Gloria Vivian SMIGIELSKI

25 APR 1926 - 7 AUG 2016

• BIRTH: 25 APR 1926, South Bend, IN
• DEATH: 7 AUG 2016, South Bend, IN

• MARRIAGE: 17 APR 1948, St Joseph County Indiana

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[N15146] Apr. 25, 1926 - Aug. 7, 2016
SOUTH BEND - Gloria Vivian Rzepnicki, 90, of South Bend, Indiana passed away on Sunday, August 7, 2016. She was born on April 25, 1926, to the late John and Anna (Odynski) Smigielski. On April 17, 1948, she married A. John Rzepnicki, who preceded her in death on June 22, 2005. Gloria is survived by her daughter, Deborah (John) Bishop of South Bend; her son, Michael (Lisa) Rzepnicki of Granger; six grandchildren, Brian (Maria) Rzepnicki, Brooke (Doug) Karnes, Matthew Bishop, Joseph Rzepnicki, Jaime (Eric Colburn) Bishop and Jordan Rzepnicki; three great-grandchildren, Brady and Addison Karnes and Jaxson Colburn; and one sister-in-law, Margaret Smigielski. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by three sisters, Esther Kaczmarek, Sylvia Jaro and Dolores Farrington; and two brothers, Ben Smigielski and Leo Smigielski. Visitation will be from 4:00-8:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 10, 2016 in the Kaniewski Funeral Home, 3545 N. Bendix Dr., South Bend, where a Rosary will be recited at 4:30 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, August 11, 2016 in St. Adalbert Catholic Church, with Rev. Joseph Moyer, C.S.C presiding. Burial will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery. Gloria loved to shop, watch her favorite team - the Chicago Cubs but most of all, loved her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice House of South Bend. Pub. in South Bend Tribune on Aug. 9, 2016