Bernice TENGBLAD

6 MAY 1915 - 23 NOV 2007

• BIRTH: 6 MAY 1915, Chicago, Cook, IL
• DEATH: 23 NOV 2007, St Pauls Retirement Center, Mishawaka, IN

• MARRIAGE: 11 JUL 1936, Chicago, Cook, IL

1.  Maureen Kay CARNEY

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[N18258] Bernice A. Carney
May 6, 1915 - Nov. 23, 2007

South Bend Tribune 11/25/2007
SOUTH BEND - Bernice A. Carney, 92, of South Bend, died at 9:20 a.m. Friday, November 23, 2007, in St. Paul's Retirement Community, following an illness. Mrs. Carney was born May 6, 1915, in Chicago, IL, to the late Axel S. and Olive M. (Soderberg) Tengblad. She lived in South Bend and Lake of the Woods, Bremen, IN, for the last 60 years. On July 11, 1936, in Chicago, she married William L. Carney, who preceded her in death on November 19, 1972. She was also preceded in death by a son, William L. Carney III, in 1973, and a brother, Malcolm Tengblad. She is survived by two daughters, Sharon Balboa of Henderson, NV, and Maureen K. (Jon) Hruska of South Bend; a son, Ralph M. (Caroline) Carney of Corralitos, CA; eight grandchildren, Sean (Sue) Carney, Brian (Peg) Carney, Matthew (Diane) Carney, Dawn (Peter) Lanser, Zachary Balboa, Jennifer (Mark) Cantrell, Jon (Christy) Hruska, and Corinne (David) Koppel; and 15 great-grandchildren. Mrs. Carney retired as an executive secretary to the president of Bremen Bearings after ten years. She also was a co-owner, with her husband, of Middle West Traffic Service for 20 years. She was a member and very active with American Turners of South Bend and was a volunteer at Memorial Hospital. She was also a former member of Ridgedale Presbyterian Church and more recently of First Presbyterian Church, both of South Bend. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, November 25, in the Welsheimer Family Funeral Home, 521 N. William St., with Rev. Don Neely of First Presbyterian Church officiating. Cremation will take place at Welsheimer Crematory. The family will receive friends in the funeral home one hour prior to the time of the service. Memorial contributions may be made to First Presbyterian Church, 333 W. Colfax Ave., South Bend, IN, 46601.