Obituaries

William Rose

William Rose

Apr 30, 2004

Mr. William J. Rose, 88, of 3353 E. Division Rd., LaPorte, IN., died Friday April 30, 2004, at 12:45 p.m. at the LaPorte Hospital. He was born August 29, 1915 in LaPorte, IN. to John N. & Anna Mae Miller Rose Sr. and had lived in the LaPorte area all of his life. Mr. Rose was a Farm Owner and...

Gladys Major

Gladys Major

Apr 29, 2004

The funeral for Mrs. Gladys M. Major, 95, of 1900 I St., LaPorte, will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Haverstock Funeral Home, LaPorte, with Rev. David Hill officiating. She died Thursday, April 29, 2004, at 9:45 p.m. at Fountainview Terrace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, La-Porte. Friends may call Monday from 9 a.m. until the service. Burial will be in...

Orell Fortner

Orell Fortner

Apr 28, 2004

Orell M. Fortner, 87, of 8612 W. CR 125 S., LaPorte, IN., died Wednesday April 28, 2004 at 5:38 a.m. at her residence. She was born February 17, 1917, in Adamsville, TN, to Ivey and Ruby Mayfield Brasfield, and has lived in the LaPorte area for four years moving here from Benton Harbor, MI. where she was a homemaker. On...

William Eaves

William Eaves

Apr 28, 2004

Graveside service for Mr. William Eaves, 71, of 1700 I St., La-Porte, will be Monday at 2 p.m. at Pine Lake Cemetery. He died Wednesday, April 28, 2004, at 1:20 p.m. at Countryside Place Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, LaPorte. There will be no visitation. Cremation will take place. Haverstock Funeral Home, LaPorte, is in charge of arrangements. He was born...

Otto Allen

Otto Allen

Apr 27, 2004

Mr. Otto Allen, 84, of 2224 E. U.S. 35 and U.S. 6, Hamlet, died Tuesday, April 27, 2004, at 1:29 p.m. at LaPorte Hospital. He was born Nov. 7, 1919, in Magoffin, Ky., to Dona and Polly Joseph Allen, and had lived most of his life in the LaPorte area, coming from Magoffin. Mr. Allen was self-employed and co-owner and...

Delight Smith

Delight Smith

Apr 26, 2004

Delight M. Smith, 66, of 7227 W. CR 400 N., Michigan City, IN., died Monday April 26, 2004, at 4:40 p.m. at her residence. She was born August 17, 1937, in LaPorte, IN. to Arthur and Dorothy Calburn Dinger, and had lived in this area most all of her life. Mrs. Smith retired in 1998 from Party Cookies after 12...

Brian Boice

Brian Boice

Apr 25, 2004

Brian Kendel Boice, 41, of 14545 N. Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd., Scottsdale, AZ, died Sunday April 25, 2004, at 2:00 p.m. in Yarnell, AZ. He was born September 17, 1962, in Fort Wayne, IN., to Jon and Janet C. McCammack Boice and lived in the LaPorte area most of his life. Mr. Boice was a Loan Officer with Wells Fargo...

Eliza Newland

Eliza Newland

Apr 25, 2004

Mrs. Eliza A. Newland, 93, of 3856 E. Salem Dr., LaPorte, Indiana passed away Sunday April 25, 2004 at the LaPorte Hospital. She had lived in the LaPorte area most of her life. On August 17, 1910 she was born in Berne, Indiana to Enos and Maude E. Kemper Ford, who preceded. She married Orville Newland on June 14, 1929...

Helen Topitges

Helen Topitges

Apr 24, 2004

Mrs. Helen S. Topitges, 78, of LaPorte, Indiana passed away Saturday April 24, 2004 at LaPorte Hospital. She had been an area resident for 57 years coming from Athens, Greece. Mrs. Topitges was born October 12, 1925, in Athens Greece to Anthanasios and Olga Bobotis Skouras, who preceded. On February 22, 1948 in Chicago, Illinois she married Rev. George J....

Regina Matthews

Regina Matthews

Apr 24, 2004

Mrs. Regina L. Matthews, 81, of 40 Toronto St., LaPorte, Indiana passed away Saturday April 24, 2004 at LaPorte Hospital. She had been an area resident for 50 years coming from Judsonia, Arkansas. Mrs. Matthews was born November 23, 1922, in Judsonia, Arkansas to Conley and Edna Harvey Joyner, who preceded. On August 7, 1937 in Judsonia, Arkansas she married...

Suzanne Chambers

Suzanne Chambers

Apr 22, 2004

The funeral for Mrs. Suzanne Carol Chambers, 62, of 1366W CR-650N, LaPorte, will be Monday at 1 p.m. at the Haverstock Funeral Home, with Rev. David Sickelka officiating. She died Thursday, April 22, 2004, at LaPorte Hospital. Friends may call Sunday from 1 to 3 and 5 to 7 p.m. and Monday from 8 a.m. Burial will be in Swan...

Sandra Scalf

Sandra Scalf

Apr 20, 2004

Mrs. Sandra K. Scalf, 61, of 719 Rose St., LaPorte, IN., died Tuesday, April 20, 2004, at 7:33 a.m., at the home of her sister. She was born June 17, 1942 in LaPorte, IN. to Richard and Frances Galko Arndt, and has been a life long resident of the LaPorte area. Mrs. Scalf had worked in the Deli and Meat...

Margery Gilchrist

Margery Gilchrist

Apr 18, 2004

Mrs. Margery Jean Jones Gilchrist, 72, of Rolling Prairie, died Sunday, April 18, 2004, in LaPorte. She was born Feb. 15, 1932, in Rolling Prairie to Richard M. Jones Sr. and Esther I. Elkins Jones Carpenter. She was raised by her grandparents, Bill and Lottie Elkins, and had lived in Rolling Prairie all her life. Mrs. Gilchrist retired after 16...

Belva Stone

Belva Stone

Apr 18, 2004

Mrs. Belva E. Stone, 83, of 1700 ?I? St., LaPorte, Indiana, pass away Sunday April 18, 2004, at Countryside Place, Laporte, Indiana. Born February 2, 1921in Mayfield, Kentucky, to Arthur and Nina Miller Waldrop, who preceded. She married Wesley Stone on January 4, 1944, in Mayfield, Kentucky, who preceded on January 1, 1976. Mrs. Stone was a homemaker and worked...

John Ginther

John Ginther

Apr 17, 2004

Mr. John O. Ginther, 78, of 4 New Market Dr., Delaware, Ohio passed away Saturday April 17, 2004 at Delaware Court Health Care, Delaware, Ohio. Born October 8, 1925 in Burrows, Indiana, to Floyd and Ruth Johnsenbaugh Ginther, who preceded. Mr. Ginther married Jean Schupbach on July 5, 1947, in Dayton, Indiana, who survives. Mr. Ginther worked for Ace Hardware...

Bernice Akers

Bernice Akers

Apr 14, 2004

Mrs. Bernice M. Akers, 82, of 0441 W. CR 1000 N., LaPorte, In., died Wednesday April 14, 2004, at 11:59 a.m. at the LaPorte Hospital. She was born May 6, 1921, in Chicago, IL., to Gustav and Louise Rubin Fischer, and had lived in the LaPorte area since 1955 coming from Valparaiso, IN. Mrs. Akers was a homemaker. She attended...

Charles Lucas

Charles Lucas

Apr 10, 2004

Mr. Charles A. Lucas, 72, of LaPorte, Indiana, passed away Saturday April 10, 2004 at the LaPorte Hospital. Mr. Lucas was born on January 10, 1932, to Joe and Lela Philbeak Luker, in Pine Hill Kentucky. He had lived in the LaPorte area for 5 years coming from California. He served in the US Army for 20 years, retiring in...

Joseph Jemiolo

Joseph Jemiolo

Apr 9, 2004

Mr. Joseph Jemiolo, 76, of 3405 Silverbrook Ave., LaPorte, passed away Friday, April 9, 2004 at LaPorte Hospital. He was born May 2, 1927, in Southwick, MA to John and Victoria Harwood Jemiolo, and had lived in the LaPorte area most of his life. Mr. Jemiolo, married Nancy Evans, on March 15, 1952, in Ayer MA, and she survives. He...

Helen Klinefelter

Helen Klinefelter

Apr 7, 2004

Mrs. Helen L. Klinefelter, 75, of LaPorte, Indiana, passed away at home Wednesday April 7, 2004 at 3:10 a.m.. She had lived in the LaPorte area since 1952 coming from Gary, Indiana. Mrs. Klinefelter was born April 3, 1929, to Ernest and Helen Longshore McGown, in Gary, Indiana. On September 9, 1950, in Gary, Indiana, she married Robert Klinefelter who...

Avice Ferel

Avice Ferel

Apr 4, 2004

Mrs. Avice G. Ferel, 90, of 1211 Longwood Dr. Apt. 217, LaPorte, IN. died Sunday, April 4, 2004, at 10:55 p.m. at the LaPorte Hospital. She was born Aug. 16, 1913 in Bloomington, IL. To Roy and Lou Kerr Karr, and has lived in the LaPorte area since 1952. Mrs. Ferel is retired from Whirlpool Corp. and had worked for...