Submitted by: Dan Rich

Loretta A. Bierwagen

Sept. 3, 1921 - July 10, 2008

South Bend Tribune 7/12/2008
Loretta A. Bierwagen, 86, passed away on July 10, 2008, at 8:49 a.m. in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. Loretta was born on September 3, 1921 in South Bend to the late Anthony F. and Edna (Zakrocki) Kreczmer.

On May 13, 1943, she married Thaddeus F. "Ted" Bierwagen in St. Adalbert Catholic Church, South Bend. He preceded her in death on January 10, 2006; she was also preceded in death by her sister, Dolores Molenda. She is survived by her three children, Jennifer (Richard) Wilson of Fort Wayne, Jeffery Bierwagen of Fort Wayne, and Paul (Donna) Bierwagen of South Bend; four grandchildren, Paul (Valerie) Wilson, Christopher (Michelle) Wilson, Paul Bierwagen Jr. and Dustin Bierwagen; and seven great-grandchildren. Loretta was a pharmacy clerk and retired in 1973. She was a member of Women's Polish Alliance of America, and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish in Fort Wayne. She enjoyed spending time with her family.

Visitation will be from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, July 13, 2008, in ST. JOSEPH FUNERAL HOME, 824 S. Mayflower Road, South Bend. A funeral liturgy will be celebrated at 2 p.m. on Monday, July 14, 2008, in the funeral home. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Cemetery, South Bend. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 460 N. Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63141.