Obituaries

Jan 21, 2013

Monabelle “Mona” R. Diltz, 90, of Granger passed away Monday, January 21, 2013, surrounded by her daughters in Catherine Kasper Home, Donaldson.

Mona was born October 1, 1922, in Mishawaka, a daughter of the late Earl and Mabel (Woollet) Wade. She graduated from Mishawaka High School in 1940.

On September 25, 1943, Mona married Raymond...

Jan 1, 2013

Eleanor M. Trippel, 91, of Mishawaka, passed away Tuesday, January 1, 2013, in the Sanctuary at St. Paul’s, South Bend.

Eleanor was born December 3, 1921 in Mishawaka, a daughter of the late Henry and Mary (Meuninck) Bokhart. She was a graduate of Mishawaka High School.

Eleanor married Robert J. Trippel on November 27, 1952....

Dec 31, 2012

Herbert C. DeWulf, 80, of Mishawaka, passed away Monday, December 31, 2012, in Miller’s Merry Manor, Wakarusa.

Herb was born September 4, 1932 in Mishawaka, a son of the late Alphonse and Erma (DeVettre) DeWulf. He was a graduate of Mishawaka High School and attended tool and die school. He served his country in the US Army...

Dec 29, 2012

Rosemary Mikulyuk, 93, formerly of Mishawaka, passed away Saturday, December 29, 2012, in Missouri.

Rosemary was born, January 18, 1919 in Mishawaka, a daughter of the late Richard and Edna (Kronewitter) Mecklenburg. She grew up in Mishawaka and graduated from Mishawaka High School in 1937.

Rosemary was a homemaker. She was a member of St....

Dec 22, 2012

Frederick L. Miller, 87, of South Bend and formerly of Mishawaka, passed away Saturday, December 22, in Port Charlotte, Florida.

Fred served his country in the US Army Air Corps (Air Force) during World War II. He was employed for many years as a foreman with NIPSCO. He was a member of VFW Post #8972 in Bremen...

Dec 21, 2012

Patricia Anne Schultz, 85, of Elkhart and formerly of the Osceola and Mishawaka area, passed away Friday morning, December 21, 2012, in Woodland Manor.

Pat was born July 16, 1927 in Clearwater, Florida, to the late Harry S. and Esther (Vinson) Beamer.

On September 30, 1950 in St. Monica Catholic Church, Mishawaka, she married Carl...

Dec 14, 2012

Roman S. Sims, 79, of Mishawaka, passed away Friday, December 14, 2012, in Kindred Hospital Northern Indiana, Mishawaka.

Roman was born September 9, 1933 in South Bend, the son of the late Walter and Esther (Kajzer) Sobieralski. He grew up in South Bend where he graduated from South Bend Central Catholic High School. He proudly served his...

Dec 1, 2012

Jean Ellen Brown, 78, of Mishawaka, passed away Saturday, December 1, 2012, following a brief illness.

Jean Ellen was born April 28, 1934 in South Bend, a daughter of the late Russell and Margaret (Gooley) Brown. Her family lived in the River Park area of South Bend until moving to Mishawaka when Jean was 12 years old....

Nov 14, 2012

Steven L. Baugher, 56, of Mishawaka, passed away Wednesday.

Steve spent most of his life in Mishawaka and served in the US Army.

Survivors include his wife, Barbara; two sons, Josh Suiter and Charlie Suiter; his mother, Joan “Jody” Baugher; a brother, John R. Baugher; a sister, Kristyne Arnold; and a granddaughter, Olivia Suiter.

Nov 10, 2012

Deloris Rose Russwurm, 80, of South Bend, passed away Saturday evening, November 10, 2012, in her home.

Deloris was born October 19, 1932 in Mishawaka, the daughter of the late Ralph F. and Edna (Martsolf) Ziegert. She grew up in Mishawaka and graduated from Mishawaka High School. She has lived in South Bend for many years.

Nov 8, 2012

Jerry N. Hunt, 73, of South Bend, passed away Thursday, November 8, 2012 in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Mishawaka.

Jerry was born May 20, 1939 in Rice Lake, Wisconsin, to Clifford and Laura (Sigsworth) Hunt. As a child he came to this area with his family. He grew up in South Bend and Granger and spent...

Nov 3, 2012

Beverly Johnson, 74, of Vandalia, Michigan, passed away Saturday afternoon, November 3, 2012, in her home. She lived for many years in the Granger / Mishawaka area before moving to Buck Lake, Vandalia, in 1992.

Bev was born March 26, 1938 in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of the late Benjamin and Millicent (Kuzniak) Laufmann. She grew...

Oct 30, 2012

Catherine “Kate” Marie McCoy-Shafer, 91, of Mishawaka, passed away Tuesday, October 30, 2012, in Sterling House, South Bend.

Kate was born April 13, 1921 in South Bend, the daughter of the late Cletus and Cleytie (Farrington) Michels. Her family lived in Edwardsburg and they moved to Mishawaka when Kate was a teenager. She graduated from Mishawaka High...

Oct 17, 2012

Mary Stoeckinger, 87, of Holy Cross Village, Notre Dame, and formerly of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, entered the beauty of heaven on Wednesday, October 17, 2012, after a long illness.

Mary was born August 27, 1925 in Mishawaka, Indiana, to Wilfrid and Clara (Kline) Stoeckinger. Preceding her in death were her parents and a brother, Louis.

Mary...

Oct 12, 2012

Brittney Jean Kehr, 23, of South Bend, passed away Friday afternoon, October 12, 2012, in Memorial Hospital, South Bend.

Brittney was born August 15, 1989 in South Bend, a daughter of Randy and Rosemarie (Dosmann) Kehr. She grew up in Mishawaka. Brittney suffered a stroke before she was born and courageously persevered through life. She attended Mishawaka...

Oct 9, 2012

Carol Anne Pietraszewski, 76, of South Bend, passed away Tuesday evening, October 9, 2012, in Rivercrest Specialty Hospital, Mishawaka.

Carol was born December 13, 1935 in Winslow, Indiana, a daughter of the late Charles and Evelyn (Bolin) Vogel. She grew up in South Bend and made the community her life-long home.

Carol worked in home...

Oct 9, 2012

Shirley Anne Randle, 72, of Berrien Springs, passed away Tuesday, October 9, 2012, in Bronson Methodist Hospital, Kalamazoo.

Shirley was born August 4, 1940 in Mount Clemens, Michigan, the daughter of the late Albert and Emma (Bultz) Schultz. She grew up in the Detroit area. Shirley lived in Mattawan, Michigan for many years and later lived in...

Oct 6, 2012

Judith Anne (Hull) Patel, 63, of Laurinburg, North Carolina, and formerly of South Bend, passed away Saturday, October 6, 2012.

Judy was born November 26, 1948 in South Bend, a daughter of the late Donald F. and Mary Virginia (Smith) Hull. She grew up in Mishawaka and lived in South Bend before moving to North Carolina.

Sep 27, 2012

Richard C. Doetsch, 98, of Noblesville, Indiana and formerly of Granger and Austin, Texas, passed away Thursday afternoon, September 27, 2012, in the home of his daughter, Beverly.

Dick was born June 6, 1914 in South Bend, a son of the late Bernard and Hazel (Robinson) Doetsch. He grew up in South Bend, moved to Austin, TX...

Sep 21, 2012

Sister M. Corita Last, O.S.F., 64, of the Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration in Mishawaka, Indiana, passed away Friday, September 21, 2012, in Our Lady of Angels Convent.

Sister Corita was born May 10, 1948 in Hammond, a daughter of the late Walter and Gertrude (Lauerman) Last. She served at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Lafayette...