Submitted by: Dan Rich

Mildred A. Sawdon

June 1, 1908 - Jan. 7, 2002

South Bend Tribune 1/8/2002

Mildred A. Sawdon, 93, formerly of East 4th Street, Mishawaka, Ind., passed away after an illness at 11 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 7, in the Milton Home, South Bend, Ind. Mildred was born on June 1, 1908, in Hartford, Mich., as the daughter of the late Daniel and Jenny (James) Stoddard. Mildred was preceded in death by a grandson, Michael Pinney; one stepsister, Betty Nolan; and by five brothers, Richard, Cleland, Clair, Raymond and Lyle Stoddard.

On Sept. 22, 1928, in Mishawaka, as Mildred Stoddard, she married Wilbur Sawdon, who also preceded her on Dec. 29, 1978, after 50 years of marriage. Mildred is survived by two daughters, Beverly (Clarence) Pinney of Independence, Ky., and Marcia (Richard) Vargo of South Bend; one son, Larry (Linda) Sawdon of South Bend; 13 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and one great-great-granddaughter; one stepsister, Dorothy Patterson of Grand Rapids, Mich.; and by a brother, Woodrow Stoddard of Hemet, Calif. In 1916 Mildred came to Mishawaka from Hartford. She was a postmaster in Ober, Ind., for seven years before retiring in 1955.

Friends may call from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 9th, in the Hahn Funeral Home, 505 W. 8th Street, Mishawaka. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 10th, in the Hahn Funeral Home, with Rev. Charles Ternet of Sumption Prairie United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will follow at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Osceola, Ind. Contributions may be made in Mildred's name to The American Heart Association, Memorial & Tributes Program, Dept. 77-3968, Chicago, IL 60678-3968; or to the St. Joseph's Visiting Nurse Association, 810 E. Park Place, Mishawaka, IN 46545.