Submitted by: John C. Monk
Charles
Edward "Ed" Lattimer
Sept. 25, 1915 - Mar 6, 2010
SOUTH BEND - Charles Edward "Ed" Lattimer, 94, of South
Bend, passed away on Saturday, March 6, 2010 at Miller's Assisted
Living in Wakarusa. He retired from the Bendix Corporation after
36 years of service. Ed was born on September 25, 1915 in South
Bend, IN to Charles G. and Wilma (Long) Lattimer. On September
25, 1942 in Mishawaka, IN, he married Valeria J. (Bailey)
Lattimer, the love of his life and his best friend, who preceded
him in death on June 24, 2007. His sister, Virginia Reel, and two
brothers, Albert E. and Roy E. Lattimer, also preceded him in
death. Mr. Lattimer is survived by a brother-in-law, Stanley E.
Bailey, Jr. of Grandville, Michigan; three nieces, Amy Barnes of
Grand Rapids, Michigan, Jackie Cook of Elberta, Alabama, and
Becky Hindman of Elkhart, Indiana; five nephews, Doug Bailey of
Hudsonville, Michigan, Mike Lattimer of Leesburg, Indiana, David
Latimer of Argos, Indiana, John Lattimer of Muncie, Indiana and
Daniel Lattimer of Mishawaka, Indiana. Ed and his wife, Valeria,
were charter members of St. Michael & All Angels Episcopal
Church, South Bend. He was also a member of St. Joseph Lodge #45,
F & A. M. Ed was also well known for his watercolor paintings
and traveled to art shows for over 35 years. He was a member of
the Northern Indiana Artists, Inc. and the St. Joe Valley
Watercolor Society. Ed's watercolor painting of the original
Mishawaka High School now resides in the Education Center in
Shiojiri, Japan. A memorial service honoring Ed's life will be
held at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, May 21st at St. Michael and All
Angels Church, 53720 N. Ironwood Road, South Bend, IN 46637. The
Rev. Matthew Cowden will officiate. Interment will follow at the
church columbarium. Friends may visit with the family from 9:00
A.M. until the time of the service. Contributions in memory of
Mr. Lattimer may be made to St. Michael & All Angels Church
Building Fund. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.palmerfuneralhomes.com.
Published in South Bend Tribune on May 17, 2010