Submitted by: Dan Rich

Carmen M. Nelund

May 29, 1925 - July 20, 2002

South Bend Tribune 7/21/2002

Carmen Mary Nelund, 77, of Mishawaka, Ind., passed away after a several-year illness on Saturday, July 20, in the Saint Joseph Medical Regional Center, South Bend, Ind. Carmen was born May 29, 1925, in Elkhart, Ind., as the daughter of Nicholas and Concetta Antonelli, who preceded her in death.

She married Harold "Bud" Nelund on April 9, 1947, in St. Vincent's Catholic Church, Elkhart. They had 52 wonderful years until Bud's death on Sept. 11, 1999. Carmen is survived by her four daughters, Lynn A. Goddard of New Orleans, La., Judy A. Patty of Mishawaka, Karen A. Milliken of Mishawaka and Debra A. Cooper of Mishawaka; four sons, Michael N. Nelund of Vandalia, Mich., Craig D. Nelund of Edwardsburg, Mich., Mark A. Nelund of South Bend and Anthony M. Nelund of Mishawaka. She left 19 grandchildren whom she loved very much and one great-grandchild. She also has three sisters and two brothers, Josephine Signorino of Mishawaka, Sanita Glaninni of Albuquerque, N.M., and Margarette Stoller of Albuquerque, N.M., Leonard Antonelli and Louis Antonelli, both of Elkhart. She was co-owner of the La Salle Body Shop in South Bend, and was a regular mall-walker at University Park Mall. She also belonged to the Carousel Club. Carmen was a loving mother and grandmother, and a friend to all she met.

The family will receive friends from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, July 22, in St. Pius X Catholic Church on Fir Road, Granger, Ind. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 23, with Rev. William Schooler, pastor, officiating. Entombment will be at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Osceola, Ind. Contributions may be made to the charity of donor's choice. The Hahn Funeral Home, 505 W. 8th Street, Mishawaka, is handling the arrangements.