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Doris Rose Casper (Szymanski) - Class Of 1944 VIEW PROFILE

Doris Rose Casper (Szymanski)

 

 

 

 

Doris Rose Szymanski

Jun. 28, 1926 - Sep. 28, 2010

Doris R Szymanski, 84, of South Bend, IN, passed away 10:10 am, Tuesday, September 28, 2010, in Memorial Hospital.

Doris was born on June 28, 1926 in South Bend, to Ernest and Clara (Murphy) Casper, and had been a lifelong resident. She retired in 1991 from the Memorial School of Nursing, where she had been employed as a House Mother from 1980-1991. She had also been employed with the University of Notre Dame Concessions from 1970-1979.
On June 7, 1947, in St Casimir Church, as Doris Casper, she married Ralph W Szymanski, who survives.

Also surviving are two daughters, Susan Gilmore of South Bend, IN and Kathleen (Edward) Golightly of Indianapolis, IN; one son Douglas (Carole) Szymanski of Carlsbad, CA; four grandchildren, one great-grandson, and by four sisters, Evelyn Greene of Mishawaka, IN, Marilyn (Al) Rossow of South Bend, IN, Norma English of Florida, and Connie (David) Rogers of California.

Doris was preceded in death by her son, David Szymanski; her parents, Ernest and Clara Casper; and her step-mother, Gladys Kuhn Casper, who raised her after the age of eleven.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 am, Saturday, October 2, 2010 in St. John the Baptist Church. Friends may call from 4 -8 pm Friday in the Kaniewski Funeral Home, 3545 N. Bendix Drive, where a parish rosary will be prayed at 4:30 pm.
Doris was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Healthwin Specialized Care Facility.

South Bend Tribune
30 Sept 2010.

 

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