Dorothy J. Gindelberger
June 17, 1909 - Oct. 22, 2010
MISHAWAKA - Dorothy June Gindelberger, 101, of Mishawaka, passed away in her residence on Friday, October 22, 2010. Dorothy was born in Kewanna, Indiana, on June 17th, 1909, to the late Guy and Ethel (Hall) Smith. On February 14th, 1942, Dorothy married Francis Wayne Gindelberger in South Bend, Indiana. Wayne preceded her in death, passing away in May 1990. Surviving are her children, Dr. Donald W. (Joan) Gindelberger of Mishawaka, Edward B. (Eleanor) Gindelberger of Ohio and Thomas (Stephanie) Cripe of Elkhart, Indiana. Dorothy is also survived by 18 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren and one great-great-granddaughter. She was preceded in death by her son, Clifton I. Cripe Jr., and her daughter, Beverly J. Cripe, as well as her three brothers, Donald, Cloyd and Richard R. Smith. Visitation will be held from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, October 30, 2010, in Chapel Hill Funeral Home, Osceola. Rev. Bob Vale of the Osceola United Methodist Church will officiate the 3:00 p.m. funeral service in Chapel Hill Funeral Home, and entombment will follow at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Osceola. Dorothy was employed for many years as a billing clerk with I&M Electric. She then became a homemaker, a job she truly loved. She enjoyed sewing, planting and caring for plants and flowers with her "green thumb," reading, and spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. She was the eldest member of the Osceola United Methodist Church in Osceola for over 50 years. Through the church, Dorothy belonged to the Women's Society and the Mothers Singers, where she and other ladies from the church would travel and sing in the area. In her memory, the family's preferred memorial is the Center for Hospice and Palliative Care, or the Osceola United Methodist Church. Online condolences may be sent to the Gindelberger family at www.chapelhillmemorial.com.
Published in South Bend Tribune on October 27, 2010
June 17, 1909 - Oct. 22, 2010
MISHAWAKA - Dorothy June Gindelberger, 101, of Mishawaka, passed away in her residence on Friday, October 22, 2010. Dorothy was born in Kewanna, Indiana, on June 17th, 1909, to the late Guy and Ethel (Hall) Smith. On February 14th, 1942, Dorothy married Francis Wayne Gindelberger in South Bend, Indiana. Wayne preceded her in death, passing away in May 1990. Surviving are her children, Dr. Donald W. (Joan) Gindelberger of Mishawaka, Edward B. (Eleanor) Gindelberger of Ohio and Thomas (Stephanie) Cripe of Elkhart, Indiana. Dorothy is also survived by 18 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren and one great-great-granddaughter. She was preceded in death by her son, Clifton I. Cripe Jr., and her daughter, Beverly J. Cripe, as well as her three brothers, Donald, Cloyd and Richard R. Smith. Visitation will be held from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, October 30, 2010, in Chapel Hill Funeral Home, Osceola. Rev. Bob Vale of the Osceola United Methodist Church will officiate the 3:00 p.m. funeral service in Chapel Hill Funeral Home, and entombment will follow at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Osceola. Dorothy was employed for many years as a billing clerk with I&M Electric. She then became a homemaker, a job she truly loved. She enjoyed sewing, planting and caring for plants and flowers with her "green thumb," reading, and spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. She was the eldest member of the Osceola United Methodist Church in Osceola for over 50 years. Through the church, Dorothy belonged to the Women's Society and the Mothers Singers, where she and other ladies from the church would travel and sing in the area. In her memory, the family's preferred memorial is the Center for Hospice and Palliative Care, or the Osceola United Methodist Church. Online condolences may be sent to the Gindelberger family at www.chapelhillmemorial.com.
Published in South Bend Tribune on October 27, 2010
Dorothy J. Gindelberger
June 17, 1909 - Oct. 22, 2010
MISHAWAKA - Dorothy June Gindelberger, 101, of Mishawaka, passed away in her residence on Friday, October 22, 2010. Dorothy was born in Kewanna, Indiana, on June 17th, 1909, to the late Guy and Ethel (Hall) Smith. On February 14th, 1942, Dorothy married Francis Wayne Gindelberger in South Bend, Indiana. Wayne preceded her in death, passing away in May 1990. Surviving are her children, Dr. Donald W. (Joan) Gindelberger of Mishawaka, Edward B. (Eleanor) Gindelberger of Ohio and Thomas (Stephanie) Cripe of Elkhart, Indiana. Dorothy is also survived by 18 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren and one great-great-granddaughter. She was preceded in death by her son, Clifton I. Cripe Jr., and her daughter, Beverly J. Cripe, as well as her three brothers, Donald, Cloyd and Richard R. Smith. Visitation will be held from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, October 30, 2010, in Chapel Hill Funeral Home, Osceola. Rev. Bob Vale of the Osceola United Methodist Church will officiate the 3:00 p.m. funeral service in Chapel Hill Funeral Home, and entombment will follow at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Osceola. Dorothy was employed for many years as a billing clerk with I&M Electric. She then became a homemaker, a job she truly loved. She enjoyed sewing, planting and caring for plants and flowers with her "green thumb," reading, and spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. She was the eldest member of the Osceola United Methodist Church in Osceola for over 50 years. Through the church, Dorothy belonged to the Women's Society and the Mothers Singers, where she and other ladies from the church would travel and sing in the area. In her memory, the family's preferred memorial is the Center for Hospice and Palliative Care, or the Osceola United Methodist Church. Online condolences may be sent to the Gindelberger family at www.chapelhillmemorial.com.
Published in South Bend Tribune on October 27, 2010
June 17, 1909 - Oct. 22, 2010
MISHAWAKA - Dorothy June Gindelberger, 101, of Mishawaka, passed away in her residence on Friday, October 22, 2010. Dorothy was born in Kewanna, Indiana, on June 17th, 1909, to the late Guy and Ethel (Hall) Smith. On February 14th, 1942, Dorothy married Francis Wayne Gindelberger in South Bend, Indiana. Wayne preceded her in death, passing away in May 1990. Surviving are her children, Dr. Donald W. (Joan) Gindelberger of Mishawaka, Edward B. (Eleanor) Gindelberger of Ohio and Thomas (Stephanie) Cripe of Elkhart, Indiana. Dorothy is also survived by 18 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren and one great-great-granddaughter. She was preceded in death by her son, Clifton I. Cripe Jr., and her daughter, Beverly J. Cripe, as well as her three brothers, Donald, Cloyd and Richard R. Smith. Visitation will be held from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, October 30, 2010, in Chapel Hill Funeral Home, Osceola. Rev. Bob Vale of the Osceola United Methodist Church will officiate the 3:00 p.m. funeral service in Chapel Hill Funeral Home, and entombment will follow at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Osceola. Dorothy was employed for many years as a billing clerk with I&M Electric. She then became a homemaker, a job she truly loved. She enjoyed sewing, planting and caring for plants and flowers with her "green thumb," reading, and spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. She was the eldest member of the Osceola United Methodist Church in Osceola for over 50 years. Through the church, Dorothy belonged to the Women's Society and the Mothers Singers, where she and other ladies from the church would travel and sing in the area. In her memory, the family's preferred memorial is the Center for Hospice and Palliative Care, or the Osceola United Methodist Church. Online condolences may be sent to the Gindelberger family at www.chapelhillmemorial.com.
Published in South Bend Tribune on October 27, 2010
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