William GOMBOSI

18 FEB 1927 - 19 JUL 2011

• BIRTH: 18 FEB 1927, Buchanan, Berrien County, MI
• DEATH: 19 JUL 2011, Buchanan, Berrien County, MI

• MARRIAGE: 11 SEP 1954, Niles, Berrien County, MI

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[N22802] William Gombosi, Jr

Birth 18 Feb 1927
Buchanan, Berrien County, MI

Death 19 Jul 2011 (aged 84)
Buchanan, Berrien County, MI

Burial
Silverbrook Cemetery
Niles, Berrien County, MI
Plot GM-H-192-A
Memorial ID 73680113

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William Gombosi Jr.
Feb. 18, 1927 - July 19, 2011
NILES - William Gombosi Jr., age 84 years, of East Bertrand Road in Niles, Michigan, died at 11:15 a.m. Tuesday, July 19, 2011, at Buchanan Meadows Living Center in Buchanan of an extended illness. Mr. Gombosi was born on February 18, 1927, in Buchanan, Michigan, to William and Mildred Ann (Yeoman) Gombosi Sr. He graduated from Niles High School and lived in the area most of his life. He hired-on with the New York Central Railroad and served 41 years before retiring from Conrail. William was a veteran of World War II, having served in the United States Army. He was a member of Community Baptist Church in South Bend, Indiana, and American Legion Post #53 in Montana. On September 11, 1954, in Niles, he married the former Wanda (Weaver) Gano, who survives. Surviving family also includes their children, James Gano (& Leslie) Gombosi of Delanco, New Jersey, Peggy (& Westin) Hutchings of Dickson, Tennessee, Nancy (& John) Jones of Kalamazoo, Michigan, and Thomas Gombosi of Niles; grandchildren, Paula, Carla, Jeffrey, Maeghan, Lisa, Jeremy, Andra, Nathan, Stephani and Thomas; great-grandchildren, Cameron, Jack, Ella, Karrissa, Erin, twins, Madilyn and Angela, twins, Nolan and Morgan, Hunter and Lily. He was preceded in death by his brother, David Gombosi. The funeral service for William Gombosi Jr. will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, July 25, 2011, at Community Baptist Church in South Bend, with Rev. Steven Stadmiller of the church officiating, and will conclude with the Veterans Flag Presentation and "Taps" in the churchyard by the United States Army Honor Guard. Committal services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Monday at Silverbrook Cemetery in Niles. The family will receive relatives and friends from 2-4:00 p.m. Sunday at Halbritter Funeral Home in Niles. Contributions in memory of Bill may be made to Hospice At Home.
Published in South Bend Tribune on July 21, 2011