Obituaries

Jan 14, 2020

Loretta “Lori” T. Maike passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2020, with her daughters and her dog Nick by her side. Lori was born December 2, 1939 in South Bend to Orville and Nona (VanDusen) Wilcox. She grew up in New Carlisle and over the years lived in South Bend, Granger, Niles and Osceola.

In 1960 Lori married...

Jan 4, 2020

Sister M. Clarice Sobczyk, OSF, age 98, of the Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration in Mishawaka, passed away Saturday, January 4, in Our Lady of Angels Convent.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11 am Friday at St. Francis Convent, Mishawaka. Burial will follow at St. Francis Cemetery.

Arrangements are under the...

Jan 2, 2020

Robert C. “Mayor Bob” Beutter, 84, life-long Mishawaka resident and Mishawaka’s longest serving Mayor, passed away Thursday, January 2, 2020 at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center.

Bob was born April 6, 1935 in Mishawaka, the son of the late Charles and Helen (Cone) Beutter.  He was a 1953 graduate of Mishawaka High School.  He received his B.S....

Dec 26, 2019

Thomas J. Slamkowski, 73, of Mishawaka, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, December 26, 2019 while vacationing in Florida.

Tom was the son of the late John and Julia Slamkowski. He was a graduate of Bishop Noll High School and earned a Bachelor’s Degree at IU Bloomington. He served his country in the US Army from 1968 –...

Dec 18, 2019

Patricia A. Van Rie, 89, of Mishawaka, passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2019 in her home.

Pat was born September 25, 1930 in Mishawaka, the daughter of the late Regis and Mary (Jacobs) Richard. She grew up in Mishawaka and was a 1948 graduate of Mishawaka High School.

Pat married James A. Van Rie on...

Dec 15, 2019

Raymond C. Demske, 93, of Mishawaka, passed away Sunday, December 15, 2019 at Sprenger Health Care.

Ray was born July 8, 1926 in Mishawaka, a son of the late Charles and Augusta (DeCocker) Demske. Ray graduated from Mishawaka High School in 1944. He served his country in the US Navy during World War II.

On...

Dec 1, 2019

Robert Jack Richardson, 94, of South Bend, passed away Sunday, December 1, 2019 at the Waterford in Mishawaka.

Robert, known to many as “Bob” or “Jack”, was born August 30, 1925 in Bayonne, New Jersey, the son of the late Rush and Marian (Paschal) Richardson. He grew up in Wisconsin and was a graduate of Wausau High...

Nov 15, 2019

Dorothy Ann Burggraf, 81, of Granger, was born Dorothy Ann Roberts on July 11, 1938 to Conrad and Thelma Roberts in Mishawaka. Dorothy was one of nine children: brothers Conrad, John and Don who predeceased her and Bernard, Joseph, Thomas and Paul, and a sister Mary Davis who survive. Dorothy attended St. Monica Catholic School in Mishawaka and graduated...

Nov 3, 2019

Marjorie “Marge” A. Baldini, 90, of Mishawaka, passed away on November 3, 2019 at the Sanctuary at Holy Cross.

Marge was born February 20, 1929 in LaPorte to the late Albert and Margaret (Wright) Sheets. She grew up in LaPorte and Mishawaka and was a 1948 graduate of St. Joseph Academy in South Bend. She lived most...

Nov 2, 2019

Joseph John Gyarmati, 94 years old, passed away at 1:55 a.m. on Saturday, November 2, 2019, at Southfield Village in South Bend, IN.  Joe was born January 4, 1925 in Mishawaka, IN to the late Joseph and Victoria Gyarmati.

In June, 1946, Joe married Geraldine Bruynell.  They were together 31 years and had two sons, John (Sue)...

Oct 25, 2019

Carl Gene Demske, 55, of South Bend, passed away Friday, October 25, 2019, at Memorial Hospital with his family by his side following an extended illness with cancer.

Carl was born January 22, 1964 in Mishawaka. He was preceded in death by his father, Donald Demske. He is survived by his mother, Lula Belle Demske; two brothers,...

Oct 24, 2019

Alyce “Joyce” Stebbins, 94, of Mishawaka, passed away Thursday morning, October 24, 2019, at Sprenger Health Care.

Joyce was born April 19, 1925 in White Plains, Kentucky, to the late Harold Atwood and Helen M. (Grzesk) Clark. On February 19, 1946, she married Paul Dean Stebbins who preceded her in death on July 18, 2002.

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Oct 8, 2019

Brett Alan Keiling, 55, of Mishawaka, passed away Tuesday, October 8, 2019.

Brett was born April 13, 1964 in Mishawaka to Roger and Daralyn “Dar” (Huffman) Keiling.    He grew up in Mishawaka and graduated from Mishawaka High School in 1982.  He attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA for 3 years.

Brett most recently...

Sep 24, 2019

Michael G. Cox, 70, of Mishawaka, passed away Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center.

Mike was born September 11, 1949 in Clinton County, Indiana to the late Forest and Dena (Wilson) Cox. He grew up in Kempton, Indiana, and was a 1968 graduate of Tipton High School. He moved to the Michiana area...

Sep 22, 2019

William Burnell Killilea, 81, of South Bend, passed away Sunday morning, September 22, 2019 at home.

Bill was born April 13, 1938 in San Mateo, California, the son of the late Moylan and Ardis (Eckhardt) Killilea. He grew up in San Mateo and traveled east as a college freshman to attend the University of Notre Dame. Bill...

Sep 21, 2019

Eldon C. Robison, 62, of Bloomington, Indiana, passed away Saturday, September 21, 2019 at IU Hospice House.  Eldon was born on November 14, 1956 in Mishawaka, IN.  He grew up in Mishawaka, Indiana and was a 1974 graduate of Mishawaka High School.  In 1980, he was graduated from Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.

Reading was one of Eldon’s...

Sep 17, 2019

Margery R. Biltz, 100, of Mishawaka, passed away Tuesday, September 17, 2019 in Golden Living Center, Mishawaka.

Margery was born October 4, 1918 in Bremen, a daughter of the late Phillip and Elizabeth (Kuntz) Felten. She grew up in Bremen.

On September 14, 1935, Margery married Kenneth E. Biltz and a short time later they...

Sep 5, 2019

Rita Gail (Micek) White, 80, of Fort Myers Beach, FL passed away on September 5, 2019 at her home in the care of her family.

Rita was born on July 2, 1939 in Oklahoma City, OK to Elizabeth (Pavlicek) and Valerian Micek. She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Harold Micek of Lake Wales,...

Aug 22, 2019

Sue Ann (Hay) Moseng, 78, of Elkhart and formerly of Goshen, passed away surrounded by family in her home August 22. Born to Lemuel and Louise Hay on October 10, 1940; she graduated from Goshen High School in 1958. She married Clarence Moseng, Jr. on March 29, 1959; they were together in love 60 years.

She was...

Aug 19, 2019

Edwin A. Willamowski, Jr., of Mishawaka, was born February 6, 1934 on the west side of South Bend to Edwin A. Willamowski, Sr. and Joan (Wojciechowski). He passed away with loved ones surrounding him on the morning of August 19 after complications from Parkinson’s Disease at the age of 85.

Ed was a 1952 graduate of Riley...