Submitted by: Alice Marie Beard

Obituary is from the South Bend Tribune:

  Aug. 15, 1911 - May 22, 2009
MISHAWAKA - Laura "Kreth" Marchant, 97, of Mishawaka, passed away Friday afternoon, May 22, 2009, in the Golden Living Center - Fountainview, Mishawaka.  Kreth was born August 15, 1911, in Mishawaka, the daughter of the late Alfred and Laura (Lawson) Armstrong.    She grew up in Mishawaka and had lived in the same house since the age of five.  Kreth married Harold R. Marchant on June 9, 1931.    She was a homemaker and was talented at needlework.  Kreth enjoyed her house plants and pets.  She loved to ride motorcycles.  Kreth and her husband enjoyed photography.  They spent many summers at their cottage at Magician Lake in Michigan where they enjoyed boating.  Kreth was a member of The Episcopal Cathedral of St. James in South Bend.  She loved learning and telling stories about her family's history.   Kreth's surviving family includes her two sons, Harold "Hal" (Joyce) Marchant, Jr., of Mishawaka and Alfred (Pat) Marchant of Edwardsburg; four grandchildren, Randy (Jolene) Marchant, Jeffrey (Beth) Marchant, Troy (Marcie) Marchant and Tracy (Scott) Konrath; and three great-grandchildren, Spencer Marchant, Madison and Riley Dowdy.  Kreth was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Marchant, Sr., and also by an infant brother.   Friends may spend time with Kreth's family Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. in Thallemer, Goethals & Wells Funeral Home, 503 West Third Street, Mishawaka.  Services will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. in The Episcopal Cathedral of St. James, 117 N. Lafayette Blvd., South Bend, with the Rev. Dean Brian G. Grantz officiating.  Burial will follow at St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park, Granger.  Contributions in Kreth's memory may be made to The Episcopal Cathedral of St. James.