Lareata Walter

Lareata Walter, 98, of Elkhart, died Thursday afternoon, March 6, 2008, at Riverside Village in Elkhart. She was born in Elkhart on July 29, 1909 to Walter C. and Pear (Weaver) Cone.  She married Raymond Walter in 1937.  He died in September 1952.  She then married Jack Ballatyne on August 25, 1954 in Cleveland, Ohio.  He died in 1957. A lifelong resident of the area, Mrs. Walter worked as a desk clerk for both the Clifton House Hotel and Sleepy Hollow Motel in Elkhart.  She was a past member of the Elkhart Moose Lodge. She is survived by a daughter-in-law, Rosemary Chandler of Pleasant Lake, Indiana; three grandchildren, Carol Santoro, Dedri Chandler and Cindy Baker; nine great-grandchildren; and a number of great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by both her husbands and a son, James Chandler on December 17, 2005. There will be a private family viewing.  Friends and family will meet at Oakridge Cemetery, Goshen, on Tuesday, March 11, 2008, at 11:30 a.m.  Rev. Dale Turner will officiate the graveside service.