Submitted by: John C. Monk
W.
Laureen Bostedt
Aug.
30, 1927 - April 23, 2010
SOUTH BEND - W. Laureen (Davis) Bostedt, 82, of South Bend, IN,
passed away on Friday April 23, 2010, in South Bend. She was born
on August 30, 1927, to the late Kenneth H. and Velma E. (Ford)
Davis in Chicago, IL. Along with her parents; one sister, Barbara
Z. Turner also preceded her in death. Laureen retired in 1989
from the St. Joseph County Clerk's office in South Bend, IN. She
volunteered for more than 15 years at the St. Joseph County
Public Library in South Bend, where she worked in the History and
Genealogy Department. On April 17, 1948, as W. Laureen Davis, she
married Raymond William Bostedt in Chicago, IL. He died on
December 30, 1998. She is survived by her two sons, Terry A.
Bostedt; William J. Bostedt of Cloverdale, IN; two grandchildren,
Jamie L. Bostedt of South Bend; Erik Bostedt; one sister, Verna
E. (James) Boonstra of Maui, HI; and one brother, Alan P. (Jan)
Davis of Batavia , IL. Mrs. Bostedt was a member of Epworth
United Methodist Church; Schuyler Colfax Chapter DAR; Indiana
Mayflower Society; Connecticut Society of Genealogists, Inc.; and
was a founding member of the South Bend Area Genealogical
Society. Visitation will be from 9 to noon on Thursday April 29,
2010 in the Kaniewski Funeral Home, 3545 N. Bendix Drive, South
Bend, burial will follow in Beverly Cemetery, Blue Island, IL.
Memorial contributions may be made to: Southern Care Hospice, 310
W. McKinley Avenue, Ste. 340, Mishawaka, IN 46545 or Schuyler
Colfax Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution in South
Bend, IN. To send condolences, please visit, www.kaniewski.com.
Published in South Bend Tribune on April 25, 2010