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South Bend Area Genealogical Society
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"Serving South Bend, Mishawaka and Surrounding Areas"
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P.O. Box 11
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Notre Dame, IN 46556
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Richard L SOWALA
[N7524]
5 NOV 1947 - 17 JAN 2016
- RESIDENCE: 2004, Stafford VA
- BIRTH: 5 NOV 1947, South Bend, IN
- DEATH: 17 JAN 2016, Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, USA
Father: Richard L SOWALA
Mother: Lorraine FLOWERS
Family 1
: Terry Lynn MARSHALL
- MARRIAGE: 21 OCT 1967, St. Stanilaus, South Bend In
- EVENT: Officiating:
Father Roger Sowala
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[N7524]
Richard L. Sowala Jr.
Nov. 5, 1947 - Jan. 17, 2016
STAFFORD, VA - Richard Lawrence Sowala, Jr., 68, of Stafford, VA, formerly of Indiana, passed away Sunday, January 17, 2016, at Mary Washington Hospital. Richard Sowala served in the Navy during the Vietnam War; during which he received the Navy Achievement Medal for his duties performed while stationed in Morocco, Africa. He was later assigned to the White House Communication Agency. Mr. Sowala loved his dog “Hettie,” his John Deere tractor, boating, and most of all, his family and grandchildren. Survivors include his wife, Terry Lynn Sowala; his children, Christine Williamson (Richard), Brian Sowala (Shannon), Susan Parker (Trey), and Karen Sowala (Mark Jankovits); and seven grandchildren, David and James Williamson, Daniel Sowala, Maury Ramos, Cindy Lou Parker, Cheyenne Parker, and Kaleigh Crouch. The family will receive friends from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 20, at Covenant Funeral Service, Stafford. A service will be held at noon, Wednesday, Jan. 20, at St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church in Fredericksburg.
Interment will be in Quantico National Cemetery at noon, Thursday, January 21. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Wreaths Across America, Box 249, Columbia Falls, ME 04623.Online guestbook is available at covenantfuneralservice.com. Published in South Bend Tribune on Jan. 19, 2016
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