For the 170,000 Roman Catholics in the four-county Diocese of Gary, one of the holiest seasons of the church calendar begins with an ashy smudge on the forehead as a
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In the building he renovated 23 years ago, retired Bishop Dale J. Melczek was received Sunday for visitation prior to his funeral Monday from Holy Angels Cathedral.
Melczek, who died Thursday at age 83, was laid to rest Monday in Holy Angels Cathedral, which he renovated and restored early in his episcopate. Interment took place inside the