Eugene P. Chrobot Sr. 77, passed away at 8:35am Thursday, August 8, 2019 in Memorial Hospital.   Eugene was born on December 27, 1941 in South Bend to Frank and Dorothy (Starczewski) Chrobot Sr.  He was employed by South Bend Range / Escan for 26 years and by Lock Joint Tube for 21 years.  Gene was an avid Notre Dame fan and also enjoyed the Chicago Bears.  On April 20, 1968 he married the former Jeannette Borowski who survives along with a daughter Rebecca (Richard)...

Robert J. Cross Jr., 67, passed away at 11:37am Wednesday, July 24, 2019 in Bell Tower Health & Rehab.   Robert was born on December 20, 1951 in South Bend to Robert and Cleo (True) Cross Sr.  He was a truck driver and raced late model cars at the South Bend Motor Speedway, drag raced and also enjoyed RC cars.  Bob was a Dale Earnhardt Sr. fan, enjoyed bowling and was a United States Navy veteran and member of the American Legion.  In his dreams, he was married to...

Diana L. Youngs, 66, also lovingly known as B.O.B. passed away suddenly on Wednesday, July 17, 2019 in her residence.   Diana was born on June 21, 1953 in South Bend to Donald and Mildred (Hunt) Flannery.  She had 25+ years of service and retired from Saint Michael’s Laundry at the University of Notre Dame.  She also worked for Hans Haus and Target for many years.    Diana loved crafts, shopping trips with her kids and friends, chauffeuring her grandkids...

Jeff Katona, 54, passed away unexpectantly at 6:20pm Thursday, from complications of COPD.   Jeff was born on October 17, 1964 in South Bend to Donald and Suzanne (Heschl) Katona.  He was employed by the city of South Bend as a code enforcement inspector and just celebrated his 20th anniversary with the city.  Jeff was a member of the former DFV German Club and Izaak Walton League.   Jeff was a good-hearted person, who could always find humor in any circumstance. He...

Julius J. Wesszo, Sr., 87 passed away at 3:20pm Friday, July 12, 2019 in his residence.   Julius was born on September 27, 1931 in South Bend to Louis and Theresa (Toth) Wesszo.    He retired from AM General in 1990 after 25 years of service.  Julius was a US Army Korean War veteran and a member of the VFW 9820 and American Legion 777.  He enjoyed working on cars and the outdoors, but nothing made him happierthan being a grandpa and spending time with his...

Maryalice Margaret (Swain) Hupp, age 96, of South Bend, passed into the arms of Jesus on Tuesday, July 2, 2019 at 12:15 am. She was born on February 21, 1923 in South Bend to the late Hilton Paul and Mary Hortense Swain. On July 13, 1957 she married William G. Hupp. Maryalice graduated from St. Joseph Academy and she was a devout catholic. She formerly attended St. Matthew Cathedral in South Bend and St. Bavo’s Catholic Church in Mishawaka. She worked as a secretary at the hospital...

Annis J. Niemier. 96, passed away at 12:32am Monday, June 17, 2019 in Memorial Hospital. Annis was born on November 20, 1922 in Indianapolis, IN to Walter and Oval “Jane” (Roark) Smith. On January 30, 1942 in St Joseph Church, South Bend she married Ernest B. Niemier. He preceded her in death on May 12, 1980. She was also preceded in death by her son Ernest Niemier Jr and son in law Donald A. Krol. Surviving are her daughter Carolyn Krol and four grandchildren. Melissa Krol,...

Elizabeth “ Betty” J. Rodick, age 87, of South Bend, passed away on Saturday, June 29, 2019 at Southfield Village. Betty was born on January 15, 1932 in Mishawaka to Homer and Rolena Reiter. Betty formerly worked as a director for Social Services at the South Bend Housing Authority. She was a longtime member of Holy Cross Catholic Church in South Bend and active within the Cursillo movement. She was a member of Alcoholics Anonymous, where she recently celebrated her 38th...

Gail A. Laskowski, 66, passed away at 3:38pm Thursday, June 13, 2019 surrounded by her family.   Gail was born on November 22, 1952 in South Bend to George and Ethel (Vida) Labis Sr.  She was employed as a driver by SBCSC and by the former Prompt Ambulance Service.  Gail loved gardening and tending to her flowers.   Surviving are daughters Stacy Delgado and Tina Laskowski, her companion and best friend Al Laskowski, 7 grandchildren Andrea, Ashley, Eric, Kyle, Matthew,...

Vendel Vegh, 80 passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at 1:45 pm Friday, May 31, 2019.  Born November 10, 1938 in Rabapatona, Hungary, Vendel escaped during the 1956 Hungarian Revolution at the age of 17.  Shortly after arriving in the United States he was drafted by the U.S. Army, taking a role as combat engineer in Germany.  Vendel was employed with Bendix for a period of time but quickly realized self-employment was a better fit for him.  Known to his...