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Thomas Fred Malone
Aug. 9, 1940 - Nov. 27, 2021
CHESTERTON - Thomas Fred Malone, 81, of Chesterton passed away Saturday, November 27, 2021. He was born August 9, 1940 in Wautauga, Tennessee. Thomas is survived by his wife Linda whom he married on May 19, 1978; his children: Donna (Chris) Malone Hudson, Patti (Stewart Jr.) Merdian, Stephen Michael Malone and Josh Malone; his stepchildren: Lisa Bunning and Michael Tidwell. Also surviving him are numerous grandchildren, his brother Terry Malone and "special brother" Sam Malone. He was preceded in death by his parents, son Patrick Dana, and step son-in-law Paul. Thomas was a supervisor at Bethlehem Steel for 45 years, then took a job at Reith Riley for nine years and lastly was a bus driver and helped with patient activities at Addison Pointe in Chesterton. He was a member of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hobart and the IHSAA for 50 years, an army veteran, and an avid sports fan. Thomas officiated many sports games from high school games to college games and received multiple awards throughout his officiating career. He never went anywhere without running into people he knew.
Funeral services and visitation for Thomas will be private. Place of final rest will be in McCool Cemetery in Portage. BARTHOLOMEW FUNERAL HOME in Valparaiso is in charge of arrangements.
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Paulina Huffman
February 14, 2022
On behalf of the Porter County Veterans Service Office, we would like to thank Thomas for his faithful service to our nation. We wish to offer our sincere condolences to his family.
Mindy Hawkins
December 1, 2021
I am grateful for the relationship that Tom and I formed during his time working at Addison Pointe. It had a rocky start, but ended strong. We enjoyed discussing football and which officials he was going to go watch on what nights - and which games my daughter would cheer at. He enjoyed talking about his kids and grandkids, that were the light of his life, and all the fun things that he and his wife would do with them. He will be missed. May the Lord comfort his family and bring fond memories to them, especially during the holiday season.
Mindy
Jodi
November 30, 2021
Our deepest sympathies.
Tom was an outstanding man.
He is , and will be missed by his co-workers and all the residents at Addison Point. I personally will miss my buddy.
May the lord bring comfort to his family during this heart breaking time.
God Bless you
Addison point Family
Cindy McCormack
November 30, 2021
Deepest sympathy. Great memories of Tom and my Grandpa Wally.
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