Florence Van Gilder, 84, of Munster, IN passed away on Wednesday, November 22, 2017. She is survived by her husband of 51 years, James; sons, Richard (Diane) Snedden and Newton (Debbie) Sewell; grandsons, Joshua, Jacob and James Sewell; sister, Genevieve (Late Walter) Tabaczynski. She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Antoniette Dziengiel; brother, John Dziengiel and sister, Sophie (Ben) Reczek. Funeral service will be held Tuesday, November 28, 2017 at 10:00 am at KISH FUNERAL HOME, 10000 Calumet Ave. Munster, IN. Interment will be at Holy Cross Cemetery, Calumet City, IL. Visitation will be Monday from 3:00-8:00 pm at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, contributions to St. Jude Children’s Hopital would be appreciated. Florence retired from Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad after 42 years of service. She was a member of St. Thomas More Church.