Submitted by: Dan Rich

 

Rosanna C. Lykowski

Aug. 31, 1952 - March 10, 2008

 

South Bend Tribune 3/13/2008
SOUTH BEND - Rosanna C. Lykowski, 55, residing in South Bend, died following a brief illness at 10:58 a.m. Monday, March 10, 2008, in Memorial Hospital. She was born August 31, 1952, in Chicago, to Don and Margaret (Neumann) Lamb, and had lived in the Mishawaka-South Bend area all of her life. She graduated from Indiana University-South Bend, receiving her master's in administration. She was employed for 30 years as a teacher with the South Bend Community School Corp. She was currently working as a first grade teacher at Lincoln Primary School. She previously served in special education at LaSalle High School and the Greene Twp. Elementary School.

 

On July 30, 1977, in South Bend, she married James M. Lykowski, who preceded her in death on December 1, 2007. She was also preceded by her father, Don Lamb, on February 23, 2006. Rosanna is survived by her son, Michael R. (Lace Cutler) Lykowski of South Bend; her mother, Margaret Lamb of South Bend; a granddaughter, Kendle Adams; and three sisters, Deborah Gresham of Kalamazoo, MI, Margaret (Chuck) Yoder and Jennifer Sweeney, both of South Bend. Also surviving are two nephews, Robert (Katie) Gresham Jr. and Adam Gresham, and a great-niece, Mariah Gresham, all of Kalamazoo, MI; Lace's daughter, Ja'niah of South Bend; a sister-in-law, Barbara (Ralph) Neri of Pinckney, MI; and two brothers-in-law, Timothy (Kathy) Lykowski and Thomas (Diane) Lykowski of South Bend; and special friends, the Franklin family.

 

Services will be at noon Saturday, March 15, in Palmer Funeral Home-Guisinger Chapel, 3718 South Michigan Street, South Bend. Cremation will follow. The family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m. until services on Saturday in the funeral home. Contributions in memory of Mrs. Lykowski may be made to the American Red Cross.