Submitted by: Dan Rich

Mathilda J. Sappenfield

June 14, 1914 - May 26, 1998

South Bend Tribune 5/27/1998

Mathilda J. ''Til'' Sappenfield, 83, residing on Lake Trail, Lakeville, Ind., passed away at 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 26, in her home. She retired from bookkeeping in 1973, from Associates Investment Company. Born on June 14, 1914, in South Bend, Ind., to the late John and Helen (Neder) Varga, she had lived in this community all of her life.

On Aug. 11, 1973, in South Bend, as Mathilda Vaszari, she married Orel ''Vance'' Sappenfield. He passed away in 1986. She is survived by a daughter, Therese M. Fansler of Lakeville; two sons, Robert E. Vaszari of Lakeville and G.R. ''Skip'' Vaszari of Spring Grove, Ill.; a stepdaughter, Annette E. Kesling of Ohio; 12 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren; a brother, Edward L. Varga of South Bend; and by a brother-in-law, James Stoens of South Bend.

Services will be at 10 a.m. on Friday in St. Matthew Cathedral, South Bend. Burial will follow at Sacred Heart Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday in the Palmer Funeral Home, 2528 Mishawaka Avenue, South Bend, where a parish Rosary will be said at 4 p.m. Mrs. Sappenfield was a member of St. Matthew's Cathedral and the Holy Rosary Society of the church. Memorial contributions may be given to the church.