Submitted by Dan Rich

 

South Bend Tribune 1/22/1996

William J. Wachs

Dec. 19, 1927-Jan. 21, 1996

MISHAWAKA - William J. Wachs, 68, of North Merrifield Avenue, died at 5:15 a.m. Sunday in Meridian Nursing Center-Cardinal, South Bend, after an illness. Mr. Wachs was born Dec. 19, 1927, in Mishawaka. He is survived by his mother, Leona Wachs of Mishawaka; two sisters, Joan Dorn of South Bend and Mary Lou Hanson of St. Joseph; and a brother, Donald W. of Stevensville. He was a Navy veteran of World War II, a member of American Legion Post 161, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 360, and Kyushiki-Ryu Kempo-Jutsu Association.

Memorial services will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday in Thallemer-Goethals Funeral Home. Cremation will take place with burial in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Osceola. Friends may call one hour before services in the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Gibault Schools for Boys, Evansville, Ind.