All Obituaries

Norma J. (Fisher, Kraft) Conklin, 83, of Lebanon Indiana passed away on February 8th, 2021. Norma was born on May 15, 1937 in South Bend to Orville and Mildred (Kizer) Fisher. She graduated from Greene Township High School in South Bend in 1955. She was preceded in death by her parents, her brother Lyle Fisher, her husband Donald R. Conklin, and her daughter Valeri Jo (Conklin, Rivas) Hrdlicka.  She is survived by her granddaughter Jessica Rivas, great granddaughter Jernee Rivas, and...

South Bend – Elsie Ann Cuneo, 82, passed away at 1:20am Tuesday, May 25, 2021 in Memorial Hospital.   Elsie was born on August 19, 1938 in Sigel, PA to George and Mary Lucille (Fiscus) Fulmer.  On December 31, 1955 in Force, PA she married John S. Cuneo.  He died on April 21, 1997.  Elsie was also preceded in death by a daughter Bernice Cuneo, and two brothers Lawrence “Sonny” Fulmer and John Robert Fulmer and a sister Joan Lee...

Francis John (Frank) Hagye passed away peacefully on April 08, 2021 at his residence. Born November 14, 1950 in South Bend, Indiana and lived in South Carolina for many years. Recently he lived in Rincon, Ga where he passed away. Francis attended Our Lady of Hungary School and Marian High School. He earned a degree in Geology from St. Joseph College in Rensselaer, Indiana and a masters from University of Illinois as an environmental engineer. He worked in Saudi Arabia, Venezuela and the...

Laszlo Kocsis, 101, of South Bend, Indiana, passed away peacefully in his home on November 13, 2020.Born on January 30, 1919, in Hungary, Laszlo is survived by his children, Gabriella (Ted) Richarson, Kinga (Dave) Brown, Laszlo (Kim) Kocsis, Cathy (Len) Lisson and Tom (Nettie) Kocsis; grandchildren, Cathy (Marc) Meyer, Christine (Pat) Bromen, Becky Roemen, Ellie Brown, Andrew (Brianna) Lisson, Thomas Kocsis, Katie Brown, Vinnie Brown, Annie Lisson, Calvin Kocsis and Josiah Kocsis; great-...

Michael Alan Zsedely passed away peacefully, after a brave battle with cancer, on Thursday May 27, 2021.  Michael was born on October 8, 1960. He was a resident of South Bend his entire life.   Leaving behind to cherish his memory is his mother, Jacqueline Zsedely, his daughters: Elizabeth (Wesley) Howard, Jessica (Dwight) Griffin, and Ashley (Tony) Augmore.  His grandchildren: Kayden, Jillian, and Isabella Howard, Jaz`Marie and Fazion Griffin, Jeremiah and Annika James, and...

South Bend– Marie Kathleen Buckhanan, 65, passed away at 9:51am Tuesday, May 11, 2021 in Memorial Hospital.   Marie was born on March 28, 1956 in Lansing, MI to Wendell and Laura (DeLeeuw) Sager.  She attended grade school and high school in Leslie, MI.   Marie served in the U.S. Army (Military Intelligence) from 1974 to 1977 as a Communications Intercept Operator in South Korea with the rank of SP4 . After her service in the military, Marie attended Michigan State...

South Bend– Richard “Rick” Hadrick, 67, passed away at 11:47am Friday, May 7, 2021.   Rick was born on April 17, 1954 in South Bend to Louis and Doris (Anderson) Hadrick.  They preceded him in death, along with a brother Thomas Hadrick.  On November 15, 1980 he married Christine Lynn Eufemi who survives along with a son Adam (Coretta) Hadrick, 5 grandchildren Adam II, Alivia, Alyssa, Christian, and Christopher, and a brother Bob (Victoria)...

Kenneth Rodney Hughes, 68, passed away at 11:35am Wednesday, May 19, 2021 in Memorial Hospital.   Rodney, as he was known, was born on March 6, 1953 in Rockwood, TN to Virgis and Alma (Marlow) Hughes.  They preceded him in death along with a sister Roberta Horvath, his in-laws Edward and Olga Petzke, and brother-in-law Gerry Petzke.   On September 11, 1982 he married the former Sandra K. Petzke who survives, along with two sons Kenneth Rylan Hughes of South Bend and Brant...

Maryann Pairitz-Fuchs, 85, passed away at 1:25am Friday, May 14, 2021 in the Raclin House, Center for Hospice.   Maryann was born on December 26, 1935 in South Bend to Zigmond and Anna (Chodzinski) Nemeth.  She worked as a master cosmetologist and taught at the House of James Beauty School.  Maryann loved to travel to Florida and Hawaii, reenact the Civil War battles and crochet.     On June 28, 1958 she married Dr. Frank D. Pairitz.  He died on May 10,...

Thomas H. Elli, passed away at his home on February 3, 2020, he was 66. Tom was born in South Bend, IN on February 9, 1953, to the late Henry and Ella Elli. Tom received a Bachelor’s degree in business from Notre Dame, and loved all things Notre Dame, mostly sports. He kept in touch with many of his Notre Dame friends through the years and cherished their friendship. He was a Beezer’s club member and loved and even collected corvettes. Tom enjoyed playing golf and watching the...