Submitted by: Dan Rich

William Tolly DeJarnatt

May 14, 1933 - April 21, 2008

South Bend Tribune 4/25/2008
SOUTH BEND - William Tolly DeJarnatt, 74, of Elgin, Illinois, formerly of South Bend, passed away April 21, 2008, at 4:30 a.m. (CST) in Sherman Hospital of natural causes. William was born May 14, 1933, to the late Enoch E. and Lenna M. (Wilkinson) DeJarnatt in Bardwell, Kentucky.

Surviving are his children, Barb Evers of Jenison, Michigan, Jim (Yvette) DeJarnatt, of Wyoming, Michigan, and Dawn (Pete) Roberts of Illinois, as well as his companion, Carol Miller of Elgin, Illinois. Also surviving are his brothers and sisters, Erv DeJarnatt and Bob DeJarnatt, Marti Patterson, and Jane Dokey. William is also survived by seven grandchildren; Brittney, Brooke, and Breanne Roberts, Angelica Burchardt, Christopher Evers, Michael DeJarnatt and Melissa Baumbach, along with three great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today, April 25, 2008, in Chapel Hill Funeral Home, 10776 McKinley Highway, Osceola, Indiana. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 26, 2008, in Chapel Hill with interment to follow at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Osceola. William served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War Era prior to his honorable discharge from the military. He graduated from Riley High School and was employed as a maintenance man for several companies throughout his career; locally with Western Electric. In his memory, donations may be made to the American Lung Association.