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OBITUARIES TheTtmfs C6 FRIDAY, JULY 14, 2000 OBITUARIES Funeral Directors Serving Your Community Continued from C5 Gladys Bomes Jane A. Christensen Roy Dickinson Gregoiy M. Germek Joseph J. Labash Valparaiso 'Valparaiso LaPorte 'Hebron Hebron East Chicago Hessville 'Crown Point Gary Joseph J. Labash, 84, of Crown Point, Indiana, formerly of Gary, passed away at St.

Anthony Hospital on Thursday, July 13, 2000. Funeral arrangements pending at the Burns Funeral Home, MerrillvilleCrown Point Chapel. For information call 219-769-0044. Gladys P. Martin Roy L.

Dickinson, 81, of Hebron, IN, passed away at St. Anthony's Medical Center at 2:26 a.m., July 13, 2000. Bom in Lowell, IN, April 3, 1919 to late Vernon P. and Lotus Metcalf Dickinson. Married Feb.

17, 1942 in South Bend, IN to Alice M. Tilton who survives. Also survived by sons, Jim (Jenny) Dickinson of Plymouth, IN, Tom (Linda) Dickinson and Bob (Gail) Dickinson, both of Valparaiso; eight grandchildren, Phil, Dave, Christine, Tony, Wesley, Courtney, Elliott and Jessica; five great-grandchildren: Justin, Alicia, Andrew, Zachery and Tori. Friends may call at the Jackson Funeral Service, 200 Third S.W.', DeMotte IN, on Friday, July 14th from 5 to 9 p.m. Funeral services Saturday, July 15, 2000 at 10:30 a.m.

from the funeral home chapel with burial at the Hebron Cemetery. Mr. Dickinson was a Hebron resident all of his life. Graduate of Boone Grove H.S., class of 1939; self employed farmer; worked as a carpenter for Carpenters Union 985; member of Porter County Farm' Bureau; and past member of Pure Milk Association. Gregory M.

Germek, 48, of Hebron, passed away Tuesday, July 11, 2000 at Southlake Methodist Hospital. Survived by his wife of eight years, Catherine; three step-children, Aaron, Thomas and Amber West of Crown Point; six sisters: Patricia (Alfred) Boyd of Bowie, Maryland, Geraldine (Herbert) Moss of Charlottsville, VA, Catherine Blue of Catalina, AZ, Cristine (Edward) Gamier of Largo, FL, Cindy Germek of Spring Valley, CA, Laura (Gerald) Miller, Jr. of Crown Point; one brother, Geoffrey Germek of Catalina, AZ; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Preceded in death by his parents, George and Catherine Germek Sr. and brother, George Jr.

Funeral prayers' Saturday, July 15, 2000 at 9:15 a.m. from the Virgil Huber Funeral Home Chapel with Mass of Christian burial to follow at 10 a.m. at St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church. Burial at Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens, Schererville.

Friends may call Friday 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 at the Virgil Huber Funeral Home, 7051 Kennedy Hessville, IN. There will be a prayer service Friday at 4 p.m., at the funeral home. Gregory was born in East Chicago and raised in Hessville. He graduated in 1969 from Bishop Noll, and later entered Calumet College where he graduated in the middle 70's with a BA degree in Economics and Management. Gregory worked for Strack and Van Til for 30 years.

He loved collecting records and movies. 'Jane A. Christensen, 93, of Valparaiso, IN, passed away on Tuesday, July 11, 2000 at Porter Memorial Hospital, Valparaiso, IN. Bom Nov. 10, 1906 in Durango, CO, to the late James A.

and Helena (Warner) Smith. First marriage in Crown Point, IN, to Ira Lynus Barnes who preceded January 11, 1990. Second marriage in August 1947 in LaPorte, IN, to Kai Christensen who preceded July 22, 1970. Survived by daughter and son in-law, Patricia (Barnes) and Ben Stark of Valparaiso, IN; sister-in-law, Nellie Barnes of Gaithersburg, MD; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Also preceded in death by two sons, one grandson, two sisters and two step-sisters.

Service at the First United Methodist Church of LaPorte Chapel on Thursday July 20, 2000, at 1 p.m., with Rev. Douglas Hadley officiating. Burial at Patton Cemetery, LaPorte, IN. Memorials to The New Millennium Fund at First United Methodist Church of LaPorte. Mrs.

Christensen was an Accountant for Dr. Sertoli's Farms. Member of First United Methodist Church of LaPorte; 75 year member of La-Porter Order of the Eastern Star, White Shrine of Jerusalem, Indiana Republican State, Friendly Circle Home Ec Club, and. volunteer at the LaPorte Library. Arrangements by the Haver-stock Funeral Home, LaPorte, IN 219-362-3333.

Gladys L. Bomes, 86 of Valparaiso passed away Wednesday, July 12, 2000 at Valparaiso Rehab Center. She was born in Chicago, on July 3, 1914, a 24 year resident of Valparaiso, and a member of the Christ Lutheran Church of Valparaiso. She is survived by one daughter, Judith (John) Uceny of Valparaiso, one son, William Bomes, Warsaw, IN, eight grandchildren, and ten great grandchildren. Memorial service will be Saturday, July 15, 2000, 11:30 a.m.

at the Christ Lutheran Church, Valparaiso, with Rev. Jerry Castleman officiating. Cremation at Calvary Crematory. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Christ Lutheran Church. Arrangements by Dykes Funeral Home, Valparaiso.

Dorothy M. Bowlby Westville Dorothy M. Bowlby, 81, of Westville, passed away Wednesday, July 12, 2000. She was a lifetime area resident, retiring from Porter Memorial Hospital in 1978, where she worked as a Ward Clerk. Dorothy was also a member of the Portage Christian Women's Club.

She loved traveling, jazz music, her greatgrandchildren and her family. She is survived by one son, Charles (Sandra) Bowlby, Jr. of Fort Worth, TX; two daughters, Susan (Patrick) Koritko of Westville and Kathleen (Francis) Donahue of Portage; many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Smith and Sarah Wixon, husband, Charles Bowlby, Sr. and her brother, James Wixon.

Funeral services are Saturday, July 15, 2000, 10 a.m. at Rees Funeral Home, Olson Chapel, 5341 Central Portage, with Rev. Bill Barrow officiating. Burial will follow at Calumet. Park Cemetery.

Visitation is Friday, July 14th from 4 to 9 p.m. at Rees Funeral Home, Olson Chapel in Portage. Edith Alice Boyd West Virginia Edith Alice Boyd, 82, of West Union, West Virginia, passed away July 6, 2000, at the United Hospital in Clarksburg, West Virginia. She was bom on October 18, 1917, in Dallas, TX, to Julian Lillian Cox Cocke and Ew-ing Richardson Cocke. She is survived by her husband, Dr.

Joseph M. Boyd; children: Robert (Mark) Boyd, Amy Lynn Boyd Green, son-in-law and daughter-in-law, Stephen Clark Green and Linda Lee Ponder Boyd; grandchildren, Andrew Mark Boyd, Stanley Boyd Green, Stephanie Lynn Green Cordray, Shearon Amy Green; grandchil-dren-in-law, Miesha Lynn Goodman Boyd, Jennifer Cleland Greene, Joel William Cordray; and great-grandchildren, Stanley Cleland Green, Jack Lassiter Green and David Sarber Green. Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 15, 2000 at 10 a.m. from Hyles-Anderson College, Wendell Evans Auditorium, 8400 Burr Crown Point IN, officiated by Dr. Jack Hyles, Dr.

Wendell Evans, Dr. Johnny Colsten, Dr. Dennis Corle and Dr. Randy Taylor. Entombment, Memory Lane Memorial Park Mausoleum, Schererville, IN.

Friends are invited to call at the college on Saturday morning from 9 a.m. until time of service. Mrs. Boyd retired from the Federal Aviation Agency (F.A.A.) in 1972 as Office Administrator. She was co- founder of the Mt.

Salem Revival Camp Grounds. She served on the Board of Directors of Revival, Inc. and received an Honorary Doctors Degree of Humanities from Hyles Anderson College. Arrangements by the Bocken Funeral Hfcme, Hessville, IN. Castle Hill Funeral Home 248 155th Place 708-862-4480 Director Owner Christopher C.

Chelbana 'Family Owned. Our Home is Your Home" Burns Funeral Home Crematory Family Owned 101st Broadway 769-0044 Hobart 942-1117 www.burnsfuneral.com Savich Semplinski Funeral Directors 219-661-1200 Serving from Burns Funeral Home Fife Funeral Home 4201 Indpls. 219-398-3210 Pre-need Insurance and Master Trust Plan Oleska-Pastrick Funeral Home 3934 Elm 219-398-0938 Offering Forethought Pre-Need Insurance Guy Allen Funeral Directors 2959 W. 11th Gary Phone 219-949-6325 Finer Funerals Need Not Be Costly Bocken Funeral Home 7042 Kennedy Ave, "Hessville" Phone 219-844-1600 Virgil Huber Funeral Home South Hammond (Hessville) 7051 Kennedy 844-1020 Kraft Funeral Services Crematory, Inc. 370 N.

County Line Road Hobart, IN 46342 219-942-9866 Rosemoor Funeral Home 17943 S. Torrence Ave. 708-474-2404 Famiy Owned Operated Geisen "Merrillville" 7905 Broadway 769-3322 "Still Independent Family Owned Stilinovich Wiatrolik 7535 Taft (Hwy 55) MerrillvilleSchererville, 738-3223 -fcHilMMH. Chapel Lawn Funeral Home 219-365-9554 8178 Cline Ave. 1 mile South of US 30 Lincoln Ridge Funeral Home Route 30 by Cline (219) 322-6616 Elmwood Chapel James Betkowski, Owner 11300 W.

97th Lane St. John (219) 365-3474 Rees Funeral Home Hobart 942-2109 Portage 762-3013 Lake Station 962-1606 TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS DIRECTORY CALL LEIGH (219)462-5151X339 Hobart Gladys P. Martin, 77, of Hobart, passed away Thursday, July 13, 2000. Gladys was a longtime Hobart area resident. She is survived by two sons, Barry (Judy) Martin and Gary (Theresa) Martin, both of Hobart; one daughter, Donna (Jerry) Evans of Hobart; 14 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; one brother, W.

J. Runions of Tennessee; two sisters, Mary Daniels of Texas and Doris Wafford of Hobart. Preceded in death by husband, Henry Martin in 1985 and parents, C.B. and Hattie Wafford. Funeral services Saturday, July 15, 2000, at 11 a.m.

at Rees Funeral Home, 600 West Old Ridge Road, hobart, IN, with Rev. Gerald T. Walworth officiating. Burial at Calvary Cemetery, Portage. Visitation Friday 4 to 9 p.m.

at Rees Funeral Home Hobart Chapel. Joseph F. Necastro Lansing Joseph F. Necastro, 91, of Lansing, IL, passed away Wednesday July 12, 2000 at Ingalls Hospice Care, Harvey, IL. He is survived by his wife, Elsie, of 55 years; four sons: Richard (Dawn) of Port Neches, TX, Robert (Susan) of Lansing, Larry of Chicago, IL, and Daniel (Mary Jo) of Barring-ton, IL; two daughters: Cathleen (Daniel) Bolda, of Calumet City, IL, and Mary Ann (Thomas) Golden, of Lansing, grandchildren: Daniel Bolda of Calumet City, IL, Ronald (Anne) Bolda, of Macedon, NY, Greg (Maria) Necastro, of Frisco, TX, Kristen and Glen Necastro, of Port Neches, TX, Brian and Katelyn Necastro, of Lansing, IL, Andrew, Kelly and Douglas Necastro, of Barrington, IL; three great-grandchildren: Anthony, Emily and Timothy Bolda, of Macedon, NY; many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.

He is preceded in death by his first wife, Virginia, four sisters and one brother. Mr. Necastro was employed formerly as a truck driver, a groundskeeper at Lansing Country Club (Sportsmens), and was retired from the Village of Lansing Public Works. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, July 15, 2000 at 8:30 from the Schroeder-Lauer Funeral Home, 3227 Ridge Road, Lansing to St. Ann Church for 9 a.m.

mass. Burial will be private at St. Mary Cemetery, Evergreen Park, IL. Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home Friday from 2 to 9 p.m. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Ingalls Hospice Care or St.

Ann Church Building Fund. Peter N. Peterson Hammond Peter N. Peterson, 41, of Hammond, IN, passed away Tuesday, July 4, 2000. He is survived by his parents, Gordon Peterson of TX, and Dorothy Peterson of Rensselaer, IN; two brothers: Nick (Patty) Peterson of Rensselaer and Paul Peterson of Hammond, IN; aunts, uncles, cousins and many friends.

He is preceded in death by his grandparents and an aunt. Cremation prior to services. A gathering of friends will be Saturday, July 15 2000 at 1:00 p.m. at the Solan Funeral Home, 7109 Calumet Ave, Hammond, IN with Dr. Eric C.

Strumpf, Sr, Pastor of St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Church officiating. Friends may visit with the family Saturday from 12 Noon till time of service. On Monday, July 24, 2000 graveside Military Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. at Marion National Cemetery, Marion, IN with Pastor Mark Carlson officiating.

Peter was a longtime area resident and a Navy Veteran. He enjoyed cooking and recently enrolled at Ivy Tech to start a nursing career. See OBITUARIES, C7 Bethel J. Edge Whiting Bethel J. Edge, 81, of Whiting, Indiana, passed away on Thursday, July 13, 2000 at the Hammond-Whiting Care Center.

Survived by wife of 53 years, Nola Katheryn Edge (nee Bratcher); sister-in-law, Ora Jean (late James Edge of Owensboro, KY; nephew, James Philip Edge of Owensboro, KY; and several aunts and cousins. Preceded in death by parents, Leslie and Edna Edge and brother, James D. Edge. Visitation Friday, July 14, 2000 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Anthony Dziadowicz Funeral Home, 4404 Cameron Hammond (two blocks east of Hohman, 1 block north of Gostlin).

Funeral service on Friday evening at 8 p.m. Visitation at the Harl-Geary Funeral Home, Fordsville, Kentucky, Monday, July 17, 2000 from 12 Noon to 2 p.m. Burial at Fordsville Cemetery. Mr. Edge was a former employee of Standard Oil Company, American Maize Co.

and Lever Bros; Army veteran of WWII with the 34th Infantry, spending four years in Hawaii; active member of Centenary Methodist Church, Hammond, since 1950 where he served as a Lay Leader and Lay member of the Annual Conference and was a Certified Lay Speaker. He played dartball with the church for 45 years and enjoyed bowling and golf. Ginette Rene Fairbairn "Lil" Crown PointFloridaCaryEtnaPortage Ginette Rene Fairbairn, 75, of Crown Point, formerly of Lecan-to, FL, Crystal River, FL, Gary, Etna and Portage, IN, passed away in Crown Point on Wednesday, July 12, 2000. Survived by two sisters, Jeannine Haillot and Lillane Lutz, both of Troyes, France; sister-in-law, Marian V. Fairbairn of Crown Point; and several nieces and nephews in the U.S.

and France. She was preceded in death by husband, Robert F. Fairbairn in 1990. Funeral services Saturday, July 15, 2000, 10:30 a.m. at the St.

Anthony Nursing Home Chapel, 203 Franciscan Drive, Crown Point IN, Rev. Myron Lowisz officiating. Interment, Calumet Park Cemetery, Merrillville, IN. Friends may call at St. Anthonys on Saturday from 10 a.m until 10:30 a.m., time of service.

Bums Funeral Home (corner of 101st Broadway), MerrillvilleCrown Point Chapel in charge of arrangements. "Lil" Ginette was a retired employee of the Railroad after 30 years of service; and was a former member of St. Francis Xavier Church, Lake Station. Rev. William E.

Currie "Bill" Pastor, Teacher, Missionary Highland Rev. William "Bill" E. Currie, 72, of Highland, passed away Monday, July 10, 2000. Sur vived by wife, Swantina "Swannee" (nee Zylstra); four children: Cheryl (Jim) Eberline of Mexico, David (Colleen) Currie and Sandra (Arden) Swan- son, both of Illinois, Lori (Wes) Taber of Munster; two brothers, Bob (Judy) Currie of Maryland and Bruce (Tana) Currie of Pennsylvania; one sister, Barb (Jim) Shaffer of Maryland; and 17 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a sister, Irene.

Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, July 15, 2000, from the Kuiper Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor May-nard Schoen officiating. Private interment, Ridgewood Cemetery, Des Plaines, IL. Friends are invited to meet with the family on Friday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. and on Saturday afternoon from 2 to 4 p.m., at the Kuiper Funeral Home, 9039 Kleinman Road (two blocks south of Ridge Road), Highland.

Rev. Currie served two churches in Michigan, one church in Illinois, and one church in Indiana. He taught at G.R.S.B.M. in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, Illinois. He was an A.M.F.I.

Board member for 40 years, a A.M.F.I. General Director for 16 years and a International Missionary for A.M.F.I. for the last 10 years. He was a graduate of Houghton College in New York and Dallas Theological Seminary. He served in the U.S.

Navy during World War H. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the. A.M.F.I., P. O. Box 5470, Lansing, IL 60438.

Personalize any Obituary, CardofTliahksor InMemoriam To place an Obituary, call (219) 933-3288, Paul D. Halley Hazel Crest, IL Paul D. Halley, 84, of Hazel Crest, IL, passed away on Wednesday, July 12, 2000 in Chicago Heights, IL. Mr. Halley is survived by one daughter, Carolyn (David) Bialik of Maryland; son, Gary (Verra) Halley of Indiana; three grandchildren, Hallie Sue Westbrook of Maryland and Michelle Boicken and Paul D.

Halley of Illinois; one great-granddaughter, Amanda of Illinois; many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by his wife, Frances Halley. He will be greatly missed by relatives, friends, and colleagues. Friends may call at the Schroeder-Lauer Funeral Home, 3227 Ridge Road, Lansing, IL, on Saturday, July 15, 2000, from 4 to 8 p.m. Burial will take place on Monday, July 17th, at the Mound Hill Cemetery in Gal-lipolis, Ohio.

Mr. Halley was a life member of the American Industrial Hygiene Association (A.I.H.A) and a retiree of Amoco Oil Chicago, IL, In lieu of flowers, donations to the American Cancer Society would be appreciated. Edward J. Jarmula Highland Edward J. Jarmula, 83, of Highland, IN, passed away Tuesday, July 11, 2000.

Survivors: daughter, Nancy Jarmula, of Highland, IN; two sons: Joseph (Gail) and Robert (Aimee) Jarmula, of Hobart, IN; eight grandchildren: Jennifer, Scott, Michelle, Ryan, and Bobby Jarmula, Carrie, Amanda, and Ryan Bowers; one sister, Irene Savini, of Highland, IN. Preceded in death by wife, Ruth. Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 15 at 10 a.m. at the Fagen-Miller Funeral Home, 2828 Highway Avenue, Highland with Pastor Paul Arnold officiating. Entombment Calumet Park Cemetery, Merrillville.

Friends may call at the funeral home Friday 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Mr. Jarmula was retired from Fasano Pie Company and was a member of the Woodmar United Methodist Church. Memorials to the William J. Riley Hospice Center, Munster, In would be appreciated.

Chester Knee Tennessee Gary, IN Chester Knee, 75, of Lebanon, Tennessee, passed away Monday, July 10, 2000. He is survived by his loving wife, Ermina; sons, Chester, Robert, Michael, Scott and Mark; 19 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by his son, William. Mr. Knee was retired from Kaiser Refactories in Gary.

Funeral services and burial were held in Lebanon, TN.