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Arnold Norman “Arnie” Coates, 86 of Westville, passed away Saturday, April 10, 2021 at home. He was born January 18, 1935 in Gary, Indiana to Wayne and Evangeline (Barnard) Coates. On June 12, 1971 he married Barbara Elliott who survives. Arnie...

Betty M. Westmoreland, 90 of Chesterton, passed away Saturday, March 27, 2021. She was born November 25, 1930 in Clendenin, West Virginia to Orville Maywood and Lona Belle (Short) Reynolds. Betty is survived by her children James Michael King of...

Arlene Mae Bos, 87 of Wanatah, passed away Monday, March 1, 2021. She was born December 28, 1933, in East Chicago, Indiana to Leslie and Margaret (Stafford) Carpenter, Sr. On November 5, 1955, in Valparaiso, she married Kenneth Bos who passed away on...

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...

Edward L. Forney 64, of Westville, passed away Friday, January 8, 2021 in Boulder, Colorado. He was born March 8, 1956 in LaPorte to Elwood and Ida (Born) Forney. On August 7, 1976 he married Kathryn A. Skibbe who survives. Ed is also survived by his...

Ruby N. White, 95 of Westville passed away peacefully in her sleep, Wednesday, August 19, 2020 in LaPorte.  She was born December 25, 1924 in McHenry, Kentucky to Owen and Jesse (Baize) Hudson. On October 31, 1942 she married O.S. White, Jr. who...

Nancy L. Nichols, 77 passed away on Tuesday February 18, 2020.  She was born November 25, 1942 in Michigan City, Indiana the only child to the late Otto and Hazel Helsing. Nancy graduated from Elston High School in 1961. She attended Cosmetology...

Donald R. Wetzel, of Westville, passed away Friday, December 20, 2019. He was born January 31, 1932 in Trivandrum Travancore, India to Louis and Madeline (Schmiege) Wetzel. Donald is survived by his children Jason of Wanatah, Jennifer of La Porte,...

Beverly Joan Crownover, 66 of La Porte, formerly of Westville, passed away Friday, November 29, 2019. She was born July 27, 1953, in Winchester, Tennessee to Albert and Patsy (Ellis) Crownover.  Beverly is survived by her sons James (Candace) Hisick...

Douglas W. VanDusen 62, of Union Mills, passed away Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at home. He was born January 21, 1957 in LaPorte to Frank and Carol (Veach) VanDusen.  On November 28, 1981he married Janet Pease who survives. Douglas is also...