John Ewald Tripenfeldas, age 83, died Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at home in North Judson, IN. He was born October 20, 1936 in Taurage, Lithuania to Jurge and Elze Lobina Tripenfeldas. He immigrated with his parents and siblings to the United States in 1944 and became a citizen in 1982. On May 16, 1964, he married Carol Greer who preceded him in death on August 7, 1992. They lived and raised their three sons, John Emil, Keith and Steve in North Judson. John served in the United States Army from December 1959 to November 1961.
John is survived by: John Emil (Colleen) Tripenfeldas, son, Winamac, IN Keith (Carol) Tripenfeldas, son, North Judson, IN Steve (Lori) Tripenfeldas, son, Schererville, IN Taylor (Tyler) Dooley, granddaughter, Monticello, GA Sydney Tripenfeldas, granddaughter, Winamac, IN Matthew Tripenfeldas, grandson, Schererville, IN Mark Tripenfeldas, grandson, Schererville, IN Nicole Dooley, Monticello, GA, great-granddaughter Toby Tripenfeldas, granddog, North Judson, IN Olga Timpf, sister, Chicago, IL Selma Carmichael, sister, Oaklawn, IL Preceded in death by: Carol Tripenfeldas, wife Elena Bertulis, sister Edwin Tripenfeldas, brother Al Tripenfeldas, brother Emil Tripenfeldas, brother Mary Piechna, sister Visitation will be held on Friday, March 13th from 4:00-8:00 pm at O’Donnell Funeral Home in North Judson. Burial with military services will take place at Highland Cemetery on Saturday, March 14th at 11:00 am.
