Kenneth L ROUSH

5 JUL 1930 - 9 JAN 2021

• BIRTH: 5 JUL 1930, Teegarden, Marshall County, IN
• DEATH: 9 JAN 2021, St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth, IN

• MARRIAGE: 1 JUL 1950, Our Lady of Hungary Catholic Church, St Joseph County, IN

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[N31415] Kenneth L Roush
July 5, 1930 - Jan. 9, 2021

PLYMOUTH, IN - Kenneth L. Roush passed away on January 9, 2021 at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth. He was 90 years old. He was born July 5, 1930, the youngest child of Melvin G. Roush and Minnie Phoebe (Johnson) Roush on a farm north of Teegarden, Indiana, in St Joseph County. He graduated from North Liberty High School in 1948. He joined the U.S. Marine Corps to get away from milking cows. He served two tours of duty during the Korean War. On July 1, 1950, he married Yolanda Arch in the “new” Our Lady of Hungary Church in South Bend. By trade, Ken was a tool and die maker. He worked at Singers, Studebakers, and Miles Lab in Elkhart. In 1972, he and Yolanda tried a retail venture, but were back in South Bend by June, 1973. On July 1, 1975, they moved to the old Paul Hiss farm at Lincoln Hwy. and Pine Road. He worked for Haeberle Machine Shop and drove for Hoosier Tire. He and Yolanda visited almost every state (including Alaska and Hawaii twice) during their retirement years. He is survived by his wife of 70 years, Yolanda, and four of his five children: son, Kenneth Joseph (Eileen) and their son, Robert (Amy) Roush and their children, Casey, Callahan, and Julia; daughter, Kiersten (Justin) Doheny and their son, Justin (Teddy); daughter, Kathy Ann (Steve) Smitha and their son, Zebediah (Anne) Smitha, and their children, Norah, Bridget, Olivia, Liam and Penny; and son, Roy Michael (Gary Richey) and daughter, Jean (Dee Copeland). He is also survived by a sister, Deloris (Dwight) Pippenger. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Susan Marie, his parents, brothers, Harold (Eleanor), Howard (Ruth), and Roy (Helen); and a sister, Evelyn (Don) Yeagley. Visitation will be held on Saturday, January 16, 2021 at 10 a.m. at St. Michael Catholic Church, 613 N. Center St., Plymouth where a Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 11 a.m. with Fr. Spenser St. Louis. Burial will take place in the St. Michael Catholic Cemetery, Plymouth. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Michael's Catholic Church, 613 N. Center St., Plymouth, IN 46563.Condolences can be sent to the family through the website: www.johnson-danielson.com.

Published by South Bend Tribune on Jan. 12, 2021.