair, 79, of LaPorte, Indiana, died at 7:00 a.m. on Sunday, January 29, 2006 at her home. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, February 3, at Cutler Funeral Home with Rev. Gene Collings officiating. Visitation will be held on Thursday from 4:00-7:00 p.m. and on Friday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of...

Rhonda J. Henrichs
Jan 27, 2006
Biography Rhonda Henrichs, 50, of LaPorte, Indiana, died at 1:50 p.m. on Friday, January 27, 2006 at her home. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 1, at Cutler Funeral Home with Rev. Larry Trueblood officiating. Cremation has taken place and a time of sharing with the family will be held on Wednesday...

Jack Brooks
Jan 21, 2006
Jack Brooks, 76, of LaPorte, Indiana, died at 9:35 a.m. on Saturday, January 21, 2006 at Fountainview Terrace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 24, at Cutler Funeral Home. Visitation will be held on Tuesday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the service. Burial will be in Westville Cemetery....

Robert Johnson
Jan 21, 2006
Robert Johnson, 85, of LaPorte, Indiana, died at 2:15 p.m. on Saturday, January 21, 2006 at LaPorte Hospital. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. CST on Wednesday, January 25, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church with Rev. Dr. James Jones officiating. Burial will be in Pine Lake Cemetery at 1:00 p.m. where full military rites will be conducted....

Clifton Lewis Ferris
Jan 16, 2006
Mr. Clifton Lewis Ferris, 48, of LaPorte, died Saturday, Jan. 14, 2006, at 9:42 p.m. at LaPorte Hospital of natural causes. The funeral will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Cutler Funeral Home, LaPorte, with Rev. Richard Henry Jr., officiating. Friends may call Tuesday from 4 to 8 p.m. and Wednesday from noon until the service. Burial will be in...

Florence Whetzell
Jan 2, 2006
Florence Whetzell, 93, of Elkhart, Indiana and formerly of LaPorte, died at 6:34 a.m. on Monday, January 2, 2006. She died at the Elkhart East Lake Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. A memorial service was held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 7, at the LaPorte First United Methodist Church with Rev. Doug Hadley officiating. There was no visitation. Burial...

Robert Steigely
Jan 2, 2006
Robert Steigely, 75, of LaPorte, Indiana, died at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, January 2, 2006 at his home. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 5, at Cutler Funeral Home with Rev. Doug Hadley officiating. Visitation will be held on Wednesday from 3:00-8:00 p.m. and on Thursday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the...

Richard Johnson
Dec 29, 2005
Biography
Richard Johnson, 78, of South Bend, Indiana and formerly of LaPorte, died at 4:10 p.m. on Thursday, December 29, 2005 at St. Joseph Medical Center, South Bend. A funeral service will be held at noon on Wednesday, January 4, 2006 at the New Jerusalem Church of God in Christ in Kingsford Heights with Pastor Beverly Bush officiating. Visitation...

Bernice VanAuken
Dec 28, 2005
Bernice "Aunt B" VanAuken, 84, died at 12:10 a.m. on Wednesday, December 28, 2005 at Hamilton Communities. A memorial service will be held at a later date. There will be no visitation. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery, Walkerton, Indiana. Arrangements are being handled by Cutler Funeral Home. Bernice was born July 10, 1921, in Rolling Prairie, Indiana to Jesse...

William Schoff
Dec 28, 2005
Biography
William Schoff, 71, of Michigan City, Indiana, died at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 28, 2005 in him home. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, January 2, 2006 at Cutler Funeral Home with Rev. Jeff Zigler officiating. Visitation will be held on Monday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the service. Burial...

Scott Myer
Dec 26, 2005
Scott Myer, 54, of LaPorte, Indiana, died at 3:00 a.m. on Monday, December 26, 2005 at his home. A private family service will be held on Friday, December 30, at Swan Lake Memorial Gardens. Burial will be in Swan Lake. Scott was born July 16, 1951, in LaPorte to Ralph and Lucille (Bunnell) Myer. Surviving are sisters Penny (Bill) Smith...

Henry Engel
Dec 26, 2005
Henry Engel, 92, of New Buffalo, Michigan and formerly of LaPorte, Indiana, died at 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 6, 2005 at Donna's Elderly Care, New Buffalo. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 28, at Cutler Funeral Home with Rev. Robert Leach officiating. Visitation will be held on Wednesday from 10:00 a.m. until the...

Ruth Nicklas
Dec 21, 2005
Ruth Nicklas, 87, of New Carlisle, Indiana and formerly of LaPorte, died at 8:55 a.m. on Wednesday, December 21, 2005 at Hamilton Grove Communities. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, December 23, at Cutler Funeral Home with Rev. Doug Hadley officiating. Visitation will be on Friday from noon until the time of the service. Burial...
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