Submitted by: Dan Rich

Tatiana Difley

June 10, 1917 - May 9, 2008

South Bend Tribune 5/11/2008
SOUTH BEND - Tatiana Difley, 90, of South Bend, passed away from natural causes at 2:30 a.m. on Friday, May 9th, in her home. Mrs. Difley was born on June 10, 1917, in St. Petersburg, Russia, to the late Paul and Elisabeth (Kanine) Kanevsky. Although her birth was in Russia, Tatiana was raised in France. She moved to America at the age of 29 and had lived in South Bend since 1946, with the exception of living in Kentucky for 13 years.

Tatiana married on March 17, 1946, in Marseilles, France, to Steven Medich. Her first husband, Steven, preceded her in death. She married June 26, 1965, in Osceola, IN, to Charles Rogers Difley, who preceded her in death on July 17, 1998. One sister, Olga Onatzky, also preceded her in death in Marseilles, France. She is survived by her nephews, Michel, Jean Paul Pierre Andre Onatzky, and a number of grandnieces and nephews, all of whom reside in France. Tatiana was a very talented and active woman. While living in France she worked as a sports reporter. She was formerly a seamstress while working at the Milady Shop and was an accountant for a number of years, including Ziker Cleaners and Schilling's Photo and Catholic Supply. Tatiana was also self-employed as a ceramicist in Kentucky. She was a graduate of Sorbonne L'Ecole Normale, a college in Paris, and was a member of the Greek Orthodox Church. Tatiana is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Catherine and Gregory Kush of South Bend. Catherine will miss her mother dearly.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 13, in the Palmer Funeral Home-Guisinger Chapel, 3718 S. Michigan Street, South Bend. Father George Konstantopoulous of St. Andrew's Greek Orthodox Church will officiate. Graveside services and burial will follow at Southlawn Cemetery, South Bend. Friends may visit with the family from 4 to 8 p.m. on Monday, May 12th, in the funeral home. Contributions in memory of Tatiana Difley may be donated to Alley Cat Allies, 7920 Norfolk Avenue, Suite 600, Bethesda, MD 20814; or to The Center for Hospice & Palliative Care, Inc., 111 Sunnybrook Court, South Bend, IN 46637.