Chesterton

Barbara Trzeciak, age 75, of Portage, IN, passed away on September 18, 2018. She was born on August 10, 1943 to the late John and Philomena Chasko. Barbara married Larry Trzeciak on August 31, 1963. He was the love of her life for 49 years. Larry went to be with the Lord on March 8,

Jeffrey Oldaker, a Boilermaker with Local 374 and life-long area resident, died unexpectedly on September 13, 2018 at the age of 44. Jeffrey is survived by his parents, Paul and Donna (Law) Oldaker; brother, David Oldaker and his wife Tammy; Jeff’s loving wife Jennifer (Bianco) Oldaker and their daughter, Tiffany and her fiancée William “TJ”

Frederick Joseph “Bud” Lenburg, age 77 of Portage, IN passed away on September 12, 2018 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born on August 3, 1941 in Chicago, IL to James and Marie (Schuberth) Lenburg. He graduated from Portage High School in 1959. Bud served in the United States Marine Corps in

Fred “Fritz” Braun, age 82, of Portage, IN passed away on Saturday, September 15, 2018. He was born on April 25, 1936 in Gary, IN to Fred and Lena (Wildermuth) Braun. Fred is survived by his loving wife, Judith (Hanson) Braun; sons, David (Christy) and Aaron (Jennifer) Braun; grandsons, Landen and Jayden Braun; siblings, Katy

Ruby Jean Kichukoff (nee: Miller), age 64 of Monterey, IN passed away on Tuesday, September 11, 2018. She was born on March 7, 1954 in Michigan City, IN. She is survived by her daughter, Kandice (Nick) Carrillo of Valparaiso, IN; sons: Charles (Jessica) Rodriguez of Monterey, IN and Ronald J. Kichukoff II of California; 5

James A. Hollar of Portage, IN, passed away on Tuesday, September 11, 2018. He was born on July 16, 1945 in Gary, IN to Lester and Margaret (King) Hollar. James is survived by his partner of 34 years, Sandra; daughters, Jill (Chad Mathis) Hollar, Jessica (Michael) Manis; grandchildren, Jaxon Mathis, Jim, Jason and Isabella Manis;

William “Wilbur” Reid, age 64, of Portage, IN, passed away on September 10, 2018. He was born on December 5, 1953 in Gary, IN to Shirley J. Higgins and William A. Reid. William is survived by his loving wife, Penni Reid; children, Sabrina Reid, Jessica (Michael) Austin, Melissa (Mitch) Snyder, William (Stacey) Reid, Michael (Jessica)

Matthew Robert DeLache, age 89 of Porter, IN, formerly of Hammond, IN passed away on Friday, September 7, 2018. He was born on August 8, 1929 in Hammond, IN to Thomas and Katherine (Zagar) DeLach. Matthew is survived by his children, Mark DeLache of Glendale, AZ, Chris (Sheree) DeLache of Porter, IN and Kathy (Mark)

Sakinh Ibrahim, of Portage, Indiana passed away Friday, September 7, 2018 at her home surrounded by loved ones. She was born to Shukri and Sakibeh (Abdel-Aziz) Shaker in El-Bireh, Palestine on December 23, 1948. Sakinh was a beloved wife, mother and grandmother. She is survived by her husband, Ibrahim; sons, Talal (Samira) Ibrahim and Mohammad

Nathan Tyler Trent, age 23 of Chesterton, IN passed away on Monday, September 3, 2018. He was born on August 26, 1995 in Munster, IN to Randy Trent and April (Parsons) Volk. Nathan is survived by his parents, Randy (Yvonne) Trent of Michigan City, IN and April (Jason) Volk of Chesterton, IN; brothers and sister,

Anne Loehmer, age 76, of Portage, IN, passed away on Sunday, September 2, 2018. She was born on August 12, 1942 in Berwyn, IL to Ervin and Mae Broz. Anne is survived by her loving husband of 55 years, Raymond Loehmer; son, Jeff (Anita) Loehmer; daughter, Susan (Mike) Brankle; grandchildren, Michael, Rachael, Joseph, Adam, Emily

Joseph S. Piazza, age 81, of Portage, IN passed away on September 4, 2018. He was born on May 12, 1937 to Sam and Wanda Piazza. Joseph is survived by his mother; sons, Joe (Diana) Piazza Jr. and Andrew (Melissa) Piazza; grandson, Joseph J. Piazza. He is preceded in death by his father; brothers, Jerome

Walter J. Marciniak, age 82 of Chesterton, passed away on Friday, August 31, 2018. He was born in California on August 28, 1936 to John and Ann (Spitkovsky) Marciniak. Wally is survived by his daughter, Carol Kammerer of Vandalia, MI; sons, Jerry (Debbie) Marciniak of Valparaiso, IN, and Tommy (Dawn) Marciniak of Vandalia, MI; grandchildren,

Alvin Thomas Valetich, age 75, of Portage, IN, passed away on Thursday, August 30, 2018. He was born on April 11, 1943 in Gary, IN to Alvin and Angeline Valetich. Alvin is survived by his son, Kevin Valetich; daughters, Kellilyn Valetich, Tamara (Raul Santos) Valetich, and Tracy (Trevor) Staley; brother, John Valetich; sister in law,

Allan Herron, age 84, passed away on August 29, 2018. Services will be held on Saturday, September 1, 2018 at Edmonds & Evans Funeral Home, 6941 Central Avenue, Portage, IN 46368 at 11:00 am. Burial will follow at Graceland Cemetery. A visitation will be held on Saturday, September 1, 2018 from 10:00 am until 11:00

Frederick “Fred” Millet, age 70, life-long resident of Chesterton and Porter, IN, passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by family on August 27, 2018. Fred was born July 8, 1948 to George and Helen Millet. He is survived by his wife Sharon, his daughter Machelle (Joe) Wagner, mother Helen, brothers Alan, George (Kathy), Richard

Rosa Marie Fontanesi, age 98 of McKeesport, PA passed away on Sunday, August 26, 2018 in Chesterton, IN. She was born on December 29, 1920 in McKeesport, PA to Areste Demo Rubizzi and Saffo (Brugnoli) Rubizzi. Rosa is survived by daughters, Denise (Richard) Wolfe of Elizabeth, PA and Tia (Lanier) Chiesi of Chesterton, IN; grandchildren,