All Obituaries

Dorlyn A. Stebbins October 27, 1932-February 22, 2019           Mishawaka-Dorlyn A. Stebbins, 86, passed away on Friday, February 22, 2019 at The Waterford at Edison Lakes in Mishawaka.           Dorlyn was born on October 27, 1932 in Bremen, IN to Dr. Alfred and Respa (Bowser) Drudge. She was preceded in death by her parents; a son, Michael Jay Stebbins; siblings, Donna Anderson, Lowell, Junior,...

Evelyn Stephens August 14, 1950-February 21, 2019           South Bend-Evelyn Stephens, 68, passed away on Thursday, February 21, 2019 at Hospice House, South Bend.           Evelyn was born on August 14, 1950 in LaPorte to Kenneth and Gladys (Harp) Bush. She was preceded in death by her parents.           Surviving are children, William...

Joanne Opal Kiester January 9, 1931-February 19, 2019             South Bend-Joanne Opal Kiester, 88, passed away on Tuesday, February 19, 2019 in Elkhart.            Joanne was born on January 9, 1931 to Claude and Opal (Driscoll) Lunsford In 1950 she married Kenneth Kiester. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Kenneth. Surviving are her daughter, Cindy Engle; son,...

Cherletta Kay Chipps (Hufkens) January 2, 1957-February 15, 2019 Mishawaka           Cherletta Kay Chipps of Mishawaka passed away February 15, 2019 at St. Joseph Medical Center surrounded by her family.    Cherletta was born on January 2, 1957 as the daughter of Willard J. Chipps and Sharon K. (McClane) Chipps.  Cherletta is preceded her in death by her father, Willard J. Chipps and sisters, Pam and Brenda Chipps. ...

Rose Marie (LaCava) Robinson, 94, formerly of Miami Lakes, Florida was the oldest daughter of Peter and Elizabeth (Arnot) LaCava. She was born on November 10, 1924, and graduated from Mishawaka High School in 1943. Rosie married Joe Ellis Robinson on September 26, 1948, at the Church of the Little Flower in Syracuse, Indiana and enjoyed 61 years of marriage. They moved to Florida in 1954 and loved entertaining family and friends in the Sunshine State. Rosie moved back to Mishawaka in July...

Granger- Bernadette “Bernie” R. Micinski, 89, passed away on Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at the Hearth at Juday Creek in Granger.    Bernie was born on October 20, 1929 in South Bend to Stanley and Barbara (Niezgodski) Latoski. On January 26, 1952 in St. Anthony de Padua Parish in South Bend she married the love of her life Leonard Micinski who preceded her in death on June 3, 2006. She was also preceded in death by her parents and her brothers Stanley Latoski Jr and...

Timothy Joseph Price, 53, died on Sunday, February 10 in Rochester, Indiana.  He was born March 13, 1965 in South Bend, Indiana to Fred and Sandra (Hostetler) Price, who preceded him in death. Tim was a lifelong resident of the Michiana area.  He graduated from Stanley Clark, Marian High School and Purdue University.  He was very active in sports and was a walk on football player for the Boilermakers.  Upon graduation from Purdue, Tim worked in sales and accounting in...

Granger- Dorothy E. Bidlack, 85, passed away on Sunday, February 10, 2019 at the St. Joseph Regional Hospital in Mishawaka.    Dorothy was born on March 5, 1933 in Mishawaka to Henry and Mary (De Geyter) Vandewalle. On February 5, 1955 in St. Bavo Catholic Church she married the love of her life Richard Bidlack who preceded her in death on November 30, 2010. She was also preceded in death by her parents and two children, Phillip Bidlack and Jane Hochstetler and one brother Tom...

Ronald Alan Flatt March 18, 1963-Feburary 10, 2019           Mishawaka-Ronald “Ron” Alan Flatt, 55, passed away at home on Sunday February 10th.            Ron was born March 18, 1963 in South Bend to Thomas and Nancy (DeVlieger) Flatt.           On March 19, 1984 he married Diane Schaffer. Surviving are his parents, Thomas and Nancy; his...

South Bend - Trellis “Kay” McIntosh, 70, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 9, 2019, surrounded by family and friends. Kay was born on February 18, 1948, in Jonesboro, Arkansas to Otto and Nioma (Carter) Thomas. Kay was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Garvin “Mac” McIntosh. Kay and Mac married on July 17, 1977, in Valparaiso, IN. Together they strove to honor God with their lives through numerous ministries and outreaches. Over the...