All Obituaries

Mark J. Piasecki, 62 of Westville, passed away Thursday, September 6, 2018 in South Bend, He was born November 20, 1955 in South Bend to Genevieve Rosemarie Piasecki.  On November 1, 2014 he married Jeff Garbison who survives.  Mark is also survived by his Godmother Shirley Klosinski of South Bend and numerous cousins. He was preceded in death by his mother Genevieve Larson.  Mark was a 1974 Penn High School graduate and before retiring worked as a clerk with B.P. Amaco...

Orville Stacy, 66 of LaPorte, passed away Sunday, August 19, 2018 at sister’s residence in Ober.  He was born May 1, 1952 in Knox, Indiana to Shelby and Carrie (Miller) Stacy.  In October of 1996 he married Georgia Thompson who survives.  Also surviving him are his daughter Jessica Thompson of LaPorte, granddaughter Sierra Lee Rea Thompson, his sisters Allene (Wendell) Mullins of Grovertown, Lola Stacy of Ober, Loretta Fay Lovely of Prestonsburg, Kentucky, his brothers...

William F. Mondt, 86, of Michigan City, passed away Sunday, July 29, 2018. He was born January 18, 1932 in Des Moines, Iowa, to William L. Mondt and Marie T. Mondt (Sigmund). He is survived by his wife Diane H. Mondt (Grygiel). They were married June 13, 1979 in Las Vegas. He is also survived by 3 children and 1 stepson. Michael W. Mondt, Julie L. (Patrick) McKiel, Wayne A. Mondt (Lynn), Ronald Wamser (Julie), 7 grandchildren, and 5 great grandchildren. He attended St Marys grade school and...

  William Dean Keel, 94, of Michigan City, formerly of Westville, passed away Tuesday, July 10, 2018.  He was born October 5, 1923 in Washington Township, Indiana to Roy and Emma (Frier) Keel.  On November 25, 1943 in Westville, he married Sadie Lucille Keel who passed away December 24, 2015.  Dean is survived by his son Howard Keel of LaPorte, his daughters Lola (John) Kreinheder of Medina, Ohio, and Kathleen (Neal, deceased) Hagenow of Michigan City; six grandchildren,...

Emmett Flemming Joseph, 79 of Westville, passed away Saturday, July 7, 2018 in Valparaiso.  He was born March 14, 1939 in Rensselaer, Indiana to Clarence and Lola (Wireman) Joseph.  On June 16, 1979 in Michigan City, he married Clover Gale (Moon) Hyatt who passed away, July 4, 2014. Emmett is survived by his children Tammy Joseph Parkerson of San Pierre, Duane Eddy Joseph of Knox, Keith Evan Hyatt of Westville, John Raymond Hyatt of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, his grandchildren...

Henry Harrison Case II, 84 of Union Mills, passed away Wednesday, July 4, 2018 at home.  He was born May 29, 1934 in West Terre Haute, Indiana to Oliver Ivan and Bertha (Sullivan) Case.  On May 28, 1966 he married Sharon Krull who survives.  Also surviving him are his brother Oliver Ivan (Margaret) Case of Chattanooga, Tennessee, his sister Irene Alexander of Union Mills and many nieces and nephews.  Henry was preceded in death by his parents and four sisters. He was a...

Keith Allen Greasby Sr., 69 of Otis, passed away Monday, June 18, 2018 at home.  He was born September 29, 1948 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Ellsworth and Renata B. (Filter) Greasby.  He is survived by his son Keith Greasby, Jr. of Michigan City, his step daughter Monica Wheelan (Shock) of Michigan City, three grandchildren, Andrea Scmatz, Nicole Wheelan, Richard Shock, and his ex-wife Janice (Whittenbuirg) Shock of Tennessee.  Keith worked in the Wastewater Dept. at the...

Samuel S. Cooley, 73, of Wanatah, passed away Wednesday, June 13, 2018 in Valparaiso. He was born October 31, 1944 in Vancouver, Washington to William F. and Margaret J. (Eckiss) Cooley. He is survived by his Life Partner Patricia Minton of Wanatah, daughter Kellilyn Michele (Ryan) Price of Union Mills, his grandchildren Blake Ryan Price and Nolan Scott Price, his sisters Mary C. (Donald) Weaver of Bradenton, Florida, and Shirley (Dan) Codman of Ocala, Florida. He was preceded by his...

Werner Eugene Zgraggen, 90, of Westville, passed away Sunday, June 3, 2018. He was born July 12, 1927 in Chicago, the son of Eugene and Marie (Sthale) Zgraggen, who preceded him in death. Werner was a US WWII Army Veteran and an assembler for 35 years at Joy Manufacturing. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Westville. Visitation will be held Wednesday, June 6, 2018, 10:30AM until time of Funeral Services at 12:30PM at Newhard Funeral Home, 58 W. Walnut St. Westville, Rev....

James B. Shreves, Jr. 71, passed away Monday, May 14, 2018 at Porter Hospital. He was born May 23, 1946, in Lafayette, Indiana to James B. Sr. and Alice (Linback) Shreves. On August 16, 1969, he married Mary Ann Ladyga, who preceded him in death on May 20, 2010. He is survived by his loving children: Stacey Sensing of LaPorte, James B. (Gabrielle) Shreves III of LaPorte, Jason (Jennifer Patla) Shreves of Westville, Erin (Lin) Viou of Union Mills, Joshua (Jennifer) Shreves of Rochester, MN....