All Obituaries

Funeral Mass is 11 am Tuesday, September 25, at St. Francis Convent with burial at St. Francis Cemetery. Visitation is 5 – 7 pm Monday at St. Francis Convent.  Survivors include two brothers, Dan from Griffith and Jack from Kokomo. Arrangements are by Goethals & Wells Funeral Home, Mishawaka.

  Helen Marie Harbin, 77, of Mishawaka, passed away Tuesday morning, September 11, 2018, at home.   Helen was born July 30, 1941 in LaPorte, Indiana, a daughter of the late Howard and Helen (Perkins) Cole. She grew up in Walkerton and was a 1959 graduate of Walkerton High School.   Helen married Lawrence “Butch” Harbin on January 30, 1965. The couple made Mishawaka their home where they raised their two children.   Helen was employed for over twenty years...

A family memorial service will be held in Northwest Indiana.  Cremation arrangements were entrusted to Goethals & Wells Funeral Home, Mishawaka. 

  Glenis V. Harness, 92, of Rhode Island, and formerly of South Bend and Mishawaka, passed away September 1, 2018 in Newport, RI.   Glenis was born March 20, 1926 in Smoky Junction, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Thomas and Lue C. (Burris) Ward.   On January 31, 1946, Glenis married Claude E. Harness. They lived in Smoky Junction until moving to South Bend in 1953 where they raised their two sons. In 1998, they moved to Hampton, South Carolina and returned to the South...

  Miller O. Dermott, 75 of South Bend, passed away Thursday, August 23, 2018 in Memorial Hospital.   Miller was born August 13, 1943 in Rockford, Illinois, a son of the late Olon and Mary (Musser) Dermott. He grew up in Nappanee and was a graduate of Nappanee High School.   On June 18, 1966, Miller married Jane A. Wallace. They lived in Nappanee and Bremen before moving to South Bend in 2000.   Miller was a cabinet maker and managed the cabinet shop at Champion RV in...

    Marian L. O’Neil, who left this life on August 19, 2018, was born in Mishawaka on March 24, 1916 to Winifred (Atkinson) Wurz and Arthur Franklin Wurz. Both are deceased as is her brother, Nelson. After M.H.S. graduation in 1933 she attended Indiana University for two yearsand began her working career at the Wheelabrator Corp. office for five years.   On February 20, 1941 she married Wilbert D. O’Neil in St. Joseph Church where both were lifelong members. He...

  Roger W. Bock, 96, of South Bend, passed away on Saturday morning, August 11, 2018 at Doverwood Village in Hamilton, Ohio.   Roger was born February 26, 1922 in Mishawaka, a son of the late Harvey and Rachel “Pauline” (Hawk) Bock. He grew up in Mishawaka and was a 1940 graduate of Mishawaka High School. Roger earned a Bachelor’s in Civil Engineering from Purdue University in 1943. He served his country in the US Navy during World War II.   Roger married...

  Daniel S. Trippel, 48, of Osceola, passed away Sunday, July 29, 2018.   Dan was born August 7, 1969 in Mishawaka, a son of Raymond and Dorothy (Wieger) Trippel. He was a 1987 graduate of Penn High School and later graduated from ACME Institute of Technology in South Bend.   Dan currently was employed with Agalite in South Bend and previously was with CP Industries in Granger for over 20 years. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Mishawaka. He enjoyed fishing...

  Michael J. Wilson, 52, of Mishawaka, passed away early Tuesday morning, July 24, 2018 in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, surrounded by his beloved family.   Mike was born December 14, 1965 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the son of Harry and Margaret (Mooney) Wilson. He grew up in Pittsburgh and was a graduate of Seton Lasalle Catholic High School. He attended and played football at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh and graduated from University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio...

  Peggy Ann VanAcker, 61, of Mishawaka, passed away Saturday evening, July 21, 2018, at home following a courageous battle with several illnesses.   Peggy was born April 8, 1957 in Mishawaka, a daughter of the late Arthur and Jacquelyn (Lichtenbarger) Lindenberg. She was a life-long resident of Mishawaka and was a graduate of Mishawaka High School. She earned a degree in interior design from Ivy Tech.   Peggy’s employment included as a draftsman and engineering...