Wanda N BROWN

12 APR 1931 - 27 MAY 2015

• BIRTH: 12 APR 1931, Nelson, Muhlenberg County, KY
• DEATH: 27 MAY 2015, Mishawaka, Indiana

• MARRIAGE: 12 AUG 1949, St Joseph County Indiana

1. +Vicki GULATTA

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[N22918] Wanda N. Brown Gulatta

Birth 12 Apr 1931
Nelson, Muhlenberg County, KY

Death 27 May 2015 (aged 84)
Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, IN

Burial
Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens
Osceola, St. Joseph County, IN
Memorial ID 147218727

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MISHAWAKA - Wanda N. Gulatta, 84, of Mishawaka, died Wednesday, May 27, 2015. The Nelson, KY, native was born April 12, 1931, to William C. and Emma Belle (Sumner) Brown, both of whom died when Wanda was a small child. She was raised by her Aunt & Uncle, 'Momma Jannie' and 'Poppa Ezra' Estes. On August 12, 1949, she married Victor J. Gulatta in Mishawaka. Wanda was a homemaker, but had formerly worked at Uniroyal. She was a member of South Side General Baptist Church; she loved cooking & baking, making pies & cakes, cookouts, camping & fishing, and working in her garden. She cherished the time spent with family & friends and enjoyed spending the winter months in Florida. Wanda was preceded in death by her daughter, Darlene Mills; son, Terry Gulatta; and siblings, Robert, William, Calvin, Sam & Vernon 'Buster' Brown, Gilbert, George & Gary Estes, Allie Hillard, Ruby Anderson, Oma Whitfield and Gladys Klatt. She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Victor J. Gulatta; daughters, Vickie Roper of Mishawaka and Candace (Gene) Gorbics of Plainwell MI; son-in-law, Robert Mills, Jr. of Bremen; sisters, Vonnie St. Clair in Kentucky and Margaret Whitfield in Ohio; sister-in-law, Karen Estes; grandchildren, Teresa Roper, Karen Beatty and Joey Roper, all of Mishawaka, Sheila (Toby) Mills-Lakins and Victor Mills, both of Bremen, and Scott & Jacqueline Gorbics, both in Michigan; 13 great-grandchildren and 6 great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services 2:00 Wednesday, June 3, 2015, in Chapel Hill Funeral Home, 10776 McKinley Hwy., with Rev. Jeff Little officiating. Friends may call from 12-2 on Wednesday in the funeral home. Burial at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens. The family's preferred memorials are the Logan Center, 2505 E. Jefferson Blvd., South Bend, IN 46615; or South Side General Baptist Church, 1615 S. Spring Street, Mishawaka, IN 46544. To sign the online guestbook or to offer condolences to the family, please visit us at www.chapelhillmemorial.com.