Paul Jurkowski
Jul 3, 2008
Mr. Philip L. "LeRoy" Jurkowski, age 54, of La Porte, Ind., died 3:43 p.m. Thursday, July 3, 2008, at his home in La Porte, Ind. He was born June 2, 1954 in La Porte, Ind. to Aloysisus Jurkowski and the late Gloria Gerds Jurkowski. He has lived most of his life in the La Porte area. Mr. Jurkowski was self-employed...
Clarence Stewart
Jul 3, 2008
Mr Clarence T. "Tom Dooley" Stewart, age 81, of LaPorte, Ind., died 10:58 pm Thursday, July 3, 2008, at Beverly LivingCenter -Fountainview in La Porte, Ind. He was born November 4, 1926 in Ashwood, Tenn. to the Charles Stewart Sr. and the late Anna Dee Riddell Stewart. He has lived in the LaPorte area most of his life coming from...
Bertha Edmonds
Jun 28, 2008
Mrs. Bertha L. Edmonds, age 77, of La Porte, Ind., died 2:02 AM Saturday, June 28, 2008, at LaPorte Hospital. She was born December 22, 1930 in Lexington Co. SC to the late Nealy Rikard and the late Cordia Allwine Rikard. She has lived in the LaPorte area for 54 years coming from South Carolina. Mrs. Edmonds a homemaker and...
Wilbur Smith Sr.
Jun 26, 2008
Mr. Wilbur A. Smith, Sr., age 90, of New Carlisle, Ind., died Thursday, June 26, 2008, at LaPorte Hospital in La Porte, Ind. He was born February 23, 1918 in South Bend, Ind. to the late Clarence Smith and the late Bessie Langman Smith. He lived most of his life in the LaPorte area. Mr. Smith was employed by U.S....
Martha Fisher
Jun 26, 2008
Martha Fisher, age 38, of La Porte, Ind., died Thursday, June 26, 2008, at LaPorte Hospital in La Porte, Ind. She was born February 15, 1970 in Chicago, Ill. to the late McKinley Fisher, Jr. and Lydia Ramos Fisher Chavez. Fisher was employed by "I" Street Bar as a waitress and was a member of St. Jude-Our Lady of Guadalupe...
Marlene Elkins
Jun 19, 2008
Mrs. Marlene June Elkins age 69, of La Porte, Ind., died Thursday, June 19, 2008, at LaPorte Hospital in La Porte, Ind. She was born April 7, 1939 in Michigan City, Ind. to the late Edward Glassman and the late Ethel Mae Livinghouse Glassman. She lived many years in the Rolling Prairie area coming from Michigan City, Ind. Mrs. Elkins...
Daniel Skovran
Jun 19, 2008
Mr. Daniel Skovran, age 41, of Westville, Ind., died Thursday, June 19, 2008, at LaPorte Hospital in La Porte, Ind. He was born March 14, 1967 in Chicago, Ill. to the late Leo Skovran and Rosalie Buczko Skovran, and has lived in the LaPorte area for 10 years coming from Chicago, Ill. Mr. Skovran was a truck driver. He enjoyed...
Kim Wilhelm
Jun 18, 2008
Miss Kim Sandra Wilhelm, age 56, of La Porte, Ind., died Wednesday, June 18, 2008, at Pilgrim Manor Nursing Home in Plymouth, Ind. She was born January 28, 1952 in La Porte, Ind. to the late William Wilhelm and Carol Olsen Wilhelm. Miss Wilhelm was employed by American Home Foods and was a member of Lambs Chapel United Methodist Church....
Donald Pavey
Jun 15, 2008
Mr. Donald Duane Pavey, age 63, of La Porte, Ind., died Sunday, June 15, 2008, at LaPorte Hospital after a long battle with cancer which he fought with dignity, courage, wisdom, and understanding. He was born August 5, 1944 in Sullivan, Ind. to the late Clyde Pavey and Wanda Webb Pavey. Mr. Pavey was a self-made man. At an early...
James Hoeppner
Jun 12, 2008
Mr. James H. Hoeppner, age 86, of LaPorte, Ind., died Thursday, June 12, 2008, at his home in La Porte, Ind. He was born February 26, 1922 in LaPorte, Ind. to the late Carl Hoeppner and the late Anna Abbeger Hoeppner. He has been a life long resident of the LaPorte area. Mr. Hoeppner was a farmer for 54 years...
Valarie Thompson
Jun 12, 2008
Mrs. Valarie A. Tarr Thompson, age 49, of Denver, N.C. formerly of LaPorte, Ind., died Thursday, June 12, 2008, at Denver, N.C. She was born September 23, 1958 in South Bend, Ind. to the late Donald Tarr and Arlene Miller Tarr. On June 29, 1991 in North Caroline she married Timothy Dale Thompson who survives. She is also survived by...
Margaret Okrzesik
Jun 11, 2008
Mrs. Margaret L. Okrzesik, age 71, of La Porte, Ind., died 10:30 AM Wednesday, June 11, 2008, at her home in La Porte, Ind. She was born February 9, 1937 in Detroit, Mich. to the late Emmett Smith and the late Sadie Harris Smith. She has lived all of her life in the LaPorte area. Mrs. Okrzesik was employed by...
Glen Peting
Jun 6, 2008
Mr. Glen Edward Peting, age 88, of Winston Salem, N.C., died Friday, June 6, 2008, at Wake Forest Univ. Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem, N.C. He was born May 18, 1920 in Cook Co., Ill. to the late Arthur Peting and the late Lesta Mills Peting. Mr. Peting served in the Army Air Corps during World War II. In...
Garnett Kelley
Jun 2, 2008
Mrs. Garnett J. Kelley, 89, of Mill Creek, died Monday, June 2, 2008 at 11 a.m. at Miller's Merry Manor, New Carlisle. She was born Feb. 7, 1919, in Ashland, Ky. to John and Betty E. Maynard Hughes. Mrs. Kelley was a member of Mill Creek Baptist Church, Lincoln Township Home Economic Club for 50 years, Lincoln Township. Farm Bureau,...
George Palm
Jun 1, 2008
Mr. George E. Palm, age 94, of La Porte, Ind., died 11:45 PM Sunday, June 1, 2008, at LaPorte Hospital in La Porte, Ind. He was born February 23, 1914 in LaPorte, IN. to the late Edward Palm and the late Wilhelmenia Meyer Palm. He has lived all of his life in the LaPorte area. Mr. Palm was an Owner...
Emily Meyers
Jun 1, 2008
Mrs. Emily J. Meyers, age 85, of Woodstock, IL, formerly of La Porte, Ind., died 10:30 PM Sunday, June 1, 2008, at Hospice Center of North East Illinois in Woodstock, Ill. She was born August 10, 1922 in South Bend Ind. to the late William Shoemaker and the late Lucy Lang Shoemaker. Mrs. Meyers was employed by Star Girl and...
Mildred Zimmerman
May 28, 2008
Mrs. Mildred Ann Zimmerman, age 76, of La Porte, Ind., died Wednesday, May 28, 2008, at Golden Living Fountainview Terrace in La Porte, Ind. She was born on October 6, 1931 in Rochester, Ind. to the late Harry Fossow and the late Verda Green Fossow. Also preceded in death are two son's, Gary Zimmerman, and Steve Zimmerman. She was married...
Walter Kegebein Sr.
May 24, 2008
Mr. Walter Lee Kegebein Sr. of LaPorte, Indiana passed into eternal life on May 24, 2008. He was born in LaPorte, Indiana to Clifford and Elsie Martensen Kegebein on August 24, 1929. He lived in Plymouth until moving to the Rolling Prairie area in 1945. He was a member of the Rolling Prairie High School class of 1947. He served...
Marie Werner
May 21, 2008
Mrs. Marie Ida Werner, age 91, of LaPorte, Ind., died Wednesday, May 21, 2008, at LaPorte Hospital in La Porte, Ind. She was born December 1, 1916 in La Porte, Ind. to the late Herman Bent and the late Ida Rosenbaum Bent. Mrs. Werner was a Homemaker and was a member of Tracy Immanuel Lutheran Church. She was also a...
Ruby Schroeder
May 18, 2008
Mrs. Ruby Marie Schroeder, age 90, of La Porte, Ind., died Sunday, May 18, 2008, at Golden Living Center of LaPorte, Ind. She was born November 17, 1917 in Monee, Ill. to the late Fred Schultz and the late Emma Terock Schultz. She has lived in the LaPorte Area for 62 years, coming from Chicago Heights, Ill. Mrs. Schroeder was...
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