Joseph R. Blandford 87, of Lowell, passed away Tuesday, July 17, 2018.  He is survived by his wife Mildred; children, Jeff, Laura (David) Vince, Joe (Diane), Bob (Donna), 10 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren; siblings, Roberta (Bob) Pioli, Doris Colosimo and Dick.  He was preceded in death by his son Brian, and brothers, Edward and John.  Joe was a 1956 Purdue University graduate in Mechanical Engineering, and retired from Inland Steel.  He served in the US Marine...

Deborah Turner 62, of Hebron, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, July 12, 2018 and is now at home with the Lord.  She is survived by her husband Joe, Jr.; children, Amanda (Jonathan) Perkins of Woodridge, IL, Shannon Turner of MN, Tiffany (Bob) Malinak of Cedar Lake; grandchildren, Austin, Zoey, Emma, Lillyann, Jax, Joey and Pierce; father, George Bryson; siblings, Donald (Dixie) Bryson, David Bryson, Donna Butler and several nieces and nephews.  Deborah worked as a Payroll...

Charles E. “Chuck” Iffland 69, of Lowell, passed away unexpectedly, Thursday, July 12, 2018.  He is survived by his children, Christopher of Lowell, Benjamin (Robin) Martinsville, siblings, Georgeanne and Patrick “Mike”.  Chuck was a US Army Vietnam Veteran and retired from Orbital Engineering as a Structural Designer.  Cremation will precede Private Graveside Services in Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood, IL through Sheets Funeral Home &...

Dorothy Huseman, 92, of Lowell, passed away Saturday, June 30, 2018. She is survived by her children, John (Linda), D.V.M. of Bluffton, IN, Ann (John) Moelhman of WA, Chris (Dave) Bowers, of OH, Ruth (Daniel) Nowak of Libertyville, Martin (Nancy) of Rensselaer, 8 grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren, sister Bernice Becker, of Cedar Lake and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Norbert and siblings, Clarence, Edward, Milford and Marie. Dorothy was a 1944...

Edward Zolper 74, of Lowell, IN, passed away Tuesday, June 26, 2018. He is survived by his wife, Jeanette; son, Lawrence (Yvonne); grandsons, Antony (Alisha), Armand; great grandchildren, Kendall Rose, Sebastian, Noah; brother, Donald (Mary). Preceded in death by his parents, Harold and Mary; siblings, Lawrence, Patricia, Richard. Edward was a member of St. Edward Catholic Church and retired from Inland Steel. Visitation, Monday, July 2nd from 9-11AM with Funeral Mass at 11AM with Father...

Valeria Geneva Bias 70, of Warsaw, passed away at 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 19, 2018, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, surrounded by her children. She was born Jan. 20, 1948, in Madison, W.Va., to Dixie Lee Nora Sansom Miller and Levi Richard Miller. On Aug. 29, 1962, she married Donald E. Bias Sr. at Danville Lumber Company in West Virginia. He preceded her in death Jan. 16, 2010. She resided in West Virginia until 1969. On Aug. 29, 1969, she and Donald moved to Cedar Lake, Ind. She...

Gaynell Parker 83, of Lowell, passed away Friday, June 15, 2018. She is survived by her children, Debbie (Joseph) Scheive, Pamela (Dennis) Rose, son in law, Jerry (Debi) Hendrickson, daughters in law, Kathy and Sandy Parker and Debi Hendrickson, 13 grandchildren, 19 great grandchildren, siblings, Carl (Ginny) Satterfield, Bill Satterfield and Betty Kay Wiley. She was preceded in death by her husband Myron "Bud" and children, Donald and James Parker and Kim Hendrickson. Gaynell was...

Mary A. Halinski 90, of Lowell, passed away Thursday, June 14, 2018. She is survived by her children, Wanda (David) DePaolo of Lowell, Michael (Kelly) of MI, grandchildren, Nicole and Heather, great grandchildren, Chelsea, Kaitlyn, Dameon, Danielle and Maryjane, great- great grandson, Carter and sister, Wanda Talbot. She was preceded in death by her husband, Leonard, and siblings, Dorothy Korab, Larry, Joe and Johnny Pietluck. Mary was a US Air Force Veteran, a machinist for many...

Donald Krupa 78, of Demotte, passed away Saturday, June 2, 2018. He is survived by his daughters, Kim (Bill) Newlin of Lowell, Kelly (Barry) Miller of VA and Karen (Victor) Perez of FL; 9 grandchildren, Kaitlyn and Kristen Newlin, Kristina, Luke and Amy Miller, Brooke, Joseph, Christina and Victor Jr. Perez; 6 great grandchildren; brothers, John (Sue) and William (Marilyn) and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara. Don was US Navy Vietnam...

Janet Lessig 59, of Hebron, IN, born June 12, 1958 and passed away Saturday, June 2, 2018. She is survived by her loving husband, Michael Sr.; children, Michael Jr., Melissa (David Sr.) Lucka, Jacob (Cortney), Luke (Kariann); her grandchildren that meant everything to her, Aiden, David, Lena, Alivia, Jonathan, Grace, Dean and Eve; mother, Bernice Peterman; siblings, Judith Peterman, William Peterman, James Peterman Jr. Preceded in death by her father, James Peterman. Janet graduated...