Submitted by: Dan Rich

Calvin W. Horein

Dec. 23, 1915 -- Dec. 15, 2006

South Bend Tribune 12/17/2006

SOUTH BEND -- Calvin W. Horein, 90, of Madison Road, South Bend, died at 8:15 a.m. Friday, December 15, 2006, in his home. He was born on December 23, 1915, in Madison Township, to Walter and Edna (Schutz) Horein. Calvin was preceded in death by three sisters, Esther Heinke, Pearl Smith and Evelyn Mark.

On August 26, 1945, in St. Paul's Lutheran-Woodland Church he married Alice Heinke. She survives along with four children, Don (Cathy) Horein of Watkins Glen, NY, Eileen (Bruce) Rickman of Columbia, SC, Roger (Cathie) Horein of South Bend and Anita F. Singhal of Mishawaka, IN. Also surviving are 14 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

He was a loving husband, father and grandfather. His love for his family, church, country and the land were evident by 61 years of marriage and his lifelong love for the church where he had participated in the church choir, sang in quartets and had been the church soloist. On the farm that he and Alice shared, he raised his four children, produced bounty from the land, and raised farm animals. When Calvin and Alice were newly married, he was serving his country in the U.S. Air Force at Langley Field in Hampton, Virginia. He was honorably discharged from the service in 1946.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, December 19, 2006, at 11:00 a.m. in St. Paul's Lutheran-Woodland Church, 19697 New Road, Mishawaka, IN 46544, with Rev. Karl Brenner officiating. Interment will follow at Woodland Cemetery across the road from the church. Friends will be received from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the church on Monday, December 18th, and on Tuesday one hour prior to time of services. Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Paul's Lutheran Building Fund; or to the Center for Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc., 111 Sunnybrook Court, South Bend, IN 46637. Palmer Funeral Home-Guisinger Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.