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Helen Tracy-Oganovich Obituary

HELEN TRACY-OGANOVICH "TICKY" CROWN POINT, IN Helen "Ticky" Tracy-Oganovich, age 88, late of Crown Point, formerly of the East Side, passed away Wednesday, January 21, 2009. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph "Babe" Oganovich and the late Joe Tracy; loving mother of Joseph (Mary Jo) Tracy, Jack (Ana Cvetovich) Tracy, Mark (Debra) Oganovich, Pam (Ron) Jansky and Candy (Rick) Baker; devoted grandmother of nine; cherished great grandmother of four. Also survived by many nieces, nephews and friends. Visitation and funeral services were held privately for the immediate family. Arrangements by the Elmwood Funeral Chapel, St. John, IN (219) 365-3474.

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Published by The Times on Jan. 23, 2009.

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Kelly Hawkins

January 20, 2010

Wow! It's gonna be 1 year tomorrow! I miss you so much Gramma! Nothing is the same anymore!!! No one is really happy anymore! (Well, I guess I can only speak about my feelings, but I can see it on everyone's face!) You kept everyone together! I know God needed you, but I always want to be selfish and have you back! I know we will see eachother again, but I just wish I could have 1 more day, 1 more hour or hell I'd take 1 more minute with you!!!! I love you Gramma! I miss you so so so so much! My heart hurts so much without you! I love you so much Gramma! Always watch over us and keep us all in line!!! I love you Gramma!!!

Love Forever and Always, Kelly

Candy Baker

January 18, 2010

Hi Ma,
I know we have been having our conversations together but I wanted to say here that I can not believe it will be a year already. it all still feels so fresh in my mind. I love you and really miss you so much - u wouldnt believe it.
I know your in a better place and thats what I have got to believe because I really think this is HELL here. Rest until we meet again!
Love ya always & Forever
Me

CONNIE BUTLER

January 13, 2010

WELL AUNT TICK, IN A FEW DAYS YOU'LL B GONE 1 YEAR...........WE WON'T B ABLE TO WRITE 2 U HERE, BUT WE'LL STILL B ABLE TO TALK WITH YOU IN OUR DREAMS......AS U CAN C, U HAVE NOT BEEN FORGOTTEN [ AN NEVER WILL B ].I'LL FOREVER MISS OUR TALKS ON SUNDAY MORNINGS AN U TALKIN ABOUT WHEN I WAS A BABY AN THE LITLE HATS U ALWAYS BOUGHT ME,LOL. SAY HI 2 MY MOM AN DAD AN GRAMMA SINGER, AN EVERYONE ELSE, WE'LL MEET AGAIN I KNOW.................I LOVE & MISS YOU SO VERY MUCH..........LOVE FOREVER,CONNIE

Brooke Baker

July 24, 2009

Happy belated birthday gramma! i miss you so much! i love you always and forever. kiss kiss xoxoxo

Love, Brooke

Kelly Hawkins

July 23, 2009

Happy Birthday Gramma!

I love you so much and I miss you more than you could ever know! There is not a day that has gone by that I don't think about you!!

I love you!!!! But I know I will see you again some day!

Candy Baker

May 21, 2009

Well Ma - as u can see you are truly loved and missed by everyone - Pam wants to write to u too but she cant do it yet - she will be ok and she will nerve up soon. Yea I just cant believe this is where I am at in life - there should be some sort of class u could take to get thru this but it is truly HARD every damn day - and then u wonder why ? Just why are we put here to suffer thru these times and love people that we are all gonna lose - Just WHY? Whats it all for???
Well Love and miss ya forever & ever
me

May 21, 2009

C,AUNT TICK...........I TOLD YOU YOUR FAMILY WOULD NEVER FORGET YOU.........WE ALL LOVE AN MISS YOU SO VERY MUCH,I REALLY MISS OUR LITTLE CHATS, ALTHO WE STILL HAVE THEM,EVEN IF I CAN'T REALLY HEAR YOU.........LOV U FOREVER,HEY.......IF YOU CAN LET ME KNOW HOW MY DAD AN MOM, AN GRAM SINGER ARE DOING....C U IN MY DREAMS,
LOVE AN MISS U,CONNIE

Brooke

May 21, 2009

Good Morning Gramma! Love you

Brooke Baker

May 20, 2009

Hi Gramma! I am at work thinking about you. I think about you all the time.

I just wanted to tell you I love you and miss you so much!!

I dyed my hair back blonde...i know how that makes you happy lol you always hated when i had dark hair!! haha

Hope to see you in my dreams soon!! Kiss Kiss :)

Brooke

Brooke Baker

May 19, 2009

Hey Grammy,

i know you hear from me a lot...it has been so hard without being able to talk to you at night. There has been so many nights where I couldnt fall asleep because it didnt feel right without saying goodnight to you. I keep remembering all our memories and it seriously makes my heart ache knowing i cannot physically share them with you anymore. This start of the year has been so hard and I have needed you so many times. (you know when me and cory would fight and i would call u at 2am and knew you would answer my call and would always take my side no matter if i was right or wrong) i really need to hear your voice lately! My life has really been tough the last 5 months, but i know your helping me through this all.

I never got to say a lot of things to you even though we talked everyday for the past 7 years. I thought i would always have another day to tell you. But here it goes...You have seriously made me feel so special since i was a little girl, Your love is unlike a love i have ever known in my life (its a grandmothers love, its like a mothers love only you never punished me :) ). I can still feel your love even though your gone. i remember about a week before you passed on before we got off the phone you said "hows does it feel to have a grandma that loves you so much?" i can still hear your voice saying that to me. i just wish i would have said more back to you that night. I feel your love everyday and i know that our bond is so strong that you are right next to me at all times and thank you, because i need you.

I miss you singing to me on the phone at night and asking me if i knew that song even though its older than me :) I miss you playing "our" song for me over the phone i miss our kisses over the phone and i especially miss knowing that i got to talk to you at the end of everyday.

its been really hard gramma and sometimes i feel like it wont get better, but i know your happy now and back with your mom and husband (and we all know that makes you happy!) i just wish i could spend one more day with you.

I really cant put into words how much i miss you.

I know i ask you everynight the same question but just in case: can you please look over our family here, especiall mom and dad (you know i would always tell you that it makes me worry how much they stress out about ricky) but please look over all of us and help us through life? thanks I KNOW you are with all of us always. and i KNOW you miss us so much.

I am so sorry i wasnt in the hospital with you when it happend gramma i wish i could have been by your side to make sure you were not scared. we all wish we were. SORRY.

I LOVE YOU GRAMMA FOREVER AND EVER!!

KISS KISS :)

Brooke "Elizabeth" :)

Kelly Hawkins

May 18, 2009

Hey Gram!
God do I miss you! I keep thinking back about all the things we did and all the good times we had! Remember when we went to Pucci's and Specias?! I never really thanked you enough for taking me there! But I guess it's never too late! Thank You Gramma! I love and miss you so much! There's never a day that goes by that I don't think about you! I just wish I had one more day, hell one more hour to tell you everything I need to that I didn't! Either because I was too young to tell you or because I forgot to tell you! But I guess now you know everything that I ever wanted to tell you! I love you so much Gramma! I'll talk to you soon!

Love Always and Forever!,
Kelly

candy BAKER

May 16, 2009

Miss u lots & lots Ma -
love you always & forever on my mind

Candy Baker

February 26, 2009

Well ma - it was a real bad day today I pretty much cried all day - I found I needed to talk to you and you just weren't there-that really hurt my heart. Luv ya always & forever- Me

Tiffany O'Donovan

February 25, 2009

hey gramma
just wanted to drop in and let you know i miss u alot.
love you
tiff

Candy Baker

February 15, 2009

Yea Ma Me again,
It is really no easier now than it was on that dreaded date of Jan 21st, 2009. Everyone says it will get easier I hope so. The only difference is now I just keeping thinking of all of our laughing gigs we would get into and couldnt stop. Them were the days.
Keep in touch in my dreams.
Miss ya so much it hurts
Candy

Phyllis Cheeks

February 9, 2009

Dear Pam and Family
Im so so sorry to hear this, Our prayers and thoughts are with you and your family. Its so hard to go through this Ive been there and done that, but it will get easer it will.
We will keep you in our thoughts and prayers always.May God be with you and watch over you.

Kristie Davy

February 8, 2009

To the dear family of Ms Oganovich,

My deepest sympathies to all of you. I just want to let you know you are in my thoughts and prayers during this most diffucult time. Keep her memory close to your hearts.

Love,
Kristie

Kelly Hawkins

February 7, 2009

Gramma I miss you so much! It's just not the same without you here!I know you are happy now! We all saw it on your face! I can't wait until I see you again, but until then we can just have our little conversations here and there! I know you'll watch over all of us and keep us safe! I love you so much Gramma!!!! Have fun up there!

I LOVE YOU!
You're Granddaughter,
Kelly!!!!

Linda Pavichevich

January 30, 2009

Oh My Dear Ms. Oganovich, I know --"Linda, come on now call me Helen," I'd tell you I just can't and you would just laugh and say okay. How I am going to miss you. My Pen Pal, my dear confidant. You were truly a person I could trust. I miss you already and will until we meet again. I love you, Like a daughter to you, Linda

Candy

January 29, 2009

Ma,
I already miss you so much - I really hope that you are at peace now-and someday we will be together again.
I knew this day would come but I really had no idea of the pain I/we are enduring-you tried to warn me!
Luv Ya and miss ya
Your Daughter
Candy

Connie & Eddie Butler

January 24, 2009

WE ALL KNOW HOW MUCH THIS GREAT LADY IS GOING TO B MISSED,SHE WAS SO VERY SPECIAL TO EVERYONE...I'M GONNA MISS OUR SUNDAY CHATS ON THE PHONE SO MUCH...SHE LOVED ALL OF HER FAMILY SO,SO MUCH AN I KNOW HOW MUCH YOU ALL LOVED/LOVE HER. I KNOW SHE'S GONNA HAVE A BLAST IN HEAVEN THO,SEEING EVERYONE AGAIN!! SHE MISSED SO MANY PEOPLE,BUT NOW SHE'S WITH ALL OF THEM...AN ONE DAY,WE'LL BE WITH THEM ALLLLLLL AGAIN !!!! I LOVE ALL OF YOU SO VERY MUCH AN I'M THINKING OF YOU ALWAYS,WE'LL BE IN TOUCH, IT'S UP TO US NOW.....
WE LOVE YOU ALL,
CONNIE & EDDIE

Shawn

January 23, 2009

Ken, P, Corn and family: my prayers and thoughts are with you during this difficult time.

Gary Kebert

January 23, 2009

Rick, Joe and families please accept my symapathies for your loss.

Debbie O'Connor

January 23, 2009

Please accept my deepest sympathies.

Lisa Hrabovsky ("Party Girl")

January 23, 2009

Pam and family,
Deepest Sympathies to you and your family at this difficult time.

Dodie & Bob Brunell & Matt Bukala

January 23, 2009

Dear Candy & Family:
Our deepest sympathy on the loss of your mom & grandmother. May your memories of her help you through this most difficult time. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.

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