Obituaries

Mrs. Maxine Seymour Bessler

Mrs. Maxine Seymour Bessler

Dec 26, 2003

Mrs. Maxine Seymour Bessler, 85, Wanatah, died at 9:15 p.m. Friday (Dec. 26, 2003) at Porter Memorial Hospital in Valparaiso. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Cutler Funeral Home, LaPorte, with Craig Culver officiating. Burial will be in Monon Cemetery, Monon, Ind. Visitation is from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday and from 10 a.m. until the service...

Vance N. Iselman

Vance N. Iselman

Dec 24, 2003

Vance N. Iselman, 83, LaPorte, died at 7:10 a.m. Wednesday (Dec. 24, 2003) at LaPorte Hospital. A private family service will be at a later time. Burial will be in Patton Cemetery. There will be no visitation. Cutler Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Mr. Iselman was born Feb. 14, 1920, in LaPorte, to Frank and Elsie (Brayton) Iselman. On June...

Irene D. Swanson

Irene D. Swanson

Dec 22, 2003

Irene D. Swanson, 87, LaPorte, died at noon Monday (Dec. 22, 2003) at LaPorte Hospital. The funeral is at 11 a.m. Monday at Bethany Lutheran Church, LaPorte, with the Rev. Laura Altman officiating. Burial is in Carmel Chapel Cemetery. Visitation is from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Cutler Funeral Home, LaPorte, and 10 a.m. until the service Monday at...

Ahlie Abiney

Ahlie Abiney

Dec 17, 2003

Ahlie Abiney, 77, LaPorte, died of natural causes at 11:50 a.m. Wednesday (Dec. 17, 2003) at his home. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Cutler Funeral Home, with Pastor Joe officiating. Burial will be in Swan Lake Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. until the funeral Friday at...

Lorella Eileen Schafer

Lorella Eileen Schafer

Dec 17, 2003

Lorella Eileen Schafer, 86, New Carlisle, formerly of LaPorte, died at 9:05 p.m. Wednesday (Dec. 17, 2003) at Hamilton Grove Communities, New Carlisle. The funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Cutler Funeral Home, with Dr. Howard Abbott officiating. Burial will be in Pine Lake Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. today and from 9 a.m....

Warren C. Wakeman

Warren C. Wakeman

Dec 16, 2003

Warren C. Wakeman, 75, LaPorte, died of natural causes at 7:57 p.m. Tuesday (Dec. 16, 2003) at LaPorte Hospital. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Cutler Funeral Home, with the Rev. Doug Hadley officiating. Burial will be in Pine Lake Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, and from...

Larry D. Johnson

Larry D. Johnson

Dec 12, 2003

Larry D. Johnson, 61, LaPorte, died at 7 p.m. Friday (Dec. 12, 2003) at LaPorte Hospital of natural causes. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Cutler Funeral Home, with the Rev. Doug Hadley officiating. Interment will follow at 3 p.m. E.S.T. at South Union Cemetery, Nappanee, Ind., with the Rev. David Harper officiating. Visitation is from 3...

Louis L. Solmos Jr

Louis L. Solmos Jr

Dec 10, 2003

Louis L. Solmos Jr., 84, LaPorte, died at 2 a.m. Wednesday (Dec. 10, 2003) at Fountainview Terrace Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. The memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Cutler Funeral Home, LaPorte, with the Rev. George Vrabely officiating. Burial will be in Pine Lake Cemetery with full military rites. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until the...

Harry W. Gregory

Harry W. Gregory

Dec 9, 2003

Harry W. Gregory, 84, LaPorte, died at 6:13 p.m. (EST) Tuesday December 9, 2003, at St. Joseph Medical Center, South Bend. The funeral will be at 1:00 p.m. Friday at Cutler Funral Home, LaPorte, with Dr. Howard Abbott officiating. Burial will be in Patton Cemetery, where full military rites will be conducted. Visitation will be from 2:00-8:00 p.m. today with...

Fred Jack Ott

Fred Jack Ott

Dec 8, 2003

Fred Jack Ott, 83, LaPorte, died of natural causes at 11:45 a.m. Monday (Dec. 8, 2003) at Fountainview Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in LaPorte. The funeral will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Cutler Funeral Home, LaPorte, with the Rev. Hugh Smith officiating. Burial will be at a later time at Pine Lake Cemetery. Visitation is from 4 to...

Chester A. Grys

Chester A. Grys

Dec 6, 2003

Chester A. Grys, 66, LaPorte, died of natural causes at 12:04 a.m. Saturday (Dec. 6, 2003) at LaPorte Hospital. The funeral is at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Cutler Funeral Home, with the Rev. Dennis Meyer officiating. Full military rites will follow. Interment will be in Patton Cemetery at a later time. Visitation is from 1 p.m. until the funeral Tuesday...

Arlowa Schuyler Vorm

Arlowa Schuyler Vorm

Dec 5, 2003

Arlowa Schuyler Vorm, 77, North Judson, died of natural causes Friday (Dec. 5, 2003) at Porter Memorial Hospital, Valparaiso. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. EST Monday at United Methodist Church, North Judson, with the Rev. David Mullens officiating. A private burial will take place at a later date. There will be no visitation. Cutler Funeral Home, LaPorte, handled...

Kathy Louise Mace

Kathy Louise Mace

Nov 23, 2003

Kathy Louise Mace, 58, LaPorte, died Sunday morning (Nov. 23, 2003) at Rush Presbyterian Hospital, Chicago. A requiem Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, LaPorte, with the Rev. James Jones officiating. Burial is in Pine Lake Cemetery at a later date. Visitation is from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Cutler Funeral Home,...

Dorothy Musselman

Dorothy Musselman

Nov 22, 2003

Dorothy Musselman, 88, LaPorte, died at 2:18 a.m. Saturday (Nov. 22, 2003) at LaPorte Hospital. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Cutler Funeral Home, with the Rev. Doug Hadley officiating. Burial will take place in Pine Lake Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday and from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Tuesday at...

Donald E. Webb

Donald E. Webb

Nov 22, 2003

Donald E. Webb, 83, Union Mills, died at 8:10 p.m. EST Saturday (Nov. 22, 2003) at Elkhart Rehabilitation Center, Elkhart, Ind. The funeral is at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Cutler Funeral Home, LaPorte, with the Rev. Bob Clevenger officiating. Burial is in Crown Hill Cemetery, Knox, Ind., where full military rites will be conducted. Visitation is from 4 to 8...

John C. Hargrave

John C. Hargrave

Nov 20, 2003

John C. Hargrave, 91, LaPorte, died at 8:35 a.m. Thursday (Nov. 20, 2003) at LaPorte Hospital. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 30, in the LaPorte First United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Doug Hadley officiating. A private family entombment will be in Swan Lake Memorial Gardens, Michigan City. There will be no visitation. Cutler Funeral...

David J. Tastet

David J. Tastet

Nov 18, 2003

David J. Tastet, Sr., 51, LaPorte, died of natural causes at 11:25 p.m. Tuesday (Nov. 18, 2003) at Countryside Place Nursing Home, LaPorte. A memorial service will be at 6 p.m. Friday at Community AME Church, LaPorte. Burial will be in Mount Mariah Cemetery, Sixth Ward, La. There will be no visitation. Cutler Funeral Home handled arrangements. He was born...

Rosetta B. Newkirk

Rosetta B. Newkirk

Nov 15, 2003

Rosetta B. Newkirk, 76, Rolling Prairie, died at midnight Saturday (Nov. 15, 2003) at LaPorte Hospital. The funeral is at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Cutler Funeral Home, LaPorte, with the Rev. David Tripp officiating. Burial is in Patton Cemetery, LaPorte, with American Legion Post 434, Kingsford Heights, performing full military rites. Visitation is from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and...

John R. Scott

John R. Scott

Oct 26, 2003

John R. Scott, 82, LaPorte, formerly of Devon Springs, Fla., died at 2:45 p.m. Sunday (Oct. 26, 2003) at Countryside Place Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, LaPorte. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Cutler Funeral Home, 2900 Monroe St., LaPorte, with the Rev. Hugh Smith officiating. Burial will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery, Mill Creek. Visitation is from...

Robert Lee Smith Sr

Robert Lee Smith Sr

Oct 23, 2003

Robert Lee Smith Sr., 70, LaPorte, died at 11:15 p.m. Thursday (Oct. 23, 2003) at his home of natural causes. A memorial service will be at 7 p.m. Monday (Oct. 27, 2003) at Countryside Christian Church, Michigan City, with the Rev. Rick Jones officiating. A private family interment will be held in Swan Lake Memorial Gardens, Michigan City. Visitation will...