Submitted by: Dan Rich

 

Douglas R. Slabaugh

May 8, 1945 - March 1, 2003

 

South Bend Tribune 3/4/2003

Douglas R. Slabaugh, 57, of Dale Avenue in Mishawaka, Ind., died at 11:20 p.m. Saturday, March 1, in the Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, Mishawaka, following a long illness due to complications from Crohn's disease. Douglas was born on May 8, 1945, in Elkhart, Ind., and had lived in Mishawaka for the last 16 years. He was preceded in death by his mother, Dorothy (Gentzhorn) Slabaugh on May 17, 2002. He had worked 30 years for the railroad as a car inspector with Conrail.

 

Mr. Slabaugh married the former Barbara Tidholm in Elkhart on March 20, 1965. Doug and Barb celebrated their 37th anniversary last year. He is survived by his wife, Barb; his father, E.C. Slabaugh of Elkhart; a daughter, Sherri (Rocco) Glanders of Elkhart; a son, Jeffery Slabaugh of Mishawaka; and three grandsons, Nicholas, Brandon and Dylan; two sisters, Linda (Terry) Curtis of Vandalia, Mich., and Jane (Jerry) Kroskie of Ada, Mich.; and by two brothers, Tom Slabaugh of Elkhart and Jeffery (Jackie) Slabaugh of Grayling, Mich.

 

Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today, March 4, in the Bubb Funeral Chapel North, 3910 N. Main St., Mishawaka. Funeral services will be held in the funeral home at 11 a.m. Wednesday, with Rev. Don Comstock officiating. Burial will follow at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens. Memorial contributions may be made to further the research of Crohn's disease.