Submitted by: Dan Rich
Martha M. Kajzer
July 12, 1912 - Oct. 27, 2008
South Bend Tribune 11/9/2008
SOUTH BEND - Martha M. Kajzer, 96, passed away on October
27, 2008, at 7:05 p.m. in Skyline Health Care Center, San Jose,
CA. Martha was born on July 12, 1912, in South Bend, to the late
Stanislaus and Josephine (Wroblewski) Rys. She was
preceded in death by her husband, Leon B. Kajzer; her grandson,
Robert Gemperle; two brothers, Alex Rys and Chester Rys;
and by her sister, Dolores Sobieralski. She is survived by
her daughter, Sandra Bearden of San Jose, CA; two
grandchildren, Steven (Donna) Gemperle of San Jose and Paul
Gemperle of Reno, VA; and by her great-grandson, Dominic
Gemperle. She was a member of St. Adalbert Catholic Church,
Harvest House, St. Anthony's Senior Club and the American Legion
Women's Auxiliary. Martha was a bookkeeper for Wilson Brothers,
and enjoyed crocheting and playing cards with family and friends.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday, Nov. 10, at 10 a.m. in St. Adalbert Catholic Church. Friends and family may gather at 9:30 a.m. in the church. Entombment will follow at St. Joseph Cemetery, South Bend. ST. JOSEPH FUNERAL HOME, 824 S. Mayflower Road, South Bend, is assisting the family.