Submitted by: Dan Rich

Isabel M. Lippelt

March 25, 1915 - Oct. 22, 2008

South Bend Tribune 12/26/2008
SOUTH BEND - Isabel M. Lippelt, 93, of South Bend, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008, in the Cardinal Nursing Home. She was born on March 25, 1915, in Crown Point, IN, to Frank and Katherine (Ganser) Deppe. On October 29, 1935, she married Norman Robert Lippelt in Chicago, IL, deceased (1978). Also preceding her in death were a brother, Raymond Deppe (1955); and a son, Douglas Lippelt of Ft. Myers, FL (Aug. 2008). Survivors include her granddaughter, Jennifer (Lippelt) (Edward, husband) Riddle, and great-granddaughter, Ava Lippelt, both of South Bend; former daughter-in-law, Diana Lippelt of Mishawaka; and two nephews, Michael Deppe of Lake Station and John Deppe of the Indianapolis area. After many moves throughout this area and eventually out to California with her family, Isabel, and her husband eventually settled in on Irvington Avenue in South Bend, where after the passing of her husband she lived out the remaining of her years until December 2007, when at 92 she entered a skilled nursing facility. Her interests included gardening, reading, spending time with her clubs, friends and family, and going to church. She was also a huge "Cubbies" fan. Isabel was a faithful Christian and served the Lord well. As a devoted housewife and grandmother, she loved spending time with her loved ones, teaching them the importance of faith, reading, handy-work and how to garden, just to name a few. She was a member of the Home Extension Miami Club, Four Seasons Garden Club and the Presbyterian Women's Circle. Isabel was a very independent, strong woman who lived on her own 30 years after the passing of her husband, leaving an example to her two granddaughters the value of being strong, knowledgeable, independent, and being there for your family. We will forever cherish our time with her, and she will be deeply missed.