Submitted by: Dan Rich

Earl C. McFarlane

Sept. 24, 1906 - Nov. 23, 1996

South Bend Tribune 11/26/1996

Earl C. McFarlane, 90, of South Bend, Ind., passed away at 5:10 p.m. Saturday in Memorial Hospital. Born Sept. 24, 1906, in Somerset, Ky., he had lived in the South Bend area most of his life.

On Sept. 29, 1928, in South Bend, he married the former Irene Balint, who survives along with two daughters, Carolyn Randt of Waxhaw, N.C. and Joyce Grossman of Middlebury, Ind.; two sons, Michael L. of Eugene, Ore. and James E. of Farwell, Mich.; 17 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. A sister, Ollie McFarlane, preceded him in death.

Mr. McFarlane worked for the O'Brien Paint Company for 44 years as a chemist. He was a member of the Northwest United Methodist Church, a former member of the Masonic Lodge 294 F&AM, and was involved in the Civil Air Patrol in his earlier days. He was a former superintendent and Sunday School teacher at Trinity United Methodist Church. He also served as an usher at the University of Notre Dame under the late Knute Rockne.

Friends may call in the Welsheimer Funeral Home, 521 N. William St., one hour prior to the 2 p.m. funeral service on Wednesday, with burial in the Riverview Cemetery.Memorial contributions in Mr. McFarlane's memory may be made to the church.