Catherine Joan SCHEIBELHUT

25 FEB 1924 - 22 JAN 2013

• BIRTH: 25 FEB 1924, Durand, Michigan
• BURIAL: Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Osceola, IN
• DEATH: 22 JAN 2013, Granger, IN

• MARRIAGE: JUN 1946, St Joseph County, IN

1.  Janet RONCZ

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[N30529] Catherine Joan Scheibelhut Roncz

BIRTH 25 Feb 1924
Durand, Shiawassee County, Michigan

DEATH 22 Jan 2013 (aged 88)
South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA

BURIAL
Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens
Osceola, St. Joseph County, IN
MEMORIAL ID 04119055

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Catherine Joan Roncz
nee Scheibelhut
Feb. 25, 1924 - Jan. 22, 2013

SOUTH BEND - Catherine (Katie) Roncz, 88, went to be with the Lord on January 22, 2013 after a long illness. She was born on February 25, 1924 in Durand, Michigan. One of eight children born to George and Evelyn Scheibelhut, she attended Our Lady of Hungary Grade School, and was a graduate of Riley High School. She worked at Wilson Brothers before she was hired at Studebaker, where she served as an accountant during the war bond effort.

In June 1946, she married P. John Roncz. Katie was a long time member of the Christ Child Society. She also taught a Special Education class in the Saint Joseph Parish School of Religion. She spent most winters in Lehigh Acres, Florida, and the summers in South Bend. In 2004 she moved to Emeritus at Arborwood, where she resided until her death.

Katie is survived by three children: John Roncz, Maribeth Roncz (Rick VanVlasselaer), and Janet (Ralph) Sanders; two grandchildren, Rachel (Nathan) Beittenmiller and Allyson (Aaron) Smith; four great-grandchildren, Reeann Beck, Michael Roncz, and Cathryn and Seth Beittenmiller; and one sister, Joan Horvath. Preceding her in death were her husband John, daughter Diane and grandson Jason. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 am Monday, January 28, 2013 in St. Pius X Catholic Church, 52553 Fir Road, Granger. Graveside services and burial will follow at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Osceola. Friends may visit with the family from 2:00 - 6:00 pm Sunday, January 27, 2013 in Palmer Funeral Home - Hickey Chapel, 17131 Cleveland Road, South Bend as well as one hour prior to Mass on Monday at church. Expressions of sympathy in memory of Katie may be donated to Center for the Homeless, 813 S. Michigan Street, South Bend, IN 46601 or Center for Hospice Care, 4220 Edison Lakes Pkwy., Suite 210, Mishawaka, IN 46545. Online condolences may be left for the Roncz family at www.palmerfuneralhomes.com.

Published in South Bend Tribune on January 25, 2013