Submitted by: Dan Rich

 

Reathel Mary French

Aug. 3, 1926 - June 3, 2007

 

South Bend Tribune 6/6/2007
SOUTH BEND - Reathel Mary French, 80, of South Bend, passed away Sunday, June 3, 2007, in Fountainview Place of Mishawaka. She was born on August 3, 1926, in Hanna, Indiana, to the late Oarton and Grace (Doll) Adams. Reathel was a graduate of Wilson High School.

 

On December 27, 1946, she married the love of her life, Richard Herman French. Reathel loved to travel with her husband and especially enjoyed going to Disney World. She had worked as a librarian at Holy Family Catholic School for four years. She is survived by her loving family: her husband, Richard Herman French; her daughter, Dawn R. French (fiancé Frank Ogorek) of South Bend; her son, Richard R. (Fran) French of Humble, Texas; two grandsons, Chris (Lynne) French and Jon French; her great-granddaughter, Emily French, and great-grandson, Luke French. Reathel was preceded in death by her parents, and by her brother, Oarton H. Adams Jr.

 

Friends may visit with her family on Thursday, June 7, from 4 to 8 p.m. in the Welsheimer Family Funeral Home, 521 N. William Street, South Bend. A funeral service will be held Friday, June 8, at 11 a.m. in the funeral home, with Chaplain Titus Matemavi officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. In loving memory of Reathel, memorial contributions may be made to The Memorial and Honor Program, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-1942.