Ernest D. Highley 69, of Lake Village, passed away Sunday, January 13, 2019.  He is survived by his wife, Joan; daughters, Erica Highley, Deborah Highley and Donna (James) Speck; siblings, Karen Sarelli, Kathy Highley, Larry Highley and sister in law, Ann Higgs.  Ernest was a retired Forklift Driver with ACME Steel and a member of St. Augusta Catholic Church, 3228 IN-10, Lake Village, IN 46349.  Cremation will precede a Memorial Mass, Saturday, January 19 at 10AM, at his...

Tommy "Uncle Tom"  Ashcraft 77, of Lowell, passed away Friday, January 11, 2019.  He is survived by his wife Sharon; children, Stephanie (Andrew) Born, Brian Ashcraft, Denise (Mike) Sterritt and Melissa Bihl; grandchildren, Morgan Vicari, Alex Born, Isabel and Savannah Ashcraft, Brittany Sterritt, Sienna Bihl,  great grandchildren, Rylie and Reece Vicari, a sister, Dorothy Gunn and numerous nieces and nephews.  He was preceded in death by his siblings Ray,...

James V. Raby 79, of Lowell, passed away Friday, January 11, 2019 at home.  He is survived by his wife Maryanna; daughters, Julie (Jack) Brys and Angela (Stephen) Geier; grandchildren, Christopher Ratliff, James (Dannelle) Ratliff, Noah, Anna, Olivia and William Geier and 5 great grandchildren; siblings, Arthur (JoEllen) Patricia (Tom) Fraher, Peg Raby, Mike (DeAnne), sister in law, Nyla Raby and numerous nieces and nephews.  He was preceded in death by his parents, Arthur and...

Orville “Babe” Beier 88, of Schneider, passed away Wednesday, January 9, 2019.  He is survived by his children, Ginger Anderson, Todd and Brian Beier; 13 grandchildren; 20 great grandchildren; Preceded in death by son Rick, granddaughter, Misty, brothers, Dean, Skip and Elmer. Babe was a Truck Driver with Beier Brothers Trucking. He served in the US Army and was a past member of the Schneider Fire Dept.  Visitation, Monday January 14 from 4-8, with Funeral Services,...

Jayne L. Ramirez 61, of Lowell, passed away unexpectedly, Wednesday January 9, 2018.  She is survived by her children, Ryan (Stacy) and Myles; parents, Joyce Broberg, Merle (Donna) Broberg; siblings, Laurie (Tom) Maughan, Dawn (Sherman) Mayerak, Scott (Cheryl) Soppet, Susan (Larry) Rogge, Nancy (Greg) Springer, Dan (Nicole) Broberg and numerous nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews.  She was preceded in death by her husband Tony Ogborn, brother, Gary Soppet and nephew...

Ronald Johnson 84, of Rochester, IN passed away Tuesday, January 8, 2019.  He is survived by his wife, Carole; daughter, Carla (Jeffrey) Giarraputo, step children, Barbara (David) Harrison-Miller, James Utter, Robert (Catherine) Utter, Cynthia (Hollis) Howard, Lori (David) Postma and Becky Johnson; grandchildren, Reilly, Christine, Rick, Jacklyn, Jakob, Tracy, RJ, Maddie, Mike, Michelle, Brianna, Brandon, Christopher, Kristen, Zack, Lilly, 6 step grandchildren and 27 great...

Diane Beaver 61, of Crown Point, passed away unexpectedly, Saturday, January 5, 2019.  She is survived by her husband Ken; son, Joseph Hedrick and grandchildren, Melissa and Joseph, Jr.  She was preceded in death by her parents, Albert and Violet Mezei.  Diane was a graduate of Hammond Gavit High School and Purdue University.  Visitation, Saturday January 12, from 2-6, Concluding with Funeral Services at 6PM, all at Sheets Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 604 E....

Patricia Patrevito 56, of Lowell, IN, passed away January 4, 2019. She is survived by her husband, Bill; children, Dominick (Teresa), Alexander (Amanda) and Vincent (Angela); grandchildren, Raeann and Rilynn; sister, Michelle (Paul) Fuller. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ben and Bonnie Buckley; brother, Mike Buckley. Cremation was entrusted to Sheets Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Lowell, IN. Visitation, Thursday, January 10th from 6-7PM with Memorial Service following at...

 John Lucas Jr. 47, of Crown Point, IN, passed away January 1, 2019. He is survived by his children, his #1, Tifanie and Aiden; grandchildren, Jaden “Jay Jay” and Maurice “Peanut” ; parents, Shirley Kirk and John (Vera) Lucas; siblings, Jean Lucas, Marie Lucas, Linda Atwood, Margie Poling. Visitation, Friday, January 4th from 10AM-2PM with Funeral Service following at 2PM all at Sheets Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 604 E. Commercial Ave, Lowell, IN....

Keith R. Zamazal 57 Lowell, passed away on December 28th 2018 ensuring all the best fishing holes were kept a secret. He is quietly laughing knowing that now someone else has to clean all the fish, mow the lawn and chop the firewood. He enjoyed being outside, and jumping into the pool when he got a case of poison ivy. Cartoons were one of His go to’s after a hard day’s work. Another favorite was him waking up his kids with music and breakfast burritos. Keith always came up with...