OBITUARY FROM NW INDIANA TIMES WEBSITE:

LOUIS H. NIKSCH CROWN POINT, IN Louis H. Niksch, age 94 of Crown Point, passed away Friday, October 14, 2011 at the Wittenberg Village in Crown Point. Louis had been a lifelong Hobart area resident and member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Hobart. He was a supervisor employed at US Steel in Gary for 42 years, retiring in 1978 from the Quality Assurance Department.

Louis is survived by his loving wife of 71 years, Evelyn (nee Burkman) Niksch; four children: Bonnie Schumann of Connecticut, Dr. William (Judy) Niksch of Harbor Springs, MI, Louis J. (Terri) Niksch of Crown Point and Linda (James) Maul of Eden, UT; 11 grandchildren; several great grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.

Funeral services and visitation will both be held Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at Wittenberg Lutheran Village Chapel, 1200 Luther Dr., Crown Point with the visitation beginning at 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Funeral services will begin at 1:00 p.m. with Rev. Cory Wielert officiating. Burial will follow at Graceland Cemetery in Valparaiso, IN. Rees Funeral Home, Hobart Chapel is in charge of the arrangement. In lieu of flowers, memorials to Wittenberg would be appreciated. For information please call 219-942-2109 or online www.ReesFuneralHomes.com.

Published by The Times from Oct. 16 to Oct. 17, 2011.

This information was obtained from: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/nwitimes/name/louis-niksch-obituary?id=22150753.

OBITUARY INFORMATION FROM FIND-A-GRAVE WEBSITE:

Louis Herman “Bud” Niksch
BIRTH          1 Jul 1917, Hobart, Lake County, Indiana, USA
DEATH          14 Oct 2011 (aged 94), Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana, USA
BURIAL         Graceland Cemetery, Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana, USA
MEMORIAL ID    78521631

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