Submitted by: Dan Rich
Alfons J. Cooreman
May 24, 1919 - Dec. 28, 2004
South Bend Tribune 12/30/2004
Alfons J. Cooreman, 85, of Roosevelt
Road, South Bend, passed away at 1:40 p.m. Dec. 28th in Bremen
Health Care Center after an extended illness. Mr. Cooreman was
born on May 24, 1919 in St. Joseph County and resided in the
Michiana area for his entire life.
On June 22, 1940 in South Bend, he married
the former Mary Alice Bowman, who survives. Also surviving
are a daughter; Linda M. (Wilson) Taylor of Dayton,
Ohio; two sons; Charles P. (Donna) Cooreman and Chris J.
(Rebecca) Cooreman, both of South Bend. Five grandchildren and
four great grandchildren also survive. Al was a wonderful loving
husband, father and grandfather who deeply loved his family as
did they. He was a well known farmer and school bus driver for
many years. Mr. Cooreman was a veteran of World War II, serving
in the U.S. Navy. He was a member of the Holy Family Catholic
Church and also the VFW Post 1954 in North Liberty, IN. He was
also a dedicated Green Twp. Lions Club member.
Visitation hours will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 30 in the Hanley and Sons "Southwest Chapel" Funeral home located at West Ireland Road / Indiana 23 South Bend. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, December 31 in the funeral home with Rev. Bernard Galic of Holy Family Catholic Church officiating. Burial to follow at Sumption Prairie Cemetery. The family requests that all memorial contributions be made to the Greene Twp. Lions Club. The HANLEY and Sons "Southwest Chapel" Funeral home handled arrangements and services and extend their deepest sympathy and heartfelt prayers to the Cooreman family.