Dorothy HYSKA

18 DEC 1921 - 20 JUN 2020

• BIRTH: 18 DEC 1921, Mishawaka, St Joseph, Indiana
• DEATH: 20 JUN 2020, Westfield, Hamilton, Indiana

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[N24696] Dorothy Chandonia
1921 ~ 2020 (age 98)

Dorothy Chandonia passed away on June 20th at CarDon Senior Living (Copper Trace) in Westfield IN. The youngest of five children born to Peter and Elizabeth Hyska, she spent her whole life in Mishawaka until she and her late husband moved to the Indianapolis area in the care of their daughter. A graduate of Mishawaka High School, Dorothy married Buford W. ("Bud") Chandonia in 1943. At his death in 2017, they had been married for 73 years. While rearing their two children, Dorothy also worked as a bookkeeper in several Michiana businesses and helped her husband develop residential properties in the Mishawaka Hills and the Plymouth suburbs. Apart from her beloved Mishawaka hometown, Dorothy's favorite place was Diamond Island in Cassopolis MI, where she and her family were summer residents for over 60 years. She proudly served as treasurer (AKA "sheriff") of the Island Association. A lifelong member of St. Bavo Catholic Church in Mishawaka, Dorothy joined St. Elizabeth Ann Seton parish in Carmel IN, where she and her late husband renewed their wedding vows in 2014. She is survived by her son, Ron (Charlene) of College Park GA, and her daughter, Chris (Ed) of Carmel IN; by five grandchildren: John-Marc Chandonia of San Francisco CA, John-Paul Chandonia of East Point GA, Chantel Chandonia of Marietta GA, Paul Hale of Denver CO, and Sarah Hale of New Orleans LA; and by three great-granddaughters. Final arrangements are being handled by Palmer Funeral Homes - Bubb Chapel. After a gravesite service for the family, Dorothy's ashes will be interred in Fairview Cemetery in Mishawaka. The family requests no flowers or donations. Online condolences may be left at www.palmerfuneralhomes.com To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Dorothy Chandonia, please visit our floral store. To Plant Memorial Trees in memory, please visit our Sympathy Store. Published in South Bend Tribune on Jun. 23, 2020.