Valparaiso High School Indiana Alumni Obituaries

BRUNSWICK After an extended struggle with pancreatic cancer Edith Antonia Wagner Rentz passed away on Jun 6th. She will be sorely missed by her husband David Rentz her son Paul Rentz and her daughter Julia Rentz Dupuis as well as by Pauls wife Kelley Newell and their daughter Haleigh NewellRentz an...

David Lee Lierman aged 75 passed away on Sunday January 4 2026 following a decadelong battle with dementia. He was born on April 3 1950 in Fremont Nebraska the only child of Norris Johann Lierman and Wilma Viola Lierman Langemeier. Davids father died when David was three his mother married Art Plugg...

Dennis John Hengstebeck age 72 passed away peacefully on December 16 2025 at his home in Kerrville Texas. Dennis was born in Chicago Illinois. In his late teens he moved to Valparaiso Indiana where he was welcomed into the loving home of Cleola and Robert Hengstebeck. Through their generous hearts D...

Thomas J. Spencer age 67 of Valparaiso passed away Tuesday January 13 2026. He was born on November 24 1958 in Valparaiso Indiana to Randall and Betty Spencer. On October 5 1985 he married Carla Waters at the First Christian Church of Valparaiso. Tom retired from Home Mountain Printing where he work...

age 43 of Portage Indiana passed away Wednesday January 7 2026 at his home with his family by his side. He was born August 8 1982 in Valparaiso Indiana to Matthew and Linda Guimont Terry. Forest was a beloved son brother grandson nephew cousin and friend. Forest loved taking road trips to satisfy hi...

Betty L. Coker age 86 of Valparaiso Indiana passed away Wednesday January 14 2026 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on November 27 1939 to the late Robert and Ethel nee King Surls in Elkhart Indiana. On April 6 1963 Betty married the love of her life Jerry Coker and together ...

Sherry Lynn Cyprian age 58 of Lake Station Indiana passed away on December 29 2025. Sherry was born on September 22 1967 in Valparaiso Indiana where she spent her life surrounded by family friends and a community she dearly loved. She worked as a dispatcher for Alert Alarm in Merrillville Indiana a ...

Bill as he was known by most who knew him was born on September 11 1949 in Valparaiso Indiana. He would eventually move to Briny Breezes before settling down in Delray Beach. He graduated from Seacrest High School in 1966 where he met his first wife Patti McDonough and had two children Billy and Tin...

Johnnie Lee Crews, a cherished family man and a pillar of his community, passed away peacefully on January 4, 2026, in Valparaiso, Indiana, at the age of 84. Born on February 1, 1941, in the rolling hills of Kentucky, Johnnie's life was a testament to his unwavering faith and his commitment to his l...

Genevieve B. Rak age 101 of Valparaiso Indiana passed away December 28 2025 in Valparaiso. She was born to Frank and Mary nee Falat Bargo on August 10 1924 in Phoenix Illinois. Genevieve was preceded in death by her husband Edward J. Rak and is survived by her family including daughters Vicki and Le...

Charlotte Turner, age 78 of Valparaiso, Indiana, passed away on Monday, December 8, 2025 in Indiana. She was born February 13, 1947 in Gunlock, Kentucky to the late Rufus & Daisy Warrix Withrow. She was the companion of the late Bill Hall Jr. She is survived by her Son: Jamie Austin Turner of Hi...