Submitted by: Dan Rich

 

Valeria J. Lattimer

Jan. 3, 1919 - June 24, 2007

 

South Bend Tribune 6/26/2004
MISHAWAKA - Valeria J. Lattimer, 88, of Mishawaka, passed away at 8:10 p.m. Sunday, June 24, in Memorial Hospital, South Bend. She was born on January 3, 1919, in South Bend, to Stanley E. and Helen (Adams) Bailey, and was a lifelong resident.

 

On September 25, 1942, in Mishawaka, she married Ed Lattimer, who survives. She is also survived by her brother, Stanley E. Bailey Jr. of Grandville, MI; special nephews, Dan Lattimer of Mishawaka and Doug Bailey of Hudsonville, MI; and special nieces, Amy Barnes of Grand Rapids, MI, and Jackie Cook of Alberta, AL. She was a charter member of St. Michael & All Angels Episcopal Church, South Bend. Valeria was a working companion with her husband, Charles, and traveled with him to his art shows for over 35 years. Not only was she the love of his life, she was his best friend. She was a great fan of Notre Dame and the Cubs. She enjoyed playing bridge.

 

Memorial services will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday, June 27, 2007, at St. Michael & All Angels, 53720 N. Ironwood Road, South Bend, IN 46637. Rev. M. Randall Melton will officiate. Burial will take place at a later date at St. James Cemetery. Contributions in memory of Valeria J. Lattimer may be made to the St. Michael & All Angels Church Building Fund.