Submitted by Nadine Hardin
Name in Obituary: Helen M. Barna
Names mentioned: Barna, Hall,
Petsovich, Kalil, Creevey, Mickels, Habib
South Bend Tribune, Death Notices; Thursday,
September 16, 1999
Helen M. Barna (July 30, 1922 - Sept. 14,
1999)
SOUTH BEND - Helen M. Barna, 77, of
Aberdeen Court, died Tuesday in her home, of natural causes.
Survivors include her husband, John J.; two daughters, Janet Hall
of South Bend and Karen Petsovich of Bridgman; and two
sisters, Mary Kalil and Josephine Creevey, both of
Mishawaka. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in St. Jude
Catholic Church. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today in
Welsheimer Funeral Home, 521 N. William St., where a wake prayer
service will be at 7 p.m.
South Bend Tribune, Obituaries; Thursday,
September 16, 1999
Helen M. Barna (July 30, 1922 - Sept. 14,
1999)
Helen M. Barna, 77, of Aberdeen
Court, South Bend, Ind., died following a lengthy illness at 11:16
p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 14 in her residence. Mrs. Barna was born
on July 30, 1922 in Mishawaka, Ind., to James and Martha (Habib)
Kalil and was a lifetime area resident.
On Aug. 15, 1946 in South Bend, as Helen
M. Kalil, she married John J. Barna, who survives.
She is also survived by two daughters, Janet (Thomas) Hall
of South Bend and Karen (Gregory) Petsovich of Bridgman,
Mich.; five grandchildren, Michael and Matthew Hall, both
of Indianapolis, Ind., and Vanessa, Wynn, and Maxwell Petsovich,
all of Bridgman; and by two sisters, Mary Kalil and
Josephine Creevey, both of Mishawaka.
She was preceded in death by a sister,
Elizabeth Mickels; and by two brothers, Peter and Louis Kalil.
Mrs. Barna was a member of St. Jude
Catholic Church and the V.I.P. Senior Group of the church.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at
10 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 17, in St. Jude Catholic Church with
Rev. Paul McCarthy officiating. Entombment will follow at Highland
Cemetery.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today in
the Welsheimer Funeral Home, 521 N. William Street, where a wake
prayer will be said at 7 p.m.