Juanita Schultz

Notes:

Juanita E. Biederstadt, 54, 1314 Tennessee St., died yesterday at St. Anthony Hospital after an illness of six months.

Funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Root Funeral Home with with Dr. Frederick E. Schoenbohm, paster of St. Paul Lutheran Church, officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.

Mrs. Biederstadt was born here Aug. 31, 1910, the daughter of the late Harry C. and Anna Machalleck Schultz. On July 23, 1942, she was married to George Biederstadt, who survives. She was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church.

Also surviving are two sons, George H. Biederstadt Jr., and Roger Gast, both of this city; three step-sons, Capt. Richard Biederstadt, Michigan City Fire Department, Robert and Donald Biederstadt, all of this city; 10 grandchildren; one great-grand-child; one uncle and two aunts. A brother, Victor Schultz, died in 1962.

(Biederstadt, Juanita Friday, Feb 5, 1965 Mich City News Disp pg 6 col 1)

Juanita married Ralph Gast about 1929 in La Porte County, Indiana. Ralph was born on 15 Jul 1908 in Indiana; died in Jan 1978. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Juanita married George H. Biederstadt on 23 Jul 1942. George was born on 4 May 1904 in Indiana; died in Mar 1979 in Michigan City, La Porte County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Roger Gast

Roger Dale Gast, 66, Michigan City, died at 6 a.m. Monday (July 8, 1996) at St. Anthony Hospital after a brief illness.

The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Mary's Catholic Church with the Rev. James McGrogan officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery. The Veterans of Foreign Wars and Skwiat Post will hold a memorial service at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Carlisle Funeral Home.

Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and until 9:30 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

Mr. Gast was born Aug. 10, 1929 in LaPorte, son of Ralph E. and Juanita Schultz Gast. On November 8, 1952, in Michigan City, he married Henrietta M. (Weiss) Gast, who survives.

Also surviving are two daughters, Karen (Ray) Bloomer, Michigan City, and Janet (Roy) Privoznik, Michigan City; one son, Douglas S. Gast; Michigan City; five grandchildren; one sister, Patty Lou (Jim) Niendorf, LaPorte; and many nieces and nephews.

Mr. Gast worked for 22 years as production control manager at Arno Tape. From 1976 to 1993 he worked as a correction officer.

He served in the U.S. Army, was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, and also belonged to Knights of Columbus 1452, La Porte; VFW 2536; Skwiat Post 451 and the America Association of Retired Persons. He had been a Michigan City resident since 1952.

Memorial donations may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.

(Michigan City News Dispatch, July 9, 1996, p. 2)

Per the SSDI:

ROGER D GAST 10 Aug 1929 08 Jul 1996 (V) 46360 (Michigan City, La Porte, IN) (none specified) 311-28-3676 Indiana

Roger married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]