Obituaries

Marion B. Lay
Jun 27, 2004
Marion B. Lay, 81, of LaPorte, IN, died at 10:40 a.m. on Sunday, June 27, 2004 at LaPorte Hospital. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 30, at the Cutler Funeral Home with Rev. Jessica S. Young-Brust officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Burial will be in Pine Lake Cemetery. Mrs. Lay...

William Marshall Gray
Jun 26, 2004
William Marshall Gray, 84, LaPorte, died at 10:30 a.m. Saturday (June 26, 2004) at Fountainview Terrace Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, LaPorte. The funeral is at 11 a.m. Monday, July 5, at Cutler Funeral Home, LaPorte, with the Rev. Phillip Crubaugh officiating. Cremation will follow the service, with a private family burial Tuesday, July 6, at Oak Grove Cemetery. Visitation is...

Barbara Lee Nelson
Jun 25, 2004
Barbara Lee Nelson, 74, of 102 Cherry Drive, Walkerton, died at 5:45 a.m. on Friday, June 25, 2004 at her home. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, June 28 at the Cutler Funeral Home with Clifford Fritz officiating. Visitation will be from 4:00-8:00 p.m. on Sunday and Monday from 9:00 a.m. until the time of...

Jack F. Rosenbaum
Jun 23, 2004
Jack F. Rosenbaum, 56, of LaPorte, died at 11:04 p.m. on Wednesday, June 23, 2004 at LaPorte Hospital. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 26, 2004 at the St. Joseph Catholic Church, with the Rev. Ted Nordquist officiating. Visitation will be on Friday from 4:00-9:00 p.m. and on Saturday from 9:00-10:30 a.m....

Blake Allen Richie
Jun 22, 2004
Blake Allen Richie, 2, of LaPorte, died at 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 22, 2004 at Riley's Children's Hospital in Indianapolis as a result of an accident. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 27, 2004 at Cutler Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 1:00-5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Cremation will follow the service. Blake was born...

Lorraine Jayne Marsch
Jun 19, 2004
Lorraine Jayne Marsch, 80, of 408 Fox Street, died Saturday, June 19, 2004 at LaPorte Hospital. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 22, 2004 at the First United Methodist Church with Rev. Doug Hadley officiating. There will be no visitation. Cremation has taken place. Niche placement will take place at a later time at Swan...

Catherine Bienas Cavinder Wagn
Jun 16, 2004
Catherine Bienas Cavinder Wagner, 86, of Leesburg, FL, died on June 16, 2004 at the Leesburg Regional Medical Center. A Funeral Mass will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Monday June 21, 2004 at St. Peter Catholic Church, LaPorte, IN, with Rev. George Vrabely and Rev. Terry Bennis officiating. Visitation will be held on Sunday from 3:00-6:00 p.m. and Monday...

Eben Matthew Stephen Ohime
Jun 15, 2004
Eben Matthew Stephen Ohime, 1, LaPorte, died of natural causes Tuesday evening (June 15, 2004) at Riley Children's Hospital, Indianapolis. A memorial service will be at 7 p.m. Friday at Fountain City Wesleyan Church, Fountain City, Ind., with the Rev. Joel Heron officiating. A memorial service will be at 4 p.m. Saturday at Countryside Christian Church in Michigan City, with...

William John Hutchison
Jun 14, 2004
William John Hutchison, loving husband and best friend of Lucy, passed away at 8:23 p.m. on Monday, June 14, 2004 at the Spooner Hospital, Spooner, Wisconsin. He was 68. He was born October 11, 1935 in Barron County, WI, to Ralph William and Verna Sophia Matilda (Kahl) Hutchison. On November 27, 1970, he married Lucy O'Krey, who survives. Also surviving...

John P. Pearson Sr
Jun 10, 2004
John P. Pearson Sr., 78, died at 8:58 a.m. Thursday, June 10, 2004 at LaPorte Hospital. A private family service will be held graveside at Patton Cemetery, with James Bogar officiating. Mr. Pearson was born May 28, 1926, in Scranton, Pennsylvania to Walter J. & Catherine (Calpin) Pearson. On February 2, 1980, in LaPorte, he married Dorothy M. Goodsite, who...

John J. Hagen
May 31, 2004
John J. Hagen, 65, died at 9:00 a.m. Monday May 31, 2004 at his home. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 5, at the Cutler Funeral Home, LaPorte. The service will be conducted by the Lincoln Township Volunteer Fire Department. Military rites will also be conducted at the funeral home. Cremation has taken place...

Leota Madeline Clark
May 25, 2004
Leota Madeline Clark, 79, of 704 Gary Court, LaPorte, died at 8:50 a.m., Tuesday, May 25, 2004 at LaPorte Hospital. She was born on August 3, 1924, in Mill Creek, Indiana to Russell & Mabel (Sensenbaugh) Clark. On Feb-ruary 14, 1947, she married Richard Clark, who survives. Also surviving are a son, Bruce (Felicia) Clark, LaPorte; 4 grandchildren, Greg Clark,...

Lillie Lindsey
May 24, 2004
Lillie Lindsey, 78, of Stillwell, died at 11:00 a.m., Monday May 24, 2004 at her home. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday May 28, 2004 at the Cutler Funeral Home with Pastor Monroe Jones officiating. Visitation will be on Thursday from 4:00-8:00 p.m. and Friday from 9:00 a.m. until the time of services. Burial will...

Banford Gus Augustus Kincaid
May 22, 2004
Banford Gus Augustus Kincaid, 96, of 0504 E. CR200 N. LaPorte, passed away early Saturday morning, May 22, 2004 at his home. He was born May 21, 1908, in Beattysville, KY to Fletcher L. and Leona B. (Spencer) Kincaid. On September 28, 1927, he married Beatrice R. Macauley, who survives. Also surviving are one granddaughter, Jennifer Adams Langenstein; one grandson,...

Grace Elizabeth Baske
May 10, 2004
Grace Elizabeth Baske, 78, of Hanna, IN, died at 2:05 a.m. Monday, May 10, 2004 at the Fountainview Terrace Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Cremation has taken place and a private family service will be held at a later date. She was born December 24, 1925, in Kingsbury, IN to Stanley & Elizabeth (Coil) Rudolph. On April 14, 1946, in Crown...

Juanita Turner
May 10, 2004
Juanita Turner, 79, of Hamilton Grove and formerly of 3980 S. 800 E., Fish Lake, died at 1:10 p.m. Monday, May 10, 2004 at LaPorte Hospital. She had also formerly lived in Gary, IN and Zephyrhills, FL. Juanita was born on May 22, 1924, in Whitesboro, TX to Robert A. & Charlotte (Fritz) Turner. Survivors include her nieces, Betty J....

Henry H. Butch Schrier Sr
May 5, 2004
Henry H. Butch Schrier Sr., 76, of 1532 First Street, LaPorte, died at 6:20 p.m. Wednesday, May 5, 2004 at LaPorte Hospital. The funeral will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday at the Cutler Funeral Home with Jim Eiler officiating. Friends may call from 2:00-8:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday from 8:00 a.m. until the time of the service. Burial will...

Jeannette (Jan) Gustafson
May 2, 2004
Jeannette (Jan) Gustafson, 0774 N. Orr Lake Road, LaPorte, passed away on Sunday, May 2, 2004. She was born in LaPorte on December 20, 1921 to Walter J. and Dorothy (Dolan) Backus. She graduated from LaPorte High School in 1940, and later graduated form Gregg Business College in Chicago. Her first job was working at the Merchandise Mart in Chicago....

Donald Lloyd Metheny Sr
Apr 28, 2004
Donald Lloyd Metheny Sr., 67, New Carlisle, died of natural causes at 7:10 a.m. Wednesday (April 28, 2004) at LaPorte Hospital. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Cutler Funeral Home, LaPorte, with Carl Bush officiating. Burial will be in Swan Lake Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday...

Kenneth McGaffey
Apr 27, 2004
Kenneth McGaffey, 78, LaPorte, died of natural causes at 11:08 p.m. Tuesday (April 27, 2004) at LaPorte Hospital. A graveside funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Pine Lake Cemetery. There will be no visitation. Cutler Funeral Home, LaPorte, handled arrangements. He was born Sept. 17, 1925, in Los Angeles to Kenneth M. and Ida M. (Bair) McGaffey. On...
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