Obituaries

Norma Jean (Pahs/Sitar) Daugherty

Norma Jean (Pahs/Sitar) Daugherty, 69, of La Porte, Indiana passed away Wednesday, March 4, 2020.

 

Norma was born April 2, 1950, in Michigan City, Indiana to Norman E. and Lucille R. (Porsoska) Pahs.

 

Norma was a Registered Nurse and LPN.  She was employed with St. Anthony Hospital, La Porte Hospital, and I Street Clinic. She attended the La Porte Missionary Church where she was a member of the quilters group.

 

On January 15, 2000, Norma married Rex L. Daugherty who survives.

Norma is also survived by her daughters, Sarah (Jon) Rinkel of La Porte, Indiana and Maggie Sitar of La Porte, Indiana; grandchildren, Kadin Sitar, Grace Rinkel, and Jonathan Rinkel Jr.; sisters, Patricia (Kevin) Reid and Mary Ellen (Bob) Dunstan of The Villages, Florida; and a step-son, Dennis (Traci) Daugherty of La Fontaine, Indiana.

 

She was preceded in death by her parents and a sister, Susanne Murphy.

Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, March 5, 2020, at the La Porte Missionary Church, 104 E. 18th Street, La Porte, Indiana 46350.  Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the La Porte Missionary Church where family and friends may visit one hour prior to the service.  Pastor Carl Galloway will officiate. Burial will follow in Pine Lake Cemetery.

 

Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society, 130 Red Coach Drive, Mishawaka, Indiana 46545 or American Diabetes Association, 55 E. Monroe Street #3420, Chicago, Illinois 60603.

 

Please share prayers, condolences, and memories with the family at Essling Funeral Home.com.

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