All Obituaries

William Russell Collins age 43 of Hammond passed away on Thursday August 4, 2022. He is survived by his son Jeffrey Collins; mother Rachel Collins; father Jeffrey Collins; brother Alexander Collins and several aunts, uncles, and cousins. William is preceded in death by his grandparents Mary Elizabeth Collins, William Russel Collins, Wihelmina and Raphael Perez, Services will be private William was the owner of Dream Clean Window Washers, specializing in high rise window washing.  

Guy H. VanTreese II age 63 of Gary passed away on Tuesday August 2, 2022. He is survived by his children Nicole (Andrew John) McGivney and Gage Vantreese; grandchildren Andrew and Noelle; mother of his children Traci VanTreese; companion Tina Goldsmith and by his close friend Jo Myers. He is preceded in death by his parents Guy and Dolores VanTreese and by his sister Candice Pape. Services will be private Guy was an Air Force Veteran and was a retired crane operator at U.S. Steel Gary...

Megan D. Purkhiser age 32 of Crown Point, passed away on Saturday July 30, 2022. She is survived by her daughters; parents Richard and Kathleen Purkhiser; brother Ryan; grandmother Ellen McLaughlin; aunts and uncles Linda (Danny) West, Edward (Catherine) McLaughlin, Debra (Dennis) Morgan, Michael (Theresa) McLaughlin, Karen (Wayne) Hansen, William Purkhiser, Eugene (Paula) Purkhiser and by numerous cousins. Megan is preceded in death by her grandparents Richard and Dorothy Purkhiser, and...

Julie N. Fulkerson age 37 of Highland passed away on Tuesday July 26, 2022. She is survived by her children Seth, Alaina, Paige, and Aiden; Mother Valerie Waters; sister Beckie (Robert) Sutherland; nieces Mikayla, Paisley, Dayton, Brianna and Christina; nephews Gavin, Jaxon and Damian; stepmother Anna Fulkerson. She is preceded in death by her father Willis Fulkerson, brother Tony Fulkerson, stepfather Frank Smith, stepbrother Rusty Smith and stepsister Jennifer Guinn. Funeral...

Clarence G. Hein age 89 of Griffith, passed away on Tuesday July 26, 2022. He is survived by his wife of 63 years Mary Kathleen “Kathy”; children Sandra (Ken) Kozol, Denise (Larry) Walsh, and Beth (Russ) Roe; grandchildren Marie (Chris), Lawrence Jr., Ryan, Amy (Clayton), Lana, Mia, and Chad; Great-grandchildren Emma, Gwen, Allison, and Luci; Sister-in law Roberta (Gerald) Bechtold. Clarence is preceded in death by his parents Francis and Mary Hein; sister Ruth (Erwin) Rick;...

Dr. John Bardon “Bard” Brown age 94 of Crete, IL passed away on Thursday, January 06, 2022. He is survived by his wife Mary C. Brown (nee McQuaid) of over 60 years. children James (Linda) Brown, Daniel (Susan) Brown, Thomas Brown, John (Nancy) Brown and Catherine (Chris) Beres; grandchildren Amanda, Austin, Julie, Ryan, Nora, Molly, Matthew, Claire, Christopher, Natalie, Josie, Patrick, William, and George; great grandchildren Jacob and Ayden. Funeral services will be held on...

Eric P. Jorgensen age 70 of Crown Point passed away on Friday July 22, 2022. He is survived by his wife of 8 years, together for 26 years Mary; sons Keith (Jeanette) Jorgensen and Brian Jorgensen; stepsons Craig (Shelly) Jesso and Kyle Jesso; grandchildren Payton, Caleb, Zach, Matthew, Morgan, and Koryn; sister Janet Williams-Eustace and by his nephew Blake (Shayla) Williams. He was preceded in death by his parents Clarence and LaRoi Jorgensen. Memorial services will be held on Wednesday...

Dana L. Friedrickson, age 59 of Rockville, Indiana formerly of Griffith, Indiana, passed away on Tuesday, July 19, 2022. She is survived by her children Carey (Melvin) Litton, Christopher (Elissa) Baccino, and Jacob (Lindsay) Friedrickson; grandchildren: Kylie, Hannah, Caden, Nicholas, Lyla, Rush, Sawyer, Cora, and Ash; siblings Elizabeth (Mike Fiore) Wolfe, Pam (Bob) Werhowatz, Jeff (Susan) Reitz, and Joey (Brenda) Reitz; numerous nieces and nephews; numerous great nieces and great...

Earl W. Iliff, age 96 of Gary, Indiana passed away on Saturday, July 16th, 2022. He is survived by his daughter Janet (Gordon) Shirey; grandchildren Ben, Kelly, Colleen, and James; great-grandson Kiran; and sister Sylvia Dardin. He was preceded in death by his parents Van and Anna; and siblings Warren (Evelyn), Eugene (Georgia), and Shirley (Chris) Traicoff. A celebration of his life will be held at a later date. Earl was a retired driver with Red Top Trucking. He enjoyed flying his own...