Obituary Listing

May 4, 2014

WANGA J. COOPER "COOPER" age 84, of Gary, passed away Sunday May 4, 2014. Wanga is survived by his loving wife of 65 years Velma (nee DeFoe); children: Gary (Jane Foster) Cooper, Becky (Steve) Becke-Coble, Lois (Randy) Hamilton, Marsha (Albert) Eaton & DeAnna (Rick) Rondinelli; "number two son" Robert (Yolanda) Santos; grandchildren: Kelly, Gary II, Kyle, Mary, Keith, Michael, Afton,...

Apr 25, 2014

JOHN A. GONZALEZ age 79, of Hammond, passed away Friday April 25, 2014. John is survived by his daughters: Teresa (Gordon) Beatty, Debbie (Dan) Stocker, Laura (David) Ramos and Linda Gonzalez-Chapman; sons John A. Gonzalez II and Andre (Kim) Gonzalez; 26 grandchildren and 34 great grandchildren; brother Jose' Gonzalez; sisters Helen (Tano) Garcia and Mary (Julio) DeLaRosa; several nieces, nephews,...

Apr 25, 2014

JOHN EDWARD LOWE "JACK" age 57, of Hammond, passed away Friday April 25, 2014. Jack is survived by his daughters Jessica (Ryan) Gorka and Amber (Michael) Barkeloo; their mother Debra Moritz; grandson Nathaniel Lowe; brothers Thomas Lowe, Robert (Cynthia) Lowe and Kenneth J. Lowe; aunt Mildred Beconovich; one nephew, many nieces and cousins. Preceded in death by his parents Kenneth...

Apr 18, 2014

VICTORIA J. PACHOWICZ age 50, of Hammond, passed away on Good Friday April 18, 2014. Leaving behind her mom Jeri, dad Juan, brothers: Jim, Joe and Juan Jr. (Anne), sisters Joy and Rosamaria (Kenneth), aunt Jean (Harold), cousin Patty, special friend John, many other relatives and many friends at Hubert Humphrey and Regional Mental Health. Services were private and entrusted...

Apr 4, 2014

LEROY P. POPYK

age 61, of Cedar Lake, passed away Friday April 4, 2014. LeRoy is survived by his loving wife of 42 years Sandra nee Tuttle; children Michele (Doolie Wyatt) Popyk & Dan (Debbie) Popyk; grandchildren: Tabatha Hawkins, Brianna Popyk, Alison Popyk & Riley Blankenship; mother Marian Popyk; siblings: John (Shirley) Popyk, Elaine (late...

Apr 1, 2014

ROSEMARY G. ONIA

age 84, of Crown Point, formerly of Hammond, passed away Tuesday April 1, 2014. Rosemary is survived by her daughters: Rebecca (late Greg) Lowery, Cynthia (Dave) Daugherty & Sandra Sigler; grandchildren: Kimberly (George) Patton, Melissa (Dan) Hartnett, Angela (Julien) Villarreal, Matt Sigler & Amanda Sigler; many great grandchildren including Trey & Keegan...

Mar 31, 2014

MYRON D. GUTHRIE "MONK"

age 72, of Hammond, passed away Monday March 31, 2014. Myron is survived by his loving wife of 38 years Lola; children: Troy E. Guthrie, Travis Krotser, Jeff Krotser, Sherry McClelland, Kurtis Krotser and Belinda Hartoonian; children from previous marriage: Dale, Richard and late Sherry; numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren; sister...

Mar 25, 2014

VALENTINE GEORGE DOMAGALSKI age 63, of Valparaiso, passed away Tuesday March 25, 2014. George is survived by his loving wife of 25 years Cookie; children: Keith (Shaydra) Domagalski, Roseann Dye, Angela Kotul, Brenda (Jon) Nedved and Christopher (Jennifer) Kotul; 20 grandchildren; two special princesses Blondie and The Peanut; sister Wanda Mattingly; nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by his parents...

Mar 24, 2014

OLIVIA GLORIA GARCIA nee NAVARRO age 63, of Hammond, passed away Monday March 24, 2014. Olivia is survived by her loving husband of 35 years Alberto; children: Sally (Mike) Skowronski, Amanda (Kyle) McTague and Greg (Jeny) Garcia; grandchildren: Alexis, Gyzelle, Jozlyn, Gregory Jr., Omar, Zoey, Violet and Vivian; siblings David (Ina) Navarro and Theresa (Rudy) Rodriguez; numerous nieces and nephews;...

Mar 18, 2014

JOSEPHINE MACIEJEWSKI age 93, of Hammond , passed away Tuesday March 18, 2014. Josephine is survived by her son Dennis Maciejewski, of Hammond; daughter Nancy (Jeff) Amstein, of Porter; grandchildren Jeffrey and Andrea; great grandchildren Jason, Carter and Bryce; niece Connie Zafko; nephew Thomas Kubic. Preceded in death by her husband of 52 years Edward, brothers Stanley and Thomas, parents...

Mar 13, 2014

MARIA D. SANCHEZ age 82, of Hammond, passed away Thursday March 13, 2014. Maria is survived by her husband of 61 years Vicente; children: Sonia (Rudy) Mancilla, Veronica (Jesus) Guerrero, Lourdes (Victor) Hermosillo, Jorge (Paty) Sanchez, Sergio (Barb) Sanchez, Cesar (April) Sanchez, Joel (Gigi) Sanchez & Noe' (Jeff) Sanchez; 16 grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren; many nieces, nephews and cousins. Maria...

Mar 3, 2014

RONALD NORMAN FISCH SR. age 77, of Highland, passed away Monday March 3, 2014. Ronald is survived by his loving wife of 60 years Gail (nee Logue); children: Debra (John) Devine, Deanna (John) Boykin, Ronald N. (Janet) Fisch Jr., Glen A. (Sandra) Fisch and Timothy (Jessica) Fisch; 13 grandchildren; six great grandchildren; brother LaVern (Martha) Fisch; four nieces and two...

Feb 27, 2014

GWENDOLYN ROSE BRANDT NIELSEN "DEDE" age 92, of Griffith, formerly Hammond & Gary, passed away February 27, 2014 at the Highland Nursing & Rehab. She leaves behind two daughters: Barbara (Marty Walter) Slemin, of Griffith and Juanita (Jigger) Sirois, of VA; son Hank (Rosalee "Sis") Brandt, of Las Vegas; several grandchildren and great grandchildren. Preceded in death by husbands Jacob...

Feb 24, 2014

EMILY PAULINE DANKO nee VELLUTINI age 78, passed away Monday February 24, 2014. Emily is preceded in death by her husband Paul J. Danko, parents Paul and Nancy Vellutini and sister Pauline Morris. Survived by her children: Sharon (Tom) Coppage, Paula (Dennis) Davis, Susan Danko and Margaret (David) Hajduch; grandchildren: Morgan Davis, Taylor Davis, Rawley Davis, Madeline Hajduch, Jacob Hajduch...

Feb 19, 2014

JOYCE C. ROSSI nee Johansen age 73, of Highland, passed away Wednesday February 19, 2014. Joyce is survived by her children: Susan (Phil) Benton, John Rossi and Michael (Hollie) Rossi; grandchildren Alexandra Benton and Aric Benton; sister Beverly (Jerry) Caris; many nieces, nephews and cousins. Preceded in death by her husband Sam, parents Catherine and Tony, sister Lois (late Richard)...

Feb 18, 2014

WILLIAM T. MOORE age 61, of Hammond, passed away Tuesday February 18, 2014. William is survived by his daughters Angela Moore and Brandy (John) Renfroe; grandson Nathan; siblings: David Moore, Kathleen (late Jerry) Pulkowski, Michael (Sandra) Moore and Jane Noel; nephew Nathan; nieces Shelly, Shannon, Mandy and Molly; great nephews and nieces. Preceded in death by his parents Matthew and...

Feb 14, 2014

EILEEN E. FERGUSON age 95, of Park Ridge, IL, passed away Friday February 14, 2014. Eileen is survived by her children: Thomas (Shirlene) Skilling, of San Antonio, TX; Charlene (late Ray) Hazlett, of Columbus, OH; Patricia (late Lyle) Fitzsimmons, of IL; June (Douglas) Cook, of Wellington, FL; grandchildren: Christopher, Natalie, Thomas, Kelly, Cynthia, John, Catherine, Michael, Kaycee and Sarah; many...

Feb 9, 2014

WILLIAM O. FUNSTON age 82, passed away Sunday February 9, 2014. Bill is survived by his children: William O. (Cindy) Funston, of Santa Claus, IN; Matthew Funston, of Sterling, VA; Mary E. (Mark) Norquist, of Antioch, IL; Kathleen (John) Kratkoczki, of St. John; grandchildren: Amanda (Jarod) Kuebler, Sarah Funston, Megan Funston, Will Funston, Brandon Kratkoczki, Elise Kratkoczki and Christian Norquist;...

Jan 30, 2014

PATRICIA M. SAPYTA age 64, of Valparaiso, formerly Hammond, passed away Thursday January 30, 2014. Patricia is survived by her daughter Jessica Robinson, sister Pam (Randy) Davis, nieces Megan and Shawn, fiancé Jerry James, many aunts, uncles and cousins. Preceded in death by her parents John and Mary. Patricia loved to play Bingo and enjoyed shopping. She will be dearly...

Jan 24, 2014

LUCILLE A. SOLAN age 79, of Hammond, passed away Friday January 24, 2013. Lucille is survived by her children Cindy (Robb) and David; grandchildren Trevor and Maranda; sisters: Ann (late Doug) Crook, Dolores (Red) Fulte, Pat (late Bob) Farkas and Carol (Wayne) Simmons; sister in law Chris (late Lee) Sajdyk; brother in law Richard (Verna) Solan; aunts Jo (late Mickey)...