Submitted by: Mary Jo Koran

SBT 8/2/2007

Surnames:  Aerts – Hale - Pauwels – Provey - Smith – Waelbroeck

Cemetery:  Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Osceola

Eugene “Pinky” Pauwels

March 17, 1914 – July 31, 2007

SOUTH BEND -  Eugene “Pinky” Pauwels, 93, of South Bend, formerly of Mishawaka, passed away peacefully on July 31^st in St Paul’s Retirement Community.

Pinky was born on March 17, 1914, in South Bend, as the son of Jacob and Mary (Aerts) Pauwels.  He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Erma Smith; and a brother, Maurice Pauwels.  On June 15, 1940, in St Bavo Catholic Church, Mishawaka, he married the former Margaret Waelbroeck, who also preceded him in death on February 13, 2003.  Surviving Pinky are a daughter, Sylvia (Jerry) Hale of Hubbard Lake MI; a son, Thomas (Judy) Pauwels of Mishawaka; three grandchildren, Jennifer Pauwels, Melissa Pauwels and Julia Provey; and five great-grandchildren.

Pinky worked as a draftsman at Studebaker in South Bend, Wagner Steel in Mishawaka and Mishawaka Steel Fabricating.  He was a life member of the BK Club, Mishawaka, a member of the Eagles Aerie #2083, South Bend Moose and BK Bollers Wednesday League.

Visitation will be held from 3 to 7pm today, Thursday, August 2, in the Hahn Funeral Home, 505 W. 8^th Street, Mishawaka.  A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10am on Friday, August 3, in St Bavo Catholic Church, with Rev. Barry England officiating.  Entombment will follow at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Osceola IN.  In lieu of flowers, contributions in memory of Pinky may be made to St Bavo Catholic Church, 511 W. 7^th Street, Mishawaka IN 46544.