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GRANGER, IN – Pratap C. (PC) Gupta, MD, 91, passed away on September 28, 2026, at his home in Granger, Indiana, surrounded by family.
He leaves behind his devoted wife of 31 years, Christine (Solka); his brother Prem (Jyoti); his sister Kamla; his three children: Seema Agarwal (Hamender), Sanjay (Vidhulika), and Priya Sabharwal (Roshi); his four stepchildren: Scott (Amanda) Smith, Holly Smith (Michael Moynihan); Shaun (Julie) Smith, and Elizabeth Cebula (Bryan); and a number of grandchildren and great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Krishna, two brothers, and one sister.
PC was an accomplished and well-regarded physician, a devoted family man, a talented painter, a lifelong learner, and a kind and gentle person. His curiosity, keen intellect, and love of beauty made him a fascinating conversationalist and a tremendous source of wisdom, information, and advice.
PC had a long, fulfilling life that took him from India, where he was born in 1935, attended medical school, and raised three children with his first wife Krishna to the United States, where he first landed in 1975 at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, deciding while there to pursue Neurology. He then worked for four years in Elkhart, Indiana, before moving to Marquette, Michigan, where he worked at Marquette General Hospital for 27 years until he retired at 78.
PC loved and was beloved. We will forever feel his absence.
“And what is it to cease breathing, but to free the breath from its restless tides, that it may rise and expand and seek God unencumbered.”
--Kahlil Gibran
A private memorial and cremation took place in Indiana on October 2, 2026.