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Tamara Aldrin Obituary
Apr 14, 1945 - Jun 15, 2025
Tamara "Tami" Aldrin (nee Rogowski) 80 of Whiting, passed away Sunday, June 15, 2025 at St. Catherine Hospital, East Chicago. She was the beloved wife of the late Ronald Aldrin who passed away August 6, 1998; loving mother of Bryan (Carla Shortino), Jason (Eileen) and Alexis (Justin) West; adoring "Grammy Tami" to Grace, May, Adeline, Gwendolyn, Ronnie, Calo and Enzo; cherished sister of Jan (John) Plesniak and the late Tom Rogowski; many dear nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, June 21, 2025, 10:30 am at the Baran Funeral Home, 1235-119th St., Whiting; a Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 11:00 am at Sacred Heart Church, Whiting with the Rev. Jay Nuthulapati, officiating; cremation to follow; visitation at the funeral home on Friday from 3:00 to 8:00 pm; members of the parish will offer prayers at the funeral home on Friday at 6:00 pm. Expressions of sympathy may be placed online at www.baranfh.com.
Tami Aldrin was born on April 14, 1945 to Joseph and Margaret (Dingwall) Rogowski. She was a lifelong resident of the Calumet Region and was a graduate of Morton High School, Hammond, Class of 1963. She was a member of Sacred Heart Church, Whiting, the Whiting-Robertsdale Chamber of Commerce (board member) and the Hessville HC3 Chamber of Commerce (board member). Dance was Tami's life. Better known as "Miss Tami" to her thousands of students over the years, she was the former owner of The Dance Connection in Hessville from 1988 to 2000. Tami began as a student here (which was formerly Muffet's School of Dance), then became an instructor and ultimately the co-owner with her best friend, Cindy Melchor. She loved to teach children and had a special place in her heart for sharing dance with students with disabilities through The SHARE Foundation with the Handicapped. Tami was parades, pierogi, Glögg parties, kilted family reunions, dusting off the old dance steps, singalongs with all the old songs. She was tea with toast and loving her grandkids the most. A devoted mother, grammy, sister and friend to many, Tami will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved her. In lieu of flowers, memorials to The SHARE Foundation with the Handicapped, P.O. Box 400, Rolling Prairie, IN 46371, (219) 659-4400.
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Lenore Duray
June 18, 2025
Sorry To Hear of Tamis' Passing. She was a sweet neighbor. I will keep Tami in my Prayers!
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