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Carolyn Mary (Doeslaere) Lopacinski
Mar 7, 2024
Carolyn Mary Lopacinski, age 64, of Lowell, Indiana passed away on Thursday, March 7, 2024. She is survived by her husband of 28 years, Leo; her daughter Amanda (Dylan) Stamper; granddaughters: Brianna, Olivia, Amelia, and Savanna; siblings: Dan (Maria) Doeslaere, Jean (Joe) Coffelt, and Laura (David) Ensminger; numerous nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, and cousins. She was preceded in death...
Tina Marie Varady
Feb 27, 2024
Tina Marie Varady, age 42, of Griffith, passed away on Tuesday, February 27, 2024. She is survived by her parents Steven and Donna Varady; brothers: Steven A. (Cassandra) Varady, and Michael J. (Krystal) Varady; nieces and nephews: Paige, Michael, Zoey, Liam, and Axel; and by her friend Charles. She was preceded in death by her grandparents.
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Donald R. Ferry
Feb 27, 2024
Donald R. Ferry, age 65, of Crown Point Indiana passed away on Tuesday, February 27, 2024. He is survived by his siblings: Rose (Les) Alexander, Joan (Jack) Garmany, Renee Miller, John Ferry, and Paul Ferry; numerous nieces, nephews, great nieces, and great nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents Ronald and Dolores, and brother-in-law Butch.
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Michael "Mike" A. Copp
Feb 26, 2024
Michael A. "Mike" Copp, age 54, of Griffith passed away on Monday, February 26, 2024. He is survived by his sweetheart, best friend, and wife of 32 years Stefanie; children: Breanne (Payton) Brezinski and Gregory Copp; granddaughter Ruby Brezinski; parents: Richard and Barbara Copp; brother Rick (Anne) Copp; sister Patty (Ken) Croft; nieces Brittany (Adam) Brewer, Courtney (Lou) Grounds,...
Carla J. (Dykowski) Parker
Feb 23, 2024
Carla Parker, age 72, of Hammond, Indiana passed away on Friday, February 23, 2024. She is survived by her children: Donald (Azra Samaradzic) Henneberg Jr. and Valerie (Creig) Carr; grandchildren: Arron Henneberg, Josh Henneberg, Donnie Henneberg, Nicholas Carr, and Johnny Carr; sister Colette Moldenhauer.
She was preceded in death by her parents Anthony and Josephine Dykowski; husband...
Sharon K. (Strohmeyer) Laflech
Feb 14, 2024
Sharon K. LaFlech, age 79, of Highland, Indiana passed away on Wednesday, February 14, 2024. She is survived by her children: Kelly LaFlech, Kent (Amanda) LaFlech, and Krissy (Nic Dulin) LaFlech; grandchildren: Kamri, Hayden, Bailey; siblings: Larry (Sandra) Strohmeyer and Patricia (Clyde) Carnett; numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents Floyd and Norma; her...
Fredrick "Fred" S. Misczak
Feb 8, 2024
Fredrick S. Misczak age 88 of Griffith, passed away on Thursday, February 8, 2024. He is survived by his children Mark Misczak, Cindy Franklin, and Amy (Dan) Shelton; grandchildren Kelly (Miles) Toledo, Nick Franklin, Eric Shelton, and Holly Shelton; and George Franklin, who was like a son to him. Fred was preceded in death by his parents Stanley and...
Elainea D. Gholston
Feb 2, 2024
Elainea Gholston was born in Chicago, Illinois on August 9, 1955, born to Bruce and the late Verda Mae Gholston. She departed from this life on February 2, 2024. Elainea was blessed with three children Nakia, Charles Jr. and Maryia. Elainea's faith in the Lord was fostered at an early age. She was a member of Grace Church and...
Joann M. Kocsvar-Watkins
Jan 30, 2024
Joann M. Kocsvar-Watkins, age 72, of Merrillville, passed away on January 30, 2024. She is survived by her husband of 28 years Jose; her stepchildren Alexandrea Rachel (Al Celestin) and Elizabeth (Joseph) DeCenzo; grandchildren Joseph Henry DeCenzo and Alexander Michael DeCenzo. She was preceded in death by her parents Joseph and Sophie.
Funeral Services will be held...
Barbara (Foffi) Negrete
Jan 30, 2024
Barbara Negrete, age 99, of Griffith, Indiana, passed away on Tuesday January 30, 2024. Barbara met her husband during World War 2 in Marseille France. After the War they moved to Northwest Indiana to start a family in Oct of 1946. Barbara will be remembered for her love of family and the love everyone felt when in her presence....
Adan T. Hinojosa
Jan 29, 2024
Adan T. Hinojosa, age 50, of Munster, Indiana passed away on Monday January 29, 2024. He is survived by his wife of 9 years, Nicole; children Lexis Hinojosa and Christian Hinojosa; four grandchildren; mother Rosa Hinojosa; brothers Edward (Sherry) Hinojosa and Raul (Linda) Quantailla; nieces and nephews: Christian, Michael, Brandi, Raul Jr, Leah and Joshua.
He was...
Kevin R. Riese
Jan 27, 2024
Kevin Riese was an unforgettable, endearing, and charismatic person. He was also incessantly goofy. Delivering smiles and laughter was his favorite pastime, even at his own expense. He was also a passionate listener, with an immense backlog of stories to match any occasion, often bordering the taboo.
Kevin loved his friends and family, and he loved the...
Jean A. Krapac
Jan 21, 2024
Jean A. Krapac, age 74, of Hammond passed away on Sunday, January 21, 2024. She is survived by her daughters: Jessica Kiral and Julie (Patrick) Lelek; grandchildren: Keegan (Alie) Kiral, Lily Maravilla, Chloe Williams, Ethan Ilic. She was preceded in death by her parents Ralph and Dorothy Webster.
All services will be private.
Jean was...
Donna M. Moore
Jan 19, 2024
Donna M. Moore, age 66, of Griffith passed away on Friday, January 19, 2024. She is survived by her children: Joseph (Liz) Moore and Sara (Dewey) Tucker; grandchildren: Michael, Jack, Isabella, Sadie, and Ellie; her father Ronald Schmidt; and best friend Martha Krop. She was preceded in death by her husband Lonnie; son David; mother Joan; and brother Gary....
James R. Prondzinski
Jan 17, 2024
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Jill J. Stodgel
Jan 17, 2024
Jill J. Stodgel, age 75, of Griffith, passed away on Wednesday, January 17, 2024. She is survived by her cousins Kathy (Tom) Guzek, Joel G. Hedrick, Donna (Rich) Anderson and Tricia Hedrick. She was preceded in death by her parents Wayne and Virginia Stodgel; uncle John (Geraldine); and aunt Josephine.
Funeral Services will be held on Friday,...
Marilyn S. (Sulzbacher) Belka
Jan 15, 2024
Marilyn S. Belka, age 93, of Beecher passed away on Monday, January 15, 2024. She is survived by her son Lawrence (Patricia) Belka; grandchildren: Trisha (Phil) Alverson and Heather Belka; and great granddaughter Stella Alverson.
She was preceded in death by her parents Seymour and Hilda Sulzbacher; her husband Clarence; daughter Deborah Stall; grandson Zachary Stall; and...
Mary T. (Jamrosz) Bercier
Jan 9, 2024
Mary T. Bercier, age 82, of Highland passed away on Tuesday, January 9, 2024. She is survived by her children: Christy (Don) Vehrs and Michelle (Kevin) Baumgartner; grandchildren: Abigail, Carolyn, Zachary, and Jacob; great grandchildren: Lynnetta and Finn. She was preceded in death by her parents Albert and Mary Jamrosz and her husband Raymond Bercier.
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Raymond A. Kosinski
Jan 3, 2024
Raymond A. Kosinski, age 84, of Schererville (formerly of Hessville) passed away on Wednesday, January 3, 2024. He is survived by his loving wife of 65 years, Marilyn; his children: Alan Kosinski, Barbara Herring, Diane (Ed) Figuly, and Marianne (Rob) Dorsey; grandchildren: Johnny (Shannon) Herring, Melissa Herring, Ian Figuly (Claire McMahon), Brittany Figuly (Aleksandar Marinkovic), Elise and Leah Dorsey;...
Lawrence E. Strayer
Jan 2, 2024
Lawrence Eugene Strayer age 69 of Merrillville, formerly of Stevenson, Alabama, passed away on Tuesday January 2, 2024. He is survived by his son Lawrence (Deonna) Strayer; grandchildren Elliott, Bryonna, and Micheal; brother Kenneth (Sharon) Strayer; and by numerous nieces, nephews, great nieces, and great nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents James and Delores...
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