Submitted by: Dan Rich

Lucian Steinbaugh

Dec. 13, 1923 - Jan. 30, 2001

South Bend Tribune 2/1/2001

Lucian Steinbaugh, 77, of River Park, passed away at 7:25 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 30, following an illness. He was born on Dec. 13, 1923, in Mishawaka, Ind., to Oscar and Martha Steinbaugh, who preceded him in death.

In January 1947 he married Laverna Jackson in Osceola, Ind. He then married Katherine Stopper in South Bend, Ind., on July 25, 1975. They survive with seven children, Connie (Billy) Stabler of Uriah, Ala., Bonnie (Bill) Tuttle of Buchanan, Mich., Sherry (Chuck) Raven of Mishawaka, Sandi Steinbaugh of Elkhart, Ind., Rosie (Roy) LaBere of Wexford, Pa., Edgar Steinbaugh of Mishawaka and Patricia (George) Truman of South Bend; 18 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Patricia (Bill) Correll of Mishawaka and Kathleen (Chuck) Sisk of Nashville, Tenn.; two brothers, Gerald (Linda) Steinbaugh of Goshen, Ind., and Vertsel (Evelyn) Steinbaugh of Osceola. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Edgar and Byron Steinbaugh.

Mr. Steinbaugh was a member of the Century 21 Club at Dodge Manufacturing where he retired in 1982 after 30 years. He was also a member of VFW Post 360 of Mishawaka.

Services will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday in the Bubb Funeral Chapel North, 3910 North Main Street, Mishawaka, where friends will be received from 4 to 8 p.m. on Friday. Burial will follow the services Saturday at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association or to the American Heart Association.