Porter resident William G. Ameling passed away Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010. He
was 82.
Bill was born on April 20, 1928 in Gary to the late William J. and Ethel M.
Johnson Ameling. On Dec. 1, 1951 at St. Patrick Catholic Church he married
Rosemary Dabbert Ameling, who survives in Porter.
Also surviving are children Lisa Zeese (late husband David) of Lafayette,
Ind., Bill Ameling (wife Carol) of Shorewood, Minn., Mark Ameling of Porter,
and Bernadette Frazer (Eric) of Indianapolis;11 grandchildren; one
great-grandchild; and many nieces and nephews.
Bill was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church and was employed at City
Corp as a loan officer for 32 years.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 9 at St.
Patrick Catholic Church, 638 N. Calumet Road, Chesterton with Father James
Meade officiating. The burial will follow at St. Patrick Cemetery. The
family will receive friends on Wednesday, Sept. 8 from 4 to 8 p.m. at the
White-Love Funeral Home, 525 South 2nd St., Chesterton. A rosary service
will be held at 7:30 p.m. Memorials may be given in William’s name to St.
Patrick Church. For more information, call White-Love Funeral Home at
926-1309.