Submitted by: Dan Rich
Edna Mae Chamberlin
MISHAWAKA - Edna Mae Chamberlin, 77,
passed away in her winter home in New Port Richey, FL, at 11:47
a.m. Thursday, February 22. Edna was born on November 16, 1929,
in Dowagiac, Michigan, as the daughter of Michael and Mary (Luska)
Sarabyn.
On September 13, 1952, in St. Patrick
Catholic Cathedral in South Bend as the former Edna Sarabyn
she married Donald P. Chamberlin, who survives. Also surviving
are her two brothers, James (Patricia) Sarabyn of South Bend and
Andrew (Lisa) Sarabyn of Anaheim, CA; four brothers-in-law, Ray
Chamberlin, Bruce Chamberlin, Warren Chamberlin, all of Mishawaka
and Tom Chamberlin of South Bend; four sisters-in-law, Sara Richardson
of Edwardsburg, Frances Van Vynckt of Hammond IN, Ruth Hinton
of Chicago and Alice Bailey of Grand Rapids, MI, and
several nieces and nephews.
Edna worked for F&S Trucking in the
payroll department from 1952 to 1970. She then was a Trust
Officer for National Bank in South Bend for eight years retiring
in 1979. She was a member of Queen of Peace Catholic Church in
Mishawaka, a member of the Rosary Society of St. Monica,
Mishawaka and a member of St. James Apostle Catholic Church in
Florida.
Visitation will be Monday, February 26, from
2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. with a Rosary at 7:30 p.m., in Hahn
Funeral Home, 505 W.8th Street, Mishawaka. A Mass of Christian
Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, February 27, in Queen of
Peace Catholic Church, Mishawaka, with Rev. Richard Hire
officiating. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery, Mishawaka.
Memorial contributions in memory of Edna may be made to the
charity of one's choice.