ANNA M. BABBIT, age 74, of Portage, Indiana Formerly Miller Beach, Indiana passed away Friday, February 20, 2009. Anna retired as a switchboard operator from U.S. Steel, Gary Works. She served in the United States Marine Corps and was a member of the Howlin Mad Detachment, Marine Corps League. Anna was a member of the Vivians of BPOE, Hobart Lodge #1152, the Red Hat Society and a longtime member of St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church in Miller. She was preceded in death by her husband William Babbitt in 2008. Anna is survived by daughters, Kathy (Paul) Ciminillo of Lake Station and Cher (Jim) Jones of Oklahoma; son, William (Ruth) Babbitt, Jr. of California; and many grandchildren, great grandchildren; nieces and nephews. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. on Thursday, February 26, 2009 at St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church, 6060 Miller Ave., Gary, IN, Rev. Thomas E. Mischler officiating. Services were terminated at the church with cremation following at the Burns Funeral Home Crematory. Friends were able to call at Burns Funeral Home, 701 E. 7th St., Hobart on Wednesday from 2-7 p.m. Prayer service was at 2 p.m. There was also visitation at the church Thursday from 9-10 a.m.