Submitted by: Dan Rich

Emma Horvath

Oct. 1, 1903 - Sept. 13, 1998

South Bend Tribune 9/17/1998

SOUTH BEND - Emma Horvath, 94, of South 27th Street, South Bend, Ind., was found in her residence on Sunday, Sept. 13, 1998. Mrs. Horvath was born on Oct. 1, 1903, in Keasby, N.J., to Emery and Mary Tokai. Emma was preceded in death by her parents; and by a son, Eugene Horvath, who died on April 24, 1978.

She was employed by the Miles O'Brien family as a nanny. After her marriage in 1928 to Peter Horvath she was part owner of the Clover Leaf Machine Company of South Bend. After her divorce she was employed by Sears Roebuck and Company. After her retirement from Sears she worked at the Legal Aid Society. For many years she was a first-aid instructor with the Red Cross, receiving an award from them.

She is survived by a sister-in-law, Sophie Tokay of Granger, Ind.; a nephew, Ronald Tokay of South Bend; two nieces, Marilyn Madaj of Wisconsin and Carolyn Stevenson of Connecticut; and by three cousins, Albert F. Tengelitsch of South Bend, Robert Tengelitsch of Russel Springs, Ky., and William Tengelitsch of Bremen, Ind.

There will be no services or visitation. Cremation has taken place. Burial will be in the St. Joseph Valley Memorial Gardens. The Zahoran Funeral Home handled the arrangements.