Submitted by: Nadine Hardin

Name:  Shipley, Byrd L.

Names in Obituary:  Shipley, Harwood, Wincek, VanSickle, Kurek, Fetterman, Hurt, Bali, Hooten, Arnett, Talfalski, Coffman, Hixenbaugh, Bowers, Pyburn

South Bend Tribune, Obituary; July 5, 2003

Byrd L. Shipley (July 9, 1915 -- July 3, 2003)

Byrd L. "Vern" Shipley, 87, passed away at 5:10 a.m. Thursday, July 3, in Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, South Bend, Ind.

  Byrd "Vern" Shipley previously resided on East Oakside Street, South Bend, for 25 years, and the last three years has lived with his daughter Barb and her husband in Granger, Ind. Prior to his death, he had resided for three months at St. Joseph Care Center.

  Byrd "Vern" Shipley was the son of Walter and Eugenia (Harwood) Shipley, who have preceded him in death. He served in the Armed Forces in World War II. He was employed by Studebaker Corp. and retired in 1977 from AM General, where he served in quality control.

Vern married Anna Wincek Bali on June 17, 1944, in East St. Louis, Ill. Anna passed away on March 4, 1998. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Kathleen VanSickle.

  Vern is survived by two sons, George and his wife, Jane Bali, and Jack and his wife, Dolores Shipley, all of South Bend; and his two daughters, Barb and her husband, Joseph Molnar of Granger and Kathy and her husband Dennis Kurek of South Bend; a brother, Harold Shipley of Gilmer, Texas, also survives him. Also surviving are 14 grandchildren, Beth (George) Fetterman, Amy (Ken) Hurt, Christopher (Maggie) Bali, Jan (Denny) Hooten, Jack (Nadja) Shipley, Robert (Anita) Shipley, Cindy (Jeff) Arnett, Cindy Tafelski, Lisa (Kevin) Coffman, Michael Tafelski, Jennifer (Ken) Hixenbaugh, Lori Bowers, Teresa Pyburn and Scott Bowers. Dad is also survived by 27 great-grandchildren, six great-great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews and great-nieces and nephews.

  A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday, July 7, in Our Lady of Hungary Catholic Church. Rev. Lawrence Tetech, C.S.S.P., will officiate. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, July 6, in the Palmer Funeral Home-Guisinger Chapel, 3718 S. Michigan St., South Bend, where a parish Rosary will be said at 4 p.m. Sunday.