Florence SWARTZ

9 OCT 1910 - 3 DEC 2016

• BIRTH: 9 OCT 1910, South Bend, IN
• DEATH: 3 DEC 2016, South Bend, IN

• MARRIAGE: 18 NOV 1931, St Joseph County, IN

1.  Joyce WENTLAND

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[N2966] Florence Wentland's motto is "live one day at at time."
She turned 105 and is still taking life 'one day at a time' It has served her well.She just turned 105, and staff members at the Milton Adult Day Services in South Bend marked the occasion with a party, complete with cake and a giant card (marked "Happy 105th," of course). Wentland is a South Bend native who was born on Pulaski Street in 1910. She worked for years at Saint Mary’s College and was widowed at 42. She has three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Wentland's 85-year-old daughter - Joyce Poland - cares for her.“She is the most wonderful mother anyone could have," Poland said. "She gave me everything I needed and even a few wants."
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Florence Joan Wentland
Oct. 9, 1910 - Dec. 3, 2016
SOUTH BEND - Florence Joan Wentland, 106, of South Bend, IN, passed away at 9:45 a.m. Saturday, December 3, 2016 in her residence. Florence was born on October 9, 1910 in South Bend to Frank and Rose (Lipka) Swartz. On November 18, 1931 in South Bend she married Stephen C. Wentland. Stephen preceded Florence in death on July 28, 1953. Florence was also preceded in death by her parents, one sister, nine brothers and five step-siblings. Florence is survived by her daughter, Joyce Poland of South Bend, three grandchildren, Melissa (Tim) Murdock, Stephen J. (Tina) Poland and their children, Stephen Poland and Joshua Poland, and Melinda (William) Lawecki and their children, William Lawecki and Ben Lawecki. Florence was a member of Sacred Heart Notre Dame and retired from St. Mary's College in 1980. Visitation for Florence will be on Wednesday, December 7, from 9:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. at the Bubb Funeral Chapel, 3910 N. Main Street, Mishawaka. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 7, at the All Souls Chapel in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Notre Dame, IN. Father Thomas J. Jones CSC will officiate the Mass with burial to follow in Cedar Grove Cemetery. Family request that no flowers or memorial contributions be made. Published in South Bend Tribune on Dec. 6, 2016