Submitted by: Dan Rich
James Robert Rach
July 21, 1948 - Nov. 13, 1998
South Bend Tribune 11/20/1998
Mr. James Robert Rach, 50, of
Mishawaka, Ind., passed away on Friday, Nov. 13, at St. Joseph
Community Hospital, Mishawaka. Mr. Rach was born on July 21,
1948, in South Bend, Ind., and was a lifelong resident of the
Mishawaka-South Bend area. Mr. Rach was an Army veteran of the
Vietnam War. He was a maintenance technician for the National
Standard Company in Mishawaka. He is survived by his loving
companion, Jane Gressel; two daughters, Heather Lee Rach
and Holly Lynn Rach, both of Mishawaka; his mother, Anna Irene
Rach of Granger, Ind.; two sisters, Susan Camille Webber
of Elkhart, Ind., and Deborah Kay Tripple of Granger; and
by five brothers, Marvin Edward Rach, Jr. of Wheeling, Ill.,
Michael Dean Rach of Granger, Gary Allen Rach of Granger, Dennis
Dale Rach of South Bend and Jeffrey Ray Rach of Osceola, Ind.
Services will be at 2 p.m. on Sunday in the Welsheimer Funeral Home North, 17033 Cleveland Road, with visitation one hour prior to services. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association.