Submitted by: Dan Rich

Don Philip Creed

Feb. 8, 1933 - Sept. 5, 2008

South Bend Tribune 9/7/2008
SOUTH BEND - Don Philip Creed, 75, of South Bend, passed away at 7:18 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5, 2008, in Memorial Hospital. Don was born February 8, 1933, in Plattsburg, MO, to Riley and Nellie Louise (Chipman) Creed, and had lived in South Bend since 1963, coming from Grand Rapids, MI. Don married Midge Gilman in Grand Rapids and they shared 56 years together. She survives along with two daughters, Laura L. (Bill) Pemberton of Mishawaka and Linda L. Vervaet of South Bend; a son, Don P. (Pam) Creed Jr. of Edwardsburg, Michigan; seven grandchildren, Bill (Daphne) Pemberton, Stephanie (Matt) Lemieux, Maggie Vervaet, Elizabeth Vervaet, Doug (Melissa) Vervaet, Mekenzie Creed and Colton Creed; five great-grandchildren; and a sister, Colleen (Robert) Duke of Beaumont, California. Don was co-owner of Pinocchio's Pizza Parlor in the Georgetown Shopping Center from the late 70s to the early 80s, and also worked in sales for much of his life. He was president of the LaSalle High School Adult Booster Club in the late 60s and early 70s, and coached at Chet Waggoner Little League and in the Knute Rockne Babe Ruth League. He was an avid sports fan and loved his Detroit Tigers, especially #6, Al Kaline. Don was friendly and outgoing, and had most of the answers for all sorts of trivia. He knew a little bit about everything. His greatest joy was being around his family or at a ball game.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 9th, in the Welsheimer Family Funeral Home, 521 N. William St., with Rev. James Miller of Sunnyside Presbyterian Church officiating. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 8th, in the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 3816 Paysphere Circle, Chicago, IL 60674; or to the Ronald McDonald Family Room at Memorial Hospital, 615 N. Michigan St., South Bend, IN 46601.