Submitted by Dan Rich

Cyril A. Van Den Driessche

Oct. 29, 1928 - June 10, 2008

South Bend Tribune 6/12/2008
MISHAWAKA - Cyril A. Van Den Driessche, 79, passed away on Tuesday, June 10, 2008, in Hospice House, South Bend. Cyril was born on October 29, 1928, in Mishawaka, to Felix and Pharilda (DePyper) Van Den Driessche. He was preceded in death by his parents, and a brother, Henry.

On May 27, 1950, in Mishawaka, he married the former Mary DeNeve, who survives along with a daughter, Julie (J. Michael) Smith of Plainfield, IN; son, Steve (Natasha) Van Den Driessche of Elkhart; five grandchildren, Steven and Matthew Van Den Driessche, Nicole and Katelyn Smith, and Anna Lypka; and two sisters, Leona Van De Voorde of Dubuque, IA, and Elsie Leitner of Osceola, IN. Cyril was a retired Assistant Chief with the Mishawaka Fire Department. He was a veteran of the United States Marines, where he served his country proudly during the Korean War. He was a member of St. Bavo Catholic Church and the BK Club. He was also a member of Mishawaka Retired Policeman and Fireman Association, and a past member of FOE and American Legion.

Visitation for family and friends will be on Friday, June 13th, from 3 to 7 p.m. in Hahn Funeral Home, 505 W. 8th Street, Mishawaka. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, June 14th, at 10:00 a.m. in St. Bavo Catholic Church, Mishawaka, with Rev. Barry England officiating. Burial will follow in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Osceola. Memorial contributions may be made in Cyril's name to The Center for Hospice and Palliative Care, 111 Sunnybrook Court, South Bend, IN 46637; or to St. Bavo Catholic Church, 511 W. 7th Street, Mishawaka, IN 46544.