Obituary

Christopher J. Schneider, 72, passed away on 2/12/24 after a long illness. Beloved husband of Joanne Murphy for 32 years. Survived by his brother Paul Schneider (Rose) of Tucson, AZ and sister Nancy Cahill of Darien, IL; many cousins, nieces & nephews. Loving son of Joseph and Eleanor. As a young man, Chris served in the Illinois Air National Guard; graduated in Accounting from Univ of Illinois; and worked at the Chicago Board of Options Exchange for 28 years. Chris was a much loved husband, brother, son, uncle, cousin &

Frank Anthony Mlynarczyk, Jr passed away on February 8 after a long and happy life. Frank was born in Hammond, Indiana on September 27, 1936. After getting caught smoking one too many times at St. Bonaventure, he graduated from Bishop Noll High School, then spent four years touring the world for the US Navy as a radarman on a destroyer. He married Joyce Elizabeth Elbers on August 20, 1960. He retired from Inland Steel in 1991 and spent his golden years on “the farm” in Lowell, where he thoroughly enjoyed

Ruben Gonzalez, 67, of Lake Station, IN passed away surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, February 1, 2024. He is survived by his son; Ruben R. (Anna) Gonzalez, stepdaughter; Danielle (Blake) Kuiper Pelzer, grandchildren; Carson and Teagan, siblings; Alma Gonzalez, Nora (Hugo) Bravo, Anita Cartagena, Sandra (Robert) Otero, and Albert Gonzalez, mother; Liduvina Gonzalez, and many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by his father; Amelio Gonzalez, brother; Amelio Gonzalez Jr. and maternal grandparents; Alberto and Lily Ventura. Ruben was a proud US Army veteran. He greatly enjoyed the

Matthew (Matt) McDermott, 50, passed away on February 6, 2024 in Lake Station, Indiana surrounded by family.  He was born on December 13, 1973 in Hobart, Indiana to Mickey and Gloria. Matt is survived by his wife, Elaine McDermott, mother, Gloria Shukitis, grandmother, Hilda Getrich, sisters Jennifer (Matt) Sessoms and Tina (Alex) Powell, son Tristan Horn and daughter, Sarah Horn, grandchildren, Jaelyn and Keegan, nephews, Dylan, Carter and Parker, nieces, Lorelei and Paige, faithful dogs, Julie and Jerry.  He is preceded in death by his father, Mickey McDermott, grandfather, Leonard

Anthony (Tony) Joseph Maxberry, 41, passed away on January 22, 2024, in Valparaiso, Indiana. He was born on October 24, 1982 in Hammond, Indiana to Mark and Catherine (Conley) Maxberry. Anthony is survived by his mother Catherine, his three siblings: Nicholas Maxberry, Marissa Maxberry (Tim Monik), and his youngest sister Kimberly Fech. He is also survived by his four remarkable children, Gage (19), Samara (18), Addison (15) & Lincoln (7) Maxberry. Tony also had 3 nephews that loved him despite all. Anthony was preceded in death by his father, Mark,