Submitted by: Dan Rich

Irene L. Horvath

Nov. 30, 1917 - Jan. 19, 2002

South Bend Tribune 1/25/2002

Irene L. Horvath, 84, died at Cape Canaveral Hospital in Cocoa Beach, Fla., after a brief illness.

She was born on Nov. 30, 1917, to the late Joseph and Clara Maculski in Mishawaka, Ind. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Dorothy; and by a brother, Edward. She married Steve J. Horvath on April 20, 1940. Irene was a South Bend, Ind., resident for most of her life, and in recent years became a Michigan resident of Birch Lake. Irene worked for many years for Ideal Baldoni in the St. Joseph County Assessor's office.

She is survived by her husband, Steve; and three daughters, Suellen (Richard) Webster of Trafalgar, Ind., Jacquelyn (William) Falkenburg of New York City and Pamela (Alan) VanHuffel of South Bend. She is loved and will be missed by seven grandchildren, Tami Hogan and Steve Hogan of Indianapolis, Ind., Andrea (John) DeGeeter of Mishawaka, Michele (Steve) Talos of South Bend, Mark (Kim) VanHuffel of Fishers, Ind., Jennifer (Brian) Bishop of South Bend and David Marks of Chicago, Ill. She was blessed with seven great-grandchildren, soon to be eight. Irene is also survived by two sisters, Dolores Asire of South Bend and Barbara Cross of Tucson, Ariz.

A memorial Mass will be held at 12:15 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 26, in St. Matthew Cathedral Church on Miami Street in South Bend. The family will greet friends one-half hour before the memorial services in the church. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Mothers of Mercy, c/o St. Matthew Cathedral Church.