All Obituaries

Robert Charles Arndt, 90, of Valparaiso, passed away Monday, September 18, 2017. He was born April 6, 1927 in Wilders, Indiana the son of George L. and Bertha A. (Doms) Arndt, Sr. Robert was a WWII Army Veteran, he worked on Nickel Plate Railroad 1 ½ years and Continental Diamond (Mica) Factory, 17 years. Robert worked last for Locke Complete Vending Service and Complete Vending Service for 26 years. And 10 years part time. On August 7, 1948 he married Bernice E. Nelson in...

Walter C. Matheny, 92 of Camby, Indiana, passed away Monday, September 11, 2017 in Indianapolis. He was born May 27, 1925 in Alleghany, Virginia, the son of Samuel Robert and Mary Elizabeth (MacAllister) Matheny. He was a WWII and Korean War Veteran, serving as an aviation radio man. Walter retired in 1989 after 34 years from Urschel Laboratories in shipping. On August 31, 1963 he married Eleanor Mileski, who preceded him in death March 5, 1999. Surviving is his daughter Ellen M. (Douglas)...

  Michael Patrick Hall(Tractor) 50 of Valparaiso, Indiana passed away September 10, 2017. Michael was born March 22, 1967 in Indiana the son of Delvin and Evelyn (Herrick) Hall. He attended Wheeler School District and Kewanee School District of which he graduated in 1985. Surviving is his son Brayden Patrick Hall (12 years old). He was preceded in death by his parents and brother-in-law’s Jeffrey Carpenter, Dennis Biller, Ron McElwain and sister-in-law Nora (Bell)...

Edna M. (Galbert) Selsor, 91, of Valparaiso, passed away Saturday, September 9, 2017.  She was born August 21, 1926 in Clinton, Indiana to Joseph and Mary  Galbert.  She was married to Delmar L. Selsor who preceded her in death.  Edna is survived by her children Mary Gielow, Roberta Rose, Paula (Steve) Lundberg, Deb (Mike) O’Meara, Steve (Kathy) Frailey, Greg Frailey, Bill (Glenna) Selsor, Clyde (Marci) Selsor, 18 grandchildren,...

Richard F. Davet, 73, of Cleveland, Ohio, passed away Thursday, September 7, 2017. He was born September 6, 1944, the son of George Donald and Mary E. (Killeen) Davet.  Richard was in the jewelry business. On July 7, 1978 in Cleveland, he married Lynn Manson, who survives. Also surviving is his daughter Katie (John-Paul) Simkus, his sister Donna (Pierre) Lapeyre of LA, and brothers, George (Natalie) Davet, Edward (Antoinette) Davet, Peter (Susan) Davet and sister-in-law Pam (Larry)...

Gloria J. Kushner passed away on September 4th, 2017. She was born 4/18/39 in Cleveland, OH. She was preceded in death by her parents Mary and Andrew Kushner. She is survived by her daughters, Linda Ross, Laura Nelson (Jeff), Lisa Scholer (Chuck), and Brothers, Gary Kushner (Lynn) and Gerald Kushner. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Terah, Nichole, Meghan, Andy, Greg, Natalie and Riley. Great grandchildren Dylan, Aislin, Eliza, Celeste, Hudson, Macie and Jada. Gloria attended...

Sandor Istvan Szoke, 84 of Valparaiso, passed away Sunday, August 27, 2017. He was born August 1, 1933 in Mateszalka, Hungary, the son of Istvan and Maria (Boroczki) Szoke.  He fled Hungary in 1956 after the Hungarian War, leaving everything behind for a better life in America. He attended Valparaiso University, all the while teaching himself the English language and working odd jobs in pursuant of a goal and future as a Mechanical Engineer. He was a Life Member of Faith Memorial...

  Lana Belle (Whitaker) House, 63 of Valparaiso, IN passed away August 19th, 2017 with family by her side. She was born August 28th, 1953 in Rensselaer, IN daughter of Burns and Evelyn Whitaker. Lana grew up the youngest of three children in Wheeler, IN helping serve customers at her parents “corner store”, sharpening a passion for service that would inform her life’s work. After graduating in 1972 as a proud Wheeler Bearcat, she married David House on...

  Donna Jean Follis, 96 of Valparaiso, passed away Thursday, August 10, 2017 at Life Care Center. Born November 7, 1920, in Freeport, MI, to Alvin and Mabel (Price) Helrigel, she married Daniel M. Follis in 1939 and moved to Valparaiso.  They celebrated 49 years of marriage before his death in 1989. Donna was cafeteria manager at Thomas Jefferson School and later sold AFLAC insurance until she retired. She was a member of the...

Shirley F. Tauck, 79 of Valparaiso, passed away Monday, July 31, 2017 at Northwestern Hospital in Chicago with her family by her side. She was born August 14, 1937 in Haleyville, Alabama the daughter of Jesse “J.O.” and Ethel (Goddard) McCombs. On September 15, 1960 in Schererville, she married Henning W. Tauck, who preceded her in death. Together they were the proud owners of the Old Style Inn for 35 years. Surviving are her children, Debra Williams, Cathy (Johnnie) Morgan, Sr., and...