Submitted by: Dan Rich

Julia Ann Schroff

Dec. 4, 1927 - April 5, 2008

South Bend Tribune 4/8/2008

MISHAWAKA - Julia Ann Schroff, 80, of Birmingham, Alabama, formerly of Mishawaka, passed away Saturday, April 5, 2008, in Birmingham. Julia was born December 4, 1927, in Mishawaka, a daughter of the late Carlton and Josephine (Heiser) Burkett. She was a graduate of Mishawaka High School.

On October 11, 1947, Julia married Roger Schroff, and the couple lived in South Bend and Mishawaka. Following Roger's death, she moved to Birmingham. Julia was employed at the Wheelabrator Frye Corporation and the South Bend Credit Bureau. She had been a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Mishawaka and St. Matthew Cathedral in South Bend. Julia enjoyed sewing, needlework, flower and vegetable gardening. Julia's surviving family includes a daughter, Susan Law of Birmingham, AL; a son, Thomas Schroff of Edwardsburg, MI; a sister, Mary Jane Mark of South Bend; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Besides her husband, she was also preceded in death by a sister, Patricia Robertson.

Julia's family will receive friends on Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Thallemer, Goethals & Wells Funeral Home, 503 W. Third Street, Mishawaka. Services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. in the funeral home chapel, with Rev. Terry Fisher officiating. Cremation will follow and entombment will be at Fairview Cemetery, Mishawaka. Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society. Envelopes are available at the funeral home.