Robert Burton, of Porter, passed away Tuesday, May 8, 2007 at Porter
Valparaiso Hospital Campus, Valparaiso. He was 74.
He was born January, 4, 1933 in Arkansas, the son of Jack and Myrtle (Rogers)
Burton, both of whom preceded him in death.
On June 8, 1960 in Hobart, he married Joann Coslet, who survives in Porter.
He is also survived by a son, Scott DeWayne Holdren of Chesterton; five
daughters, Cindy (Daniel) Smyth of LaPorte, Judith (Antonio) Reales of
Chesterton, Shelley Jo (Keith Hale) of Porter, Susan Fern Burton (Troy Deso)
of Valparaiso and Stacey Jill (Mark) Schultz of Valparaiso; a brother,
Russell (Jeanette) Burton of Porter; a sister, Dorothy Kozrowski of Portage;
sisters-in-law, Judith Rumbut of Hobart and Jerilyn Esslinger of Winamac; 15
grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren; many loving nieces and nephews.
He was also preceded in death by two sons, Jack Robert and Ricky Charles
LaHayne; a brother, Ronald Burton; a brother-in-law, Lynn George Coslet;
sisters, Doris Santiago and Mary Lou Watson and a granddaughter, Melissa
Hill.
Robert loved spending time with his family and will be greatly missed by
many. He was a U.S. Army Veteran serving in Berlin, Germany. He worked at
Bethlehem Steel retiring in 1995.
A funeral service, Rev. Leslie Britt officiating, will be at 7 p.m., Friday,
May 11 at Edmonds & Evans Funeral Home. Cremation will be at Heritage
Crematory, Portage.
Visitation will be Friday from 2 p.m. until time of service at 7 p.m. at
Edmonds & Evans Funeral Home, 517 Broadway, Chesterton.
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Posted 5/9/2007