All Obituaries

Lydia K. Jarabak, 69 of Whiting, passed away Wednesday, July 24, 2019 at her residence. Beloved daughter of the late Paul J. and Mary K. (Klacik) Jarabak, she is survived by her brother Godfrey (Phyllis) Jarabak; cherished aunt of Emily (Joseph) Mathys and Elizabeth (Michael) Miller; dear great aunt of Kylie Mathys, Ezekiel and Tabitha Miller; many cousins. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, July30, 2019 at 11:00am at the St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, 118th St. and Atchison...

Sharon A. Ksiazek (nee Sinal) 74 of Whiting, passed away peacefully on the morning on Friday, July 19, 2019 at the William J. Riley Memorial Residence, Munster. She is survived by her beloved husband of 52 years, William; loving sister of Joette (Richard) Butkus and John (Lynn) Sinal; cherished aunt of Shelly (Jared) D’Amico, Shannon (Joseph) D’Ciolla, Sara (Ryan) Parsons, Mike (Shelley) Sinal, Jeanine Sinal and Nicky Sinal; many grand nieces and nephews. Funeral services will...

Sandra W. Geleta, 75 of Whiting, passed away Sunday, July 14, 2019 at the Munster Med-Inn. She was the beloved daughter of the late Arthur and Virginia (Sadowski) Geleta; loving sister of Ginny Geleta; cherished niece of Wanda (late William) Boris and Bernadette (late Daniel) Sadowski; many dear cousins. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered on Saturday, July 20, 2019 at 10:00am at St. Maria Goretti Church, 500 Northgate Drive, Dyer, with the Rev. Charles W. Niblick, officiating;...

Ann Marie Kaminsky (nee Jancosek) of Whiting, passed away on Friday, July 12, 2019 at the Whiting-Hammond Care Center. She is survived by her beloved children, daughter Rochelle Marie (Merle Wolf) Kmetz and devoted son, Richard Kenneth "Butch" Kaminsky; dearest sister of Mary Jane (Art) Lukas, Judy (Richard) Kauchak, Francis "Moe" (Pat) Jancosek, brother-in-law, David Burosh, and many nieces and nephews.  She was preceded in death by her...

Anna (Anne) Cornelison (nee Bracas), 101 of Whiting passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 4, 2019 at St. Catherine Hospital, East Chicago. She was the beloved wife of the late Newman D. Cornelison who passed away November 23, 2000; loving mother of Brian (Jean) Cornelison and the late David Cornelison; cherished grandmother of Steven Cornelison and Amy (Christopher) Levenik; several great grandchildren; dearest sister of Bernice (late Al) Zgorka and the late Barbara Gomez, Frances Snowe...

John David “Jack” Boyle, 63 of Phoenix, Arizona, formerly of Whiting,  passed away Thursday, June 27, 2019 at his residence. Beloved son of John D. Boyle and the late Mary M. (Sotak) Boyle; loving brother of Kathleen (Steven) Rausch, Dennis (late Joanne), Richard (Helene), Eileen (George) Germek, Mary Ellen, Mark (Lisa) and Br. Brian, C.PP.S; many cherished nieces, nephews and extended family members. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered on Friday, August 16, 2019 at...

Adrian Casas, 49 of Hammond, passed away Thursday, June 27, 2019 at the Community Hospital, Munster. He is survived by his beloved wife of 30 years, Danielle (nee Rowden); loving father of  Isabella, Danika and Adrianna; devoted son of Jose Casas and the late Maria Guadalupe Garcia Casas; cherished brother of the late Alfredo (Socorro) Casas, Alma (Benjamin)  Serrano, Estela (Juan) Landeros, Leticia (Umberto) Casteneda, Rosa (Jesus) Reyes, Carlos (Dolores) Casas, Octavio Casas,...

Adolph F. “Jake” Biel (Jakubielski), 99 of Whiting, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 21, 2019 at the William J. Riley Memorial Residence, Munster, He is survived by his beloved wife of 66 years, Eleanor (nee Lissy); loving father of John (Kathy), James (Lisa) and Joseph (Lillian); cherished grandfather of Eric (fiancée, Megan Green) Biel and Caitlin Oliver; dearest brother-in-law of Jacqueline Biel, Tony Lissy and Anne (late Loddy) Lissy; dear uncle of Patrice (Tim)...

Michael Adam Gazler, 27 of Whiting, passed away suddenly on Thursday, June 20, 2019 at his residence. Beloved son of Stanley and Elizabeth (Engel) Gazler; cherished longtime girlfriend, Vanessa Arnold; many dear aunts, uncles and cousins and his cherished canine companion, “Holly”. Funeral services will be held on Monday, June 24, 2019 at 8:00pm at the Baran Funeral Home, 1235-119th St., Whiting with the Rev. Mark R. Peres, C.PP.S. of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church,...

Mary E. Hric (nee Kuhajda) 96 of Schererville, formerly of Whiting, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at her residence. She was the beloved wife of the late Paul P. Hric who passed away December 26, 2014; loving mother of Robert (Eileen) Hric of Schererville; two granddaughters, Angela (Darren) Darragh of Las Vegas and Julie (Sean) Rubin of Orlando, FL; two great grandsons, Aaron Darragh and Keaton Rubin; nieces and nephews. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Ann...