Submitted by: Dan Rich

Hilda G. Wierschem

Nov. 10, 1912 - July 27, 2008

South Bend Tribune 7/30/2008
SOUTH BEND - Hilda G. Wierschem, 95, passed away on Sunday, July 27, 2008, at 2:20 p.m. in the Sanctuary at St. Paul's. Hilda was born on November 10, 1912, in Chicago, IL, to the late Herman and Phebe (Van Cleve) Wierschem. On April l7, 1942, she married Armin T. Wierschem in Valmeyer, IL, who preceded her in death on August 27, 2002. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Lewis Palow, and by her sister, Anna May Erickson. She is survived by her children, Mary (Gene) Yarbrough of South Bend and Joseph Wierschem of Minneapolis, MN; two grandchildren, Michael Yarbrough and Tami Bryant; four great-grandchildren, Aaron, Cameron, Matthew and Carly; and by her brother, H. Carl Palow of Peoria, IL. Hilda retired as a piano teacher and was an avid gardener and a former active member of the Legion of Mary. She was also a member of Holy Family Catholic Church.

Visitation will be today, July 30, from 3:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in ST. JOSEPH FUNERAL HOME, 824 S. Mayflower Road, South Bend, where a Rosary will be prayed at 4:00 p.m. Family and friends will gather in the funeral home at noon on Thursday, July 31, for a final visitation before the Mass of Christian Burial which will be celebrated at 1 p.m. in Holy Family Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery, South Bend.