Flora Ella Kaler, 83, of Hamlet, IN, died Saturday, July 11, 2015, at IU Health LaPorte Hospital.
She was born Aug. 3, 1931, in Coalfield, TN, to Jim and Alta Mae (Carder) West.
Flora had worked for 10 years at McDonald’s restaurant, retiring in 2005. She was a member of Landmark Missionary Baptist Church in LaPorte. Flora loved spending time with her family, children and grandchildren.
On Sept. 11, 1954, in LaPorte, she married John Daniel Kaler, who preceded her in death Aug. 25, 2006.
Flora was also preceded in death by her parents and six brothers, Arthur, Jesse, Bill, James, Hobart, and Ray West.
She is survived by her five children, Patsy (Frank) Wiesner of Sun City, AZ, Paula Fowler of LaPorte, James (Lori) Kaler of Hamlet, Judy (Vern) Miller of Walkerton, IN, and Dwayne (Heather) Kaler of Eau Claire, MI; 10 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; one sister, Jeanette Cross of LaPorte; and two brothers, Martin (Emma) West of LaPorte and S.A. (Betty) West of Ohio.
The family will receive friends at Haverstock Funeral Home and Cremation Services, LaPorte, on Thursday, July 16, from 4 to 8 p.m. and Friday, July 17, from 9 to 10 a.m. A life celebration will be held Friday at 10 a.m. at the funeral home with Pastor Royce Ford officiating. Interment will follow at Pine Lake Cemetery, LaPorte.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Ronald McDonald House Charities, 26345 Network Place, Chicago, IL 60673-1263.
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