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LUELLA E. WITTE SERVICES TODAY
Funeral services were today for longtime Chesterton resident Luella E.
Witte of 47 E. Oak Hill rd., who died at Porter Memorial Hospital about
10 a.m. Thursday. She was 73.
Born Nov. 6, 1908 in Chicago, she was the daughter of Alex and Emma (Bair)
Sinclair. She was a Chesterton resident since 1916, coming from Chicago.
On July 2, 1939 in Chesterton, she married Leonard Witte, who died June
17, 1962. She retired in 1973 after over 20 years at Porter Memorial Hospital
working as a registered nurse.
Survivors include three daughters, Mr. Dale (Linda) Hodges, Mrs. Dennis
(Pam) Evans, and Penny Witte, all of Chesterton; a brother, Pat Sinclair
of Nappanee, Ind.,; two sisters, Eva Shultz of Nappanee and Ruth Stady
of Albuquerque, N.M.; and four grandchildren.
Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Les, and two
sisters, Myrtle and Leona.
She was a member of Porter United Methodist Church, the R.N. club and the
senior citizens group at the church.
Rev. Robert Cahoon and Rev. Richard Lynden officiated at services this
morning, 11 a.m., at the Carl Edmonds Funeral Home. Cremation followed
the services.
Memorials may be made to Porter United Methodist Church.
County reference Porter County, Indiana.
(Transcribers note The above obituary is from the January 4, 1982 Chesterton
Tribune.)