BARBARA KUZMA (nee Todd) age 93 of Portage; formerly of Merrillville, passed away on Tuesday, May 25, 2021.

She is survived by daughters Pamela Kuzma and Margaret (late Randy) Bolden; three grandsons: Mark Bolden, Scott Bolden, and Kent (Heather) Bolden; seven great-grandchildren: Ryan, Caitlin, Chase, McKenna, Cooper, Claire and Christian Bolden; brother-in-law Richard Wold; sisters-in-law Wanda Brettin, Sharon Buda and Kathy Gericke; and her many nieces and nephews.  Preceded in death by husband Edward Kuzma; parents Ralph & Margaret Todd and sister Dolores Wold.

Mrs. Kuzma was a member of Nativity of Our Savior Catholic Church and a former member of S.S. Peter & Paul Catholic Church.  She was a graduate of Lew Wallace High School, Class of 1945, a 1949 graduate of College of St. Teresa in Winona, MN with a bachelors and then graduated from Valparaiso University with a master’s degree.  She taught science at S.S. Peter & Paul Catholic School for many years and supervised student teachers at I.U.N.  Barb was also a former member of the Bonner Center in Portage. 

Family and friends may gather at S.S. Peter & Paul Catholic Church (5885 Harrison St., Merrillville) on Saturday, June 5, 2021 from 9:00 – 10:30 A.M.  A Memorial Mass will follow at 10:30 A.M. and she will later be laid to rest at Calumet Park Cemetery.  Her family wishes to thank Jean of the VNA and Gabriel Home for their compassionate and excellent care.