Submitted by: Nadine A. Hardin

Name:  VanDeVeire, Louis C.

Names in Obituary:  VanDeVeire, Wille, Barna, Fredette, Meribela, Barna, VanHoecke

South Bend Tribune, Wednesday, May 25, 1949.

Louis C. Van DeVeire, aged 81, of 125 East Bowman street, died at 2:40 p.m. Tuesday in Memorial hospital where he was taken Monday morning after suffering a heart attack in the 100 block of East Calvert street. He was ill for two years. Born in Oost-Eecklo, Belgium, Dec. 26, 1867, he came here 46 years ago from Chicago. In 1913 in Sacred Heart Catholic church, 1126 West Thomas street, he married Miss Marie Louise Wille, who survives. For 36 years prior to his retirement eight years ago he was employed by the Oliver corporation. Besides his widow, he is survived by four sons, Frank of South Bend; Arthur, John and Cyriel, all of Detroit, Michigan; three daughters, Mrs. Frank Barna Jr., of South Bend; Mrs. Raymond Fredette, of Chicago; Mrs. Joseph Meribela, of Mishawaka; 11 grandchildren and one great-grandchild; one sister, Mrs. Bernard Van Hoecke, who lives in Belgium. Friends may call in the DeVos chapel, Mishawaka, until 8:30 a.m. Friday when his body will be taken to the Sacred Heart Catholic church for funeral services there at 9 a. m. Rev. Edmund J. Phillippe, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Fairview Catholic cemetery, of Mishwaka. He was a member of St. Vincent De Paul society of Sacred Heart church. The rosary will be recited at 7:30 p. m. Thursday in the Sacred Heart church.

Note:  Louis Charles went by the given name of Charles Louis; records in Belgium state he was born December 25, 1867, v.s. December 24, 1867 (in the obituary); his wife, Mary Louise Wille died in 1964 (she was from Lembeke, Belgium).