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Eugene L. “Gene” Henderson, 96 of LaPorte, formerly of Union Mills, passed away Wednesday, July 15, 2020. He was born June 27, 1924 in LaCrosse to William C. and Wynema (Talmadge) Henderson.  On July 29, 1955 in Union Mills he married Margaret...

Sharon S. Newhard 78 of Valparaiso, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 17, 2020.  She was born December 5, 1941, in East Chicago, Indiana to John and Pauline (Chiti) Canham.  On October 27, 1962, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Griffith she...

Willie Dean Ball, 57 of Valparaiso, passed away suddenly on Thursday, February 13, 2020. He was born January 20, 1963 in Hammond, Indiana to James Renaldo and Laura Bell (Stringer) Ball. On December 22, 1983 in Miami, Oklahoma he married his...

Joanne K. Bickerton, 81 of Lafayette, Colorado, passed away Tuesday, February 11, 2020. She was born November 28, 1938 in Valparaiso to Mott and Doris (Crowe) Corcoran.  Joanne is survived by her daughter Cynthia Jo Bickerton of Lafayette, Colorado,...

Kenneth A. Mattox 74, of Westville, passed away Saturday, January 4, 2020 at home. He was born October 15, 1944 in Fairbury, Illinois to Lawrence and Angeline (Bayston) Mattox. On March 30, 1996 he married Margaret (McCluskey) Daniels who survives....

Mary Lou (Louise) Coulter 89, of Westville passed away Tuesday, December 31, 2019. She was born July 5, 1930 in LaPorte, Indiana to James E. and Helen (Garwood) Coulter. She had one brother, James E. Coulter, Jr. who died of a fatal heart attack at...

Joan Doolittle Pacholke, 70 of Valparaiso passed away Tuesday, July 10, 2018. She was born April 22, 1948 in Chicago, Illinois to Philip and Adeline (Krejci) Doolittle. On April 11, 1970 in Valparaiso, she married Mark S. Pacholke who survives. Joan...

Ronald Eugene Podell, 72, of Wanatah, passed away Friday, April 6, 2018 at home. He was born March 16, 1946 in Valparaiso to Roger Raymond and Mary Catherine (Shireman) Podell. Surviving are his wife Ellen (Saylor) Podell, his children Ronald Podell,...

Mary Frances Babcock, 95, of Valparaiso, passed away Saturday, February 10, 2018. She was born April 1, 1922 in Valparaiso to Charles and Lydia (Hamacher) Bloeman. On April 25, 1943 she married Carl Babcock who passed away January 30, 1997. Mary...

Rachael N. Birchfield, 35, of Westville, passed away Friday, January 5, 2018 unexpectedly at home. She was born August 30,1982 in LaPorte to Bruce and Michelle “Shelley” (Hale) Birchfield. Rachael is survived by her mother Shelley Hacker and...