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11/10/2025

Monica Maria Chavez-Johnson, aged 30, of Valparaiso gained her wings on Monday, November 10, 2025. She was born on September 15, 1995 to Raul Chavez and Gwendolyn (Megan) Johnson who both survive. Also surviving are grandmother Evelyn (Keith) Massey, sisters Gracelynn and Lily Driskell, and brother ...

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11/06/2025

Bonnie J. Mead, 90, of Valparaiso, passed away Monday, November 3, 2025. She was born February 4, 1935 in Walkerton, IN. the daughter of Kenneth Emerson and Dorothy Augusta (Bradford) Hostetler. Bonnie worked at J.C.Penney and Hoosier Fire Equipment. Surviving is her son William “Bill” (Roberta) Mea...

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11/05/2025

Sophie Stepniewski, 104 of Valparaiso, passed away Tuesday, November 4, 2025. She was born January 19, 1921 in Gniezno, Poland, the daughter of Peter and Berniece Paluczynski. Sophie was a candy packer at Queen Anne Candy Company in Hammond for 44 years and was a member of St. Paul Catholic Church i...

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11/05/2025

Audrey Ellen McGuckin, 90 of Valparaiso, passed away November 4, 2025.She was born December 31, 1934 in Chicago, the daughter of Fred and Marie (Heckelman) Jurgens. On October 4, 1958 she married John J. McGuckin, who preceded her in death July 12, 2021. Audrey was a homemaker and a member of St. Ma...

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10/30/2025

Lorraine Newsom, 76, of Valparaiso, passed away October 29, 2025, in Chesterton. She was born on October 1, 1949, in Valparaiso, Indiana, to Harold and E. Louise (Johnson) Newsom. Lorraine enjoyed playing bingo and listening to music at Chesterton Manor. She also enjoyed spending time with her devot...

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10/27/2025

Thomas Frederick Macke, 71, of Valparaiso, Indiana, passed away peacefully on October 23, 2025.

Born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Thomas was a lifelong Hoosier who devoted his life to faith, family, and the pursuit of justice.

Thomas graduated from Valparaiso University in 1976 with a Bac...

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10/16/2025

Carly Rachael Smith-Martin, 45 of Valparaiso, passed away October 8, 2025. She was born September 10, 1980 in Hammond, Indiana the daughter of Mark S. Smith and Betty Lou (Castillo) Svetich. Carly graduated from Calumet New Tech High School in 1998 and was a homemaker. Surviving is her grandmother M...

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10/10/2025

John Elliott Wieland (Jack) born Aprill 11, 1933 in East Chicago, In to William and Eva (Elliott) Wieland. Married to Isabel (Belle) Haggerty on June 16, 1989 in Valparaiso, who survives. Co-Founder in 1958 of Grieger’s Motor Sales, Inc and worked there until his retirement in 2013.

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10/06/2025

John “Mark” Spencer, 77, of Valparaiso, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 16th, 2025, surrounded by his loved ones, following a long battle with Parkinsons Disease. John was born on December 29th, 1947, to John W. Spencer and Grace Eileene Spencer (McGee), who precede him in death. John w...

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10/04/2025

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09/30/2025

Jerry Allen Treadway, 68 of Valparaiso, passed away Monday, September 29, 2025. He was born October 6, 1956 in Valparaiso, the son of Charley and Margaret (Robinson) Treadway. Jerry was born and raised in Valparaiso and lived in Arkansas for a while and Florida for many years. He was a clerk for man...

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09/25/2025

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