Barbara Jean McCorkel died June 8, 2013, in LaPorte.
She was born to Herman and Martha (Lilly) Noel on Aug. 5, 1943, in Lexington, KY. The family moved to LaPorte County in 1953.
Barbara attended Mill Creek High School, where she was a cheerleader. She acquired a Certified Nurse’s Aide License in LaPorte County and was employed at Fountainview Nursing Home in LaPorte for 15 years. She was also employed at the VNA for hospice caregiving in LaPorte County and in Stuart, FL.
She is survived by her husband of 15 years, Larry McCorkel; two daughters, Debbie Hazelbaker Riggs and Angie Hazelbaker Conlin; two granddaughters, Nicole Conlin Losiniecki and Leslie Kahn; a great-grandson, Timothy Losiniecki Jr.; brothers, Don, Charles, Bill, Ken and Larry Noel; sisters, Lucy Mize, Margaret Dial, Bernie Yerby and Peggy Gladden; a niece, Beverly Dean Jennette; and a son-in-law, Randy Conlin.
She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Ernest, Herman Jr. and Bob Noel; a sister, Joyce Whilhelm; and a grandson, Billy Kahn.
A private family gathering in Barbara’s honor will be held at a later date. Cutler Funeral Home and Cremation Center, LaPorte, is handling arrangements.
Messages of condolence may be posted below on WNLP, as well as at www.cutlerfuneralhome.com.