Jan. 22, 1909 - Oct. 26, 1999

Kathryn Leah Neiderauer, 90, of the Ironwood Health and Rehabilitation Center, South Bend, Ind., formerly of 1629 N. College Street, died following a lengthy illness at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 26, in the center.

Mrs. Neiderauer was born on Jan. 22, 1909, in Tell City, Ind., to Virgil and Elizabeth (Braun) Tate, and had lived in South Bend since 1929, coming from Atchison, Kan. On May 26, 1929, in Atchison, as Kathryn L. Tate, she married Welcome G. Neiderauer, who died on Jan. 19, 1994.

She is survived by a daughter, Judith A. Stockton of Owasso, Okla.; a son, Welcome G. "Skip" Neiderauer, Jr., of Easley, S.C.; six grandchildren, Karen Brian of Jackson, Tenn., Cyndi Murphy of Brandon, Fla., Rick Neiderauer of Hendersonville, Tenn., Teri Neiderauer of West Warwick, R.I., Susan Talley of Tulsa, Okla., and Mike Stockton of Owasso; and by five great-grandchildren, Ricky Aguair, Bobby Brian, Christ Murphy, and Adam and Megan Neiderauer.

Mrs. Neiderauer retired as a secretary from the Bendix Corporation. She was a member of Order of Eastern Star Chapter 2, the National Secretary's Association, and was a longtime member of St. Paul's Memorial United Methodist Church.

Services will be at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 6, in the Welsheimer Funeral Home, 521 N. William Street, with Rev. Mary Hubbard officiating. Cremation will take place at Michiana Crematory, with entombment to follow at Highland Cemetery. There will be no visitation.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, Northern Indiana Chapter, 425 N. Michigan Street, Suite 308, South Bend, IN 46601-1236.