Submitted by: Dan Rich
John C. Bruce
July 10, 1932 - Nov. 24, 2008
South Bend Tribune 11/26/2008
OSCEOLA - John C. Bruce, 76, of
Osceola, passed away at 11:30 a.m. Monday, November 24, 2008, in
his home. John was born on July 10, 1932, in Florence, AL, to the
late Robert and Mamie (Rogers) Bruce. On September 15,
1973, he married Judy Domonkos. He is survived by his
loving wife, Judy of Osceola; two children, David (Judy) Chesnutt
of Elkhart and Tracy (Matthew) Longfellow of South Bend;
and two grandchildren, Justina and Daniel Bass. He is also
survived by one sister, Naomi Mason of Florence, AL. He
was preceded in death by his parents, six brothers, Amos, Able,
Cyrus, Derwood, Byron and Reeder Bruce, and two sisters, Viola Melton
and Nettie Young. John proudly served his country in the
U.S. Army and was honorably discharged in 1953. He worked for
Dodge Manufacturing for 17 years and Uniroyal for 12 years before
his retirement. He also worked for many musical instrument
manufactures in Elkhart. He was an avid collector of flags and
baseball caps and will be remembered for his love of family and
his wonderful sense of humor.
Visitation will be held from 2:00-6:00 p.m. Sunday, November 30, 2008, in Chapel Hill Funeral Home, 10776 McKinley Highway, Osceola. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, December 1, 2008, in the funeral home, with burial to follow in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Osceola. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made to the Center for Hospice & Palliative Care, Inc., 111 Sunnybrook Court, South Bend, IN 46637.