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1939

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2021

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Guy & Allen Funeral Directors, Inc.

2959 West 11th Avenue

Gary, Indiana

Kertene Roberts Obituary

Kertene Roberts was born in Gary, IN on Janaury 24, 1939 to the late Aotis and Eula Cooper and passed away on Thursday December 16, 2021. She was a graduate of Roosevelt High School and a retiree of Oak Forest hospital. She was a member of First Baptist Church. Kertene was preceded in death by her parents and brother A. Gary Cooper. She leaves to cherish her memory daughter Sadie (Charlie) Tyson; niece Valarie (Stephen) Fisher, godson Michael Gossit and a host of family and friends. Visitation Thursday, January 13, 2022 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. with funeral services immediately following at 11:00 a.m. All services will be at the Guy & Allen Chapel 2959 W. 11th Ave. Interment Fern Oaks Cemetery Griffith, IN.

Published by Post-Tribune on Jan. 9, 2022.
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Gina Holtz

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I wish I could be there to comfort you as you grieve. I´m holding you in my heart.

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