Submitted by: Alice Marie Beard
Jan. 4, 1922 - Feb. 27, 2012
MISHAWAKA - Harry G.P. Muhme was born on January, 4, 1922 in
Berlin, Germany to Dr. Gustav and Emma (Murray) Muhme. When Harry
was 2 years old, they immigrated to the United States and settled
in Chicago. His mother died when he was 5 and when he was 7, his
father married Elsie Krugel. His father died in 1965 and his
stepmother died in December of 2010 at the age of 100. Harry
attended Lane Technical High School in Chicago. After losing his
father, Harry lived mostly with his aunt and uncle, Hans and Hedy
Gast. They lived in St. Joseph, Michigan, where his uncle owned a
bakery and Harry attended Lutheran School. Harry came to
Mishawaka where his aunt and uncle lived. Harry and his uncle
worked at Kuss Bakery. In 1942, Harry went into the army and he
joined the Paratroopers. He was with the 82nd Airborne and on
June 6, 1944, D-Day, they jumped into Normandy. In October of
1944, he was badly injured in Holland. In January of 1946, he was
discharged from the army. After the service, he worked for Walter
Baney Plastering and in 1947, he married Iola M. Baney, who
survives. At one time, he owned and operated the OC Donut Shop in
Osceola. He worked many years for Prickett's Supermarket and in
1986, he retired from Laidig Industries, Mishawaka. He had a
great sense of humor and even after his stroke in 2001, which
took his short term memory, he still maintained the humor and
quick come backs. He enjoyed sailing, model trains and he was
very proud of his service to his country. Harry and Iola had 5
children; Pamela died as a baby. Those surviving are Jim (June)
Muhme of South Bend, Susan (Stan) Garber of Elkhart, Betsy (Mike)
Nestor of Wakeman, Ohio and Judy Stowers (Rick Hanks) of
Mishawaka. He also has 2 surviving half-sisters, Ingeborg
"Micky" Singleterry of California and Isana Seidcheck
of Arizona. He has 3 surviving cousins who were like sisters to
him, Hildy Shank of Alabama, Ellen Kedik of California and Arlene
Pinter of Arizona. He has 9 surviving grandchildren and 11 great
grandchildren. Funeral services for Mr. Muhme will be held at
2:00 pm on Friday at Bubb Funeral Chapel where friends will be
received from 6 until 8 pm on Thursday and also one hour prior to
the funeral on Friday. Burial will follow the service on Friday
at Fairview Cemetery, Mishawaka. The family has requested that
memorial contributions be made to Milton Adult Day Services, 922
East Colfax Ave., South Bend, Indiana 46617. Published in South
Bend Tribune from March