Missing Chicago area man with dementia found dead in Indiana

MUNSTER, Ind. An elderly man with dementia from Chicago’s south suburbs who went missing last month was found dead in Northwest Indiana this week.

The Lake County (Indiana) Coroner’s Office was called to the 400 block of Superior Avenue in Munster, Indiana, around 7 p.m. on Monday for a death investigation.

They identified the person as Chester Palusiak, 72, of Calumet City, Illinois.

An elderly man with dementia from Chicago’s south suburbs who went missing last month was found dead in Northwest Indiana this week. Authorities identified the person as Chester Palusiak, 72, of Calumet City, Illinois.

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