Obituaries

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...

Aug 19, 2019

Deborah K. Trippel, 64, of Granger, passed away Monday, August 19, 2019.

Deb was born June 15, 1955 in South Bend, a daughter of the late Marvin and Anna “Irene” (Dodge) Rach. She lived most of her life in Granger and was a graduate of Penn High School.

Deb married Joseph Trippel on July 25,...

Aug 16, 2019

Tyvin Lonnie Carter, Jr., passed away August 16, 2019 in the care of his family and hospice.

Tyvin was born July 4, 2019 at Memorial Hospital in South Bend. His parents are Tyvin Lonnie Carter, Sr. and Anoje Sanford. Other family members include a sister, Syleste McBride; a grandmother, Mitzia Ray; great grandmothers, Brenda Griffin and Bernice...

Aug 1, 2019

Dorothy Ann Lindzy, 95, of South Bend, passed away Thursday, August 1, 2019, at Greencroft in Goshen.

Dorothy was born March 4, 1924 in LaPorte, a daughter of the late Edward and Florence (Poehlman) Vanderbosch. She attended St. Monica Grade School and was a 1942 graduate of Mishawaka High School.

On August 19, 1944, Dorothy...

Jul 21, 2019

Sister Mary David Oleksy, O.S.F., 89, of the Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration in Mishawaka, passed away Sunday, July 21, 2019, in Our Lady of Angels Convent.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 am on Tuesday, July 23, 2019, in St. Francis Convent. Burial will follow in St. Francis Cemetery.

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Jul 14, 2019

Matthew Scott Walsh, 34, of Granger, passed away Sunday, July 14, 2019 at home.

Matthew, known to many as “Matty” or “Matt” was born September 2, 1984 in Mishawaka to Edward and Paula (Yeakey) Walsh, Sr. He grew up in Granger and lived there his entire life.

Matthew was employed as a bartender at the...

Jul 9, 2019

Eileen Marie (Johnson) Bennett, 67, a life-long resident of Mishawaka, went to be with her Heavenly Father and Lord Jesus Christ on Tuesday, July 9, 2019.

Eileen was born February 29, 1952 in Mishawaka, a daughter of the late Alfred and Lois (Walker) Johnson. She was a 1970 graduate of Mishawaka High School.

Eileen married...