Submitted by: Dan Rich
South Bend Tribune 5/9/2008
SOUTH BEND - Mildred C. Brink, 91, passed away on
Wednesday, May 7, 2008, at 10:05 p.m. in Hospice House. Mildred
was born on March 13, 1917, in South Bend to the late Anthony and
Mary Ann (Winerowicz) Podemski.
On June 20, 1940, she married Edward Brink
in South Bend. He preceded her in death on January 26, 1972. She
was also preceded in death by a brother, Sigmund Podemski; and a
sister Pearl Skibinski. She is survived by two nieces,
Shirley Ann Anthony of South Bend, Linda Kantorowski
of South Bend; great-niece, Jennifer Hudak of South Bend;
great-great-niece, Kaley Kubiak "Little One";
nephew, Richard Kuchowicz of KY; great-nephew, Scott Hudak
of Elkhart; two sisters, Chesterine R. Kuchowicz and
Henrietta Dankowski, both of South Bend; and many other
nieces and nephews. Mildred was a member of Holy Cross Catholic
Church, and Forever Learning. She and her husband, Edward, owned
Brink Printing for many years, she worked for the Navy in Mare
Island, California during World War II. Mildred worked for
Elkhart printing for two years and twenty years at Ave Maria
Press. Memorial Contributions may be made to Holy Cross Church,
920 Wilbur St., South Bend, IN 46628.
Visitation will be on Sunday, May 11, 2008,
from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. in ST JOSEPH FUNERAL HOME, 824 S. Mayflower
Road, South Bend, where a Rosary will be prayed at 4 p.m. A Mass
of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday, May 12, 2008 at
10 a.m. in Holy Cross Catholic Church. Burial will follow in St.
Joseph Cemetery, South Bend.