Tim passed away on September 20, 2010 in Surprise, AZ. from a massive heart attack. He was a good guy and I enjoyed a lot of class reunion fun with him at past reunions. He chaired the last one that we had in 1992 and we have shared some e-mails about the upcoming one in 2012. He told me that he and his wife have loved living in AZ and that his retirement has been spent with a lot of great hours on the golf course.
TIM SKERTICH, SR. FORMERLY OF SCHERERVILLE, IN Tim Skertich, Sr., age 66, of Surprise, AZ, formerly of Schererville, IN passed away suddenly on September 20, 2010. He is survived by his wife, Sheree; sons: Tim, Jr. (Karyn), Thomas (Bobbi) and Logan; grandchildren: Sarah, Alyssa, Tyler, Jacob and Kayla; brother, Terry (Jan); and sister, Lynn (Bill) Kurth. Preceded in death by his father, John; mother, Rose; and brother, John. Tim was an Army Reservist, and a retired ironworker (Local 395) of Hammond, IN. He was also a member for many years of the Elks Lodge 981 of Highland, IN. He had a passion for golf and his custom golf cart. He loved fishing, outdoor activities, IU basketball, the Chicago Bears and his best buddy "Chipper". His humor, charm and kindness will be missed both on and off the golf course. Visit
They posted a more complete obit in the Hammond Times today.
RIP Tim You were the life of the party and will be missed
I've known Tim since grade school. I will always remember Tim in the 2nd grade, we had made our First Communion and of course at OLPH you went to Mass every morning. Tim would take Communion everyday and after Mass we would go to our classroom and Tim always had a "Case Moody" chocolate pie for breakfast and I always thought how cool that your mother would let you have pie for breakfast. I also had same lunch hour in our senior year, he could always make you laugh, he was a lot of fun. Tim had a 4 piece band in high school and my parents let me have a party and Tim's band played. There must have been 200 kids at this party. Tim and his band made the party a success. He was a great guy and the life of the party.
All through Junior High and High School, Tim and I were best of friends. We we as close as friends could be and both of our parents treated us a brothers. I had lost contact with him over the years, but have many fond memories of him growing up. I do remember the band he had with the other band members and of course the Corvette he got just before graduation. I will always remember the good times we had and the trouble we got into while at MHS and out.
RIP and may God Bless old friend, I'll always remember you.
Linda Ann Williams (Bennett)
Tim passed away on September 20, 2010 in Surprise, AZ. from a massive heart attack.He was a good guy and I enjoyed a lot of class reunion fun with him at past reunions. He chaired the last one that we had in 1992 and we have shared some e-mails about the upcoming one in 2012. He told me that he and his wife have loved living in AZ and that his retirement has been spent with a lot of great hours on the golf course.
R.I.P. Tim
Mildred Joanne Anderson (Kosman)
TIM SKERTICH, SR. FORMERLY OF SCHERERVILLE, IN Tim Skertich, Sr., age 66, of Surprise, AZ, formerly of Schererville, IN passed away suddenly on September 20, 2010. He is survived by his wife, Sheree; sons: Tim, Jr. (Karyn), Thomas (Bobbi) and Logan; grandchildren: Sarah, Alyssa, Tyler, Jacob and Kayla; brother, Terry (Jan); and sister, Lynn (Bill) Kurth. Preceded in death by his father, John; mother, Rose; and brother, John. Tim was an Army Reservist, and a retired ironworker (Local 395) of Hammond, IN. He was also a member for many years of the Elks Lodge 981 of Highland, IN. He had a passion for golf and his custom golf cart. He loved fishing, outdoor activities, IU basketball, the Chicago Bears and his best buddy "Chipper". His humor, charm and kindness will be missed both on and off the golf course. Visit
They posted a more complete obit in the Hammond Times today.
RIP Tim You were the life of the party and will be missed
Carol Ann Pepelea (St. Clair)
I've known Tim since grade school. I will always remember Tim in the 2nd grade, we had made our First Communion and of course at OLPH you went to Mass every morning. Tim would take Communion everyday and after Mass we would go to our classroom and Tim always had a "Case Moody" chocolate pie for breakfast and I always thought how cool that your mother would let you have pie for breakfast. I also had same lunch hour in our senior year, he could always make you laugh, he was a lot of fun. Tim had a 4 piece band in high school and my parents let me have a party and Tim's band played. There must have been 200 kids at this party. Tim and his band made the party a success. He was a great guy and the life of the party.
RIP my friend.
Ronald Micheal Chesney
All through Junior High and High School, Tim and I were best of friends. We we as close as friends could be and both of our parents treated us a brothers. I had lost contact with him over the years, but have many fond memories of him growing up. I do remember the band he had with the other band members and of course the Corvette he got just before graduation. I will always remember the good times we had and the trouble we got into while at MHS and out.
RIP and may God Bless old friend, I'll always remember you.