Submitted by: Dan Rich
Guenther Mannheim
Aug. 5, 1917 - Nov. 11, 1999
South Bend Tribune 11/19/1999
Guenther Mannheim, 82, of Diamond Avenue,
South Bend, Ind., died at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 11, in Saint
Joseph's Regional Medical Center. Guenther was born in
Oranienburg, Germany, on Aug. 5, 1917, and had lived in South
Bend since 1948.
On Dec. 26, 1948, in South Bend, he married
the former Anna Rubin, who survives. He is also survived
by his two nephews, Victor and Marcelo Bukofzer, both of
Buenos Aires, Argentina; and by special friends, Bridget and
Michael Feeks of South Bend. Guenther worked as an
engineer for the Oliver Corporation for over 30 years, and was a
member of the Jewish War Veterans Association.
Services were held at 10 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 15, at the Hebrew Orthodox Cemetery, where Rabbi Michael Friedland officiated. The Forest G. Hay Funeral Home handled arrangements. Contributions in memory of Guenther Mannheim may be made to Sinai Synagogue, 1102 E. LaSalle Avenue, South Bend, IN 46617.