Submitted by: Dan Rich

Yolanda Hegedus

Dec. 11, 1918 - March 20, 1998

South Bend Tribune 3/22/1998

After eight years of suffering from Alzheimer's Disease, Yolanda Hegedus, 79, died peacefully on Friday, March 20, 1998. Yolanda was born in South Bend, Ind. on Dec. 11, 1918, to Julia (Lunk) and Menyhart Nagy. After attending high school, Yolanda went to work as a seamstress at the South Bend Toy Manufacturing Company. She worked there until the plant closed in the early 1980s.

On Oct. 28, 1950, Yolanda married Anton E. Hegedus, Jr. He died after suffering complications from diabetes on May 24, 1998. Yolanda was also preceded in death by a grandson, Rick Crowel, and by a brother, Stephen, who died of meningitis in 1927 at the age of 2. During the time she worked at the factory, Yolanda bore and raised five children, Tony (Lorene Melady) Hegedus, Mary Ellen Hegedus (Jack M. Stewart), Charles (Janice) Hegedus, Luanne (Jeff) Morris and Jane Hegedus. She is also survived by seven grandchildren, Kristin Hegedus, Jeff Morris, Jacob Morris, Robert Crowel, Jennifer Gordon, Nichole Stewart, and Patrick Stewart; a great-granddaughter, Moranda Frison; a brother, Geza Nagy; and by a sister, Marian Lukavich. Yolanda enjoyed many hobbies. She was an avid bowler and loved to read. She also did crochet and intricate needlework. Yolanda remained devoted to her husband and took pride in her children and grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday in Our Lady of Hungary Church. Burial will follow at the Highland Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today, and for one hour prior to the funeral services on Monday at the Zahoran Funeral Home, 1826 S. Kemble Avenue. A Rosary will be recited at 3 p.m. today in the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 425 N. Michigan Street, South Bend, IN 46601-1236.