William C. Proud, 67 of La Porte, Indiana passed away Friday, January 21, 2022. He was born on April 11, 1954, to William C. and Mary (Braden) Proud. William had worked with the Indiana Department of Transportation and in Hotel Maintenance. Cremation has taken place with Frank L. Keszei Funeral Home, Essling Chapel in La Porte.  

Robert H.C. “Tiny” Smith, 40, of La Porte, Indiana passed away Tuesday, January 18, 2022. Tiny was born July 28, 1981, in La Porte, Indiana to the late Robert and Kathleen (Leahy) Smith. He is survived by a son, Mason Alexander Smith; siblings, Susie (Jim Ritter) Masterson of La Porte, Tom (Becky) Masterson of Rolling Prairie, Bill Smith of La Porte; a sister-in-law, Lily Masterson of Rolling Prairie; nieces and nephews, Ashley, Michael S., Brett, Nichole, Katie, and Michael R.;...

Robert John Jurkowski, 85, of Rolling Prairie, Indiana passed away Monday, January 17, 2022. Robert was born on May 17, 1936, in Chicago, Illinois to the late Stanley and Mary (Szawica) Jurkowski. On October 15, 1960, Robert married Charlotte Stayback who preceded him in death on July 25, 2004. Robert was the head of the payroll department at AM General. He was previously with Allis-Chalmers where he was the very last employee with the company. He was a member of St. John Kanty Catholic...

Ann M. Reed, 91, of La Porte, Indiana passed away Thursday, January 13, 2022. Ann was born May 25, 1930, in Chicago the daughter of  Albert and Karolina (Plany) Lestinsky. On May 21, 1950, Ann married Roland Reed who preceded her in death on November 13, 2012. Ann is survived by her three sons, Kevin (Lorie) Reed of La Porte, Indiana, Patrick Reed of Georgia, and Ronald (Martha) Reed of Connecticut; eight grandchildren, Jacquelyn Michael, Jessica Smart, Matthew Reed, Rahea...

Bonnie Kay Euler-Gomez, 64, of Michigan City, Indiana passed away Thursday, January 13, 2022. Bonnie was born July 28, 1957, in La Porte, Indiana to the late Thomas and Jessica (Schadowsky) Euler. Bonnie worked as a clerk at Meijer in Michigan City and was a member of the Salvation Army. Bonnie is survived by a daughter, Sarah Gomez of Monticello, Indiana; a son, Frank Powell of Michigan City, Indiana; grandchildren, Hailei, Aiden, Cheyenne, Devin, Savannah, Tyler, and Christian; a...

Jeanette Doloris Conley, 71, of La Porte, Indiana passed away Wednesday, January 12, 2022.  She was born on November 27, 1950, in Raleigh County, West Virginia to John H. Conley and Dorothy Lewis. She was CNA caregiver for many years. Surviving are daughters, Vanetta Johnson of Mill Creek, Indiana, Jeanette (Edward) Zellers of La Porte, Dalynne Conley of La Porte; grandchildren, Ericka, Arian, Sierra, Ariel, Paige, and Michael; great-grandchildren, Aviana, Victoria, Landon, Emsley,...

Charles Roger Farley, 82, of La Porte, Indiana passed away Wednesday, January 12, 2022. Roger was born February 27, 1939, in Chicago, Illinois to Margaret Ilene and Elmer Farley. On December 26, 1962, Roger married Mary Constance Collard in Lordsburg, New Mexico, who preceded him in death on March 24, 2019. Roger graduated from La Porte High School in 1957.  He participated in baseball and football and was honored in both by being named to the All-Conference Teams.  He was...

Jean L. Larson, 92, of La Porte, Indiana passed away Tuesday, January 11, 2022, at home. Jean was born December 6, 1929, in La Porte, Indiana to Fred and Louise (Diesslin) Lenick who preceded her in death. On June 14, 1952, in the La Porte United Methodist Church, Jean married Thomas C. Larson who survives.  Also surviving are her three sons, Tom (Becky) Larson and Tim (Donna) Larson both of La Porte, Indiana and Terry (Jayne) Larson of Valparaiso, Indiana; eight grandchildren, Matt...

Emery W. Johnson, Jr., 78, of Rolling Prairie passed away December 20, 2021. He was born February 4, 1943, in Gary, Indiana to Emery W. and Mary Ann (Sitar) Johnson who preceded him in death. Emery married Jessica Hickman on September 30, 1978, who survives.  They were married 43 years.  After high school Emery served his country as a member of the 101st Airborne in the United States Army.  He enjoyed bowling, golf, and softball.  He worked as a lineman for NIPSCO for...

David Paul MacCartney, devoted husband, grandfather, and great grandfather 90, of La Porte, Indiana passed away Friday, January 7, 2022. David was born November 6, 1931, in Hammond, Indiana to the late Donald and Bertha (Frappier) MacCartney. On June 23, 1956, he married his true love, Alice Gussman. David married Alice Gussman who survives, with two daughters, Janet (Mark) Woodke of Lowell, Indiana and Kelly (Jeff) Koontz of Union Mills, Indiana; grandchildren, Joslyn (Adam) Stemple,...