Submitted by: Dan Rich
Carlene Jordan
March 21, 1939 - Dec. 23, 2000
Carlene Jordan, 61 years old,
residing on N. Adams Street in South Bend, passed away at 2:00
a.m. on Saturday, December 23, 2000, at the Memorial Hospital,
South Bend, after a seven-month illness. Carlene was born on
March 21, 1939, in South Bend, to the late Elson and Maxine (Lovejoy)
Everett. She has been a lifelong area resident.
Carlene worked at Memorial Hospital as a
Patient Care Extender for 33 years, touching many lives. She was
a member of St. Monica's Catholic Church, Mishawaka, IN. Carlene
was a loving mother and grandmother, spoiling each and every
grandchild. Her sense of humor, loving manner, and devotion to
her grandchildren will be greatly missed, but appreciated by
family and friends.
Survivors include one daughter, Jody Blake
of Mishawaka; one son, Jeff (Vicki) Jordan of Katy, TX; five
grandchildren, Jessica, Ashley, Gabrielle, all of Mishawaka,
Conner and Brooke of Katy, TX; one great-grandson, Cayden; three
sisters, Becky Hanusa of Durham, NC, Shelley Bush
of Loveland, CO, and Jenny Albea of Etewah, NC; and one
brother, Dennis Everett of South Bend.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at
11:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 28, 2000, at St. Monica Catholic
Church, Mishawaka. Rev. Robert Yast will officiate. Graveside
services and burial will follow at Southlawn Cemetery, South
Bend. Friends may visit with the family from 5 to 8 p.m. today,
December 27, at the Palmer Funeral Home, 2528 Mishawaka Avenue,
South Bend, where there will be a parish Rosary at 7:30 p.m.
Contributions in memory of Carlene Jordan may be donated to the
American Lung Association, 319 S. Main Street, South Bend, IN
46601.