Submitted by: Dan Rich

Frank J. Fenske

Sept. 10, 1913 -- Oct. 31, 2004

South Bend Tribune 11/3/2004

Frank J. Fenske, 91, of South Bend, Ind., passed away at 2:40 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 31, in the Ironwood Health & Rehabilitation Center, South Bend. He was born Sept. 10, 1913, in Bay City, Mich., as the son of Frank and Martha (Jaskiewicz) Fenske, and had lived in South Bend since 1924, coming from Bay City.

On Nov. 6, 1937, in South Bend, he married Mabel Lura Floran. He is survived by his loving wife, Mabel of 67 years. Also surviving are four daughters, Sandra K. Newton of Granger, Ind., Sharyl (Rick) Holm of North Liberty, Ind., Bonnie (Thomas) Lehman of South Bend and Vicki (David) Treat of Algonquin, Ill. He is also survived by eight grandchildren, Jeff (Janice) Newton, Kim (Wes) Newton Evard, Christi Holm, Cindi (Will) Holm Pederson, Michelle (Chris) Holm Feller, Kelly Holm, Alex and Kati Lehman; and four great- grandchildren, Jordon and Jessica Newton, and Reilly and Nolan Evard. Frank was preceded in death by his parents, a sister, Marie Wroblewski, and by a son-in-law, Jack Newton in 1983.

He was a 1933 graduate of Central High School, and served as a military police officer in England and France in the U.S. Army's 787th Battalion during the Second World War. Frank was a skilled craftsman and member of Carpenters Union Local 413, running his own construction firm for many years. He was a member and past commander of V.F.W. Post 1167 and was a charter member and past president of Greene Township Lions Club. He was an active member of Christian Center Cathedral of Praise in South Bend for many years, using his skills in the construction of the church building and parsonage.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 4, in the Palmer Funeral Home-Guisinger Chapel, 3718 S. Michigan St., South Bend. Rev. Richard Siri will officiate. Graveside services and burial will follow at Sumption Prairie Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today and one hour prior to services Thursday in the Palmer Funeral Home-Guisinger Chapel.

Memorial gifts may be made to the Center for Hospice & Palliative Care, Inc., 111 Sunnybrook Court, South Bend, IN 46637; or to LeSea Global Feed the Hungry, P.O. Box 10777, South Bend, IN 46680-7777.