Submitted by: Dan Rich

Jeanette Marie Vance

Aug. 27, 1957 - Sept. 21, 2001

South Bend Tribune 9/23/2001

MISHAWAKA - Jeanette Marie Vance, 44 years old, residing on Lincoln Way East in Mishawaka, passed away at 11 a.m. on Friday, September 21, 2001, at the West Street railroad crossing in Mishawaka as the result of an automobile/train accident. Jeanette was born on August 27, 1957, in Mishawaka, and has been a lifelong resident. She was a laundry attendant at Burton's Laundry, Mishawaka.

She is survived by her mother, Joan (Gibbens) VanDurmen of Mishawaka; her stepfather, Edward VanDurmen of Mishawaka; a son, Justin Edward Vance of Mishawaka; a stepdaughter, Crystal Vance of South Bend; three grandchildren; a sister, Eugenia "Sue" Dean of Mishawaka; and three brothers, John Webber & Michael Webber, both of Mishawaka, and Patrick VanDurmen of Osceola; two nieces and one great-nephew; and a special friend, Bob Presnell of South Bend. She was preceded in death by her father, Ronald L. Webber.

Services for Jeanette Marie Vance will be at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 25, in Palmer Funeral Home, 2528 Mishawaka Ave., South Bend. Rev. Ed Erskin, pastor of Northway Church of Christ, will officiate. The family will receive friends from 4-8 p.m. Monday in the Palmer Funeral Home, South Bend. Memorial contributions in memory of Jeanette Marie Vance may be offered to the American Red Cross, 3220 E. Jefferson Blvd., South Bend, IN 46615.