All Obituaries

  Richard Emery Reiner, 96, of Granger, Indiana, passed away peacefully at 12:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 11, 2026, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Richard was born July 26, 1930, in South Bend, Indiana, to Emery and Florence (Griman) Reiner and was a lifelong resident of the area. He was salutatorian of his 1948 Central Catholic High School class. He proudly served in the United States Naval Reserves from January 24,1951 through January 23, 1959. Richard devoted his entire ...

Barbara A. Grimm, 90, of South Bend, passed away of a sudden illness on Sunday August 9, 2026 .  She was born on April 1, 1936, in South Bend, to the late Roy Joseph and Eleanor (Skarupinski) Underly.  Along with her parents she was preceded in death by a son, Kenneth Grimm and by a brother, David Underly.  On August 27, 1955, as Barbara A. Underly, she married Reginald N. Grimm, who survives. They were married for 70 years.  Also surviving are her two daughters, Pamela ...

Julio Pablo Benvenuto, 84, of South Bend, Indiana, passed away on Sunday, August 9, 2026. He was born on September 14, 1941, in Montevideo, Uruguay, to Julio Benvenuto Pittamiglio and Angélica (Riberio) Benvenuto, both deceased. On July 7, 2000, Julio married María Rosa Olivera- Williams, who survives him. Julio is also survived by two daughters: Viviana Benvenuto of Montevideo and Ximena Williams-Olivera of Anchorage; two sons: Aldo and Álvaro, both of Montevideo; two ...

Alan R. Hedstrom, 82, of Elkhart, Indiana passed away at 11:30 p.m. Saturday, August 8, 2026, in the Raclin House.  Alan was born on August 18, 1943 in LaPorte, Indiana to Ralph and Eileen (Golder) Hedstrom.  He retired in 2008 as the owner of Pool Solution in St. Cloud, Florida.  On September 30, 1977 in the Bristol Street Missionary Church in Elkhart, Indiana he married Marla J. Hollar, who survives.  Alan is also survived by his daughter, Jodi DeFilippis of La Crosse, ...

  NOTRE DAME, Ind. – Rev. George Anthony Rozum, C.S.C., 87, died at Holy Cross House, Notre Dame, Ind., on August 8, 2026, after a short illness. Fr. Rozum was born in Aberdeen, S.D., on February 1, 1939, and was adopted as a baby by Leo and Elsie (Vetter) Rozum. After the death of Elsie when Fr. Rozum was just a boy, Leo remarried Virginia (Dugan), who adopted both Fr. Rozum and his brother John and had five additional children. After graduating from Notre Dame High School in ...

Brian S. Forray, 68, of Mishawaka, IN, passed away unexpectedly at 12:58 p.m. Friday, August 7, 2026 at Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, IN. He was born on May 22, 1958 to the late Alex, Jr. and Mary Catherine (Chamberlain) Forray in South Bend, IN, and was a lifelong area resident.  Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Susan “Sue” Jean (Forray) Brittain. Brian graduated in 1977 from Riley High School in South Bend, ...

    Geraldine Tobolski 7-11-1929 to 8/5/2026 With her children by her side, Geraldine “Gerri” Tobolski, 97, peacefully passed away at Wellbrooke Assisted Living Facility on Wednesday morning, August 5th.  She was born in South Bend to the late Louis and Berniece (Kilinski) Sniadecki on July 11, 1929.  On October 22, 1949, Gerri married the love of her life, Jerome “Jerry” Tobolski in St. Stanislaus Catholic Church.  Known as Geri and Jerry, ...

Doris K. Miller, 100, of New Carlisle, Indiana passed away on Friday, July 31, 2026 surrounded by her family. She was born on April 2, 1926 in South Bend, Indiana to the late George and Esther (Fisher) Peterson. On April 1, 1945 she married Arnold L. Miller who preceded her in passing on September 22, 2022. Doris was also preceded in death by one sister, Virginia Dodd and one brother, Dale Peterson. She is survived by one daughter, Peggy (Steven) Williams of Denton, Texas, two sons, Mark ...

William “Larry” Miller, 81, of South Bend, IN, passed away unexpectedly at 3:59 a.m. Wednesday, July 29, 2026 in his home. He was born on November 28, 1944 to the late Larry and Marion Baumann in Nashville, TN, and has lived in South Bend, IN for 22 years. Along with his parent; he was preceded in death by a step daughter, Barbara Alsup; and a step son, Robert Alsup. Larry retired in 2009 from the City of South Bend Department of Public Works, where he worked in streets and ...

NOTRE DAME, Ind. – Rev. William Byrne Hund, C.S.C., 93, died at Holy Cross House, Notre Dame, Ind., on July 29, 2026, after a short illness. Fr. Hund was born in St. Joseph, Mo., on August 15, 1932, the eldest child of Louis B. and Imogene (Byrne) Hund. After graduating from Christian Brothers’ High School in 1950, he enrolled at the University of Notre Dame. Fr. Hund earned an A.B. and M.A. in Philosophy from the University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN; an M.S in Sacred ...