Submitted by: Dan Rich
Lillian A. Katona
July 26, 1912 - March 24, 1998
South Bend Tribune 3/26/1998
SOUTH BEND - Lillian A. Katona, 85,
formerly of East Donald Street, South Bend, Ind., died on
Tuesday, March 24, in her home. She had most recently resided
with her niece, Sharyl (Daniel) Dippel, on Miami Meadows
Court in South Bend.
On Aug. 7, 1935, as Lillian A. Zwierzynski,
she married Stephen J. Katona in South Bend. He died on Feb. 15,
1990. She was also preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and
Helen (Scozinski) Zwierzynski; and by two brothers,
Sylvester Zwierzynski on Sept. 25, 1996, and Edward Zwierzynski
on Jan. 30, 1996. She is survived by six nieces, Sharyl (Daniel)
Dippel of South Bend, Patricia (Ron) Malecki of Milwaukee,
Wis., Sandra (Ray) Norris of McKinney, Texas, Suann (Ken) Brenda
of Winnetka, Ill., Betty (Stanley) Turek of South Bend and
Margie Pietrzak of South Bend; two nephews, Carl (Joan)
Zwierzynski of South Bend and Joseph Katona, II, of Florida;
several great-nieces and nephews; and by several
great-great-nieces and nephews. Mrs. Katona was a member of St.
Matthew Cathedral and its Rosary Society. She also belonged to
Polish Women's Alliance of America, Group #65.
A funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. on
Friday in St. Matthew Cathedral, with the Most Reverend Joseph
Crowley officiating. Entombment will follow in St. Joseph Polish
Roman Catholic Cemetery.
Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. today in
the Kaniewski Funeral Home, 3545 N. Bendix Drive, South Bend,
where a parish Rosary will be recited at 4 p.m. In lieu of
flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Matthew
Cathedral School, 1015 E. Dayton, South Bend, IN 46613.