Kurt John Banas

Kurt John Banas, Sr., 59 of Whiting, passed away Friday, December 30, 2022 at St. Catherine Hospital, East Chicago. Beloved son of the late John and Virginia (Bowlby) Banas, he is survived by two children, Kurt John Banas, Jr. and Christina (David) Morrow; a grandson; brother of Joanne (Frank) Dybel, Roberta (Don) Nicksic and Carl (Heather) Banas; nieces, nephews and cousins.

Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, January 4, 2023 at 11:000am at the Baran Funeral Home, 1235-119^th St., Whiting; a Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 11:30am at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Whiting, with the Rev. Mark R. Peres, C.PP.S. officiating; cremation to follow; visitation at the funeral home on Wednesday morning from 9:00am to time of services. Expressions of sympathy may be placed on-line at www.baranfh.com.

Kurt Banas was born on July 30, 1963. He was a lifelong resident of the Whiting-Robertsdale Community and was a graduate of George Rogers Clark High School, Class of 1981. He was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Whiting and was a retiree of Carmeuse Lime, Inc., Chicago with a service of 25 years and was an employee of Asphalt Operation Services, Chicago. He enjoyed playing bocce ball, video games and going fishing. Devoted to his family, Kurt will be sadly missed by all who knew and loved him. 

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