Mary DE WITTE

17 JUN 1905 - 17 SEP 2001

• RESIDENCE: 1930, Res. of Mother Mary Dewitte
• BIRTH: 17 JUN 1905, Hansbeke, Belgium
• BURIAL: Chapel Hill Memorial Garden Cemetery, Osceola, IN
• DEATH: 17 SEP 2001, Mishawaka, IN

• MARRIAGE: 11 MAY 1925, St. Bavo, St Joseph County IN

1. +George FOBE

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[N8670] Mary C. Fobe
June 17, 1905 - Sept. 17, 2001
South Bend Tribune 9/18/2001

Mary C. Fobe, 96, of Berkley Circle, Mishawaka, Ind., passed away on Monday, Sept. 17, in her home. Mary was born on June 17, 1905, in Hansbeke, Belgium, as the daughter of the late Julius and Alice (Buyssee) De Witte. On May 11, 1925, in St. Bavo's Catholic Church in Mishawaka, as Mary De Witte, she married Adolf Fobe, who preceded her in death on Jan. 9, 1974. She was also preceded by three brothers, George, Marcel and Joseph De Witte. Mary is survived by her son, George (Odette) Fobe of Mishawaka; two grandchildren, Christine (Thomas) Eberhardt and Gregory (Mary Ellen) Fobe; three step-grandchildren, Carla Forsythe, James Barcus and Katherine Waletzko; five great-grandchildren, Mary Elizabeth, Christopher, Katelyn and Ryan Eberhardt, and Kyle Fobe; seven step-great-grandchildren, Brandy, Matthew, Sean, Brandon, Brittany, Steven and Jennica; a brother, Leon De Witte of Sebring, Fla.; three nieces, Rita DeMaegd, Mary Lou Karmolinski and Jo Ann Schmaulkuche; three nephews, George De Witte, Eric Lattrez and Etinne Lattrez; and by a special friend and caregiver, Sue Spangler. Mary and her husband were the owners and founders of the West End Bakery where she worked for 64 years before retiring in 1987. Mary was a member of St. Bavo's Catholic Church, Mishawaka, and was a lifetime auxiliary member of the BK Club, Mishawaka. Friends may call from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. with a Rosary at 2:30 p.m. today, Sept. 18, in the Hahn Funeral Home, 505 W 8th Street, Mishawaka. Services will be at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 19, in St. Bavo's Catholic Church, Mishawaka. Contributions in memory of Mary may be made to St. Bavo's Catholic Church, 511 W. 7th Street, Mishawaka, IN 46544.

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1930 Census
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Alice De Witte F 54 Belgium Alice (Buyssee) Julius (Dead)De Witte
Son Joseph De Witte M 26 Belgium
Son George De Witte M 22 Belgium
Son Marcel De Witte M 15 Indiana
Son Leon De Witte M 13 Indiana
Son-in-law Adolph Fobe M 32 Belgium
Daughter Mary Fobe F 24 Belgium
Grandson George Fobe M 2 Indiana

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Birth: 1905
Death: 2001

Spouse:
Adolf Fobe (1898 - 1974)

Burial:
Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens
Osceola
St. Joseph County
Indiana, USA

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