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Rose M. GEMBER

[N7512]

7 OCT 1925 - 30 JUN 2005

  • BIRTH: 7 OCT 1925, South Bend, IN
  • BURIAL: St Joseph Cemetery, South Bend, In
  • DEATH: 30 JUN 2005, South Bend, IN
Family 1 : Arthur RATAJCZAK
  • MARRIAGE: 14 OCT 1950, St Joseph County, IN
  1.  Dennis J. RATAJCZAK

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[N7512] Birth: Oct. 7, 1925
South Bend
St. Joseph County
Indiana, USA
Death: Jun. 30, 2005
South Bend
St. Joseph County
Indiana, USA

Rose M. Ratajczak, 79, of South Bend, In, passed away on Thursday, June 30, 2005, in he home.
Rose was born on October 7, 1925, in South Bend, to Samuel and Elizabeth (Markowski) Gember. On October 14, 1950, in St. Hedwig Church, as Rose M. Gember, she married Arthur L. Ratajczak, who preceded her in death on November 14, 1983. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Beatrice Szymczak; and by a brother, Robert Gember.
Surviving are two daughters, Sandra A. (Larry) Ringler of Niles, MI, and Teresa M. Ratajczak of South Bend, IN; two sons, Dennis J. (Julie) Ratajczak of South Bend, IN, and Lorence A. Ratajczak of Lakeville, IN; three grandchildren, Rashelle and Kristen Dale of South Bend, IN, and Lisa Ratajczak of South Bend, IN; two step-grandchildren, Kristine Johnson of Granger, IN and Jesse Ballew of Florida; one great-granddaughter, Madeline Hubbard of Granger, IN; one sister, Irene (Anthony) Panzica of South Bend, IN; one brother, Arthur (Betty) Gember of Three Oaks, MI; and by many nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 6, 2005m in St. Hedwig Church. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday in the Kaniewski Funeral Home, 3545 N. Bendix Drive, where a parish Rosary will be prayed at 6 p.m. Rose was a member of St. Hedwig Parish and the V.F.W. Post #9820 Women's Auxiliary.
Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of the donor's choice.

Published in The South Bend Tribune, Sunday, July 3, 2005.

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Spouse:
Arthur Lawrence Ratajczak (1926 - 1983)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Saint Joseph Cemetery
South Bend
St. Joseph County
Indiana, USA

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