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Indexed Obituary Sources for Lake and Porter Counties
Indexed Obituary Sources for Lake and Porter Counties
The following are known sources for indexed obituaries from newspapers published in Lake County and Porter County, Indiana.
| Paper Name | Dates Published | Dates Obits Indexed | Dates Not Indexed | Location of Index |
| Chesterton Tribune | October 28, 1882 to present | October 28, 1882 to December 31, 1899; 1980-1992 | NA | Lake County Public Library; Porter County Public Library - Valparaiso Branch; Westchester Public Library (Chesterton) |
| Crown Point Register and Star Newspapers | NA | Marriage and deaths for August 1857 to 1930 | NA | Lake County Public Library; Crown Point Community Library |
| Hammond Times | December 1880 to present | 1931-1932; 1939-61; 1980-2002 | NA | Lake County Public Library |
| Hammond Times | December 1880 to present | 1939-1963, 1998-2002 | NA | Hammond Public Library - online http://www.hammond.lib.in.us/obits.htm |
| Hobart Gazette | NA | 1950-1953 for Korean War years; April 17, 1891 to February 22, 1895 | NA | Lake County Public Library |
| Indianapolis News | NA | 1980-1992 | NA | Porter County Public Library - Valparaiso Branch |
| Kankakee Valley Post Herald | NA | 1980-1992 | NA | Porter County Public Library - Valparaiso Branch |
| Kouts Times | NA | 1980-1992 | NA | Porter County Public Library - Valparaiso Branch |
| Lake County Star | NA | 1970-1999 | NA | Crown Point Community Library |
| Lowell Tribune | NA | 1900-1970; 1991-2002 | NA | Lake County Public Library; Lowell Public Library |
| Lowell Star, Souvenir Tribune | 1872-? | back to 1950 | NA | Lowell Public Library |
| Post Tribune (Gary) | NA | 1931-32 not complete; 1960-1961; 1985-2002 | NA | Lake County Public Library |
| Gary Post-Tribune | NA | 1980-1992 | NA | Porter County Public Library - Valparaiso Branch |
| Porter County Herald (Hebron) | NA | 1980-1992 | NA | Porter County Public Library - Valparaiso Branch |
| Porter County Vidette (Valparaiso) | NA | June 4, 1874 to December 31, 1882 | NA | |
| Practical Observer (Valparaiso) | NA | August 1, 1849 to April 7, 1857 | NA | Lake County Public Library; Porter County Public Library - Valparaiso Branch; Westchester Public Library (Chesterton) |
| Times | NA | December 1880 to present | 1940-1954; 1960-1970; 1980-1991; 1993-1998 | Lake County Public Library |
| Times | December 1880 to present | 1990 to present | NA | Online at http://www.thetimesonline.com/ |
| Times | December 1880 to present | 1960-1970 | NA | Online at http://www.rootsweb.com/~inlake/kh/obit6070.htm |
| Valparaiso Vidette | NA | 1937-1967 | NA | Porter County Public Library - Valparaiso Branch |
| Vidette-Messenger | NA | 1980-1992 | NA | Porter County Public Library - Valparaiso Branch |
| Vidette-Messenger | NA | 1989-1995 | NA | Porter County Public Library - Valparaiso Branch |
| Western Ranger (Valparaiso) | NA | April 10, 1847 to July 25, 1849 | NA | Lake County Public Library; Porter County Public Library - Valparaiso Branch; Westchester Public Library (Chesterton) |
| Death Records for Porter County (covering Vidette-Messenger and Vidette Times) | 1884-1927 | 1938 to January 6, 2006 | NA | Porter County Public Library - Valparaiso Branch; online at http://www.pcpls.lib.in.us/ObituaryIndex/Index.html |
| Lake County Obits on GenWeb site | NA | NA | NA | Online at http://www.rootsweb.com/~inlake/kh/obit6070.htm |
| Miscellaneous and Obit Index | NA | 1970; mid-1970 to mid-1980 from various papers | NA | Lake County Public Library |
| Porter County Obituaries and Death Notices | NA | Pre-1900 | NA | NWIGS Publications (available for purchase) |
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