OBITUARY INFORMATION FROM FIND-A-GRAVE WEBSITE:
Marian J. Prihoda Gaddis
BIRTH 1938
DEATH 14 Oct 2009 (aged 70–71), Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana, USA
BURIAL Angelcrest Cemetery, Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana, USA
MEMORIAL ID 43235747
Marian J. Gaddis, age 71 of Valparaiso and formerly of Portage, passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at the VNA Hospice in Valparaiso.
She was a member of St. Teresa of Avila in Valparaiso and was a retired librarian from Jones Elementary School in Portage.
Marian was preceded in death by parents: Andrew and Mary Prihoda; stepmother, Elizabeth Prihoda; and brother, Richard Prihoda.
She is survived by two sons: Donald (Andrea) Gaddis of Wheatfield and Kenneth (Lisa) Gaddis of Bellevue, WA; one daughter, Lisa Gaddis of Valparaiso; three grandchildren: Ryan, Rachel and Lauren Gaddis; brothers: Tom Prihoda and Dave Prihoda (LeAnn Hamby) both of TX and Jim (Brenda) Prihoda of CO; one sister, Susie Stinson of Cedar Lake; numerous nieces and nephews; and aunt, Betty (Frank) Laurita of OH.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Teresa of Avila, 1511 LaPorte Ave., Valparaiso, IN 46383 with Rev. Kevin McCarthy officiating. Burial at Angelcrest Cemetery, Valparaiso. Friends may visit with the family on Monday from 2:00-8:00 p.m. at the Burns Funeral Home, 701 E 7th Street, Hobart, IN. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to St. Teresa Avila or VNA Hospice of Porter County, 501 Marquette Street, Valparaiso, IN 46383. www.burnsfuneral.com
Published in The Times from October 17 to October 18, 2009
This information and the picture below were obtained from: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43235747/marian-j-gaddis. The picture above was obtained from the 1956 HHS Memories yearbook, made available by the Lake County Public Library, at: https://archive.org/details/HOHS1956Images/.