Obituaries

Norman Louis Chouinard, 79 of Westville, passed away Sunday, January 31, 2021, at home. He was born September 24, 1941, in Kankakee Township, Illinois to Gerome and Violet (Unger) Chouinard. On October 27, 1991, he married Lila (Whitney) Cole who...

Anita Mae Buibish, 86 of Valparaiso passed away Friday, January 29, 2021. She was born October 1, 1934, in Valparaiso to Carlton and Edith (Reif) Bearss. On October 5, 1952, she married Danny Buibish, Jr. who passed away on March 6, 2013. Anita is...

Robert (Bob) Hugh Coulter, 78, of LaPorte, passed away on Friday, January 22, 2021 at Northwest Health - Porter. Bob was born on October 11, 1942 in Valparaiso, Indiana to Hugh and Mildred (Sedgwick) Coulter. On April 18, 1964, Bob married Carolyn...

Valparaiso, Indiana January 15, 1937 - January 2, 2021 Karen Joye (Webb) Marshall, age 83, passed away on Saturday January 2, 2021 in Valparaiso, Indiana. Karen was born on January 15, 1937 in Valparaiso to the late Waldo and Mary (Varner) Webb....

Paula D. Wineinger, 45 of Portage, passed away Saturday, December 12, 2020.  She was born April 1, 1975 in Michigan City. Paula is survived by her children James Wineinger, Morgan Wineinger, and Jeffrey Wineinger all of Portage; her father Paul...

Albert Augustus Watts, Jr., 84, of Valparaiso, passed away Friday, November 27, 2020, at his home. He was born in Gary, Indiana, to Dr. Albert and Mayme Watts, Sr. He enjoyed 61 years of marriage to his college sweetheart, Belinda Kay Nickel. They...

Teresa Elaine Hurst 63, of Valparaiso, passed away Friday, October 9, 2020. She was born September 10, 1957, in Gary, Indiana to James R. and Billie J. (Evans) Byars. Teresa is survived by her husband Matthew G. Hurst, her mom Billie Byars of...

Timothy E. McCarthy, age 89, passed away at home on October 1, 2020.  He was born on January 1, 1931, the first Fort Wayne, Indiana 1931 New Year baby, to Edwin T. McCarthy, a city police detective, and Ramona (Barva) McCarthy, a school teacher,...

David (Dave) Czekaj, age 53, passed away on August 12, 2020 in Valparaiso, Indiana.  He was born May 24, 1967 in Gary, Indiana to Michael and Barbara Czekaj.   In his youth, he was an active boy scout achieving the rank of eagle...

Betty A. Sackman, 72 of Valparaiso, passed away Friday, August 7, 2020. She was born March 27, 1948 in Valparaiso to William and June L. (Romine) Baker. Betty is survived by her children Tina (Brad) Monton of Valparaiso, Nicki (Bob) Spencer of...