Patricia Dunifon Lovaas, 1943-2021
Patricia Dunifon Lovaas, 77, of Valparaiso, Ind., and La Porte, Ind., passed away Sunday, June 13, 2021, at Avalon Springs Health Campus in Valparaiso. She was born Sept. 26, 1943, to Roy and Edna...
View ArticleVirginia Plonka, 1935-2021
Virginia Lee Plonka, 86, of La Porte, Ind., passed away peacefully at 7:45 p.m. Thursday, July 8, 2021, in her home. She was born Jan. 31, 1935, in Chicago, Ill., to Alfred and Marie (Drews) Holston....
View ArticleCarol Dinger, 1955-2021 (updated with service information)
Carol Jean Dinger, 65, of La Porte, Ind., passed away Saturday, July 3, 2021. She was born Oct. 13, 1955, in La Porte to John Graczyk and Virginia Jablonski. Carol was employed with Howmet as an...
View ArticlePamela Kissinger, 1958-2020 (service information added)
Pamela Jo Kissinger, 62, of Houston, TX, and formerly of La Porte, IN, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020, in Mesquite, TX. She was born Sept. 9, 1958, in La Porte to Claude and Violet Kissinger. She...
View ArticleTeresa Villano, 1986-2021
Teresa Villano, 35, of Westville, Ind., passed away June 16, 2021, in a North Carolina river tubing accident. She was born Feb. 2, 1986, in St. Lucie, Fla., to Jose Ruben Morales and Debi Villano of...
View ArticleNeal Swanson, 1945-2021
Neal Swanson, 76, of La Porte, Ind., passed away peacefully at 2:03 p.m. Saturday, July 10, 2021, at Miller’s Health and Rehabilitation, La Porte. He was born Jan. 17, 1945, in La Porte to Clifford...
View ArticleBetty Shunk, 1920-2021
Betty Louise Shunk, 100, of Chandler, Ariz., passed away Monday, July 5, 2021, at Parkland Memory Care, Chandler. She was born Dec. 26, 1920, in La Porte, Ind., to Roy S. and Mabel C. (Magnuson)...
View ArticleHarold Gray, 1943-2021
Harold Lewis Gray, 78, of Hamlet, Ind., passed away peacefully at his home Saturday, July 10, 2021. He was born April 1, 1943, in Port Huron, Mich., to Harold and Martha (Prath) Gray. Harold worked...
View ArticleDonald Deutscher, 1929-2021
Donald H. Deutscher, 92, passed away on July 13, 2021, with his family by his side. Don was born in Michigan City, Ind., on May 10, 1929, to Elmer and Elsie (Michau) Deutscher. He served the United...
View ArticlePatricia “Patty” Wiltfong, 1952-2020 (service information added)
Patricia “Patty” Lynn Wiltfong, 68, of La Porte, Ind., passed away Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020, at her home surrounded by family. She was born July 31, 1952, in La Porte to Henry Herman and Kathleen...
View ArticleIrene Pataluch, 1926-2021
Irene Dorothy Pataluch, 95, of La Porte, Ind., passed away peacefully at 11:38 p.m. Friday, July 16, 2021. She was born Feb. 17, 1926, in Chicago, Ill., to John and Julia (Kocaj) Koziol. In 1932,...
View ArticleGranville “Jerry” Gardner, 1934-2021
Granville “Jerry” Gardner, a devoted father and La Porte businessman, died peacefully at his daughter’s home Saturday, July 10, 2021, at 10 p.m. at the age of 86. He lived with his daughter, Lisa,...
View ArticleWilliam “Bill” Lange Jr., 1942-2021 (service information added)
William F. Lange Jr., 79, of Islamorada, Florida and La Porte, Indiana passed away on Wednesday, July 7, 2021. Bill was born on April 15, 1942 in Gary, Indiana to the late William F. Lange Sr. and...
View ArticleDouglas Fredenberg, 1944-2021
Douglas Edwin Fredenburg, 77, of La Porte, Ind., passed away peacefully at 3:30 a.m. Sunday, July 18, 2021, in his home. He was born Jan. 15, 1944, in Michigan City, Ind., to Gaylord and Olga (Kalk)...
View ArticleCasimir Baczkiewicz, 1928-2021
Casimir John Baczkiewicz, 92, of La Porte, Ind., passed away Tuesday, July 20, 2021. He was born Dec. 7, 1928, to Walter and Jadwiga (Winnicki) Baczkiewicz. Casimir was employed with the La Porte...
View ArticleVincent Peckham, 1992-2021
Vincent Scott Peckham, 29, known to many as Demonicronic, passed away unexpectedly July 19, 2021, at his home. He was born Jan. 16, 1992. Vince was a 2011 La Porte High School graduate and excelled...
View ArticleRichard Hochstetler, 1950-2021
Richard D. Hochstetler, 70, of Michigan City, Ind., passed away peacefully Tuesday, July 20, 2021, at Franciscan Health Michigan City. He was born Oct. 9, 1950, in Goshen, Ind., to William and Mary...
View ArticleCarol Strauss, 1932-2021
Carol K. Strauss, 88, of La Porte, Ind., peacefully passed away Wednesday, July 21, 2021, at Northwest Health – La Porte. She was born Dec. 16, 1932, in LaPorte to Arthur J. and Lois (Wilken) Meier....
View ArticleClint Jones, 1982-2021
Clint Allen Jones, 38, of La Porte, Ind., passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, July 21, 2021, in his home. He was born Dec. 15, 1982, in La Porte to Terry L. and Mary Lynn (Gilmore) Jones. Clint...
View ArticlePastor Ronald Devenport, 1947-2021
Pastor Ronald “Ron” Lee Devenport, 73, of Walkerton, Ind., peacefully passed away surrounded by his family on Thursday, July 22, 2021, at his home. He was born Nov. 19, 1947, in Cape Girardeau, Mo.,...
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