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2, 1922 - Dec. 27, 2009MISHAWAKA - Lewis P. Kobold Sr., 87, of Mishawaka, passed away Sunday evening, December 27, 2009, in Golden Living Center, Mishawaka. Lewis was born March 2, 1922, in Woodland, a son of the late Paul and Harriet (Felton) Kobold. He grew up in Woodland. From 1942 - 1946, Lewis served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II and was in the Battle of the Bulge for which he was highly decorated. On November 28, 1946, Lewis married Dorothy R. Loucas, and the couple made Mishawaka their home. Lewis was employed as a mail carrier with the U.S. Postal Service for 34 years. Following retirement, he worked for 13 years as a hall guide at Mishawaka High School. Lewis was a member and served as an usher at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Mishawaka. He was a member of the Mishawaka Lions Club and the Wyatt Conservation Club. Lewis volunteered as an assistant football coach at St. Joseph Grade School as well as with the East End Little League. He was an outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting and his hunting dogs. He was known for his huge vegetable garden which he shared with everyone. He liked replanting trees. Lewis and Dorothy enjoyed camping in the summer at Weko Beach on Lake Michigan with their children, grandchildren and friends. Lewis' surviving family includes his devoted wife of 63 years, Dorothy; five children, Suzanne (Michael) Dunkelberger, Mary (Gary) Amacher, Lewis Paul (Marcia) Kobold, Mark (Teresa) Kobold and Steven (Mary Ellen) Kobold; 11 grandchildren, Shellyanne, Scott, Jennifer, David, Patrick, Kyle, Loucas, Kaitlin, Kevin, Matthew and Megan; seven great-grandchildren; a brother, Devon (Elsie) Kobold; a sister, Mary Kobold; and a sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Edward and Catherine Baer. Lewis was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Jessica Kobold; six brothers, Woodrow, Elmer, Oscar, Otho, Carl and Darwin Kobold; and two sisters, Fern Boone and Leona Lechlitner. There will be no public visitation. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Thursday at 1:30 p.m. in St. Joseph Catholic Church, 225 South Mill Street, Mishawaka, with Rev. Terry Fisher officiating. Burial with military honors will follow at Fairview Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Pet Refuge, 2300 West Sixth Street, Mishawaka, IN 46544. Arrangements are in the care of Thallemer, Goethals & Wells Funeral Home, 503 West Third Street, Mishawaka.