McCormick, E. J. "Jack" Of Lowell, IN, passed away Monday, February 20, 2012 after a short illness. Survived by wife of 60 years, Mabel, sons, Mike (Gail) of Alford, FL and Patrick "Jay" of Korea, 6 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren, brother, Calvin of Jasper, AL. He was preceded in death by his parents M.J. and Della and brothers Otis and Edsel. Jack was a member of Lowell Southern Baptist Church where he was a Deacon. He was also...

Madeline C. "Sis" Darner, age 61, of Lowell, passed away on Saturday, February 11, 2012. She is survived by three daughters, Kelly (Jeff) Swart, Cedar Lake, Shelly (Greg) Fields, Crown Point, and Christine Darner, Lowell. Mother, Bertie Haberline, Lowell. One sister, Gracie (Hugh) Maxwell, Lowell and one brother, Lonnie Bales, Las Vegas. Five grandchildren, Ashley, Jeffrey, Cody, Wyatt, and Vance. She was preceded in death by her father Bill...

William L. Herlitz Age 88, of Beecher, IL, passed away on He is survived by sons, Mark (Nancy) of Beecher and Gary (Lisa) of Lynwood; 7 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; brother, Roger (Nancy) of Beecher. He was preceded in death by his wife, Helen and siblings, Wilbur, Edna and Myrtle. William was a retired farmer, a Board member of the Will Co. and Lake Co. Farm Bureau's, member of the NWI Archeological Association and Lake Prairie...

James O'Connor 64, of Crown Point, passed away Saturday, February 04, 2012 after a courageous battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife of 21yrs, Lois Jean, children, Anthony of FL, Michael (Erika) of NY, Leslie of ID, Christina (Carl) Cullins, of KY, Jamie (Emil) Banzhaf of CO, proud grandfather of, Tyler O'Connor, Callie and Cameron Cullins, Evan, Avery and Charlotte Banzhaf. Siblings, Joseph (Shirley), Patricia (Bud) Decker, Barb ...

Robert Lee Hotler 73, of Lowell, passed away Friday, January 27, 2012 at home. He is survived by his wife, Rosetta, children, Jeff of Schererville, Sarah (Vincent) O'Neil of Cincinnati, OH and Darrell (Lisa) of Lowell, also Robby, Ricky and Randy Sense. Grandchildren, Danny and Jennifer Hotler, great granddaughter Makylah Andrews, siblings, Gloria Moyer and James both of Indianapolis and Dave (Cindy) of Sheldon, IL. He was preceded in death...

Helen Bales 83, of Lowell, passed away suddenly, Saturday, January 21, 2012. She is survived by her daughters, Melodie (Rob)Wisnewski of Mishawaka and Cindy (Tim) Griffith of South Bend, grandchildren, Heather (Mike) Grabarek, Scott (Sara) Clark and the twins, Aprilyn and Brittany Wisnewski, 3 great grandchildren, brother, Frank Fary, sisters, Fran Hildebrandt, Rosie Peschke, Lorraine (Gerry) Kennedy and sister in law, Deloris Fary. She was...

Patricia "P.J." Williams Age 75, Lowell, passed away Tuesday, January 17, 2012. Survived by children, Florence (Ted) Fisher, Palm Desert, CA, Larry (Cheryl) Bennett, Crown Point, John Bennett, Valparaiso, Mary (Brian) Roadruck, Lowell, Rick Williams, Lowell; Grandchildren, Christopher, Meagan, Nicole, Jacob, Eric, Aaron, Shire, Samantha, Drew, Blake, Mackenzie and Sara; sister, Rosalie, MI. Preceded in death by husband, John; parents, Tony...

Raymond Dodge 72, of Lowell, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, January 11, 2012. He is survived by nieces and nephews, Dana Dodge of Bloomington, IN, Dean Dodge of Nashville, TN, Darcy Petyko of Crown Point, Devin Dodge of Sumava Resorts, Paul Jones, III of Bloomington, IN and Kelly Smith of Dundee, IL. He was preceded in death by his siblings, Bud, Richard, June Jones and Laura Jean Dodge. Ray was a Lowell High School graduate and a...

Albin Krebs 77, of Lowell, passed away Saturday, January 07, 2012 after a short illness. He is survived by his brother, Siegmund (Karen) Krebs of Lowell and numerous nieces and nephews. His parents, Christian and Martha, brother, Eric and sister, Hedwig Korthauer all preceded him in death. Albin served in the US Army and was a retired mechanic with Ford Motor Company. Visitation will be Wednesday, January 11th from 10-11, concluding with a...

Paul Peter Jung, Sr. Born April 28, 1920, passed away peacefully at Lowell Health Care January 5, 2012. His last breath came as his family finished the rosary. Survived by his wife of 66yrs. Marjorie, his Little Margie (nee Keilman), children, Jerry (Cheryl A.), Michael (Cheryl L.), Paul, Jr. (Melissa), Debbie (Rollin) Sopher, Bruce (Anne), 18 grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by...