Submiited by: John C. Monk
Roberta
F. Clewell
Aug. 30, 1930 - April 11, 2010
MISHAWAKA - Roberta Clewell, 79, of Mishawaka, passed away on
Sunday, April 11th 2010, with her family by her bedside at the
Golden Living Center in Elkhart, IN. Roberta was born on August
30, 1930, in Mt. Carmel, IL, to the late Samuel and Gladys Marie
(Struble) Weiler Warner. As the former Roberta Weiler, she
married John G. Clewell on August 31, 1946, in Mishawaka. John
passed away in December 2004. Survivors include Roberta's two
daughters, Janice (Michael R.) Conrad of Elkhart, IN, and Sharon
(Henry S.) Duignan of Sanibel, FL; and a son, Michael (Kathleen)
Clewell of Monroe, N.C. Also surviving are two sisters, Ruth C.
Arrowsmith of Churubusco, IN, and Ramona (Albert) VanHoecke of
Mishawaka, IN; and a sister-in-law, Marilyn Weiler of Lakeville,
IN. Roberta was a loving grandmother to eight grandchildren and a
great-grandmother to 14 great-grandchildren. Two daughters,
Ramona Clewell, who passed away in 1955, and Carla Clewell, who
passed away in 1964, a sister, Retha Culver, who passed away in
1970, and a brother, Jayhu (Marilyn's husband) Weiler, who passed
away in 2006, all preceded Roberta in death. Roberta retired as a
private nurse's aide. She was a former member of the First Church
of God in Mishawaka. Roberta enjoyed baking and listening to
old-time comedy programs on the radio during her younger years.
Roberta loved and cherished her family and grandchildren most of
all. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, April 14th,
from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. in the Bubb Funeral Chapel, 3910 N. Main
St. in Mishawaka. The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m.
Thursday, April 15th, in the funeral home, with Pastor Andrea
Hickey of The Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer officiating. Burial
will follow the service at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens in
Osceola, IN. Memorial contributions may be made to Gideons
International, P.O. Box 1643, Mishawaka, IN 46546-1643; or to
Church Community Services, 629 S. 3rd St., Elkhart, IN.
Published in South Bend Tribune on April 13, 2010