Scoop & Dude
Becky Schlief smiling, wearing glasses and a blue sweater, her hands folded under her chin

In loving memory

Rebecca “Becky” Joyce Schlief

Of La Porte, Indiana, formerly of Effingham, Illinois · Died June 6, 2008, age 54

My mom

This is my mom, Becky. She raised four kids on her own. My sister Denise put it best:

She was always happy. She wanted to see everyone else happy before herself. She was amazing.

She worked 14 years at ThermoSafe, the last stretch of it at the plant in Michigan City. On June 6, 2008, she'd picked up an extra shift. That was the day we lost her.

I built this site, and I wanted her to have a place on it. Please take a minute to remember her with me.

— Daniel

Read her obituary on Legacy.com

Daniel in a star cap resting his head on top of his mom Becky's head, both smiling
Me and my mom.
Memorial frame with a photo of Becky beside the poem “As I sit in heaven”
Her memorial frame, with the poem “As I sit in heaven.”

The case

My mom died at work at the ThermoSafe plant in Michigan City, Indiana, on June 6, 2008. A few weeks later, authorities said they were re-examining her death.

More than eighteen years later, it is still an open death investigation, and we still don't have answers. Police have asked anyone who may have held back to come forward now. Even a small detail could matter.

Do you know something?

If you know anything, please call Michigan City Police at 219-874-3221.

Call 219-874-3221

News coverage

These stories open on the news sites, oldest first. Some older reports include details about how she died that may be hard to read.