Nov 21, 2012

William G. "Bill" Ekins passed away on November 21, 2012 at IU Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, IN. He was born on September 22, 1956 to Ronald & Dorothy (Swan) Ekins in La Porte. On August 7, 1982 he married Terri Post; she survives. He is also survived by, his wife Terri Ekins of La Porte; two children, Jamilyn (Ashley...

Nov 17, 2012

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Alexander "Sandy" T. MacLeod, Jr., age 71of Walkerton, IN, died Saturday, November 17, 2012 at I.U. Health LaPorte Hospital. He was born March 16, 1941 in Gary, IN, son of Alexander T. Sr. and Elsie Mae Jones MacLeod. On June 15, 1968 he married Rose Ann Toman, who survives. He served our country honorably in the...

Nov 16, 2012

Merlin D. "Mert" Sampson, 86 of La Porte, IN, passed away Friday, November 16, 2012 at IU Health LaPorte Hospital. He was born September 19, 1926 in LaPorte, son of Russell and Goldie Fuller Sampson. He married Mary Utnehmer who preceded him in death, then married Barbara Day on July 24, 1953 who also preceded him in death. Surviving are...

Nov 13, 2012

Kenneth W. Kaley, 96 years old of LaPorte, IN, passed away on Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at Golden Living Center Fountainview. He was born December 23, 1915 in Peru, IN, son of the late John W. and Bodie (Lang) Kaley. Kenneth was married on August 7, 1948 in Michigan City, IN to Emma Jacob who preceded him in death on...

Nov 12, 2012

George Burley Stout, age 62 of LaPorte, Indiana, died at 8:10 A.M., Monday, November 12, 2012 at I.U. Health LaPorte Hospital. He was born December 29, 1949 in Winamac, IN, son of Burl and Fern Roberts Stout. He was retired from A & A Metal, LaPorte, IN. He served honorably in the United States Army, serving in Germany. He also...

Nov 10, 2012

Marvin Kalsow, of La Porte passed away at the age of 85, on Saturday November 10, 2012 at Brentwood in La Porte. He was born on July 11, 1927 the son of the late Lester & Charlotte (Fenker) Kalsow. On October 16, 1954 he married Corinne Hanes, she preceded him in death on September 18, 2010. He is survived by...

Nov 8, 2012

Virginia Chalik of La Porte, IN passed away on Thursday, November 8, 2012 at the age of 94. She was born on October 16, 1918 to Otto & Josephine (Hopkins) Conrad in La Porte. On February 21, 1942 she married John Chalik Jr., who preceded her in death in 1999. She is survived by three children, John (Susan Chamberlain) Chalik...

Nov 4, 2012

Lawrence "Larry" Wysocki, Sr. "Pops", 76 years old of Walkerton, IN, passed away on Sunday, November 4, 2012 in IU Health LaPorte Hospital. He was born September 7, 1936 in Blue Island, IL, son of the late Constant and Rose (Hahn) Wysocki. Larry was married on October 16, 1958 to Joyce Hamer who survives. Larry was a US Navy Veteran,...

Nov 4, 2012

Mary Marjorie Coffeen of LaPorte, Indiana passed away in Westville on Sunday, November 4 at the age of 80. Marj was born on May 15, 1932 in Winchester, Indiana to Ennis Avery and Mary Elizabeth (Wigmore) Gulley. She grew up in Winchester with two brothers and two sisters. She graduated from Winchester High School and later in life received a...

Nov 3, 2012

Maureen Meadway, age 84 of LaPorte, died at 4:55 P.M. Saturday, November 3, 2012 at Golden Living Center - Fountainview Terrace, LaPorte, IN. She was born September 14, 1928 in Lancashire, England, daughter of William Henry and Beatrice Wells Meadway. She had served for the Royal Air Force in England following WWII. She was a member of the LaPorte Hospital...

Oct 29, 2012

Jacob Tsitrian, 93, died October 29, 2012 at IU LaPorte Hospital. He was born March 18, 1919 in Turkey to Kristina and Mgerdich Chitrian (translates to Tsitrian). He served in the Greek Army and was a POW during the Holocaust. Coming to the US in 1950 as a refugee, he lived many years in California where he owned several restaurants,...

Oct 28, 2012

Fred Arthur Henry Krause Jr. passed away on Sunday October 28, 2012 at his home in La Porte at the age of 91. He was born on May 15, 1921, son of the late Fred Arthur & “Mollie” Amelia (Putzey) Krause . On June 1, 1947 he married Mary Louise Krause; she preceded him in death on April 25, 2009....

Oct 27, 2012

Norman Lee Campbell, of La Porte passed on Saturday October 27, 2012 at home at the age of 85. He was born on July 16, 1927 in Jay County, IN to Irvin & Lilly (Hiestand) Campbell. He married Eloise E. Keirn, his bride of 63 years on June 29, 1949 in Fort Wayne, IN; she survives. He is also survived...

Oct 23, 2012

Raymond Willard "Papa Smurf" Helterbrand, Jr., 74 years old of LaPorte, IN, passed away on Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at his home. He was born May 10, 1938 in LaPorte, IN, son of the late Raymond Willard and Nellie (Stone) Helterbrand, Sr. Raymond was an eagle scout and served his country honorably in the United States Navy. He was a...

Oct 22, 2012

Mary Goff Burns, born in La Porte, Indiana, September 18, 1909, was a descendant of two local pioneer families. The daughter of Clifford L. Goff and Nettie Travis, Mrs. Burns passed away October 22, 2012. She was one hundred and three years of age. A graduate of La Porte High School in 1927, she graduated from Indiana University School of...

Oct 20, 2012

Lewis Nelson Vermilyer, Sr., age 89 of Kingsbury, IN, died at 2:05 A.M. Saturday, October 20, 2012 at Golden Living Center Fountainview, LaPorte. He was born March 28, 1923 in LaPorte, son of Nelson Barnum and Liesetta Schlaudraff Vermilyer. In 1944 he married Mildred Frances Pszeniczny. He was a member of the Community of Christ Church, Galien, MI, and was...

Oct 19, 2012

Rosemary Rucker, 90 years old, of Fort Wayne, IN, formerly of LaPorte, passed away on Friday, October 19, 2012 at Arbor Glen Retirement Community in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. She was born February 1, 1922 in Chicago, IL, daughter of the late George and Helen (Drauschke) Chor. Rosemary was born and raised in Chicago and moved to LaPorte in 1949. She...

Oct 10, 2012

James Daniel Ivester, 39 years old of Colorado Springs, CO, passed away on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at his home. He was born April 30, 1973 in Harker Heights, TX, son of Dan Charles Ivester and Terry Bowers (Ivester) who are both from LaPorte and were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Surviving are his...

Oct 9, 2012

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Betty J Koss, 87 years old of Walkerton, IN, recently of Wheatfield, IN, passed away Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at IU Health LaPorte Hospital . She was born December 20, 1924 in Gary, IN, daughter of the late George Pauline (Delgan) Kerezman, Sr. Betty was married to Reginald A. Koss who preceded her in death on...

Oct 5, 2012

Shirley (Euler) Weiss passed away at home in Lewisburg, TN on October 5, 2012 at the age of 76. She was born the daughter of the late Ketter & Grace (Wheaton) Euler in LaPorte, IN on March 4, 1936. She is survived by her beloved children Glenda (David) Henn of Logansport, Malinda (Jim) Jablonski and Justin Freese both of...