Submitted by: Dan Rich

Percy J. Cline

Feb. 4, 1925 - March 12, 2000

South Bend Tribune 3/14/2000

Percy J. "Buck" Cline, 75, residing on Studebaker Street, Mishawaka, Ind., passed away following an illness at 8:55 p.m. on Sunday, March 12, in his home. He was born on Feb. 4, 1925, in Lakeville, Ind., and has been a lifelong resident of Mishawaka and Elkhart. On Nov. 27, 1947, in South Bend, he married Norma Jensen, who preceded him in death on May 17, 1989. Mr. Cline is survived by three daughters, Barbara (Thomas) Marcotte of Noblesville, Ind., Wanda (John) Dungan of Corpus Christi, Texas, and Sharon Cline of Mishawaka; a son, Terry (Sandy) Cline of Mishawaka; eight grandchildren and one great- granddaughter; a sister, Fern Hepler of Bremen, Ind.; and by a brother, Harry D. Cline of Orlando, Fla. Mr. Cline retired from the Bendix Corporation, following 35 years of service. He was a World War II Navy veteran, a member of the American Legion Post #161, and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #360, both in Mishawaka.

Graveside services for Mr. Cline will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday, March 16, at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens where burial will follow. The family will receive friends from 4 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, March 15, in the Palmer Funeral Home, 2528 Mishawaka Ave., South Bend. Memorial contributions may be offered to Hospice of St. Joseph County, 111 Sunnybrook Court, South Bend, IN 46637.