Praxedis Rolando Treviño

He is preceded in death by his parents, Praxedis and Emma Treviño; his siblings, Emma (Machi) Gutierrez, Lucinda (Guera) Rangel, Guadalupe (Lupe) Treviño, Greg Treviño, Juan Treviño; and his daughter, Camila Treviño Olvera.

He is survived by his wife, Camila (Arredondo) Treviño; daughter, Juanita Trivunovic; brother, Rene; and grandchildren, David, Stevan, and Emma Trivunovic.

Born on August 27, 1935, in Alice, TX, he was the oldest of seven children. Rolando attended Alice High School, joined the US Navy on January 2, 1955, and is a veteran of the Korean War. After serving in the Navy for four years, he moved to East Chicago, IN, and began work at Inland Steel, first in the blast furnace and later at the 44” hot strip. After 38 years with Inland Steel, he retired on January 1, 1997.

A great competitor and athlete, Rolando enjoyed bowling, softball, baseball, fishing, and golf. He was first baseman for Los Tequileros, and on the Inland Local 1010 Blast Furnace League for many years. He bowled on the Latin American League, among other bowling teams, for 58 years and earned six 300 perfect games throughout his career. Some of the nicknames people knew him by included Pep, Pepe, and Pepitone.

He loved playing and watching sports, laughing at funny movies like The Marx Brothers and Abbott & Costello, and he enjoyed listening to and attending Doo Wop 50's shows.

God blessed him with two daughters who opened his eyes to the softer, fun sides of life. He ended up owning a few poodles, took his family on cross-country road trips to Disneyland, the Grand Canyon, Mexico, Florida, and every amusement park in-between. He instilled in his daughters that family was very important and always came first. Every year, the main family vacation was to Alice, TX, to spend time with his family.

Although he didn’t have a son, his son-in-law Milos (Mike) Trivunovic went above and beyond in every way to give him the son he never had. Rolando always looked at him as his own and was very proud of how Milos took care of his family.

He adored his three grandchildren, and his proudest title in life was ‘Grandpa.’ He attended every sports game, dance recital, birthday party, and even traveled to Spain to be with them in 1999. Their favorite memories together were playing at the parks after school and watching silly videos with Grandpa.

One of his proudest moments happened on August 8, 2018, when Rolando flew on the Honor Flight with his daughter, Cam, by his side. He was extremely proud to be one of the Korean War Vets from Chicago, IL flown to Washington, DC to be honored.

Rolando was a friend to many and if you knew him, you knew he always had jokes to share. He was a good guy who will never be forgotten.

Visitation will be at Chapel Lawn Funeral Home, 8178 Cline Avenue, Crown Point, IN 46307 on Thursday, November 12, 2026 from 3:00 - 8:00 pm. Military Service will be at 4:00 pm. Mass of Christian Burial will be at St. Thomas More Catholic Church, 8501 Calumet Avenue, Munster, IN 46321 on Friday, November 13, 2026 at 10:00 am.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.ChapelLawnFunerals.com for the Treviño family.