Obituaries

South Bend and Granger, IN Obituaries

David  Charles Sears

David Charles Sears

Dec 17, 2020

David Charles Sears, 59, passed away at his home on December 17, 2020. He was born on October 30, 1961 on The Hopi Indian reservation in Northeast Arizona to the late Charles and Lena Sears. David is survived by his brother, Jonathan Cordero; sisters, Wydennsa Holmes, Jolene Cordero, and Heather Lee Phillips. David graduated from High School in Dayton, OH...

R Mark Beeson

R Mark Beeson

Dec 17, 2020

R Mark Beeson, the founding pastor of Granger Community Church, always planned on meeting up with friends and family in Heaven. He went to that reunion on December 17, 2020, after a courageous 15-month battle with pancreatic cancer. Mark was the son of Reginald Max and Arah Wandah (Fouts) Beeson and grew up in Greenfield, Indiana. His brother Matt...

Kathleen Bajo

Kathleen Bajo

Dec 16, 2020

An obituary is not available at this time for Kathleen Bajo. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Martin  J. Lohmuller

Martin J. Lohmuller

Dec 13, 2020

After a sudden illness, Martin Joseph Lohmuller died at the Center for Hospice Care in Mishawaka on December 13. Born to Herbert Wendel and Nora Genevieve (Lavins) Lohmuller in Philadelphia on December 29, 1952, he graduated from Bluffton High School in Bluffton, IN, and then received his degree in respiratory therapy from Kettering College in Ohio. After moving to South...

Dr. Ralph Emerson Inabnit  Jr.

Dr. Ralph Emerson Inabnit Jr.

Dec 11, 2020

Dr. Ralph Inabnit Jr., 76 passed away on December 11, 2020. He was born on March 14, 1944 to Ralph Inabnit Sr. and Thelma Christine Lively of Brownsburg who both preceded him in death. He is survived by his wife, Beth (Katona) Inabnit of Granger, IN. They were married on June 22, 2012. He is also survived by two children,...

Faith Acrey

Faith Acrey

Dec 9, 2020

Faith Acrey, 60, passed away at 5:37am on December 9, 2020 in Raclin Hospice House, Mishawaka. Faith was born in Jackson, Michigan on October 13, 1960 to Barbara Eleanor Acrey. Faith was part of the LOGAN Protective Services family and a dear friend to many at LOGAN and Benchmark. She was a gift to all who knew her. Her love...

Ursula  Irene Bindley

Ursula Irene Bindley

Dec 8, 2020

After a hard battle with COVID-19, Ursula Irene Bindley, 81, passed December 8, 2020. Born March 6, 1939, in Gdynia, Poland, Ursula was the daughter of the late Wladyslaw and Eleonora (Romanowska) Macioch. At the onset of the Second World War, Ursula and her family were forced into a Siberian work camp. After their internment and liberation, the family settled...

Malissa Lapham-Smith

Malissa Lapham-Smith

Dec 7, 2020

Lapham-Smith, Malissa , 51, of Wakarusa, died Monday; McGann Hay Funerals / Cremations / Gatherings , Granger

Malissa  Mardelle Lapham-Smith

Malissa Mardelle Lapham-Smith

Dec 7, 2020

Malissa Mardelle Lapham - Smith was born on Tachikawa Air Force Base in Japan on October 12, 1969. She passed away on December 7, 2020 at her home in Wakarusa, Indiana from heart complications.Malissa is survived by her three children; Randy Rhodes Davis of Utah, Victoria Lynn Smith of Elkhart, IN, and Kristyan Robert Lapham - Haas of Niles, MI;...

Theresa  Katherine Golubski

Theresa Katherine Golubski

Dec 7, 2020

Theresa Katherine Golubski, 89, passed away peacefully on December 7, 2020. She was born September 28, 1931 in South Bend, IN to Christian and Elizabeth (Schuster) Horwarth. They preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her son, Gregg Golubski; sister and brother-in-law, Betty and Dan Chrzan; sister, Dorothy Suppinger; and brother, Hermie Horwarth. On February 3,...

Steven  H. Prince

Steven H. Prince

Dec 6, 2020

SOUTH BEND –.Steven Homer Prince, 75, passed away on December 6, 2020 at Beacon Memorial Hospital in South Bend, from complications of COVID-19. Steve was born June 24,1945 in Massena, New York, to Harry Leonard and Helen Lucy (Farnsworth) Prince.He graduated from Massena High School in 1963. He was inducted into the Massena High School Hall of Fame for the...

Mary  G. Miller

Mary G. Miller

Dec 6, 2020

Mary G. Miller, 92, passed away December 6, 2020 from complications caused by COVID-19. She was born in Mishawaka, Indiana, on June 22, 1928, to the late Frank and Grace (Virgara) Trimboli, who migrated to the United States from Plati, Italy. She was preceded in death by her parents, a brother, Patrick Trimboli, a sister Rita Lopresti and her husband,...

James Kilbourne

James Kilbourne

Dec 1, 2020

James Russell Kilbourne, 78, passed away peacefully in his home on Tuesday, December 1, 2020. He had been battling leukemia. Jim was born November 3, 1942, in Akron, Ohio, the son of Lowell and Retta Kilbourne. He attended Buchtel High School and Akron University, graduating from Ohio University, Athens, with a BS degree in Business. While at Ohio, Jim met...

Charles  Edward Lambert  Iii

Charles Edward Lambert Iii

Nov 30, 2020

Charlie was born in South Bend, Indiana and was the son of Charles Edward Lambert Junior and the late Georgie Everett Lambert. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Lambert; and his daughter,, Olivia Star Lambert, whom he dearly loved; his sister, Holly D. Lambert; and her partner, Justin Ritter; his father, Charles junior; paternal grandfather, Charles senior; and in...

Thomas Hultgren

Thomas Hultgren

Nov 29, 2020

Hultgren, Thomas, 68, of South Bend, died Sunday; McGann Hay, Morningstar Funerals & Cremations, South Bend.

Gregory  L. Brockdorf

Gregory L. Brockdorf

Nov 28, 2020

Gregory L. Brockdorf, 74, died unexpectedly Saturday, November 28, after a brief battle with cancer. Born in Battle Creek, Michigan, on August 10, 1946, to the late Beverly Jane (Ruthig) and Carl Rupert Brockdorf, Greg and his family would later relocate to a farm in the middle of the state, where he would attend Lakeview High School. Upon graduation in...

Joseph  L. Markley

Joseph L. Markley

Nov 24, 2020

Mishawaka-Joseph L. Markley, 94, passed away peacefully despite his battle against Covid-19.Born April 14, 1926, in New Castle, PA, he was the son of the late Maurice and Reggie (Kline) Markley. Four older sisters preceded him in death: Eleanor Gelfand, Helen Kohane, Betty Rosenberg, and Ruth Sevel.On April 1, 1951, Joe married the love of his life, Ruth Edelstein, with...

Michael  D. Gregorich

Michael D. Gregorich

Nov 24, 2020

GRANGER – Mr. Michael Edwin Gregorich, 62, of Granger passed away peacefully Monday, Nov. 23rd at 10:30pm, at the Morningview Assisted Living facility in South Bend, IN, following an extended illness. Born in Beaver Falls, PA, Mike was the oldest child of the late Michael Joseph Gregorich and Jean (Shroads) Gregorich of South Bend who survives Mike in death. He...

Michael  D. Gregorich

Michael D. Gregorich

Nov 23, 2020

GRANGER – Mr. Michael Edwin Gregorich, 62, of Granger passed away peacefully Monday, Nov. 23rd at 10:30pm, at the Morningview Assisted Living facility in South Bend, IN, following an extended illness. Born in Beaver Falls, PA, Mike was the oldest child of the late Michael Joseph Gregorich and Jean (Shroads) Gregorich of South Bend who survives Mike in death. He...

Karen Pickett

Karen Pickett

Nov 21, 2020

Pickett, Karen, 85, of Mishawaka, died Saturday; McGann Hay Funerals / Cremations / Gatherings