Mildred Sramek, 1921-2014
Mrs. Mildred A Sramek, 92, of LaPorte, died at 2:40 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014, at Fountainview Terrace Nursing Home, LaPorte. She was born March 20, 1921, in North Judson, IN, to George and Alma...
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Police are looking for John Kampf
Police are looking for John Kampf, who is wanted through LaPorte Circuit Court on two counts of burglary, Class C felonies. Kampf, approximately 44, is 6 feet, 2 inches tall and weighs 160 pounds....
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Koethe seeks 2nd term as Superior Court 3 judge
LaPorte County Superior Court No. 3 Judge Jennifer Koethe has announced that she will seek re-election to a second term on the Democratic ticket. Judge Jennifer Koethe The primary election is May 6,...
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You’re familiar with the courthouse’s exterior. How about its interior? Learn...
The Goddess of Justice stained-glass window within the LaPorte Circuit Courtroom in the courthouse. LaPorte County Historical Society photos (click to enlarge) LaPorte County Historian Fern Eddy...
View ArticleMoments in Time, Jan. 9
Compiled by Mary Hedge, LaPorte County Public Library Jan. 9, 1914 – Archie Cross, a LaPorte boy who built a plant for the manufacture of automobile tops in Chicago, was put out of business by a fire...
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Carla Brandon, 1958-2014
Mrs. Carla K. Brandon, 55, of LaPorte, died Jan. 8, 2014, at 7:41 a.m. at her residence, surrounded by her loving family. She was born May 9, 1958, in LaPorte to Anthony and Marie (Grandhoeffer)...
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Compiled by Mary Hedge, LaPorte County Public Library Jan. 10, 1914 – Millions of bushels of corn are being received in the U.S. from South America as a result of the removal of the duty on the staple...
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Blackhawks hockey clinic and more planned for LaPorte Winterfest
Here come the Hawks! Don’t know which personnel might show up, but there’s bound to be fun when the Chicago Blackhawks organization puts on a free outdoor Street Hockey Clinic as part of LaPorte...
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Come hear great music for a great cause Jan. 19; support LP musician Jim...
Information submitted by Fran Milo Jim Barkow He’s a regular looking kind of guy. He looks like somebody’s neighbor, somebody’s friend, somebody’s cousin … a regular guy. But when Jim Barkow puts a...
View ArticleA. Lucille Britton, 1934-2014
Mrs. A. Lucille Britton, 79, of LaPorte, died Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014, at American Village Nursing Home in Indianapolis. She was born Feb. 21, 1934, in LaPorte to Paul and Mae (Williams) Larson....
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Help restore Red Cross blood, platelet supply after recent bad weather
The American Red Cross is asking all eligible blood and platelet donors to help offset weather-related shortfalls in donations. Approximately 280 blood drives across 25 states were canceled across the...
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13-0, baby: Slicers remain undefeated, ranked 6th in state after defeating...
Nicole Konieczny, just a freshman, hits another free-throw for the Slicers. Konieczny led the team with a whopping 25 points, and the Slicers hit 18 of 20 from the charity stripe. PHOTOS AND STORY BY...
View ArticleMoments in Time, Jan. 11
Compiled by Mary Hedge, LaPorte County Public Library Jan. 11, 1914 – The head of LaPorte’s new industry, the Three Way Prism Co., closed a deal for renting the Dr. D. H. Reeder home on Michigan Avenue...
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Gladys Larson, 1921-2014
Gladys B. Larson, 92, of LaPorte, died at 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10, 2014, at Golden Living Center/Fountainview Terrace Nursing Home, LaPorte. She was born Aug. 25, 1921, in LaPorte to Allen V. and Maude...
View ArticleMoments in Time, Jan. 13
Compiled by Mary Hedge, LaPorte County Public Library Jan. 13, 1914 – Dr. L.L. Ten Broeck, formerly of LaPorte, announces a new treatment for the prevention and cure of diphtheria, the result of twelve...
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Hoops meet history as Slicers, South Central charge up the Civic
You almost want to look for Gene Hackman on the sideline of the “Hoosiers”-style scene at the Civic court. PHOTOS AND STORY BY MIKE KELLEMS (CLICK ON PHOTOS TO ENLARGE) The LaPorte Civic Auditorium was...
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William Kent Scupham, MD, June 24, 1921-Jan. 11, 2014
“There are four things that make a good day. First, you get up. You help someone. You learn something. Then you have a little fun. And if you don’t have fun … don’t get up.” William Kent Scupham, 92,...
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Jessie Lee, 1922-2014
Jessie A. Lee, 91, of LaPorte, departed this life on Friday, Jan. 10, 2014, at Settler’s House, LaPorte, surrounded by family and holding longtime friend Betty Hull’s hand. Jessie, the third of four...
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Dorothy “Dottie” Pearson, 1934-2014
Dorothy “Dottie” Pearson, 79, of LaPorte, died Jan. 7, 2014, at her home. She was born in LaPorte on April 5, 1934, to Leo W. and Martha B. (Schuman) Albers. Dorothy retired from American Rubber after...
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Jack Sharpless, 1944-2014
Jack Hall Sharpless, 69, of Valdosta, GA, and formerly of LaPorte, IN, died Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014, at Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta. He was born in Madison, WI, on Sept. 7, 1944, to Charles and...
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