Obituaries in South Bend, IN

Notre Dame IN. Brother Robert Emmett Lavelle C.S.C. 85 died on January 22 at Dujari House Holy Cross Village. He had been ill for several weeks. Brother Robert was born in Cleveland OH to Michael and Maud Lavelle ne Kilbane the last of 13 children. He went to both St. Patrick and St. Christopher Ele...

Larry Dean Harding was born on June 4 1943 in Kendallville Indiana the second son of Dale and Anna Nettie Harding. Right from the start Larry was determined not to let what other people might think about him get in the way of what he wanted to do be or achieve. In preschool he was told that he was t...

Diana L. Kring 76 of South Bend Indiana passed away on Monday January 5 2026. She was born on August 5 1949 in South Bend Indiana to the late Carl and Genevieve Noens Feyos. On April 19 1969 she married Bradley Brad A. Kring who preceded her in death on March 31 2025. Diana was also preceded in deat...

Thomas C. Grzeskowiak 86 of South Bend Indiana passed away at 1218 p.m. Thursday January 15 2026 in his home surrounded by his family. Thomas was born on March 11 1939 in South Bend to Clement and Josephine Marocha Grzeskowiak and was a lifelong resident. He retired in 2005 from the Bendix Corporati...

Ruth Ellen Halvorson 76 of South Bend Indiana passed away on Wednesday January 14 2026 at Memorial Hospital in South Bend Indiana. She was born on November 18 1949 in Madison Wisconsin to the late George and Frances Corbett Kirch. On October 18 1969 she married Byron Alan Halvorson who survives. She...

Beverly G. Pilarski 86 of South Bend Indiana passed away on Saturday January 17 2026 in her home. Beverly was born on June 17 1939 in South Bend Indiana to Joseph G. and Irene M. Burzynski Ganus. She moved away from South Bend in 1964 and returned in 2005. Beverly retired in 2003 from the East Jeffe...

Ronald W. Eichorst 77 of South Bend passed away peacefully on Saturday January 10 2026. He was born on January 7 1949 in Cassopolis Michigan to the late Charles F. and Lavada A. Eichorst. There will be no services. He will be laid to rest in Sumption Prairie Cemetery of South Bend with a private bur...

Allan W. Traphagan 89 of South Bend passed away on Monday January 12th at Memorial Hospital of South Bend. Allan was born in Urbana Illinois on December 31 1936 to Woodrow I. and Elsie L. Hawn Traphagan. When he was 13 years old the family moved to the Michiana area. After graduating high school he ...

Russell E. Platz of Walkerton passed into eternal rest in the late evening of Thursday December 18 2025. Gene was born January 24 1931 in La Porte Indiana to the late Ira C. and Edna L. Hummel Platz. On May 21 1955 he married the love of his life Jewel Parks. They shared 69 years together until her ...

Ryan Eugene Schrader 78 of South Bend passed away on December 24 2025 surrounded by his wife children several grandchildren and one greatgrandchild. Ryan was born on August 5 1947 in South Bend to Roland Bud Schrader and Mary Ann Kalisak Schrader. He remained a lifelong resident of the South Bend ar...

Michael T. Garrage 59 of South Bend passed away unexpectedly on the afternoon of Friday January 2nd. Michael was born in South Bend on September 21 1966 to Michael and Diana Newton Garrage. A lifelong area resident graduating from Penn High School Class of 1984. Mike was eyeing retirement after serv...

Christopher Gadacz 58 of South Bend passed away unexpectedly on Monday December 22 2025 in his home. Christopher was born in South Bend on February 5 1967 to the late Ronald F. and Beverly J. Bella Gadacz. He remained a lifelong resident to the area and was a dedicated proud employee of Nyloncraft c...