All Obituaries

Joseph B. Abair, 80, of South Bend, IN, passed away at 8:15 a.m. Saturday, May 15, 2021 in Dujarie House at Holy Cross Village, Notre Dame, IN. He was born on June 21, 1940 to the late Calvin and Genevieve (Hamilton) Abair in Niles, MI.  He moved from Niles, MI to Fishers, IN in 1980, and has lived in South Bend since 2017. Along with his parents; his wife, Doris A. Abair; and one step daughter, Layne Hotseller also preceded him in death. Joseph graduated in 1959 from Niles High...

Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, May 21, 2021 in the South Bend funeral Home.  Burial will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery. A visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home.

A Catholic Funeral Service will be held at 12:00 p.m. Saturday, May 22, 2021, in the Kaniewski Funeral Home, 3545 N. Bendix Drive, South Bend, Indiana.  Burial will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery. A visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Friday in the funeral home, where a rosary will be prayed at 4:00 p.m.  

 SOUTH BEND - Donald E. Sporleder, 92, of Roseland / South Bend, Indiana, passed away on Friday, May 14, 2021. Donald passed away peacefully at his home with his family by his side.   Donald was born in Mt. Prospect, Illinois, on January 2, 1929, to Emil Sporleder and Selma (Botterman) Sporleder. He is survived by his brother Howard Sporleder, wife Joann (Wahl) Sporleder (married 1958 in Champaign/Urbana, Illinois) and his five children: Jonathan C. [JC] Sporleder, Paul...

Ladema C. McCarty, 89, of Mishawaka, IN, passed away at her home on Friday May 14, 2021. She was born on June 27, 1931, in South Bend to the late Robert L. and Wilma M. (Freel) O'Donnell and was a lifelong area resident. On November 8, 1947, as Ladema C. O'Donnell, she married Donald L. McCarty, who preceded her in death on July 15, 2015. She was also preceded in death by a son, Kenneth McCarty and a brother, Lewis VanDusen. Ladema is survived by her two daughters, Rosemary (Kenneth)...

Joan Golubski was born to Joseph and Josephine Trzcina on July 7th 1929, in South Bend, Indiana. She was preceded in death by her parents, her brother Joseph Jr., and her beloved husband Ralph, who passed away in 2002. Joan spent her childhood attending Saint Adalbert's Catholic School, Benjamin Harrison, Central High School and the Michiana College of Commerce, where she earned a secretarial degree. Joan was the only daughter of Joseph and Josephine Trzcina, who left Poland and came to...

Sister Marie Julie, CSC (Helen Virginia Shea) May 4, 1917 – May 13, 2021   Entered from Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1936 Initial profession on February 2, 1939 When Sister Marie Julie died at age 104 on the morning of May 13, 2021, at Saint Mary’s Convent, the wall by her bedside was decorated with numerous birthday cards. She had taken ill as she and her extended family had anticipated a visit for the celebration. They were a close family and were very involved these...

Delbert J. Kelver, 92, of South Bend, Indiana passed away at 10:00 a.m. Monday, May 10, 2021, in his home.  He was born March 14, 1929 in South Bend to Homer C. and Mildred A. (Dumont) Kelver. Delbert retired in 1991 from the Penn Harris Madison School Corporation, where he was employed as a School Bus Mechanic for 21 years.  In the 1950’s he married Julia Fritsch, she preceded him in death.  In 1957 he married Barbara Lane who preceded him in death in 1977.  He...

Margaret A. “Maggie” (Quest) Stovall, 31, of New Carlisle, IN, passed away at 4:00 a.m. Saturday, May 8, 2021, as a result of an automobile accident. She was born on November 7, 1989 to John and Camille (Poel) Quest in Battle Creek, MI, grew up in Gallup, NM and has lived in New Carlisle since 2005.  She was preceded in death by her mother Camille Poel and her son Parker James Stovall. Maggie went to Gallup High School and she received her Associates Degree in Nursing from...