Collette Marie Festa, age 72, of Crown Point, Indiana, passed away on January 26, 2021.

Born and raised in Gary, Indiana and a proud graduate of Emerson High School, Class of 1966.

She loved gardening and took the Purdue University Extension Master Gardener Program where she attained Advanced Master Gardener. She was also a member of the Miller Beach Garden Club.

She started her career working as a legal secretary for various law firms in Lake County and later attended the Indiana College of Commerce where she was awarded her Associates Degree in Court Reporting, and went on to spend over thirty-five years as a freelance court reporter. She ended her successful career with the Lake Superior Court, County Division Four.

Collette is survived by her loving husband of 48 years William Michael Festa. Her two sons John (Elizabeth) Festa and Charles (Lauren) Festa. Grandchildren Nicholas Miller, Isabelle Marie, Florentino William and Sonora Collette. One twin brother Charles (Kathleen) Cornett. She is also survived by a host of in-laws as well as nieces and nephews.

Preceded in death by her loving parents Virgil and Marie Cornett and in-laws Joseph and Lenora Festa.

The family would especially like to thank Dr. William Gradishar, Kelly Kindy, APRN, and every other healthcare worker at the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center-Maggie Daley Center for Women’s Cancer Care at Northwestern University who provided support and cared deeply for Collette during her twenty-one-year battle with metastatic breast cancer. In lieu of flowers, the family would kindly ask that you make a tribute donation to the Northwestern Memorial Foundation.

A Memorial Visitation will take place on Saturday, September 18, 2021 at Geisen Funeral, Cremation & Reception Centre, 606 E. 113th Ave., Crown Point, IN 46307 from 1:00 PM until the time of the Memorial Service at 2:15 PM. (NOTE CHANGE IN TIME OF SERVICE.)

Visit Collette’s online guestbook at www.GeisenFuneralHome.com 219-663-2500.