Submitted by: Dan Rich

Dorothy E. Eberhardt

June 3, 1914 - Sept. 6, 2008

South Bend Tribune 9/9/2008
SOUTH BEND - Dorothy E. Eberhardt, 94, of Louisville, Kentucky, formerly of South Bend, passed away Saturday, September 6, 2008, in Louisville. Dorothy was born June 3, 1914, in South Bend, a daughter of the late Joseph and Elizabeth (Frederick) Gray. She grew up in South Bend and graduated from Riley High School in 1932. Dorothy married Lawrence Eberhardt on June 6, 1942, and the couple made South Bend their home. She was employed at Brodbeck's Trucking Company and from 1965 to 1982 in student accounts at the University of Notre Dame. Dorothy was a member of St. Anthony de Padua Catholic Church, the Shoe and Slipper Dance Club, the Riley Alumni "Lunch Bunch" and numerous bridge clubs in South Bend.

She moved to Louisville in 2003 to live near her daughter. Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence; and by a sister, Virginia DeVoe. Dorothy's surviving family includes her daughter, Susan (Robert) Schultz of Crestwood, Kentucky; three grandchildren, Erica (Luke) Davis, Kristin (Josh) Booton and Troy Schultz; and a brother, Robert Gray of Sun City West, Arizona.

Friends may spend time with Dorothy's family Thursday from noon to 2 p.m. in Thallemer, Goethals & Wells Funeral Home, 503 W. 3rd Street, Mishawaka. Services will be held in the funeral home on Thursday at 2 p.m., with Rev. Derrick Sneyd officiating. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery, South Bend. Contributions in Dorothy's memory may be made to HOSPARUS, 3532 Ephraim McDowell Drive, Louisville, KY 40205.