Barney Andrew Tarchala
(1928-2003)

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Barney Andrew Tarchala 2

   FamilySearch ID: LJ2F-MG6.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Obituary: Munster Times: obituary of Barney Tarchala on 12 Nov 2003 in Munster, Lake, IN. 2 Barney Tarchala, age 75, of Chesterton, Indiana, passed away on Saturday, November 8, 2003 at V.N.A. Horton Hospice Center, Valparaiso, IN. He was born in Gary, Indiana on April 23, 1928 to the late Andrew and Ruth Wajasicnski Tarchala. Married June 29, 1974 in Chesterton to Elizabeth M. Stephens who survives in Portage, IN. Also survived by sons: Marc (Carri) Tarchala of Kansas City, MO., Gene (Emily) Strange of Arlington, TX. and Jay Strange of Albuquerque,N.M.; daughters: Cathy Jenkins of Chicago, IL., Shaun (Richard) Beecher of Moresville, IN., Peggy (Charles) Thomas of Valparaiso, IN. and Colleen (Jan Olsted) Strange of Albuquerque, N.M.; sisters, Violet Mae Nightlinger of Hammond, IN.; sister-in-law, Anita (Eloy) Serna of Albuquerque, N.M.; ten grandchildren: Leslie and Steven Tarchala, Richard, Shana and Ryan Beecher, Patrick Strange, Julia, Zachary and Katherine Thomas, and Heather (Jeremy) Maple. Also preceded in death by brother Robert Tarchala and daughter, Sherri Strange. Funeral Services Thursday, November 13, 2003 at 7:00 p.m. at Edmonds & Evans Funeral Home with Captain Mike Wolfe officiating. Cremation to follow services with interment of ashes at Arlington National Cemetery at a later date. Visitation Thursday, November 13th, from 4:00 PM. until time of service at 7:00 p.m. at the Edmonds & Evans Funeral Home, 517 Broadway, Chesterton, IN. Barney was a lifelong area resident. Employed with U.S. Steel Gary Works as a tube inspector. He was a graduate of Lew Wallace High School, class of 1947. Memorials may be made to the Porter County Cancer Society.


Barney married Elizabeth Marion Stephens on 29 Jun 1974 in Chesterton, Porter, Indiana, United States First United Methodist Church.1 (Elizabeth Marion Stephens was born on 16 Aug 1937 in Evergreen Park, Cook, IL 3 and died on 14 May 2013 in Porter, Porter, IN 3.)


Sources


1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch," database, FamilySearch (http://new.familysearch.org : accessed 17 Mar 2023), entry for Barney Andrew Tarchala, person ID LJ2F-MG6.

2 "The Times (Munster, IN)," 12 Nov 2003, page 46 obituary of Barney Tarchala.

3 "Chesterton Tribune (Chesterton, IN)," 15 May 2013, obituary of Elizabeth M. Tarchala.



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