ST. JOSEPH COUNTY
OBITS
The Indianapolis Sentinel
1872-08-12
Mrs. Jemima Lock, the oldest woman in
Joseph County, died on Monday aged ninety-one.
South Bend Tribune 21 December 1914
Shovels Snow; Dead. William
Robbins is Victim of Apoplexy.
William Henry Robbins, aged 62 years,
dropped dead this morning at
10 o'clock following vigorous exercise clearing the walks of snow
around his home at 322 North Lafayette street. Mr Robbins had
finished
the job he had laid out for himself and entered the house when he was
stricken. Coroner T.J. Swantz was called and pronounced the cause
of
death as apoplexy.
Mr Robbins leaves besides his widow,
four children, Alton E.
Robbins, 801 E. Bowman street, Mrs E. Borton, 822 E. Bowman, Mrs H. L.
Burden and Miss Nellie Robbins at home. He is also survived by the
following brothers and sisters: Rufus, of South Bend, Charles, of
Knox, Ind., Mrs Louise Beecham, Culver, Ind., Mrs John Williams, of
Tyner, Ind., and Mrs Aaron Jones, of Culver, Ind.
The deceased was born in Ohio April
22, 1863. He came here three
years ago from Laporte, Ind. His occupation was gardening.
He was a
member of G.H. Turpany tent, No. 25, Maccabees, of Laporte, Ind.
Funeral services will be held
Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock
from the residence, Rev F.K. Dougherty, of Grace M.E. Tabernacle,
officiating. Burial will be in Riverview cemetery.
(Contributed by Amy Robbins Tjaden)
The Plymouth Weekly Democrat,
Plymouth, Indiana 27 February, 1919
Charles M. Robbins, 76 years old, of South Bend, died at 3 a.m.
yesterday following an illness of six weeks. He is survived by
his
wife, Mrs Tressa J. Robbins, and the following children: Miss
Hilda,
Rolly and Omar Robbins of South Bend; Mrs Willam Dougherty of Bass
Lake, Knox, Ind.; and Melvin Robbins of Secor, Ill. Mr Robbins
was
born in Jennings county, Indiana, May 16, 1842 and came to South Bend a
year ago from Culver, Indiana. The funeral was held in the
residence
of his children at 630 South Michigan Street, South Bend and the body
taken to Knox for burial.
(Contributed by Amy Robbins Tjaden)
The South Bend Tribune, Monday, 6
October 195
Mrs Omer Robbins
Mrs Maudy May Robbins, 1809 N. Meade St, died at 7 p.m. Saturday in
her home. She had been ill eight years. She was born in
Marshall
County, Ind., Jan. 27, 1884. She had lived in South Bend 40
years,
coming from La Porte County. In 1894 [sic] she was married in
LaPorte
County to Omer Robbins. He survives along with three sons,
Clarence
and Melvin, both of South Bend, and Carl of New Carlisle; 21
grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Friends may call in the
Hollis Funeral Home after 2 p.m. Tuesday. Services will be held
at 2
p.m. Thursday in Christ Temple Church with Rev. Raymond Jones
officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
(Contributed by Amy Robbins Tjaden)
South Bend Tribune, 30 July 1960
Omer C. Robbins, 517 W. Lawrence St., Mishawaka, died in St Joseph's
Hospital, Mishawaka, at 9:40 a.m. Friday after a week's illness.
He
was born in LaPorte County on Oct. 17, 1875, and had lived in South
Bend most of his life, moving to Mishawaka three years ago. His
wife,
Maude, died in 1958. Mr Robbins was a retired carpenter.
Surviving
are three sons, Clarence of Mishawaka, Melvin of South Bend, and Carl
of New Carlisle; 21 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren; two
brothers, Melvin of El Paso, Ill., and Rolland of South Bend; three
half-sisters, Mrs Jay Stump of Mishawaka, Mrs Ethel Marks of North
Judson, and Mrs John Troeger of Elkhart, and a half-brother, Chester
Rogers [Rodgers] of LaPaz. Friends may call after 7 p.m. today in
the
Hollis Funeral Home where services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday with
Rev. Ray G. Jones, pastor of Christ Temple Church, officiating.
Burial
will be in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
(Contributed by Amy Robbins Tjaden)
Margaret
"Peggy" Bruggner Carberry
Newspaper: South Bend Tribune
Obit: COMMUNITY LEADER CARBERRY, 68, DIES
SOUTH BEND - Margaret ''Peggy'' Bruggner Carberry, 68, of Coventry
Trail, known for her longtime community service and involvement, died
at 4:50 p.m. Friday [May 13, 1994] in St. Joseph's Medical Center of
complications from recent surgery. Mrs. Carberry, a former vice
president of marketing for 1st Source Bank, was an active volunteer in
many organizations and projects through the years. While at 1st Source,
Mrs. Carberry initiated the ''Today's Woman'' and ''Money Money''
programs for woman and children in the community. She joined the bank
in 1973 after 10 years in real estate and retailing. Her community
involvement followed a family tradition that included her grandfather,
George Hull, a 25-year member of the City Council, and her father, a
school board president. She was a founding member and later president
of the Michiana Arts & Sciences Council Inc. and was involved in
starting the Firefly Festival and the annual Carnival for the Arts. She
was a past president of the Junior League of South Bend Inc., which had
just honored her as the 1994 sustaining member of the year. Mrs.
Carberry was past president of the board of directors of Madison Center
Inc.; Century Productions Inc.; and the Children's Dispensary and
Hospital Association Inc. She was active in the Northern Indiana
Historical Society, the United Way of St. Joseph County as a campaign
division chairwoman, WNIT-TV, Brian's House, AIDS Ministries/AIDS
Assist, Youth Service Bureau, YWCA, the Morris Performing Arts Center
restoration and Daughters of the American Revolution. She was involved
in Art in Public Places, which brought the ''Keeper of the Fire''
sculpture by diSuvero to South Bend in 1980. She also wrote several
articles for The Tribune of her visits to England. Mrs. Carberry was
born Sept. 21, 1925, in South Bend and was a lifelong resident. She
married Arthur W. Dailey, who died, and William J. Kluessner, who also
died. On Sept. 21, 1974, in South Bend she married James J. Carberry, a
chemical engineering professor at the University of Notre Dame, who
survives. Also surviving are a daughter, Christine Dailey Schultz of
Hinsdale, Ill.; two sons, Daniel L. Dailey of Minneapolis and David A.
Dailey of Menlo Park, Calif.; five stepdaughters, Alison C. Kiene of
Poplar Grove, Ill., Maura O'Malley Carberry of Newark, Del., Susan
Chapman of Laguna Hills, Calif., and Ann Miller and Jan Huge, both of
Irvine, Calif.; and 12 grandchildren. Services will be at 10 a.m.
Wednesday at Sacred Heart Basilica at University of Notre Dame. Burial
will be in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Notre Dame. Friends may call from 5 to
8 p.m. Monday and Tuesday in Hickey Funeral Home Cleveland Road Chapel,
17131 Cleveland Road.
( Contributed by Ida Maack
Recu )