Submitted by: Dan Rich
Elsie Mae Derbin
About 1924 – Apr. 22, 1965
South Bend Tribune 5/2/1965 (Exerpts)
MISHAWAKA – The body of Mrs. Elsie
Mae Derbin, 43, f 2315 Homewod Avenue, for whom crews had
been searching for since April 22nd, was recovered
from the St,. Joseph River this morning. She had been missing
from her home since April 22nd, the date on which
police found her autpo parked by the Bittersweet Road Bridge. She
left a note in her home outlining her suicide intentions. She was
born in Goshen, and moved to Mishawaka after her marriage to
Charles Derbin. Surviving are her husband; her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Currier; two daughters, Carol Derbin and Linda
Sue Derbin, both at home; two sons, Gary Derbin and Mark Alan
Derbin; a sister, Marian Currier of Los Angeles; and two
brothers, Harvey Currier of Strugis, Mich. and George Currier of
Elkhart.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Bent and Sprague Funeral Chapel and burial will be in Fairview Cemetery.