Obituaries

Marian A. Frazzini, 77, of Valparaiso, passed away Thursday, April 29, 2021, surrounded by her family. She was born May 4, 1943, in Indianapolis; IN. Marian was a chaplain, teacher, and owner of Wee Care Child Development in Chesterton and...

Carol R. Ohman, 75 of Union Mills, passed away Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at home. She was born November 11, 1945, in McVeytown, Pennsylvania to Harry and Stella (Adams) Knepp. On November 23, 1963, in LaPorte, she married Carl Ohman who passed away...

Alice J. Woodruff, 77 of Westville, passed away Monday, April 19, 2021. She was born October 2, 1943 in Utica, Mississippi to Oscar and Ruby (Malone) Beaty. On May 25, 1970 she married Daniel L. Woodruff, Sr. who survives. Alice is also survived by...

Howard T. “Pops” Wikoren, 94 of La Porte, passed away Saturday, April 17, 2021 at home. He was born January 8, 1927 in Joice, Iowa to Julius and Bertha Eldora (Woods) Wikoren. In April of 1962 he married LeDean Buchanan who passed away February...

Arnold Norman “Arnie” Coates, 86 of Westville, passed away Saturday, April 10, 2021 at home. He was born January 18, 1935 in Gary, Indiana to Wayne and Evangeline (Barnard) Coates. On June 12, 1971 he married Barbara Elliott who survives. Arnie...

Patsy Gardenia Markland (nee Byrd), 80 of Harrison, Ohio, passed to Glory peacefully at home on April 7, 2021. She was the devoted wife of Robert Owen Markland, Sr., mother of Gordon Lee McIntosh, Sr., Karen Lynn Bargiel, Sharon Lynn (Craig)...

Arnold Norman “Arnie” Coates, 86 of Westville, passed away Saturday, April 10, 2021 at home. He was born January 18, 1935 in Gary, Indiana to Wayne and Evangeline (Barnard) Coates. On June 12, 1971 he married Barbara Elliott who survives. Arnie...

Betty M. Westmoreland, 90 of Chesterton, passed away Saturday, March 27, 2021. She was born November 25, 1930 in Clendenin, West Virginia to Orville Maywood and Lona Belle (Short) Reynolds. Betty is survived by her children James Michael King of...

Mary Jane Matthews born June 1, 1942 was called home on March 24, 2021. She was reunited with her parents, William Cashmere and Dorothy Lenore Matthews, her sisters, Dorothy Faye Matthews and Malinda Mae (Matthews) Mason and her brother William Floyd...

Ty David William Balon, 25 of Valparaiso, passed away suddenly on Monday, March 22, 2021, due to a seizure. He was born October 25, 1995 in Valparaiso to Jeffrey and Crystal (Pritchard) Balon. Ty graduated from Morgan Township High School in 2014,...