Paul William Tougaw

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Paul William Tougaw, age 70, of Valparaiso, Indiana, passed away Wednesday, October 25, 2017. He was born June 22, 1947 in Princeton, Indiana to Paul C. Tougaw and his wife Violet M. (Kennedy) Tougaw.

Paul was an Education Professor at Valparaiso University and a former Teacher and Superintendent at Red Hill Community Unit School District #10. He was a member of St. Paul Catholic Church, Kappa Delta Phi, the St. Paul Men’s Club, and a former Grand Knight of the Knights of Columbus.

On April 22, 1967 Paul married Ruby G. Rigg, who survives and lives in Valparaiso. Other surviving family includes: one son – Douglas Tougaw and his wife Cindy of Valparaiso: one daughter – Laura Sanders and her husband Jon of Valparaiso: five grandchildren – Leanne, Jenni, Alex, Isabel and Abby: one brother – Edward Tougaw and his wife Ellen of Ringgold, Georgia.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Paul C. and Violet Tougaw.

In Valparaiso, visitation will be held Sunday, October 29, from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., with a Wake Service held at 4:00 p.m. at Bartholomew Funeral Home, and Monday, October 30, at St. Paul Catholic Church from 10:00 a.m. until the Funeral Mass at 11:00 a.m.

Local arrangements are being handled by Cunningham Funeral Home of Bridgeport. A visitation will be held on Wednesday, November 1, from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the Cunningham Funeral Home in Bridgeport. A graveside committal will be held on Thursday, November 2, at 11:00 a.m. in the St. Francis Xavier Catholic Cemetery in St. Francisville.

In lieu of flowers, Memorial Donations may be made to, the VNA Hospice Center, the American Cancer Society, the American Heart Association or the American Diabetes Association directly or through the funeral home. Online condolences can be sent to the family at cunninghamfuneralhomes.com.