Submitted by: Dan Rich

Eleanor Botka

May 1, 1931 - Aug. 18, 1999

South Bend Tribune 8/20/1999

Eleanor Botka, 68, of Paxson Drive, South Bend, Ind., passed away at 10:25 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 18, in Memorial Hospital. Eleanor was born in South Bend on May 1, 1931, to the union of Joseph and Magdalene Kendziorski. She was preceded in death by her parents, and by two sisters, Gertrude Kendziorski and Irene Kuzmicz. Eleanor was formerly employed as a clerk at Inwoods of South Bend.

On Jan. 11, 1958, as Eleanor Kendziorski, she married Clement I. Botka. Eleanor is survived by her husband, Clement Botka; and their four children, Ann G. Botka of South Bend, Donna M. (Al) Botka DeFrees of South Bend, Alan C. (Jill) Botka of New Berlin, Wis., and Douglas M. Botka of South Bend; four grandchildren, Andrew and Lily DeFrees, and Benjamin and Tessa Botka. She is also survived by a sister, Lucille Ault of South Bend; and by three brothers, Edward Kendziorski of South Bend, Joseph Kendziorski of Osceola, Ind., and John Kendziorski of South Bend.

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 22, in Christ the King Catholic Church, 52473 N. 933, South Bend. A reception will be held following the service where friends and family are invited to bring pictures and memories to share in their love for Eleanor. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that memorial contributions be made to Hospice of St. Joseph County, 111 Sunnybrook Court, South Bend, IN 46637-3437; or to the charity of donor's choice. The Bubb Funeral Chapel North is handling arrangements.