Submitted by Dan Rich
June 2, 1915 - Aug. 9, 1997
MISHAWAKA - Dumont J. ''Dewey'' Weinkauf,
82, formerly of St. Lo Street, died at 7:25 a.m. on Saturday,
Aug. 9, in Countryside Place, Mishawaka, Ind.
Dewey was born on June 2, 1915, in Moville,
Iowa, to August and Ouida Weinkauf, who preceded him in death. He
married the former Mary Misner in Mishawaka on Jan. 18, 1941. She
died on Jan. 18, 1987. He was also preceded in death by a
stepdaughter, Eleanor Chicci; a brother, August Weinkauf; and by
a sister, Anna Mae Maggert
Dewey is survived by two stepdaughters,
Dorothy Deitchley and Peggy Melkey, both of Mishawaka; several
nieces and nephews; and by a sister, Mary Teresa Milios of
Washington state.
Dewey retired from Dodge Manufacturing after
43 years of service, and belonged to the Quarter Century Athletic
Club.
Friends called from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. on
Tuesday in the Bubb Funeral Chapel North, 3910 N. Main Street,
Mishawaka, where a funeral procession was formed.
The funeral Mass was in St. Joseph Catholic
Church at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, with Father Robert Yast
officiating. Burial followed in Fairview Cemetery, Mishawaka.