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10, 1928 - Jan. 5, 2010MISHAWAKA - Vertsel J. "Jay" Steinbaugh, 81, passed away at home with family by his side on Tuesday, January 5. Jay was born on December 10, 1928, in Mishawaka, to Oscar and Martha (Britz) Steinbaugh. He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Brian; and three brothers, Lucian, Edgar and Byron. On March 18, 1950, in South Bend, Jay married the former Evelyn R. Schosker. Surviving are his wife, Evelyn; daughters, Christine (Andres) Meyer of Lafayette, IN, and Karen (Art) DeWitt of Elkhart; sons, Dennis Steinbaugh of Duluth, GA, and Bruce Steinbaugh of Kalamazoo, MI; three grandchildren, Arthur DeWitt, Daniel Steinbaugh and Brian DeWitt; two sisters, Patricia (William) Correll of Mishawaka and Kathleen Sisk of Nashville, TN; and a brother, Gerald (Linda) Steinbaugh of Goshen, IN. Jay enjoyed model building of planes and ships, gardening, being out in the yard with his peonies, and he was a numismatist and a railroad enthusiast. He retired from Dodge Manufacturing in 1991 after 35 years of service Visitation will be held on Friday, January 8th, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. in Hahn Funeral Home, 505 W. 8th Street, Mishawaka. Funeral services will be held at noon with visitation one hour prior on Saturday, January 9, in the funeral home, with Pastor Bob Wiley officiating. Burial will follow at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Osceola. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Center for Hospice and Palliative Care, 111 Sunnybrook Court, South Bend, IN 46637. To leave the family an online condolence or to share memories with the family, please visit our website at www.hahnfuneralhomes.com.