Edward A. Peloza, age 88, of Schererville, IN, formerly of Lansing, IL and the East Side, passed away after a brave battle with cancer, on Saturday, November 5, 2016. Beloved son, of the late Anthony and Mary Peloza; Loving father, of Pamela Ann (James) Beecher, of Crown Point, IN, Deanna Marie (Todd) Botma, of St. John, IN and Edward A. Peloza, of Cedar Lake, IN. He was preceded in death by his brother, James Arthur Peloza. He is also survived by his sister, Barbara Ann Peloza, of Schererville, IN; and grandchildren, James and Jacob Beecher, Dawn Marie (Tracey) Alsup, of Greenwood, IN, Ashley Elbaor and Justina (Aric) Brown; and Rylee Botma; great granddaughter, Sophia Grace Alsup, of Greenwood, IN; also surviving, his former faithful and cherished companion and beloved friend, Patricia Nicholson, of Plainfield, IL; and his former wife and mother of their three children, Marilynn E. (nee Bozic) Peloza, of Naples, FL. Visitation will be on Wednesday, November 9, 2016, from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Kish Funeral Home 10000 Calumet Ave. Munster, IN. Funeral Services will be held, at Kish Funeral Home, on Thursday, November 10, 2016 at 11:00 a.m., with Reverend Ted Mauch, officiating. Interment will be private. Ed was employed by the Chicago Short Line Railway Company for over 41 years and attained the position of Chairman of the Board and President in July 1979 and served in those capacities until September 1986. Due to a merger of his parent steel company, with another steel company, he was appointed General Manager of the re-organized railroad division of LTV Steel Company, a position he held until his retirement on June 30, 1994. Ed was very active in the railroad transportation industry and was Past President of the Calumet Region Freight Agent’s Association, the Chicago Car Accounting Conference and the Chicago Railroad Superintendents Association. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the American Short Line Railroad Association and the American Association of Railroad Superintendents and served as its President in 1983-84. Ed was also very active in community affairs, having served as President of St. Francis de Sales School Board of Education and was the Vice-President of the Transportation Committee of the East Side Chamber of commerce. He was also a Past President of the East Side Lions Club and was a member of the Board of Directors of the South Chicago Community Hospital. He was also the President of the Country Club Building Two Condominium Association for several years. He enjoyed all sports, but his first love was Ballroom dancing. Ed spent many afternoons, at the Willowbrook Ballroom and various dance studios in the Chicago area, with his favorite dance partners and great friends, Louise, Dottie, Sheila, Carole and many, many other dancers, too numerous to mention. He was a past member of the Chicago Jitterbug Club, the Windy City Jitterbug Club, the Rebels West Coast Swing Club, and the Zavada Dance Studio in Calumet City. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Ed’s name to The University of Chicago Cancer Research Foundation 5841 S. Maryland Ave. MC1140 Chicago, IL 60637.