OBITUARY INFORMATION FROM FIND-A-GRAVE WEBSITE:

Irene “Puggy” Schmelter Kostoff
BIRTH          20 Jan 1932, Hobart, Lake County, Indiana, USA
DEATH          3 Dec 2021 (aged 89)
BURIAL         Calumet Park Cemetery, Merrillville, Lake County, Indiana, USA
MEMORIAL ID    234773793

IRENE "SCHMELTER" KOSTOFF VALPARAISO, IN - Irene A. Kostoff, 89, of Valparaiso, passed away Friday, December 3, 2021. She was born January 20, 1932 in Hobart to the late Joseph and Josephine (Wehner) Schmelter. Irene was a member of St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Center, Valparaiso.

On May 4, 1957 Irene married Steve Kostoff who preceded her in death in 2015. She is survived by her daughters: Cheryl (Jim) Crew and Donna Stanton; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Private services were held at St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Center with burial of ashes at Calumet Park Cemetery.

This information was obtained from: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/234773793/irene-kostoff. The picture was obtained from the 1950 HHS Memories yearbook, made available by the Lake County Public Library, at: https://archive.org/details/HOHS1950Images/.