Martha ROGOWSKI

24 NOV 1922 - 26 SEP 2010

• BIRTH: 24 NOV 1922, South Bend, IN
• BURIAL: Fairview Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN
• DEATH: 26 SEP 2010, Mishawaka, IN

• MARRIAGE: 24 MAY 1958, St Adalbert, South Bend, IN

1.  Robert DEBECK
2.  Gary DEBECK
3.  Victor DEBECK

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[N2931] Martha DeBeck
Nov. 24, 1922 - Sept. 26, 2010
MISHAWAKA - Martha DeBeck, 87, of Mishawaka, passed away Sunday morning, September 26, 2010, in Morningside Nursing and Memory Care Center, South Bend. Martha was born November 24, 1922, in South Bend, a daughter of the late Victor and Mary (Jaskowiak) Rogowski. She grew up in South Bend where she belonged to St. Adalbert Catholic Church and the Legion of Mary. On May 24, 1958 in St. Adalbert Church she married Rene DeBeck. The couple made Mishawaka their home. Martha was a true homemaker. She was proud of her Polish cooking and enjoyed baking and caring for her home. Martha was a member of St. Monica Catholic Church. Her family was the center of her life and is remembered as a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother. Martha's surviving family includes her husband of 52 years, Rene; three sons, Victor (Melody) DeBeck of South Bend, Gary (Michelle) DeBeck of South Bend and Robert DeBeck of Cromwell; three grandchildren, Adam (Torrie) DeBeck, Chad Beck and Kaleigh DeBeck; five sisters, Margaret Connell, Lucille Micinski, Nancy Siarkowski, Dorothy Marlowe and Beth Slater; and many nieces and nephews. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Wednesday at 10 am in St. Monica Catholic Church, 222 W. Mishawaka Ave., Mishawaka, with Rev. Jeffery Largent officiating. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery, Mishawaka. Friends may spend time with Martha's family today (Tuesday) from 4 - 7 pm in Thallemer, Goethals & Wells Funeral Home, 503 W. 3rd Street, Mishawaka and Wednesday from 9 - 10 am in the church. Contributions in Martha's memory may be given to Alzheimer Service of Northern Indiana or VFW Post #360. Assistance with memorials is available at the funeral home. To Those I Love & Those Who Loved Me When I am gone, release me let me go. I have so many things to see and do. You mustn't tie yourself to me with tears. I gave you my love, you can only guess how much you gave me in happiness. I thank you for the love you each have shown, but now it's time I traveled on alone. So grieve a while for me, if grieve you must, then let your grief be comforted by trust. It's only for a while that we must part, so bless the memories within your heart. I won't be far away, for life goes on, so if you need me, call and I will come. Though you can't see me or touch me, I'll be near, and if you listen with your heart you'll hear, all my love around you soft and clear. And then when you must come this way alone, I'll greet you with a smile and "WELCOME HOME".
Published in South Bend Tribune on September 28, 2010