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Mrs. Iolene Luchene Obituary Date: 07-05-2010 By: S C Jones	For those of you who remember the Luchene's record store on Kennedy, and who may remember Judy and/or Sharon, this obit appeard in the NWI Times: IOLENE M. LUCHENE HESSVILLE, IN/FLORIDA Iolene M. Luchene, age 92, a resident of Pines Village in Valparaiso, passed away Tuesday, June 30, 2010 at the Arthur B. & Ethel V. Horton VNA Hospice Center in Valparaiso. Iolene was born September 1, 1917 in Clinton, IN, the daughter of the late Helen Morrell and James Yeaw. Iolene was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth N. Luchene. Together they owned Luchene's Sport and Record Center in Hessville from 1955-1960. Iolene worked as a fashion consultant at Rosalee Smart Apparel in downtown Hammond for 10 years until she and her husband retired to North Port, FL where they lived happily for another 32 years. Iolene is survived by two daughters: Judy (late Dave) Kralik of Valparaiso, IN and Sharon (late Richard) Sheffer of Warwick, PA; seven grandchildren; and 17 great grandchildren. Preceded in death by brother, Kenneth Yeaw. There will be no visitation. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Donations in Iolene's name may be made to the Arthur B. & Ethel V. Horton VNA Hospice Center, 2401 Valley Dr., Valparaiso, IN 46383. moellerfuneralhome.com	8

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Date	Member	Message
07-05-2010 ( Reply#: 5808 )	Roger D	I remember Luchene's, I still have some LPs and 45s that I bought there.
07-05-2010 ( Reply#: 5810 )	S C Jones	Judy Luchene was in my Morton graduating class. She also was the next one hired for my job at Girman and Glegg Realty when I went to work for Graybar Electric. I never went into the record shop. quote: Originally posted by Roger D I remember Luchene's, I still have some LPs and 45s that I bought there.
07-06-2010 ( Reply#: 5814 )	Jim Plummer	Hi SC. I remember going into that store and looking at records but I almost never bought any. They were cheaper elsewhere. I always had the feeling that the record selection was an afterthought on their part. Still they were nice people.
07-08-2010 ( Reply#: 5818 )	HassoBenSoba	Hey--- What happened to the cool Luchene's ad from the Morton yearbook that was posted here a few days ago? I was looking forward to checking it out again. Larry R
07-08-2010 ( Reply#: 5821 )	Tom J	Yeah, Ken, did you delete your post?
07-08-2010 ( Reply#: 5824 )	wvcogs	quote: Originally posted by Tom J Yeah, Ken, did you delete your post? Tom and Larry -- I did delete the post. On second thought, I decided it may not be appropriate for the string that was started by SC to remember Mrs. Luchene. However, since there appears to be interest, here's the ad from the 1958 Top Hat "featuring" a fifteen year old sophomore posing with a catcher's mitt. He spent more time in sporting goods than in the records department. The others in the picture are Gretchen Krughoff and Mark Matovina. Another point I made is that I have Judy Luchene Kralik's mailing address in case any of you who knew her would like to send your condolences. Just email me. Ken [img]http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g268/wvcogs72/TopHat022.jpg[/img]
07-08-2010 ( Reply#: 5825 )	Tom J	Nothing inappropriate about you post as far as I am concerned, Ken. Tom
07-08-2010 ( Reply#: 5826 )	HassoBenSoba	Ken-- I can't imagine the Luchene family being anything but delighted with this photo/ad; it's a real window to the past---when good, clean-cut kids (with an obvious sense of humor) would hang out at the local mom-and-pop places and enjoy themselves. It's also great to see some of the actual products and displays in the background. I take it you have some.....umm....relationship to the guy with the catcher's mitt. Larry r