Submitted by: Dan Rich

Sabina T. Pilger

Sept. 19, 1915 - April 19, 2000

South Bend Tribune 4/21/2000

Sabina T. Pilger, 84, of the Ironwood Health and Rehabilitation Center, formerly of 2122 South Arnold Street, passed away at 9:05 p.m. on Wednesday, April 19, in Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Pilger retired from Koszegi Products. She was born on Sept. 19, 1915, in Chicago, Ill., to Steve and Rose Stoyko.

On Aug. 24, 1940, in South Bend, Ind., as Sabina Stoyko, she married Frank W. Pilger, who died on Nov. 18, 1978. Sabina was also preceded in death by a sister, Mitzi Bender; a brother, Steve Stoyko; and by a great-granddaughter, Ashley Riffel. She is survived by a son, Martin (Susan) Horvat of South Bend; five grandchildren, John Riffel, Jeff Riffel, Jim Riffel, Kirk Riffel and Mary Orr; two great-grandchildren, Celia Riffel and Derrick Riffel; a brother, Frank Stoyko of South Bend; and by two nieces, Rosemary Bender and Donna Bender. Mrs. Pilger was a member of Our Lady of Hungary Church, the St. Ann Society, the Sacred Heart and Rosary Society, and the Harvest House.

Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 22, in the ZAHORAN FUNERAL HOME, 1826 S. Kemble Avenue. Burial will follow in Riverview Cemetery. Friends and family may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today in the funeral home, where a Rosary will be recited at 6:30 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the Our Lady of Hungary Church Repair Fund.