Cilas Anthony Gage Maitland, 5 ½ years old, of Michigan City, passed away peacefully at 11 a.m., Monday, June 14, 2021 in his home.

 

He was born September 19, 2015 at 10:18 a.m., in La Porte, Indiana, to Nicholas and Brianna (Glossenger) Maitland.

 

Cilas enjoyed music and dancing, watching Disney movies like Moana, Frozen, and Little Mermaid. He also enjoyed the movies Home and Smurfs: The Lost Village. His favorite TV shows were Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, and Family Guy. He enjoyed watching his dad and brother play video games and always wanted to chew on the controller.

 

He was always playing with his crinkle book, stuffies, chewy toys, the HME on his trach and rattle balls. Cilas loved to stare at his lights and projectors and never went anywhere without his sippy and binky. His favorite activities were watching tv, going for walks with his family, car rides, cuddling his family especially during family movie nights, rocking in his chair and rolling around on his mat, taking baths/showers, playing in the pool with Carter and eating anything that he could by mouth.

 

Cilas was known to be the strongest and happiest guy. A little superhero. He will be greatly missed by everyone. Many people around the world who have never even met him loved him dearly. Cilas fought so hard for so long, always with a smile on his face no matter what he went through. His parents and siblings were right beside him fighting every step of the way. 

 

Surviving are his parents, Nicholas and Brianna Maitland of Michigan City; three siblings,

 

Nathan, Carter, and Leilynd Maitland; paternal grandparents, Mike Utpatel and Tammy Utpatel; paternal great grandmother, Lucy Thompson; maternal grandparent, Travis Glossenger; maternal great grandmother, Pamela Smith; and several aunts, uncle and cousins that love him dearly.

 

Preceding in death were his paternal great grandfather, William Thompson; maternal great grandfather, Kenneth Glossenger; uncle, Richard Arrowsmith; and uncle, Gage Glossenger; his bearded dragon, Maui.

 

Cremation will take place. A private service will be held. Lakeview Funeral Home & Crematory, 247 W. Johnson Rd., La Porte, (219) 362-3100 is caring for the arrangements.

 

Please send condolences to the family at www.LakeviewFHC.com.