Submitted by: Dan Rich

 

 

Lucian A. Arata

April 8, 1917 - Nov. 16, 2004

 

South Bend Tribune 11/19/2004

                                 

MISHAWAKA -- Lucian A. "Doc" Arata, 87, of Shelbyville, Ind., formerly of Mishawaka, died at 8 p.m. Tuesday in Walker House, Shelbyville.

 

Survivors include two daughters, Rose Ann Thurston of Bloomington, Ind., and Virginia Tutterrow of Shelbyville; two sisters, Adelaide Caleal of Detroit and Agnes Laux of Dayton, Ohio; and two brothers, Justin and James, both of Fort Wayne.

 

Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday in St. Joseph Catholic Church, Shelbyville, where friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today.

 

Murphy-Parks Funeral Service, Shelbyville, is handling arrangements.

 

Editor: He was born in Mishawaka to Alphonsius Paul Arata and Mary Geneva Schroeder. He married Anna D. Difiori in Mishawaka 10-11-1939 and she died 3-31-2001.