All Obituaries

Donald Mark Wagner, 68, of Lake Station, Indiana, passed away peacefully on March 1, 2026, after a battle with cancer. Donald was born on April 18, 1957, to the late Anton and Alice Wagner. He will be remembered as the “Cool” Uncle Don that loved being around all the kids cracking jokes with them (as long as they were calm and quiet). He loved riding his Harley Davidson motorcycles and driving vintage cars. Like his father, he had a career in auto sales, starting with working ...

Larry Niles Stassin, age 81 of Highland Indiana passed away on March 1st, 2026 at Loyola University, Mayfield Illinois. Larry was married to his wife Ann Stassin (Kozel) for 35 years. A graduate of Calumet Highschool .He worked and retired as a service manager for over 20 years from Ryko Manufacturing. Worked at US Steel South works in management for 19 years. In his younger years he had bought and ran the Queen of Hearts Deli in Calumet City and served the beauty school and elementary ...

Bruce E. Long, age 91, of Crown Point, Indiana on March 1, 2026.  He was born November 11, 1934 in Belleville, Pennsylvania to the late Thomas and Gwendolyn (Stroup) Long.  Bruce was retired from LTV Steel. He is survived by his wife, Marguerite "Tudy" Long; children, Michael, Bruce (Irma), and Della (Don); step children, James Ronchi and Pam (Bill) Vagenas; and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. In addition to his parents, Bruce was preceded in ...

Steven Michael Heintz, age 55, of Hobart, Indiana, formerly of Lansing, Illinois passed away on Monday, February 16, 2026. He was born on April 25, 1970, in Harvey, Illinois to Ralph and Alma (nee Murray) Heintz. Steven was a graduate of Thornton Fractional High School. He loved spending time exploring the outdoors. His passions were fishing, gardening, caring for God’s creatures, playing cards, but mostly spending time with family and friends. Steven knew no strangers and was the ...

Hillside Funeral Home and Cremation Center is searching for the children of James Robert Schror, born December 4, 1961 in East Orange, New Jersey to Peter and Arlene Schror.  He lived most of his life in Bridgewater, New Jersey, only coming to Gary two years ago.  If you have any information regarding his children please contact the funeral home at 219-838-0800.

John R. “Jack” Burk, Sr., age 71, passed away on Sunday, February 22, 2026, at his home in Hammond, Indiana. He is survived by his loving wife, Diane S. Burk (nee Stinson); son, John R. Burk, Jr. (Nicole E. Burk); daughter, Kristine E. Stasi (Steven L. Stasi); stepdaughter, Nicole M. Stinson (Christopher G. Tucker); grandchildren, Nora M. Burk, Paisley Q. Burk, Christopher K. Tucker, Jessica K. Tucker, Dalaina S. Tucker; sister, Georgeann York- Crosslin (Thomas Crosslin); ...

We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of our beloved brother, Noe R. Guzman, on February 21, 2026 at the age of 75. He is survived by (1} son, Robert Guzman, (1) sister, Elma (Gregory) Fulton, brothers, Rene (Diana), Joe Rudy (Sue), David (Linda), Blas, Esequiel Jr., several nephews, nieces, including several grand nephews and nieces. Noe is proceeded in death by our parents Esequiel Sr. & Aurora R. Guzman, sister Dalia and brother Joel. Noe had a passion for Tejano music for ...

JoAnna Ross May 5, 1947 – February 21, 2026 JoAnna was born on May 5, 1947, in Hartford, Ky. She and her three girls moved to Hessville in 1971. JoAnna had purchased a three-bedroom slab in a nice family neighborhood. Hessville is where these four women grew up together, a house full of girls. There was a lot of life, a lot of tears, a lot of struggles along the way, but mostly there was just a lot of love and laughter. As a single mother, JoAnna was able to provide for her girls ...

Stella Artunian (nee Darrow), 96, passed away peacefully on February 20, 2026. She is survived by her children Robert, Donald, and Barbara, 5 grandchildren, 4 great grandchildren, 2 great great grandchildren, and numerous nephews and nieces. She was preceded in death by her husband Sam, parents Bruno and Mariane Darrow, and her sister, Sophie Schuster, and her brother, Bruno Darrow Jr. Stella was born in Ontonagon, Michigan, a snowbelt region near Lake Superior, on Dec 29, 1929. There, she ...

John Marshall Schooley January 2, 1946 – February 19, 2026 John Marshall Schooley, 80, passed away on February 19, 2026. Born on January 2, 1946, in Chicago, Illinois, John was raised in Tinley Park alongside his sister, Betsy, by their parents, Marshall John Schooley and Phoebe Katherine Schooley (née Wilson). He later raised his own family with his wife in her childhood home in Chicago, before moving to Munster, Indiana, in recent years to be closer to his daughter and ...