Submitted by: Dan Rich
Feb. 13, 1949 - July 9, 1995
South Bend Tribune 7/12/1995
MISHAWAKA - Donald E. Takacs, 46, of
East McKinley Avenue, died at 12:56 p.m. Sunday in his sister's
home after an illness. Mr. Takacs was a manufacturing engineer at
Dexter Rim and Wheel Co., Elkhart, for 17 years. He was born Feb.
13, 1949, in Mishawaka.
On Sept. 14, 1974, in Mishawaka, he married
Kathy L. Beaver. She survives with a daughter, Kellie Jo
Takacs, of Mishawaka; two sons, Ryan C. and Joseph R., both at
home; his mother, Katheryn M. Takacs of Winter Haven, Fla.; five
sisters, Shirley Fell of Granger, Joanne Zumbaugh of
Kissimmee, Fla., Judy DeMorrow of Grand Rapids, Pam Lefferts
of Alabama and Jackie Slane of Florida; and a brother,
John Takacs of California. He was a member of Veterans of Foreign
Wars Post 360, and a veteran of the Vietnam War.
Burial will be in Chapel Hill Cemetery,
Osceola. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday in Bubb Funeral
Chapel North, 3910 N. Main St. Memorial contributions may be made
to Hospice of St. Joseph County Inc.