Obituaries

January 31, 1957 to November 17, 2010

WINAMAC - Jeffery L. Kottka, 53, of 316 W. Railroad St., Hamlet, passed away at 7:55 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 17, at Yellowstone Trail West of US 35 in Hamlet.

He was born Jan. 31, 1957, in Knox, to Albert and Dorothy Tretiak Kottka.

Survivors include:
Dorothy M. Kirchgessner, Winamac, Mother
Emily Dickson, Port Charlotte, FL, Aunt
Numerous cousins

Preceded in death by:
Albert L. Kottka, Father
Charles Kirchgessner, Step Father
Mary and William Tretiak, Grandparents
Annastazie Slavik, Great Grandmother
Alfred (Bea) Kottka, Uncle and Aunt
Walter (Irene) Kottka, Uncle and Aunt
Raymond (Helen) Kottka, Uncle and Aunt
Earl (Betty) Kottka, Uncle and Aunt
Herbert (Esther) Kottka, Uncle and Aunt

Mr. Kottka graduated from Oregan-Davis High School in 1976. He attended ITT Technical School in Fort Wayne for two years. He was a former employee of Winamac Steel. He also had worked in factories in LaPorte and Knox. He lived in Hamlet most of his life.

Friends may call from 6 to 8:30 p.m., Saturday, at Frain Mortuary, Winamac. The funeral service will be at 2 p.m., Sunday (Nov. 21) with Rev. Martin Sandhage officiating. Burial will be in Round Lake Cemetery, Knox.