Obituaries
Pamela Hershman
Oct 19, 2022
78 year old, Pamela R. Hershman, of Rensselaer, passed away October 19, 2022, at IU Methodist Hospital, in Indianapolis.
Pamela was born on March 2, 1944, in Rensselaer, Indiana, to Norvin and Lucille (Stroup) Hilton. She married the love of her life, Thomas Hershman, on September 9, 1961, in Wheeler, Indiana. Pam enjoyed being a farm wife, housewife,...
William 'Skin' Johnson
Oct 18, 2022
70 year old, William ‘Skin’ Johnson, of Wheatfield, passed away October 18, 2022, at Rush St. Luke in Chicago.
Skin was born on June 6, 1952, to Royal and Betty (Douglas) Johnson, in Indiana. He married the love of his life, Jackie Elston, on December 3, 1977, in Merrillville, Indiana. Skin was a heavy equipment operator for the...
Howard K Cooper
Oct 6, 2022
On October 6th, 2022 Howard K. Cooper (51) passed away in his home in LaPorte, Indiana.
Howard was born to Paul and Jennie Cooper, on February 13th, 1971, in Valparaiso, Indiana. He was salesman for many years with Aramark, he did really well at this because he loved to talk and socialize. In his free time, he is...
Lawson Sullivan
Oct 6, 2022
77 year old, Lawson A. Sullivan, of Wheatfield, passed away on October 6, 2022.
Lawson was born on October 19, 1944, to Russell and Eleanor (Barnhart) Sullivan in Rensselaer, Indiana. Lawson served in the U.S. Army. He married the love of his life, Katherine M. Pettet on August 27, 1966, in Wheatfield, Indiana. Lawson worked for Bethlehem Steel...
James D. Johnson
Oct 3, 2022
69 year old, James D. Johnson Jr., of Rensselaer, formerly of Wheatfield/Hebron, passed away October 3, 2022.
On September 20, 1953, Jimmy was born to James D. Sr. and Betty (Bair) Johnson, in Rochester, Indiana. Jimmy was a truck driver by trade.
Jimmy is survived by his many friends and sister: Bonnie.
Jimmy was preceded in...
Joyce K Waddle
Oct 1, 2022
81 year old, Joyce K. Waddle, of Francesville, passed away October 1, 2022.
On September 22, 1941, Joyce was born in Camden, New Jersey, to Mario Demiana and Mary Ann (Snyder) Demiana- Murphy. Joyce married the love of her life, Harry D. Waddle Sr., on April 18, 1960, in Daytona Beach, Florida. Joyce like being a Stanley and...
Jiri A Randolph
Sep 29, 2022
60 year old, Jiri A. Randolph, of DeMotte, passed away September 29, 2022.
On June 2, 1962, Jiri was born in Gary, Indiana. His parents were Evelyn (Cooper) Michulec and Jiri Michulec and Norm Randolph. He was a member of the Union Carpenter Local #599. He was a member of the Sons of the American Legion Post...
Kelly D Pointer
Sep 24, 2022
77 year old, Kelly D. Pointer, of Wheatfield, passed away September 24, 2022, at his home with his loving family around him.
On August 3, 1945, Kelly was born to Tim and Helen (Fraze) Pointer, in Central City, Mulenburg, Kentucky. He married the love of his life, Teresa Darnell, on March 26, 1964. Kelly was a...
Eric M Toppen
Sep 23, 2022
Eric M. Toppen, 36 years, passed away on September 23, 2022.
Eric was born on February 9, 1986, in Valparaiso, Indiana to Bruce Toppen and Susie Arnold. He graduated from Kankakee Valley High School in 2004. Eric attended Purdue University. He held a level III, diesel AC certification mechanics accreditation. Eric loved fixing anything with an...
Eliott Michael Wilson
Sep 22, 2022
Eliott Michael Wilson, was born and passed away September 20, 2022.
Eliott’s parents are Chad and Breann Wilson, of Medaryville, Indiana. He is also survived by brothers: Chance and Mason Wilson, his grandparents: Kevin & Mary Scheurich, Claude (Vallery) Wilson, & Sheila Edmondson, great-grandmother: Susan Scheurich, aunts & uncles: Morgan (Nicole) Scheurich, Kacey (Cole) Patrick, Michael (Jessica) Von...
Yvonne Kay Whitaker
Sep 20, 2022
81 year old, Yvonne Kay Whitaker, of Wheatfield, passed away September 20, 2022.
Yvonne was born on July 18, 1941, to Robert S. and Lenos (Gwinn) Stansberry, in Neva Tennessee. Yvonne married the love of her life: Wallace ‘Booten’ Whitaker on October 11, 1958, in Silver Lake, Indiana. She worked at Wheatfield Elementary School, in the special education...
Dennis Ramsey
Sep 18, 2022
70 year old, Dennis Lee Ramsey, of DeMotte, passed away September 18, 2022.
Dennis was born in Beech Grove, Indiana, to Henry and Mary (Mandabach) Ramsey-West. He married the love of his life, Charlotte Poquette, on August 31, 1974, in Gary, Indiana. Dennis and Charlotte, moved to DeMotte, Indiana, and began pastoring the United Pentecostal Church of DeMotte,...
Robert L Toppen
Sep 16, 2022
77 year old, Robert L. Toppen, of DeMotte, went to be with our Lord on September 16, 2022.
Robert ‘Bob’ was born to Melvin and Evelyn (Dexter) Toppen, on June 8, 1945, in Valparaiso, Indiana. He married the love of his life Carol Walstra on June 2, 1967, in DeMotte, Indiana. Bob worked in the auto body repair...
Maverik Garcia
Sep 8, 2022
2 year old, Maverik Garcia, passed away September 8, 2022,
On December 1, 2019, Maverik was born to Corey Garcia and Mekayla Garcia in South Bend, Indiana. Maverik liked to watch Coco Melon (Coco Money), make dinosaur noises, and pretending to be a zombie. He especially liked playing rough, and playing with a nerf gun. He was always...
Frankie Lee Alexander
Sep 3, 2022
88 year old, Frankie Lee Alexander, of DeMotte / Winamac, passed away September 3, 2022 at Hickory Creek of Winamac, with his loving family around him.
On March 21, 1934, Frankie was born to Jesse and Florence (Holmes) Alexander in Diamond, Kentucky. Frankie worked as a Crane Operator for U.S. Steel where he retired from. He was a...
Homer W. Steele
Sep 3, 2022
76 year old, Homer W. Steele, of Wheatfield, passed away at his home with his loving family around him, on September 3, 2022
Homer was born on February 25, 1946, in LaPorte, Indiana to Charles and Lois (Meyers) Steele. He married the love of his life, Robin Marshall on May 26, 1972, at the DeMotte United Methodist Church....
Lawrence W. Krepel
Sep 1, 2022
74 year old, Lawrence ‘Larry’ W. Krepel, of Fair Oaks, formerly of Maple Park, Illinois, and LaPorte, Indiana, passed away September 1, 2022.
Larry was born in Elgin, Illinois, to William A. and Viola (Marvin) Krepel, on July 26, 1948. He was a machinist/factory worker. He married Sandra Gradowski, on February 14, 2011, in Kane County, Illinois. Larry...
Janice Ilene Wireman
Aug 30, 2022
69 year old, Janice Ilene Wireman, passed away August 30, 2022.
Janice Ilene Wireman, the daughter of Simon Sr. and Georgia (Joseph) Wireman, was born March 31, 1953 in Rensselaer, Indiana. On March 16, 1969, she married Homer Wireman the love of her life. They had 2 daughters: Bobbie Jo and Kimberly Ann, and 4 grandkids: Quintin, Adrianna,...
Silas Hopkins
Aug 22, 2022
82 year old, Silas Hopkins of Rensselaer passed away August 22, 2022.
On February 24, 1940, Silas was born to Hargis and Myrtle (Allen) Hopkins, in Salyersville, Kentucky. He married the love of his life, Emily Mae Harris on August 8, 1959, in Jasper County, Indiana. Silas worked as a machine operator at General American for 23 years,...
Meredith 'Douglas' Whitaker
Aug 19, 2022
90 year old, Meredith ‘Douglas’ Whitaker, of Wheatfield, passed away August 19, 2022.
On June 20, 1932, Doug, was born to Walter and Della (Brown) Whitaker, in Rensselear, Indiana. Doug attended Kniman school. He served in the U.S. Army. He was a welder. He married the love of his life, Nora J. Miller on August 9, 1958, in...
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