Obituaries

Patricia Hempel
Apr 9, 2011
Biography
Patricia C. Hempel , 83 years old of La Porte, IN, died Saturday, April 9, 2011 in Golden Living Center Fountainview, LaPorte, IN. She was born November 9, 1927 in Chicago, Illinois, Daughter of the late John and Laura (Neubert) Connors. Patricia C. (Connors) Hempel was the beloved wife of the late William G. Hempel, loving mother of...
Zachary Clark
Apr 8, 2011
Zachary Kess Clark, 56 years old of La Porte, IN, died Friday, April 8, 2011 at his home in LaPorte, Indiana. He was born June 24, 1954 in LaPorte, IN, Son of Robert Watson and Jill Kessinger Clark. He was a life long resident of La Porte. He graduated from La Porte High School and served in the U.S....

Jane Siglinger
Apr 8, 2011
Jane V. Siglinger, 78 years old of LaPorte, IN, died at 8:15 P.M. Friday, April 8, 2011 at Golden Living Center Fountainview, LaPorte. She was born on April 8, 1933 in La Porte to Warren and Marion Shafer Curtis. She was a member of First Baptist Church, LaPorte . Surviving are two Sons, Blaine S. Harris of LaPorte, and Chip...
H.C. Long
Apr 3, 2011
H. C. Long, 80 years old of La Porte, IN, died Sunday, April 3, 2011 in Golden Living Center, Countryside Place in La Porte. He was born Jan.10, 1931 in Manila, Arkansas, son of the late Robert Lee & Lillian L. (Rushing) Long. H.C. worked for Modine Manufacturing, American Rubber and retired in 1989 from Waste Management. A very hard...
Kathy Chapell
Apr 1, 2011
Kathy Chapell, 60 years old of La Porte, IN, died Friday, April 1, 2011 in Memorial Hospital, South Bend surrounded by her loving family. She was born December 2, 1950 in La Porte daughter of the late Frank and Gloria (Larson) Loring. Kathy was a member of First Baptist Church. She loved to play Pinochle and belonged to two...
Arthur Brinklow
Mar 29, 2011
Arthur Allen (Al) Brinklow , 82 years old of La Porte, IN, died Tuesday, March 29, 2011 in LaPorte Hospital . He was born July 18, 1928 in Goshen, Indiana, son of Reginald and Catharine (Allen) Brinklow . He received a BA from Wabash College and a MS from Indiana University. Following his college graduation, he began a career...
Judy Francis
Mar 29, 2011
Judy Ann Francis, 67 years old of LaPorte, IN, passed away Tuesday, March 29, 2011 in Upland, CA. She lived in LaPorte most of her life. She was born on May 26, 1943 in Knox, IN, daughter of the late Earl Carl and Mildred (Macedone) Ross. She was married in LaPorte, IN on November 5, 1960 to her husband of...
Donald Bom
Mar 28, 2011
Biography
Donald Bom, 81 years old of La Porte, IN, died Monday, March 28, 2011 in LaPorte Hospital . He was born Thursday, February 20, 1930 in Wheeling, West Virginia, son of the late Arthur Bom and the late Lillian (Droginske) Bom. Donald was married on June 12, 1954 in Steubenville, Ohio to Janet Bom who preceded him in...
Charles Beard
Mar 27, 2011
Charles Avery Beard, 53 years old of Kingsford Heights, IN, passed away Sunday, March 27, 2011 in LaPorte, IN. He was born on August 30, 1956 in Roane County, Tennessee, Son of the late Gentry Harrison and Lois Mae (Picklesimer) Beard. Charles enjoyed playing music, singing and golf. He also liked to cook. He was a member of the American...
Mary Fanning
Mar 19, 2011
Mary Ann (Bede) Fanning passed away on March 19, 2011 at 5:30 P.M. at Lake Park Residential Care Center, Lake Station, IN. When the Lord called her to her Eternal home. She was born January 4, 1955 in Grand Island, NE., the only daughter of Bob and Evelyn Bede. on January 23, 1955 she was baptized at St. Paul...
Donald Murray
Mar 17, 2011
Donald Lee "Red" Murray, 76 years old of LaPorte, IN, died Thursday, March 17, 2011 at his home. He was born on February 9, 1935 in Rensselaer, IN, Son of the late John Thomas and Lillian (Byrne) Murray. He was married on May 1, 1981 in LaPorte, IN., to Rena (Mann) Murray who survives. Also surviving are his children: Pamela...
Bryan Tucker
Mar 10, 2011
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Bryan D. Tucker, 56 years old of La Porte, IN, died Thursday, March 10, 2011 in his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Chicago, IL, Son of David A. & Inez F. (Stephens) Tucker. He was married in LaPorte to Patricia "Pepper" (Phillips) Tucker. He worked as a truck driver for G.T.B....
Betty Scheidel
Feb 27, 2011
Betty E. Scheidel, 55 years old of La Porte, IN, died Sunday, February 27, 2011 in Valparaiso Care and Rehab . She was born January 19, 1956 in La Porte , Daughter of Don Paul Scheidel, Sr. & Thelma LaDonna Schoff. She was a member of First Church of God in La Porte. Surviving are Parents, Jack & Thelma McGinnis,...
Matthew Thompson
Feb 24, 2011
Matthew Thomas Thompson, 35 years old of La Porte, IN passed away on Thursday morning at his home of natural causes. He was born on September 24, 1975 in Fort Bragg, NC. Matthew worked in the plumbing trade. Matthew was a very intelligent man who loved to cook and enjoyed watching sports. Surviving are his mother, Diane (Steven) Monroe of...
Jill Clark
Feb 20, 2011
Jill B. Clark, 77 years old of La Porte, IN, died Sunday, February 20, 2011 in Our Lady of Peace in Mishawaka, Indiana. She was born Feb. 16, 1934 in Hillsboro, IL., daughter of Oren C. and Genevieve (Valiquet) Kessinger. She was a cook at the Oriental Restaurant and the DelRay Inn for many years. She loved music, played the...
Arthur Coldiron
Feb 14, 2011
Arthur R. Coldiron, 63 years old of La Porte, IN, died Monday, February 14, 2011 in Golden Living Center Fountainview. He was born June 5, 1947 in Hilltop Kentucky , son of the late Luther Coldiron and the late Bonnie Coldiron Rudd. Surviving are his wife, Janet Coldiron of LaPorte, IN; his children, Steve Coldiron of LaPorte, IN, Terra...
Josephine Allesee
Feb 13, 2011
Josephine "Jo" Allesee, 86 years old of La Porte, IN, died Sunday, February 13, 2011 in LaPorte Hospital. She was born July 6, 1924 in LaPorte, IN, Daughter of Benjamin and Edna (Grimes) Pate. Jo graduated in 1942 from LaPorte High School, She retired in 1988 after 30 years with LaPorte Community School Corporation. At retirement she was assistant to...
Phyliss Benn
Feb 7, 2011
Phyliss Ashmun Benn, 86, of LaPorte passed away on Monday February 7 at Brentwood Assisted Living after a two year struggle with cancer. She was surrounded by her family in the final days. Phyliss Benn was born on August 26, 1924, in Washburn, Wisconsin, to Van S. and Margaret (Fiege) Ashmun and spent her early years in Ashland, Wisconsin. In...

Elizabeth Prokop
Jan 28, 2011
Elizabeth M. Prokop , 86 years old of La Porte, IN, died at 2 PM, Friday, January 28, 2011 at Brentwood Assistant Living, LaPorte. She was born March 21, 1924 in Elkhart, Indiana, Daughter of George and Helen Fritz Gillway. On January 7, 1967 in LaPorte, she married John A. Prokop, who preceded her in Death on November 1, 2002....

Herbert Colston
Jan 21, 2011
Herbert Alvie Colston 78 of LaPorte, IN, after a long illness, went home to our Lord on January 21, 2011 at the LaPorte Hospital surrounded by family and friends. Herbert began life's journey on February 28, 1932 in Giles County, Tennessee, born to the now deceased Cullen & Elizabeth (Henderson) Colston. In 1952 as a young man he enlisted in...
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