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Alberta (Bertie) Maxine Dunn was born on 20 January 1933 in Indiana.² She died on 16 April 2011, at age 78, in Lowell, Lake, Indiana, Cremated.² She was buried in Lake Prairie Cemetery, Lowell, Lake, Indiana.²

(The Northwest Indiana Times April 18, 2011)
> BERTIE CONLEY (NEE DUNN)
> LOWELL, IN Bertie Conley (nee Dunn), 78 of Lowell, IN, passed away Saturday, April 16, 2011. Survived by children: Doug (Connie) and Sam (Donna), both of Cedar Lake, Tom of Indianapolis Cindy (Roger) Canterbury of Lowell, Tara Conley-Main of Schneider and Bill of Cedar Lake; 26 grandchildren; 22 great grandchildren; and extended family: Tammy Conley and Kathy Conley. Preceded in death by her parents: Sam and Hazel Dunn; son, John, Jr.; three brothers; two sisters; and two great grandchildren. Visitation will be held Tuesday, April 19, 2011 from 4:00-8:00 p.m. at Sheets Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 604 E. Commercial Ave. in Lowell. Cremation will follow services with burial in Lake Prairie Cemetery at a later date.

John Dale Conley, Sr., was born on 21 June 1934 in Indiana.² He died on 1 July 1985, at age 51, in Crown Point, Lake, Indiana.² He was buried on 4 July 1985 in German Methodist Episcopal Cemetery, Cedar Lake, Lake, Indiana.^2,3

John Dale Conley, Sr., was a Pipefitter.³ Conley, John D, Sr.- age 51, of Cedar Lake, Indiana, passed away Monday, July 1, 1985 due to s sudden accident at home. Survivors: wife, Joyce E. (nee Cook); five sons, John Conley Jr. of Michigan City, Indiana, Doug (Linda) Conley of Lowell, Indiana, Sam (Dena) Conley of Missouri, Tom (Lorie) Conley of Colorado and Bill Conley of Cedar Lake; two daughters, Cindy (Rob) Stansberry of Wheatville, Indiana and Tara Conley of Cedar Lake; one step-son Bryan Newberry of Cedar Lake; one step-daughter, Joy Newberry of Cedar Lake; nine grandchildren; one brother, Tom (Mable) Conley of Hammond, Indiana; three sisters, Dorothy (Bryon) Briner of Portage, Indiana, Nancy Becze of Howee, Indiana and Barbara (Henry ) Cook of Portage.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, July 4 at 10 a.m. at the Eller-Brady Funeral Home, 8510 Lake Shore Drive, Cedar Lake, Indiana, officiating Rev. Rick Lawrence of the First Southern Baptist Church. Interment, German Methodist Cemetery, Cedar Lake. Friends may call at the funeral home, Wednesday from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Mr. Conley was a member of the Cedar Lake Eagles Aerie #2529 and Cedar Lake Amvets. There will be an Eagles memorial service Wednesday 8 p.m. at the funeral home.

Doris Dunn was born about 1923 in Illinois.² She died before 1999.¹

James Dunn was born about 1924 in Kentucky.² He died before 1999.¹

Lloyd Martin Dunn was born on 27 August 1918 in Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois.^2,3 He and Elsie E. Westcott were married about 1938.⁴ He died on 30 June 1985, at age 66, in Schererville, Lake, Indiana.^1,3,5 He was buried on 3 July 1985 in Chapel Lawn Memoral Gardens, Schererville, Lake, Indiana.⁵

Lloyd Martin Dunn was a Car Inspector- IHB Railroad.^5,6 US Navy-WWII- 25 Apr 1944- 08 Feb 1946.⁷ Dunn, Lloyd M.-age 67, of Hessville, Indiana, passed away Sunday, June 30, 1985 at his residence. Survivoprs: wife, Elsie; one daughter, Sandra Parr of Hammond; two sons, Jerry (Sharon) Dunn of LeLong, Indiana, Mike (Carolyn) Dunn of Highland; 11 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; mother and father Samuel and Hazel Dunn of Bonfield, Illinois; two sisters, Mary (Gene) Zorbas amd Bertie Conley both of St. John; two brothers, Daniel (Beverly) Dunn of Kankakee, Illinois, James Dunn of Calumet City, Illinois. Preceded in death by his son Kenneth.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday, July 3, 10 a.m. from the Bocken Funeral Home, with Rev. Charles Rogers of the Tewes Park Baptist Church, officiating. Burial, Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens, Schererville. Friends are invited to call at the Bocken Funeral Home, 7042 Kennedy Ave., Hessville, Tuesday 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Mr. Dunn was a lifetime resident of the Calumet region; veteran of World War II serving with the United Stated Navy; retired in 1979 from the IHB Railroad after 32 years as a car inspector. He was a member of the American Legion, Post No, 101 of Lowell, Indiana.

Leon Plique, Jr., was born on 4 September 1927 in Ottawa, LaSalle, Illinois.¹ He died on 8 June 1990, at age 62, in Marseilles, La Salle, Illinois.¹

Leon S. Plique, 62, of Marseilles, died Friday morning, June 8, at St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Marseilles United Methodist Church with the Rev. Carl Zager officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Seals-Campbell Chapel in Marseilles.

Mr. Plique was born Sept. 4, 1927, in Ottawa, to Leon and Mabel (Goodrich) Plique. He married Rose Swartz of Marseilles in 1950. He was a member of United Methodist Church in Marseilles.

He is survived by his wife; four brothers, John St. Germaine of Streator, Jack Plique of Marseilles, Kenneth and Ronald Plique, both of Sheridan; four sisters, Mrs. Robert (Mildred) Dean, Margaret Plique and Mrs. Wayne (Sandra) Tutman, all of Ottawa, and Mrs. David (Billie) McCarty of Amherst, Ohio.

He was preceded in death by his parents and three sisters.

Mildred D. Plique was born on 15 December 1924 in Streator, La Salle, Illinois.^1,2,3 She and Robert J. Dean, Lll, were married on 26 June 1942 in Missouri.^1,2 She died on 29 December 2003, at age 79, in Ottawa, LaSalle, Illinois.^1,3 She was buried in Oakwood Memorial Park, Ottawa, LaSalle, Illinois.²

Mrs. Robert J. (Mildred D. ) Dean, 79, of 741 Fort St., Ottawa, died Monday afternoon, Dec. 29, at Community Hospital of Ottawa, following a brief illness.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Zion Evangelical Church with the Rev. Carl Muehler officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Mueller Funeral Home and one hour prior to services Saturday at the church.

Mrs. Dean was born Dec. 15, 1924, in Streator, to Leon and Mabel Plique. She married Robert J. Dean lll on June 26, 1942, in Missouri.

She had been a waitress at several area locations including many years at Monte's Riverside Inn. She was a member of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Uno Club and AARP and was a past member of the Alter Guild at the church.

She is survived by her husband; three sons, Robert J. (Peggy) Dean lV of Denver, Pa., Doug (Cynthia) Otto of Hebron, Ky., and James L. (Laurie) Dean of Tucson, Ariz; seven grandchildren. eight great-grandchildren; three sisters, Billie Ann (David) McCarty of Melbourne, Fla., Margarett Plique and Sandra (Wayne) Tuntland, both of Ottawa; and three brothers, Ronald (Joyce) Plique of Greenville, Tenn., Slyvester (Helen) Plique of Marseilles and Kenneth Plique of Sheridan.

She was preceded in death by three sisters, Dorothy Wendt, Lois Willis and Eva Jerde; and two brothers, Leon Plique, Jr. and John St. Germaine.

Memorials may be directed to Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church.

Pallbearers will be Ernie and Eric Gray, Wayne Tuntland, Bill and Thaddeus Wendt and Davie McCarty.

Robert J. Dean, Lll, was born on 25 June 1923 in Ottawa, LaSalle, Illinois.^1,2 He and Mildred D. Plique were married on 26 June 1942 in Missouri.^1,3 He died on 18 December 2009, at age 86, in Ottawa, LaSalle, Illinois.^1,2