LaVerna Hortense LAFREE

4 NOV 1920 - 27 OCT 2012

• BIRTH: 4 NOV 1920, Detroit,Wayne, MI
• DEATH: 27 OCT 2012, Bemidji, Beltrami County, MN

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[N25607] LaVerna Hortense LaFree Hesch

Birth 4 Nov 1920
Detroit, Wayne County, MI

Death 27 Oct 2012 (aged 91)
Bemidji, Beltrami County, MN

Burial
Southlawn Cemetery
South Bend, St. Joseph County, IN
Plot Section H Lot 57 - 2
Memorial ID 100037932 · View Source

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LaVerna H. Hesch, 91, died Saturday, October 27, 2012 at Havenwood Care Center, Bemidji, MN. LaVerna Hortense LaFree was born November 4, 1920 in Detroit, MI to George and Clara (LaCluyze) LaFree. She grew up in South Bend, IN. LaVerna attended Madison High School and South Bend Business College. She won Grand Champion at the Indiana State Fair for sewing.On October 11, 1941 she married Henry Hesch in South Bend, IN where she raised her family. She enjoyed bridge, was a member of the Rosary Society and loved spending time with her family. LaVerna is survived by her sons, Dennis (Ethel) Hesch of Bemidji, MN and Michael (Cindy Anderson) Hesch of Bemidji, MN; daughter, Cynthia (Joe) Garrett of Lilburn, GA; five grandchildren; four great grandchildren; two sisters, Elnora Leininger of Mishawaka, IN and Rosemary (Donald) Gilpin of South Bend, IN; brother, James (Marianne) LaFree of South Bend, IN and stepbrother, Roger (Dorothy) Mathia of South Bend, IN. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Henry Hesch; two daughters, Sharon Hesch and Judy Hannasch; brother, George LaFree Jr. and sister, Florine Baker. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, November 12, 2012 at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church, 63568 U.S. 31 South, Lakeville, IN. Interment will follow at Southlawn Cemetery, South Bend, IN. Friends may visit with the family from 5:00-8:00 p.m. Sunday in the Palmer Funeral Home-Guisinger Chapel, 3718 S. Michigan St. South Bend, IN where a rosary will be recited at 5:00 p.m. and one hour prior to the services Monday in church.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions be offered to The Center for Hospice Care, 4220 Edison Lakes Parkway, Suite 210, Mishawaka, IN 46545 or to Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church, 63568 U.S. 31 South, Lakeville, IN 46536. Online condolences may be sent to www.palmerfuneralhomes.com