OBITUARY FROM REES FUNERAL HOME WEBSITE:
Valeria Sleeper (nee Mayes), age 77, of Hobart, passed away at home on Tuesday, February 27, 2018. She was born in Chicago, Illinois on September 6, 1940 to the late William Mayes and Anna Smith. She was a longtime member of the Michigan Avenue Methodist Church in Hobart.
Valeria is survived by daughter, Cheryl Murdock; son, Michael Sleeper; grandson, Shannon Murdock, Jr.; sisters, Virginia, Louise, Marie, Alice, Delores; and brother, Joe.She was preceded in death by her husband of 32 years, Charles A. Sleeper; sisters, Betty, Ruth, Kathleen; brothers, Bill, Walter, Pat; son in law, Shannon Murdock; and adopted parents, Einar and Ellen Johnson.
A funeral service for Valeria will be Friday, March 2, 2018 with Pastor Michael Cover officiating at 1:00 pm at Rees Funeral Home, 600 W. Old Ridge Rd. Hobart, Indiana 46342. She will be laid to rest at Evergreen Memorial Park in Hobart. Visitation will take place just prior to the service on Friday from 10:00 am until the time of service at the funeral home. For more information, please call 219-942-2109. Online condolences may be shared with the family at www.reesfuneralhomes.com.
This information was obtained from: http://www.reesfuneralhomes.com/obituary/valeria-sleeper?fh_id=12324. The picture was obtained from the 1958 HHS Memories yearbook, made available by the Lake County Public Library at: https://archive.org/stream/HOHS1958Images/.