Submitted by Dan Rich

Louis VanDinter

About 1851 – Mar. 9, 1932

South Bend Tribune 3/10/1932

MISHAWAKA - Funeral rites for Louis VanDinter, 81, of 223 South Spring Street, one of the oldest builders of pipe organs in the United States, who died Wednesday morning in St. Joseph Hospital will be in St. Joseph Catholic Church Friday at 9 a.m. Rev. Felix Seroczynski will officiate and burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery. The body will be in state at the residence until the hour of services.

Paulbearers will be Peter Schumacher, Joseph Bickel, Edward McKenna, Sylvester Clauss, Fred Ulmann and Dr. T. E. Stohl. Members of the Holy Name Society will meet at 7:30 p.m. tonight in St. Joseph Church to recite the rosary.