Submitted by: Dan Rich

 

Shirley J. Forsberg

Feb. 1, 1938 - Feb. 27, 2007

                                       

South Bend Tribune 3/1/2007

SOUTH BEND -- Shirley J. Forsberg, 69, of South Bend, IN, passed away at 1:30 AM Tuesday, February 27, 2007, in her home. She was owner and operator of Shirley's for five years. Mrs. Forsberg was born on February 1, 1938, in Mishawaka, IN, to the late Lloyd and Mae (Garrison) Buckner.

 

On October 2, 1971, in South Bend, IN, she married Robert J. Forsberg Sr., who survives. Along with her husband, Robert, she is survived by two daughters, Vicky Diamond of Zephyr Cove, NV, and Cheryl Hendricks of Mishawaka; six sons, Robert Forsberg Jr. of South Bend, Chris (Vicki) Forsberg of South Bend, Joseph Forsberg of North Carolina, Jimmy Hendricks of California, Billy Hendricks of South Bend and Rob Hendricks of Boise, Idaho; 24 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Gloria VanErt of Milwaukee, WI, and Sue Krienitz of New Berlin, WI; and a brother, Lloyd Buckner of Milwaukee, WI. Shirley taught Sunday school at St. Anthony dePadua Catholic Church, South Bend, where she was a member. A special thank you to all the Harbour Light nurses.

 

Funeral services will be held 3:00 PM Saturday, March 3, 2007, in Palmer Funeral Home-River Park, 2528 Mishawaka Ave., South Bend. Entombment will follow at St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park, Granger. The family will receive friends from 1:00 PM until time of services on Saturday in the funeral home. Contributions in memory of Shirley J. Forsberg may be made to Harbour Light Hospice, 300 N. Michigan Street, South Bend, IN 46601.