Submitted by: Dan Rich

South Bend Tribune 5/9/2000

Carmelo V. Barone, M.D.

Jan. 26, 1917 - May 7, 2000

Carmelo Victor "C.V." Barone, M.D., 83, passed away after a brief illness at 4 a.m. on Sunday, May 7, in his home in Mishawaka, Ind.

He was born on Jan. 26, 1917, in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., to the late Antonio and Antoinett (Trabasso) Barone. On July 28, 1952, in Mishawaka, C.V. married Patricia Ann Augustine, who preceded him in death on Aug. 29, 1999. He was also preceded in death by two sisters, Mary Fedorco and Rita Beni.

He is survived by eight daughters, Toni Wolff of Osceola, Ind., Carol Sullivan of Mishawaka, Laura Barone of Mishawaka, Mary Ann Augustine of Cleveland, Ohio, Susan Augustine of Osceola, Jeanine Reynolds of Mishawaka, Barbara Barone and Christine Parcell, both of Fort Wayne, Ind.; a son, Victor Barone of Mishawaka; 14 grandchildren, Marc and Nicole Grose, Matthew Shaffer, Jessica Moretti, Jennifer and Julia Reynolds, Erica and Natalie Parcell, Tania and Stacey Barone, Jenny Davis, Michael Sullivan, Scott Wolff and Paula Bongiovanni; a sister, Frances Flynn of Hyde Park, N.Y.; and by two brothers, Anthony Barone of Poughkeepsie and Angelo Barone of California.

C.V. was a medical doctor of family practice in Mishawaka, practicing for 53 years. He was a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and the University of St. Louis Medical School. He served in the United States Army as a medic, and also taught pre-med classes at Notre Dame. Dr. Barone was a member of St. Jude Catholic Church, South Bend, Ind.

Visitation will be from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today, May 9, in the Thallemer-Goethals Funeral Home, where a Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m.

A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, May 10, in St. Jude's. Interment will follow at Fairview Cemetery, Mishawaka.

The family wishes to express special thanks to the staff of Memorial Hospital, to the Memorial Home Health Care staff, to Dr. Ansari, for taking excellent care of their beloved father and grandfather, and to the many friends and patients who kept him in their thoughts and prayers.