Submitted by: Dan Rich

 

William J. Dorsch Jr.

April 2, 1947 - Feb. 14, 2008

 

South Bend Tribune 2/17/2008
MISHAWAKA - William J. Dorsch Jr., 60, passed away in the VA Medical Center, Indianapolis, on Thursday, Feb. 14th. William was born on April 2, 1947, in South Bend, as the son of William Joseph and Mary (Elek) Dorsch Sr. He was preceded in death by his parents and by a brother, John M. Dorsch.

 

On September 18, 1965, in South Bend, he married the former Christine Ann Kapalczylnski. Surviving are his wife, Christine; two sons, John (Cathy) Dorsch of South Bend and William J. (Martha) Dorsch III of Granger; five grandchildren, Meredith, Courtney, William IV, Gracen and Valerie. William was a truck driver with Quality Automotive in Mishawaka before he retired, a member of the Teamsters, and was a Vietnam veteran of the United States Air Force.

 

Family and friends may visit on Tuesday, February 19, from 2 to 8 p.m. in the Hahn Funeral Home, 505 W. 8th Street, Mishawaka, where Rev. Michael Heintz will have a service at 6:00 p.m. The family will stay and receive friends until 8:00 p.m.