Olga Shinovich

Olga Shinovich (nee Krochta) age 92 born April 15, 1922 passed away Monday May 12, 2014. Olga was born in Gary, IN the youngest daughter of William and Mary Kochta. She graduated from Froebel High School in 1940 and married her husband Bob Shinovich in 1942. They had four children who survive; John "Doc" & Cindy Shinovich of Simpsonville, SC, William "Bill" Shinovich of Naperville, IL, Deborah "Debbie" & Carl Rutkowski of Cedarburg, WI, & Sandy Shinovich of Schererville, IN; beloved grandchildren, Todd (Christina), Brad (Stacy), Elizabeth, Steven & Stacey Shinovich, Kate (Ryan) Schweiger, Jon, Joe, Michael & Diane Rutkowski; Loving great grandchildren, Jacob, Avary, Braydon & Max as well as sister Mary Drozda along with her nieces & nephews Jim & Barb Shinovich, Joyce Krochta, Barb Whitlow, Mary Lynn Fuller, Bill Drozda, Valerie Mc Mullen, Tamara & Gordon Ainsworth, Claudia & Ron Coker & several great nieces & nephews. Olga worked at Bank of Indiana and later the Lake County Clerk's Office. She was a dedicated wife, mother and baba. Nothing gave her greater joy than cooking a meal for her family and having them together. Her nutrolls & kolachas were second to none. She was a selfless woman who put her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren before herself. He love of her family equaled by her love of her Orthodox Faith. She attended her church regularly until her illness where her parents were founders. She was a lifelong member of the Protection of the Virgin Mary Orthodox Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Bob (1980), siblings, Nick (Lala), Dan (Mary), Steve & Nettie Krochta, Ann (John) Mansfield, and in-laws; Joseph Drozda, Sophie, Ann (Lefty), Helen, Ike (Estelle) Shinovich & Mildred (Charles) Kluge; nephew Bob Shinovich. Funeral Services will be held Saturday DIRECTLY at 1230 PM St Sava Serbian Orthodox Church, 9191 Mississippi St, Merrillville with V. Rev Marko Matic officiating. Internment St Mary's Russian Orthodox Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday from 2pm to 8pm at Burns Funeral Home, 10101 Broadway, Crown Point with a Pomen Service at 7PM. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Protection of the Virgin Mary Orthodox Church 8600 Grand Blvd, Merrillville, IN 47410 or St Sava Serbian Orthodox Church 9191 Mississippi St, Merrillville, IN 46410. The family would also like to thank the kind and giving nurses & caregivers at Wittenberg Lutheran Village for the exceptional care & love she received from them in her last years. May God bless you all. Olga will be dearly missed by her family. She will be remembered for her many talents of knitting, cooking, baking & her beautiful Easter eggs! She will be fondly remembered for her loving, caring and nurturing nature she shared with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. May her Memory be Eternal! Vecnaja Pamjat!

Olga Shinovich

April 15, 2014 - May 12, 2014