Area deaths for Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012

Adaska, Andrew M., 88, Munster

Allegrette, Joseph W.

Arce, Elena, 88, Portage

Bell, Bruce A., 62, Valparaiso

Buckingham, Wayne A., 62, Portage

Cerda, Michael C., 45, Hammond

Chavarria, Maria C., 59, Merrillville

Czapla, Janina, 85, Hammond, East Chicago

Day, Robert L., 55, Hammond

Elliott, James K., Indiana

Erffmeyer, Diane R., 61, Highland

Fedornock, John M. Jr., 92, Valparaiso

Felty, Alice Walters Moore, 90, Lebanon

Habas, Sharon, 67, Hazel Crest, Formerly of St. John

Herlitz, William L., 88, Beecher

Hunt, Prentis, 70, Gary

Jones, Joshua R., 27, Indiana

Jones, Mary A., 108, Indiana

Kapcak, Andrew J., East Chicago

Lanter, Agnes E., 92, Crown Point

Lazzaro, Fred T., 84, Merrillville

Palomo, Atanasio G., 91, Dyer

Panos, James A., 81, Munster

Pawlak, Crystal L. (nee Hood), 31, Crown Point

Pfledderer, Raymond E., 89, Crown Point

Pishkur, Louis W., 85, Valparaiso

Prohl, Arthur J., 87, Formerly of Hammond

Puckett, Earl E. II, 59, Indiana

Vukobrad, Ana, 92, Merrillville

Wendt, Richard G., 72, Valparaiso

Yarbrough, Barry L., 41, Valparaiso

Chavarria, Maria C., 59, of Merrillville, passed away Feb. 4. Private services were held at Burns Funeral Home, Crown Point.

Elliott, James K., of Indiana, passed away Feb. 4. Dove-Sharp & Rudicel,  North Vernon, Ind., in charge of arrangements.

Habas, Sharon, 67, late of Hazel Crest, Ill., formerly of St. John, passed away Feb. 5. Services at 10 a.m. today at Elmwood Funeral Chapel, 11300 W. 97th Lane, St. John.

Hunt, Prentis, 70, of Gary, passed away Jan. 30. Smith Bizzell and Warner Funeral Home, Gary in charge of arrangements.

Jones, Joshua R., 27, of Indiana, passed away Jan. 31. Ridgelawn Funeral Home, Gary in charge of arrangements.

Jones, Mary A., 108, of Indiana, passed away Feb. 1. Manuel Memorial Funeral Home, Gary in charge of arrangements.

Kapcak, Andrew J., of East Chicago, passed away Jan. 29. Baran Funeral Home, Whiting in charge of arrangements.

Lanter, Agnes E., 92, of Crown Point, passed away Feb. 7. Visitation 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Burns Funeral Home, Crown Point. Services at 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

Puckett, Earl E. II, 59, of Indiana, passed away Feb. 2. Guy & Allen Funeral Home, Gary in charge of arrangements.