Lulu Gikas of Crown Point, IN, January 28, 1925 – December 23, 2012

Posted on December 24, 2012 by burns

Lulu “Veda” Gikas, age 87, of Crown Point (LOFS), IN, passed away on Sunday, December 23, 2012,surrounded by 3 generations of her family. Lulu was a member of Faith Fellowship Church in Valparaiso. She was a long-time employee and part owner of Peacock Cleaners in Gary. Veda and Phil were married for 65 years and Veda spent the last 4 years caring for Phil. She is preceded in death by her parents, James and Mary Zervos and her son, George Gikas. Veda is survived by her husband, Philip G. Gikas of Crown Point; 2 sons, Theodore Gikas of LOFS, and Rick (Rhonda) Gikas of Valparaiso, IN; daughter, Phyllis (Scott) Aubrey of LOFS; 6 grandchildren, Jason (Christy) Gikas, Kristin, Christine & Nicole Gikas and Alexandra & Quentin Aubrey; sister, Frieda Zervos of Crown Point; brother, George Zervos of Crown Point, IN; daughter-in-law, Marlene Gikas of Crown Point, and many nieces and nephews.

Friends may visit with the family on Thursday, 12/27/ 2012 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Burns Funeral Home, 10101 Broadway, Crown Point, IN.

Funeral service will be held on Friday, 12/28/ 2012 at 10:00 a.m. at Burns Funeral Home.

Rev. David Guess officiating. Interment at Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens in Schererville, IN. www.burnsfuneral.com

Service details, Social networking, Memorial Guestbook and Slideshow are available here.

Lois Jean Grzych of Crown Point, Indiana, November 19, 1935 – December 20, 2012

Posted on December 21, 2012 by burns

Lois Jean (nee Spohn) Grzych, age 77, of Crown Point, formerly of Hammond, IN., passed away on Thursday, December 20, 2012.

Lois was a graduate of Griffith High School. She was a member of St Matthias Church in

Crown Point. She worked at the St Jude House in Crown Point. She volunteered at the Crown Point YMCA, Wittenberg Retirement Village and the Regency Nursing Home in Dyer.

Lois was preceded in death by her husband, Stanley J. Grzych in 1997 and her son Dale E. Grzych.

She is survived by her 5 children, Pam (Jerry) Ramult of Littleton, CO., Joe Grzych of Crown Point, Dottie Smith of Crown Point, Sue (Ray) Michelena of Mc Donald TN., and Mike Grzych of Cedar Lake; 1 sister, Marilyn “Cookie” (John) Wiktor of TN. ; brothers, Ken (Pam) Spohn of Maryland, Jerry Spohn of St. John, and Robbie Spohn of Rockville, IN; 8 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren;. and many nieces and nephews.

Funeral service will be on Friday, December 28, 2012 at 9:30 am from Burns Funeral Home, 10101 Broadway, Crown Point, IN to St Anthony Home, 203 Franciscan Drive, Crown Point at 10:30 am with Rev Myron Lowisz officiating.

Burial Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens in Schererville Friends may visit with Lois’s family on Thursday from 2:00 to 8:00 pm. at Burns Funeral Home

Service details, Social networking, Memorial Guestbook and Slideshow are available here.

Joan M. Reddick of Crown Point, Indiana 46307, July 24, 1946 – December 12, 2012

Posted on December 21, 2012 by burns

Joan M Reddick, age 66, of Crown Point, passed away on Wednesday, December 12, 2012.

Joan was a member of the Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Winfield.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Tim Reddick, Sr..and sister, Karen Bulger

Joan is survived by her 3 children, Tim (Chris) Reddick, Jr. of Crown Point, Dana (Ron) Nelson of Lake Station, and Margaret (Chris) Edwards of Gary;

sister, Janice Gordon- Smith of Rochester, New York ; five grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.

Friends may visit with Joan’s family at Burns Funeral Home, 10101 Broadway, Crown Point, In on Thursday, January 3, 2013 from 5 :00 pm to 7:00 pm. A Memorial Mass will be held on Friday, January 4, 2013 , 10:00 am at Holy Spirit Church, 7667 E. 109 Ave, Crown Point, In with Rev. Thomas Mischler officiating. A visitation will be held at the church from 9:00 am to 10:00 am. Cremation will precede the Memorial Mass.

Service details, Social networking, Memorial Guestbook and Slideshow are available here.

John “Jack” Lee Welch of Hobart, IN, May 3, 1936 – December 16, 2012

Posted on December 18, 2012 by burns

John “Jack” Lee Welch, age 76, of Hobart, passed away Sunday evening, December 16, 2012 with his son and daughter by his side. Jack was a U.S. Army Veteran, retired from US Steel, and later worked for the City of Hobart Parks Department. Jack was met in Heaven by his loving wife, Carol Sue Welch and his granddaughter, Stacey Lee (Welch) Gospodarek. Surviving are two children, Sherry Weber and John (Patty) Welch, three grandchildren, Dustin (Casey) Weber, Nichole (Matt) Bull, Kristy (Kevin) Bish, brother James (Maureen) Welch, eight great grandchildren, Cailey, Cole, Riley, Cora, Jaxson, Spencer, Tyler, and Alexis Lee, and his mother-in-law, Ann Gade.

Friends may visit with family Thursday December 20^th from 4:00 to 7:00 pm at Burns Funeral Home, 701 E. 7^th Street, Hobart, IN. Memorial service will be held Thursday, December 20, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. at Burns Funeral Home.

Service details, Social networking, Memorial Guestbook and Slideshow are available here.

Gary Lee Stimler of Portage, IN, May 11, 1955 – December 16, 2012

Posted on December 18, 2012 by burns

Gary Lee Stimler, age 57 of Portage, formerly of Hammond, passed away December 16, 2012. He enjoyed fishing, gardening and most of all spending time with his family. He was preceded in death by his father, Richard. Gary is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 36 years – Mary; children – Timothy (Lavon O’Connor) Stimler, Tara (Justin) Cherry; 3 grandchildren – Hailey, Bryan and Julie; mother – Maxine Stimler; sisters – Deborah Berry and Sandra (Jerry) Baffa; many other loving extended family members. Memorial service will be held on Friday, December 21, 2012 at 5 p.m. at Burns Funeral Home, 701 E. 7^th St., Hobart. Friends are invited to meet with Gary’s family on Friday from 3 p.m. until the time of service. Memorial contributions may be made to the family.

Service details, Social networking, Memorial Guestbook and Slideshow are available here.

Beulah Coican of Crown Point, In 46307, February 3, 1914 – December 14, 2012

Posted on December 18, 2012 by burns

Beulah (nee Fileff ) Coican age 98, of Gabriel’s Home for the Elderly in Valparaiso, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 16, 2012. She was born in Ohrid, Macedonia to Atanas and Slavka (Sophia) Fileff and immigrated to America with her parents in 1920. She was married to Charles (Charlie) T. Coican on May 11, 1936 and they were lifelong residents of Glen Park. As a member of the Christ Presbyterian Church in Winfield, Beulah worked many years with the Mrs. Cringles Christmas Ornaments Fundraising Project. She was a wonderful homemaker, a devoted wife and mother.

Beulah is survived by her three sons, Robert T. (late Carol) Coican of Crown Point, Richard A. (Marcia) Coican of Chesterton, C. Dean (Sandra) Coican of Valparaiso; seven grandchildren, Thomas Kennedy Jr., Kimberly (Hugo) Fontalvo, Kathleen Kennedy, Drs. Jennifer (David) Hovis, Scott Richardson (Lynette Rowlands), Thelma (Bud) Hefright, Matthew D. (Kelly) Coican; nine great-grandchildren, Baxter & Graham Hovis, Kelsey & Kaitlin Chandler, Hugo Fontalvo II, Serenity, Corinna, Joshua & Bud Hefright Jr.; brother, Antoine (Constance) Fileff; brother-in-law, Nicholas (Teresa) Flucus; many nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Charles Coican and daughter Geraldine A.(Thomas) Kennedy; brother Albert (Mary) Fileff; sister LaVerne (Frank) Kozub. She was dearly loved and will be missed by all who knew her.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at 11:00 am at Burns Funeral Home, 10101 Broadway, Crown Point, IN., with Rev. Robert Shaw officating. Burial at Calumet Park Cemetery. Friends may visit with Beulah’s family on Wednesday, December 19, 2012 from 10:30 am to 11:00 am. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Christ Presbyterian Church in Winfield, IN. or to VNA Foundation in Valparaiso.

Service details, Social networking, Memorial Guestbook and Slideshow are available here.

Katherine Malyj of Hobart, Indiana, November 20, 1922 – December 15, 2012

Posted on December 18, 2012 by burns

Katherine “Baba” Malyj was born November 20, 1922 in Ukraine and passed away after a battle with cancer on December 15, 2012 at home in Hobart, surrounded by her family. She was preceded in death by her husband of almost 50 years, Mykola Malyj. Katherine “Baba” will be dearly missed by her loving family – son, John (Marianne) Malyj of Merrillville; daughter, Stephanie (Ted) Stanley-Czernik of Hobart; 3 granddaughters, Nycole (James) West of Portage, Mary Malyj of Crown Point and Valerie (Keith) Reimink of Fishers; 5 great-grandchildren, Matthew Malyj, Anne Mari, Jamee & Joshua West and Dean Reimink. She also leaves behind a brother and 2 sisters as well as several nieces and nephews still residing in Ukraine.

Mykola and Katherine immigrated to the U. S. in 1950 from Germany. They set up residence in Gary, IN where Katherine, “Katy” as she was known, worked as a custodian for the Gary School System for 30 plus years. She was a parishioner of St. Michael’s Byzantine Church where she diligently worked making pierogi every Friday since her retirement in 1990 until late 2011. She was also a member of the St. Michael’s Rosary Society. “Baba” lived for her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She absolutely loved caring for them and spoiling them immensely. “Baba” was a seamstress in her spare time and created beautiful embroidery work as her hobby. She enjoyed being outside and loved going out to eat with her family. She will always be remembered for her tough exterior yet loving nature.

Funeral service will be held on Wednesday, December 19, 2012 beginning at Burns Funeral Home, 10101 Broadway, Crown Point at 9:15 a.m. and proceeding to St. Michael Byzantine Parish, 557 W. 57^th Ave., Merrillville for service at 10 a.m., Rev. Basil J. Hutsko officiating. Interment in Calumet Park Cemetery, Merrillville. Friends are invited to meet with Katherine’s family at Burns Funeral Home on Tuesday from 2-8 p.m. Rosary service Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. and prayer service at 3 p.m. www.burnsfuneral.com.

Service details, Social networking, Memorial Guestbook and Slideshow are available here.

Princess Crofford of Demotte, IN, November 30, 1999 – December 15, 2012

Posted on December 17, 2012 by burnspet

Service details, Social networking, Memorial Guestbook and Slideshow are available here.

Jenny McKenna of Crown Point, IN, November 30, 1999 – August 27, 2012

Posted on December 17, 2012 by burnspet

Service details, Social networking, Memorial Guestbook and Slideshow are available here.

Keith T. Komenich of Hobart, IN, December 10, 1941 – December 11, 2012

Posted on December 17, 2012 by burns

Keith T. Komenich, age 71 of Hobart, passed away December 11, 2012. He graduated from Horace Mann High School, Class of 1959 and was a U.S. Navy veteran. He was a sergeant with the Gary Police Department and was a member of the Gary Masonic Lodge #677. He was preceded in death by parents William and Marian (nee Johnson) Komenich; sisters Theodora Komenich and Susan Gonzales; niece Kristina Komenich and wife Connie Barnes Komenich. Keith is survived by his son Kristopher T. Komenich of Merrillville; sister Kathy (Wayne) Hencz of Duluth, MN; brother Richard (Brenda) Komenich of Indianapolis, a niece, nephew and several cousins.

Friends may visit with the family on Monday, December 17, 2012, from 5 p.m. until time of Memorial Service at 7 p.m. at Burns Funeral Home, 701 E. 7^th St., Hobart. Masonic Lodge 677 service at 6:30 p.m.

www.burnsfuneral.com

Service details, Social networking, Memorial Guestbook and Slideshow are available here.

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Category Archives: Obituaries

Lulu Gikas of Crown Point, IN, January 28, 1925 – December 23, 2012

Lois Jean Grzych of Crown Point, Indiana, November 19, 1935 – December 20, 2012

Joan M. Reddick of Crown Point, Indiana 46307, July 24, 1946 – December 12, 2012

John “Jack” Lee Welch of Hobart, IN, May 3, 1936 – December 16, 2012

Gary Lee Stimler of Portage, IN, May 11, 1955 – December 16, 2012

Beulah Coican of Crown Point, In 46307, February 3, 1914 – December 14, 2012

Katherine Malyj of Hobart, Indiana, November 20, 1922 – December 15, 2012

Princess Crofford of Demotte, IN, November 30, 1999 – December 15, 2012

Jenny McKenna of Crown Point, IN, November 30, 1999 – August 27, 2012

Keith T. Komenich of Hobart, IN, December 10, 1941 – December 11, 2012