Submitted by: Dan Rich
Leona Arlene Horvath
Jan 19, 1914 - May 19, 1998
South Bend Tribune 5/27/1998
Leona Arlene Horvath, 84, of 61789
Locust Road, South Bend, Ind., died on Tuesday, May 19, in
Hospice House of St. Joseph County. The daughter of Fred and
Hazel Ruth (Garner) Watters, she was born on
January 19, 1914, in South Bend.
She married Louis Carl Horvath, who preceded
her in death on Friday, March 13, 1987. She is survived by a
daughter, DeMariss J. (Lowell) Martin of Bremen, Ind.; and
two sons, Louis P. Horvath of South Bend and William L. (Mary
Lee) Horvath of Granger, Ind.; ten grandchildren, James L.
(DeAnn) Martin of Bremen, William J. (Kathy) Horvath of
Mishawaka, Ind., Judith A. (Gerrit) Brinkhoff of Bremen,
Richard K. (Aldona) Martin of Bremen, Nancy J. (Kim) Cox
of Plymouth, Ind., Daniel P. (Jackie) Horvath of South Bend,
Alicia A. (Kurt) Webber of South Bend, Michael L. Horvath
of Osceola, Ind., Sharon K. (Bruce) Jennings of Bremen,
and Amanda L. Horvath of South Bend; and by thirteen
great-grandchildren, Billie Jo Brinkhoff of Bloomington, Ind.,
Jacob and Adam Brinkhoff of Bremen, Martin ''Abe'' and Abby Jean Hundt
of Plymouth, Jaclyn and Justin Jennings of Bremen, Cortney and
Katie Horvath of Mishawaka, Erin Brantley and Benjamin
Horvath of South Bend, Brison Martin of South Bend, and Britney
Lyn Martin of Bremen.
She was an active member and volunteer of
numerous organizations, including a charter member of Fraternal
Order of Police #36 Auxiliary, holding several offices including
State F.O.P. Auxiliary secretary; past president of Francis
Comparet Coquillard Questers Chapter #78; Southhold Restoration,
Inc.; South Bend Council of Camp Fire Girls, Inc., and the
American Red Cross.
Services for Leona were held at 11 a.m. on
Thursday, May 21, in Bremen Cemetery Mausoleum, Bremen, with
Pastor John Staples of New Life Christian Fellowship Church
officiating. Guisinger Colonial Funeral Home, South Bend, handled
the arrangements. Burial was in Bremen Cemetery.
The family requests that memorial gifts be
made to the St. Joseph County Hospice, Inc.