Submitted by: Dan Rich

Kimberly Marie Magera

April 2, 1987 - June 9, 2001

South Bend Tribune 6/12/2001

Kimberly Marie Magera, 14 years old, residing on Byrkit Avenue in Mishawaka, passed away on Saturday morning, June 9, 2001. Kim was born on April 2, 1987, in Mishawaka, and lived in Mishawaka all of her life. She recently completed the eighth grade at John Young Middle School in Mishawaka. Surviving family members include her mother, Lisa Magera of Mishawaka; one brother, Cody Wagoner, at home; maternal grandparents, Louise and Jim Magera of South Bend; maternal great-grandmother, Rosemary "G.G." Hums of Mishawaka; uncle, Joe Magera of South Bend; aunt and uncle, Amy (Magera) and Johnie Neace of Mishawaka; with cousins, Zachery and Megan. Lisa and Kim's friend, Ed Trifone of Niles, MI, also survives.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, June 13, 2001, at the Palmer Funeral Home, 2528 Mishawaka Avenue, South Bend. Rev. Gene A. Eckerley, pastor of Community Brethren Church in Mishawaka, and Father Bill Seetch, C.S.C., will officiate. Private burial will take place. Friends may visit with the family from 2-4 and 6-8 P.M. on Tuesday, June 12, at the Palmer Funeral Home, South Bend, where a Rosary will be held at 3:30 P.M. Contributions in memory of Kimberly Marie Magera may be donated to Life Station, Inc., 55255 Bittersweet Road, Mishawaka, IN 46545.