Obituaries
The list of obituaries is in alphabetic order. Women are listed alphabetically by their married name with their maiden name in parentheses. The obituaries have been retyped as they appeared in the newspaper. No attempt made to correct even obvious errors in spelling, punctuation or data.
To view a family member's obituary, click on the individual's name.
| Stephens Family Member | Date of Death | Place of Death |
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March 12, 1918 |
Chesterton, Indiana |
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| Elmer Anderson | April 6, 1977 | Kimberling, Missouri |
| Emma Sofia (Anderson) Anderson | May 12, 1938 | Porter, Indiana |
| Ester Beck | August 19, 1979 | Michigan City, Indiana |
| Marie Clem | December 30, 1987 | Chesterton, Indiana |
| Roscoe Clem | May 9, 1968 | Valparaiso, Indiana |
| Etta (Smith) Dillinger/Harbrecht | November 9, 1938 | Porter, Indiana |
| Laurence Dillinger | March 8, 1970 | Chesterton, Indiana |
| Elsie (Wortman) Draper | August 25, 1962 | South Bend, Indiana |
| Thomas Kosmatka | September 14, 1994 | Wanatah, Indiana |
| Sylvester Kosmatka | July 4, 1987 | Chesterton, Indiana |
| Alta Olive (Johnson) Lee | July 26, 2000 | Chesterton, Indiana |
| Donald B. Lee | October 7, 1987 | Valparaiso, Indiana |
| Jeannette (Stephens) Myers | April 26, 1992 | South Bend, Indiana |
| Elizabeth (Stephens) Nester | November 11, 1918 | Porter, Indiana |
| Francis L (Sievert) Pliske | December 27, 1992 | Valparaiso, Indiana |
| Lillian (Harbrecht) Reglein | September 7, 1960 | Wall Lake, Iowa |
| Fred Martin Rintz | April 30, 1938 | Chesterton, Indiana |
| Isabel (Stephens) Rintz | May 3, 1947 | Chesterton, Indiana |
| Leonard "Bud" G Schilla | June 11, 1997 | Valparaiso, Indiana |
| Marjorie Schilla | June 5, 1981 | Valparaiso, Indiana |
| Byrl L Sharples | July 8, 1978 | Porter, Indiana |
| Anna (Stephens) Sievert | September 8, 1967 | Valparaiso, Indiana |
| Arthur W Sievert | May 11, 1980 | Hammond, Indiana |
| John Sievert | October 22, 1959 | Porter, Indiana |
| Louisa Melvina (Smith) Singrey | Michigan | |
| Margaret (Stephens) Smith | March 31, 1895 | Porter, Indiana |
| Louisa Melvina (Stephens) Spencer | March 22, 1916 | Porter, Indiana |
| Arthur Stephens | January 16, 1933 | Gary, Indiana |
| Augusta C (Dettman) Stephens | September 25, 1929 | Chesterton, Indiana |
| Bertha Stephens | January 11, 1898 | Porter, Indiana |
| Charles Stephens | February 22, 1918 | Porter, Indiana |
| Cora (Morrical) Stephens | December 13, 1965 | Beverly Shores, Indiana |
| Dorthea (Brown) Stephens | February 9, 1986 | Valparaiso, Indiana |
| Dorothy Stephens | July 9, 1983 | Los Angeles, California |
| Dorothy Alda Stephens | February 1920 | Gary, Indiana |
| Frank Stephens | May, 1941 | Chesterton, Indiana |
| George Stephens | December 27, 1972 | Escondido, California |
| Harrison & Peggy (Confer) Stephens | August 22 & 18, 1992 | Fridley, Minnesota |
| Hattie (Hjelm) Stephens | 1947 | Chesterton, Indiana |
| John Ebmück Stephens | December 13, 1957 | Chesterton, Indiana |
| John "Big John" Stephens | May, 1919 | Crown Point, Indiana |
| Joseph Stephens | March 7, 1894 | Porter, Indiana |
| Joseph A Stephens | February 10, 1941 | Gary, Indiana |
| Joseph B Stephens | April 23, 1959 | Harvey, Illinois |
| Kenneth George Stephens | July 9, 1998 | Palo Alto, California |
| Louis Stephens | May 15, 1884 | Porter, Indiana |
| Louisa (Rück) Stephens | July 12, 1940 | Chesterton, Indiana |
| Mabel (Anderson) Stephens | March 14, 1982 | Valparaiso, Indiana |
| Marie (Koehneman) Stephens | July 20, 1932 | Crown Point, Indiana |
| Marion Russell Stephens | August 24, 1997 | Chesterton, Indiana |
| Mildred (Anstiss) Stephens | November 14, 1997 | Michigan City, Indiana |
| Matthew Stephens | November 15, 1907 | Porter, Indiana |
| Phyllis Anita (Hepburn) Stephens | October 24, 1993 | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Robert Andrew Stephens | May 20, 2000 | Michigan City, Indiana |
| Theodore Stephens | April 16, 1959 | Porter, Indiana |
| Sherry Lynn Strange | August 7, 1976 | Three Oaks, Michigan |
| Spencer Turner | October 13, 1907 | Porter, Indiana |
| Francis Ray Wiesemann | February 9, 2001 | Valparaiso, Indiana |
| Russell "Casey" Wilding | January 11, 1982 | Chesterton, Indiana |
| Dorothy Wright | July 13, 1982 | Valparaiso, Indiana |
| Jack L Wright | June 10, 1984 | LaPorte, Indiana |
| Sharon Wright | March 22, 1989 | Valparaiso, Indiana |
| Eda (Harris) Vercoe | February 27, 1973 | Valparaiso, Indiana |
| Charles B Zane | January 16, 1964 | Porter, Indiana |
| Helena (Stephens) Zane | July 29, 1966 | Porter, Indiana |
| Mark L Zane | July 16, 1982 | Golden, Colorado |
| Patricia (Bechinski) Zane | January 11, 1997 | Valparaiso, Indiana |
Copies of individual obituaries were obtained from the microfilm section of the Chesterton Library. At the end of each obituary is a citation for The Chesterton Tribune, providing the date of the obituary as well and the page and column where it appeared.