Chesterton resident Douglas A. Buczkowski, 60, died Monday, Oct. 17, 2005, at St. Anthony Memorial Hospital in Michigan City.

He was born May 27, 1945, in Valparaiso, the son of Steve and Katie (Powell) Buczkowski, who preceded him in death.

On March 29, 1997, in Chesterton, he married Marilyn A. Cloyd, who survives in Valparaiso.

Also surviving him are a daughter, Jenny Buczkowski of Hannah, Ind.; a step son, Erik (wife Chris) Suchak of Chesterton; a step daughter, Heather (husband Dennis) Churilla of Highland; a sister-in-law, Lynn Proper of Porter; a brother-in-law, Gerald Billings of Rhode Island; and three grandchildren, Joel Suchak and Ethan and Chloe Churilla.

A lifelong resident of the area, he was an operating engineer, a member of Local 150, and a former member of the Liberty Township Volunteer Fire Department.

Funeral services, the Rev. Tracy Hoskins officiating, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 21 at Edmonds & Evans Funeral Home, 517 Broadway in Chesterton. He will be interred at Chesterton Cemetery.

Visitation is scheduled from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Edmonds & Evans.

Memorials may be made to the charity of the donor’s choice.

Posted 10/19/2005