Willis Thornton
Dec 9, 2010
Mr. Willis Thornton, 59, of South Bend, Indiana, passed away on Thursday December 9, 2010 at his home. He was born June 17, 1951 in Lehi, Arkansas, the son of Willis Thornton and Jesse Harris Thornton. Willis was a carpenter. He is survived by his companion - Brenda of South Bend, IN; seven sisters - Dorothy Robert Nelson of Little...
Walter Becker
Dec 8, 2010
Walter Becker, 88, of LaPorte, Indiana, died Wednesday December 8, 2010 at Golden Living Center Fountainview in LaPorte. He was born December 3, 1922 in Cismar, Germany, the son of Wilhelm Friedrich Carl Becker and Margarette Scheef Becker. Walter had lived in the LaPorte area, since 1936 coming from Chicago, Illinois. Walter was owner/operator for Becker Excavating. He was a...
Mary Peterson
Dec 7, 2010
Mary J. "Jean" Peterson, 91, of LaPorte, Indiana, passed away on Tuesday December 7, 2010 at Golden Living Center-Countryside in LaPorte. She was born January 8, 1919 in La Porte, Indiana, the daughter of Glen O. Ott and Vita C. Rittenhouse Ott. Mary had lived in the LaPorte area, all of her life. Mary had worked for American Home Foods...
Shirley Maxey
Dec 7, 2010
Shirley Shippee Maxey, age 81, died in La Porte Indiana on Tuesday December 7, 2010, after recently moving back home from Waynesville, North Carolina. Shirley was born to Bert Shippee and Helen Tappan Shippee on November 10, 1929, in La Porte County. She graduated in 1948 from Springfield High School, and pursued training for missionary work that took place at...
Delbert Stevens
Dec 6, 2010
Delbert D. Stevens, 86, of LaPorte, Indiana, passed away on Monday December 6, 2010 at Golden Living Center Fountainview in LaPorte, IN. He was born October 8, 1924 in La Porte, Indiana, the son of Leroy D. Stevens and Estella L. Dunham Stevens. Delbert was a life-long resident of LaPorte. Delbert had been a member of the First Christian Church...
Craig Mcdonald
Dec 5, 2010
Mr. Craig A. McDonald, 61, of La Porte, Indiana, passed away on Sunday December 5, 2010 at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, IN. He was born August 29, 1949 in Winamac, Indiana, the son of Guy McDonald and Patricia Reed McDonald-Weaver. Craig was the owner of Craig McDonald Insurance. He was a member of Moose Lodge of LaPorte and the Life...
Clifford Bealor
Dec 1, 2010
Mr. Clifford D. Bealor, 84, of La Porte, Indiana, passed away on Wednesday December 1, 2010 at La Porte Hospital. He was born May 28, 1926 in Walkerton, Indiana, the son of Joseph Raymond Bealor and Ruth Peer Bealor. Clifford worked as a customer service representative for Indiana Michigan Electric Co. for forty-two years, retiring in 1978. He was a...
Dorothy King
Nov 26, 2010
Mrs. Dorothy A. King, 80, of La Porte, Indiana, died Friday November 26, 2010 at the La Porte Hospital. She was born July 23, 1930 in Vincennes, Indiana, the daughter of Robert Ellis and Helen Finch Ellis. Dorothy was a homemaker. She was a member and attended the La Porte Church of the Nazarene and the Koonze Lake Ministry Church....
Mildred Clifton
Nov 23, 2010
Mrs. Mildred G. Clifton, 72, of New Carlisle, Indiana, passed away on Tuesday November 23, 2010 at Hamilton Communities, Inc. in New Carlisle, IN. She was born March 21, 1938 in Baltimore, Maryland, the daughter of William Pagen and Lydia Marshall Pagen. Mildred had worked for the Autolite Corp., American Home Foods and Kenco Plastics. She was a member of...
Sylvester Salisbury
Nov 23, 2010
Mr. Sylvester L. Salisbury, 81, of Elkhart, Indiana, passed away Tuesday November 23, 2010 at Woodland Manor in Elkhart, IN. He was born May 3, 1929 in, Michigan, the son of Lyle Smith and Ethel Smith. Sylvester worked in landscaping and did custodial work. On November 15, 1949, in LaPorte, IN, he married Louella May Tarnow Salisbury who preceded him...
Roland Olson
Nov 20, 2010
Mr. Roland M. Olson, 75, of Mill Creek, Indiana, passed away Saturday November 20, 2010 at Hamilton Communities, Inc. in New Carlisle, IN. He was born February 10, 1935 in Mill Creek, Indiana, the son of Guy Olson and Eva Miller Olson. Roland worked in the maintenance department for twenty-five years for the Whirlpool Corp, retiring in 1995. He was...
Helen Miller
Nov 20, 2010
Mrs. Helen E. Miller, 96, of La Porte, Indiana, died Saturday November 20, 2010 at Golden Living Center-Countryside in La Porte, IN. She was born August 20, 1914 in Beaman, Missouri, the daughter of Calvin I DeWitt and Rebecca J. Wilson DeWitt. Helen was a homemaker and helped take care of the elderly. She was a Jehovah Witness. In Nov...
Georgetta Brinckman
Nov 14, 2010
Mrs. Georgetta L. "Jody" Brinckman, 73, of La Porte, Indiana, passed away Sunday November 14, 2010 at her home. She was born February 8, 1937 in Lafayette, Indiana, the daughter of Gerald A. Goldsberry and Alta L. Lovejoy Goldsberry. She had lived in the LaPorte area, since she was sixteen years old, coming from Lafayette, Indiana. Georgetta worked as a...
Ima Kellogg
Nov 9, 2010
Ima Kellogg, 77, of Hamlet, Indiana, passed away Tuesday November 9, 2010 at La Porte Hospital. She was born February 3, 1933 in Bonnerdale, Arkansas, the daughter of Robert Betts and Elsie Raspberry Betts. Ima had lived in the LaPorte area, for forty-three years coming from Missouri. Ima was a homemaker. She was a former Lionette member of Fish Lake....
Doris Murray
Nov 7, 2010
Yvonne Murray, 76, of Westville, Indiana, passed away on Sunday November 7, 2010 at her home. She was born April 2, 1934 in Chicago Heights, Illinois, the daughter of Charles O?Banion and Victoria McKeska O'Banion. Yvonne had lived in the Westville area, since 1967. Yvonne had worked as a school bus driver for the Westville School System for thirty years,...
Melmore Reed
Nov 6, 2010
Mrs. Melmore N. Reed, 87, of LaPorte, Indiana, passed away on Saturday November 6, 2010 at Settlers House in La Porte, IN. She was born December 31, 1922 in Michigan City, Indiana, the daughter of Norman Miller and Linda Rinker Miller. Melmore was a life-long resident of the LaPorte area. Melmore was a homemaker and a sales clerk for J....
Donald Spaeth
Nov 4, 2010
Donald L. Spaeth, 79, of Rolling Prairie, Indiana, passed away Thursday November 4, 2010 at South Bend Memorial Hospital in South Bend, Indiana. He was born June 3, 1931 in Bedford, Indiana, the son of Donald C. Spaeth and Lillie M. Delaney Spaeth. Donald worked as a District Manager for Pepsi-Cola for thirty-seven years, retiring in 1997. He was a...
Margaret Curtis
Nov 2, 2010
Mrs. Margaret "Marge" R. Curtis, 84, of La Porte, Indiana, died Tuesday November 2, 2010 at La Porte Hospital. She was born February 9, 1926 in Huntington, Indiana, the daughter of Herman Lewis and Winifred Smith Lewis. She has lived in the La Porte area for over 50 years coming from Huntington. Margaret was a homemaker and vice president of...
Nicholas Winters
Nov 2, 2010
Nicholas "Nick" R. Winters, 29, of La Porte, Indiana, passed away Tuesday November 2, 2010 at La Porte Hospital. He was born October 13, 1981 in Wabash, Indiana, the son of Roger Winters and Kimberly Gatwood Winters. Nicholas worked as a personal trainer for Fitness Plus. He attended the First United Methodist Church in Michigan City, IN. Nick was a...
Dr. Sanchez
Oct 30, 2010
Dr. Jose D. Sanchez, 92, of La Porte, Indiana, passed away on Saturday October 30, 2010 at La Porte Hospital. He was born September 13, 1918 in Morovis, Puerto Rico, the son of Jose Sanchez and Julia Santiago Flores. Dr. Sanchez was the first career trained anesthesiologist of LaPorte Hospital, he was a past president of the LaPorte County Medical...
