All Obituaries

Catherine Marie Grasinski, was born into the loving arms of Jesus on Sunday, September 19, 2021, at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Mishawaka. Catherine’s family includes her parents, Christopher and Sarah (Adada) Grasinski; her brothers, Noah and Luke; grandparents, Liz and Steve Smith, Cheri and Jim Phillips and Abdul-Rahman and Najwa Adada; and great grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. Catherine was preceded in death by a grandfather, Lee Grasinski. Mass of Christian...

John L. Wesley, 74, of Bristol, passed away at home on Sunday, September 19, 2021. John was born September 23, 1946 in South Bend to the late Donald and Doris (Annis) Wesley. He grew up in Niles and Edwardsburg and was a graduate of Edwardsburg High School. On February 14, 1976, John married Barbara Ann Brown at Willow Creek United Methodist Church in Mishawaka. The couple have lived most of their married life in Bristol. John’s favorite passion was flying. He was a commercial pilot...

Mary Jane Carter, 92, of Mishawaka, passed away in the loving arms of her family on Thursday, September 16, 2021. Mary Jane was born August 18, 1929 in Mishawaka to the late Forest Dean and Lucinda Jane (Gilliland) Stebbins. She grew up in Mishawaka and was a graduate of Mishawaka High School. Mary Jane married Francis “Mike” Michele in 1950 and he passed away in 1983. In 1987 she married Albert “Al” Carter and he passed away in 2019. She was also preceded in death...

David Earl Bronson, 74, of Mishawaka, passed away Wednesday, August 25, 2021, at Miller’s Merry Manor in Wakarusa. Dave was born September 25, 1946 in Independence, Missouri, to the late Cecil L. and Virginia Ruth (Frazier) Bronson. He grew up in Missouri and was a 1964 graduate of Van Horn High School. Dave graduated from Potomac State Tech College in West Virginia and University of Missouri, earning Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees. He moved to Mishawaka in the mid...

Peter M. LaCava, Jr., passed away Friday, August 13, 2021 at the Ernestine Raclin Hospice House in Mishawaka. Pete was born February 21, 1931 to the late Elizabeth and Peter M. LaCava, Sr., the fourth of five children. He graduated from Mishawaka High School in 1949. On February 3, 1951 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, he married Doris Lipinski, the only child of Edward and Josie Lipinski. Pete was drafted into the US Army during the Korean War and worked as an infantry driver for the...

Michael G. Regan, 52, of South Bend passed away at home on Tuesday, August 10, 2021. He died of natural causes following complications from a recent quadruple bypass. Michael was born November 27, 1968 in South Bend to Brian C. and Sharon J. (Strametz) Regan. He attended Muessel Elementary School and was a graduate of St. Joseph High School in South Bend. Mike attended Bethel College where he was Student Manager for the National Championship Basketball Team. He also attended the Culinary...

Dennis Michael Sizemore, Sr., 71, of Mishawaka, passed away at home on Monday, August 9, 2021. Dennis was born November 19, 1949 in Mishawaka to the late Al and Nora (Mickels) Sizemore. He grew up in Mishawaka and was a graduate of Mishawaka High School. He attended IUSB. Dennis served his country in the US Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. He was injured while serving and earned a Purple Heart, Presidential Unit Citation, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal with 1 star...

John Andrew Burggraf, 78, of Granger, passed away Saturday, August 7, 2021, in North Woods Village, Mishawaka. John was born July 30, 1943 in Mishawaka to the late Andrew John and Ruby P. (Donnal) Burggraf. He grew up in Mishawaka and was a graduate of Penn High School. He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from University of Notre Dame. John spent 12 years as a Cost Accountant at Electro Voice in Buchanan. He then owned and operated DeCook’s Inn in Mishawaka for 25...

Susan M. (Stowell) Fitzpatrick, 79, of South Bend, passed away Friday, August 6, 2021, at Healthwin Specialized Care in South Bend, Indiana. Susan was born May 15, 1942 in Mishawaka, Indiana to the late Richard “Dick” and Hope (Ellsasser) Stowell. She graduated from St. Joseph High School in 1960. Susan lived most of her life in the South Bend/Mishawaka area but resided in Detroit, Michigan; New Orleans, Louisiana; and Houston, Texas for brief periods in the 1960s and early...

Richard Stephen “Steve” Bosse, 81, of Mishawaka, passed away Sunday morning, August 1, 2021, surrounded by loved ones, in Memorial Hospital, South Bend. Steve was born January 8, 1940 in Goshen to the late Richard W. and Vera (VanGilder) Bosse. He grew up in Elkhart and was a 1958 graduate of St. Joseph High School, South Bend. After attending St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas, he was called upon to help with the family business, Artley Flute Company of Elkhart...