All Obituaries

Soledad Cortes, falleció a los 92 años de edad el 7 de febrero del 2023. Nació el 18 de Abril de 1930 en Atoyac, Jalisco, México. Su esposo Luis Cortés la precedió en muerte. Soledad fue una amada esposa, madre, abuela y bisabuela a quien extrañaremos. Le sobreviven sus hijos Ramona Gamboa, Simon (Judy) Cortés, María Elena (Edward) Quiñones, Roberto (Laura) Cortés, Ana (Jorge) Gutiérrez, Alma (John)...

Elzie L. Watson Sr., 81, of Lake Station, IN, passed away Monday, February 6, 2023. He was born in Glasgow, Kentucky. He is survived by: spouse Mary "Barb" Watson, children Michael Fogel, E.J. Watson, J.R. Watson, Melissa Charmichael, 15 grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by daughter Debbie Watson, and granddaughter LeAnn Watson. Mr. Watson served the Lake Station Volunteer Fire Department early on; was foreman for Mid-Continent Coal & Coke;...

Nathaniel Lee Crum age 65 of Valparaiso, IN, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, February 5, 2023. Nathan was preceded in death by his parents, Grady and Phyllis Crum; brother, Stanley and sister, Sherry. He is survived by his loving wife of 33 years, Tammy Crum; children, Matthew and Meagan; three cherished grandchildren, Landyn, Rylan and Kaison; siblings, Carol, Michael, Debby, Sally, Susie and Sandy and many nieces and nephews. Nathan was a...

Oralia Gonzalez, age 88 of Merrillville, IN, went to be with our Lord on Sunday February 5, 2023. She is survived by her 7 beloved children, Arthur (Cynthia) Gonzalez, Mauro Jr. (Christine) Gonzalez, Irasema (Jorge) Montemayor, Eddie (Elizabeth) Gonzalez, Sandra (Raymond) Flores, Elizabeth (Raul) Cordova, Raymond (Bobbie) Gonzalez. Loving Grandmother of Mauro III (Shannon) Gonzalez, Alex (Jaime) Gonzalez, Elena (Gus) Herrera, Omar (Jennifer) Gonzalez, Adan (Stephanie) Gonzalez, Amber...

Wilbur Dennis Charnetzky Jr. 69, passed away Saturday February 4, 2023. He is survived by his wife Judy Charnetzky; Children Jeremy Charnetzky, Dennis (Daelyn) Charnetzky and Tanya Elwell; Grandchildren, Ryan, Jordan, Andrew and Myrinda; also, 5 great-grandchildren and numerous sisters, brother in laws, nieces, nephews and cousins.  Wilbur (Willy) loved to BBQ and cook. He married the love of his life, and high school sweetheart, in 1971 and spent the...

Betty Van Til, 96, passed away Friday, Febuary 3, 2023. She is survived by: children Janet (Wayne) Schaafsma of Arizona, Donna (Tom) Bytwork of Arizona, Jeffrey Van Til of Schererville, grandchildren Lisa (Dean) Vander Woude of Valparaiso, Ryan (Melissa) Schaafsma of DeMotte, Kara (Andy) Kroll of Grandville MI, Meredith (David) Shultz of Denver CO, Aaron Bytwork of Arizona, great-grandchildren Drew, Tyler and Braden Vander Woude of Valparaiso, Morgan and Riley Schaafsma of Demotte,...

Thomas K. Kowalski, 56, of Hammond, IN, passed away February 2, 2023. He is survived by his brothers Mark Wallace and John Kowalski; favorite sister Karen (Dave) Morgan; sister-in-law Lynn Milligan; and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins. He was preceded in death by parents Thomas S. and Carmen Kowalski. Tommy has a zest for life, he cherished his family and friends and was a huge animal lover. He was a graduate of Thornton Fractional North High School.  He was a...

Kayla (ZuZu) M. Kotlowski, 27, of Hobart, IN, passed away Tuesday, January 31, 2023. She is survived by: parents Michael and Kelly Dutkiewicz, daughter Faith and Justice Harding, brother Patrick Dutkiewicz, husband Nicholas Treba, grandfather Ron Pauley, siblings Nick Kotlowski, Michael Cimaroli, Anthony Cimaroli, and Diana Kotlowski, uncle Ron (Jennifer) Dixon, and Aunt Nerissa Dixon. She was preceded in death by grandmother Annette Pauley. Kayla loved life and loved being a mom to her two...

Wade Edward Bell age 60 passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, January 31, 2023. Wade was born August 11, 1962, in East Chicago, Indiana. He was raised and resided in the Black Oak area of Gary, Indiana and attended Lake Ridge School systems. Starting at the age of 9, Wade enjoyed working on automobiles. He enjoyed the outdoors, camping, concerts, gathering with family and he was a huge Chicago Bears fan. He also loved classic rock music and chocolate. He adored his dog Peaches and will be...

Wanda Jean Meeks age 62, peacefully passed away on Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at the William J. Riley Memorial Residence in Munster, IN. She is survived by her brother, Gregory (Jan) Meeks; sister-in-law, Carol; seven nieces and nephews and longtime life partner, Ray Feigl. Preceded in death by her parents, Peter and Lila Arlis (nee VonHaden) Meeks and older brother, James Meeks.  Wanda was born July 13, 1960 in Gary, IN and was a graduate of Edison Sr. High School in Lake...