Submitted by: Dan Rich
March 30, 1919 - Feb. 18, 2008
South Bend Tribune 2/20/2008
SOUTH BEND - Millicent Laufmann, 88, residing in South
Bend, passed away at 1:14 a.m. Monday, February 18, 2008, in the
emergency room of Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, South
Bend. She was born March 30, 1919, in Youngstown, Ohio, to
Michael and Karolin (Bodnar) Kuzniak, and had lived
in South Bend for the past 35 years, coming from Chicago.
On August 11, 1935, in Waukegan, IL, as
Millicent Kuzniak, she was united in marriage to Benjamin O.
Laufmann, who passed away in 1960. Two sisters, Mary Yourst
and Ann Blaint, and a brother, Stanley Kuzniak, also
preceded her in death. Mrs. Laufmann retired in 1981 from the
Milady Shop where she had worked in sales for 28 years. She was a
member of the Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center Auxiliary,
volunteered at LaPorte Hospital, was a member of the South Bend
Progress Club, Howard Park Senior Citizens Bridge Club, Four
Lakes Country Club Ladies 9-Hole League, and the Erskine and
Studebaker Golf Courses Ladies Leagues. She was a member of St.
John's Lutheran Church, LaPorte, and the Business Girls in
LaPorte.
Mrs. Laufmann is survived by her daughter,
Beverly Johnson of Vandalia, MI; her son and
daughter-in-law, Bernard H. and Nancy Laufmann of LaPorte; and
six grandchildren, Lori (Dave) Chambers, Lisa (Scott) Smucker,
Marilyn (Michael) Vance, Charles (Cindy) Johnson,
Rick (Brenda) Johnson and Kristopher (Marie) Johnson. Also
surviving are 14 great-grandchildren, Brad and Nicole Chambers,
Greg and Steven Smucker, Lyndsey, Ben and Daniel Vance, Valerie
Johnson, Daniel Robertson, Kristopher Johnson II, Nikolet and
Victoria Johnson, Traci and Dustin Johnson; and three
great-great-grandchildren, Alyssa, Alexis and Alex Robinson.
Services will be conducted at 1:00 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 21, in the Palmer Funeral Home-River Park, 2528
Mishawaka Ave., South Bend. Rev. Ed Erskin will officiate.
Graveside services and burial will follow at St. Joseph Valley
Memorial Park, Granger. The family will receive friends from
11:00 a.m. to service time on Thursday in the funeral home.