Submitted by: Mary Jo Koran

SBT 6/16/1982

Charles W. (Bill) Newcomer

June 27, 1914 – June 15, 1982

Charles W. (Bill) Newcomer, 67, of 1102 Kinyon, died at 10:46am Tuesday in Memorial Hospital after an extended illness.  He was retired from Bendix Corp. after 31 years of service.

He was born June 27, 1914, in North Liberty, and lived in the South Bend area all his life.  On December 3, 1960, in South Bend, he married Gladys Field, who survives along with a son, Gary Newcomer of Mishawaka; a step-son, Norman Jannasch of South Bend; three grandchildren; a great grandchild; three sisters, Mrs. Kathryn Riddle of Mishawaka, Mrs Charles Nader of Milwaukee WI and Mrs. Robert Hudson of Elkhart; and four brothers, Dean of South Bend, Robert of Mishawaka, Vern of Plattsburgh NY and Paul of Riverside CA.

Services will be held at 11am Friday in the Forest G. Hay Funeral Home, 435 S Ironwood Drive, with Rev. Douglas Thieden, associate pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, officiating.  Burial will be in Highland Cemetery.  Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9pm Thursday in the funeral home.  He was a member of Bendix Local 6.  Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Fund.