Submitted by: Dan Rich

 

Margaret J. Thomas

Feb. 3, 1923 - May 8, 2008
SOUTH BEND - Margaret J. "Marge" Thomas, 85, of South Bend, passed away on Thursday, May 8, 2008, in her daughter's home. She was born on February 3, 1923, in South Bend, to the late Stanely P. and Marie (Kolisinski) Latosinski, and was a lifelong area resident.

 

On August 2, 1947 she married Ralph J. Thomas, who preceded her in death on May 12, 1982. Marge is survived by her daughter, Joann (Brian) Rearick of South Bend; her sons, James of Ft. Wayne, John (Sheri) of Mishawaka, IN and Bob of South Bend; eight grandchildren, Caira Brinker, Bobby Thomas, Stacie Thomas, all of South Bend, Cary Schiff of Seattle, WA, Shelly Krall, Bryan Schiff, Valarie and Matthew Rearick, all of South Bend; nine great-grandchildren, Cameron Thomas, Tiffany Wagoner, Tyler and Taylor Thomas, Sarah and Alex Krall, Dylan Schiff and Taylor and Hannah Brinker; and by a brother, Richard (Virginia) Latosinski of Granger, IN. Marge and her husband Ralph were the owners of The Pendle Pub in Roseland. Mrs. Thomas then went on to manage The Morrow's Nut House Candy Shop in University Park Mall. In 2000 she retired from Montgomery Ward after 14 years of service.

 

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday, May 11, 2008, in the Kaniewski Funeral Home, 3545 N. Bendix Drive, South Bend. Funeral services for Marge will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, May 12, 2008, in the funeral home, where friends may visit for one hour prior to the service. Entombment will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery, South Bend. Memorial contributions may be made to The Center for Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc., 111 Sunnybrook Ct., South Bend, IN 46637.