Submitted by: Dan Rich

 

Henry E. Siderits

July 16, 1911 - Oct. 9, 1998

 

South Bend Tribune 10/11/1998

EDWARDSBURG - Henry E. Siderits, 87, who resided at 71181 Michigan 62, south of Edwardsburg, Mich., passed away after an illness at 5:15 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 9, at the Fountain View Retirement Village of Buchanan, Mich. Mr. Siderits was born on July 16, 1911, in South Bend, Ind., the son of Edward and Paulina (Forbusch) Siderits. He was formerly employed at Allied Signal (Bendix) as a setup person, and later as supervisor.

 

He was married on Nov. 23, 1932, in South Bend, to the former Irene P. Piechorowski, who died on Aug. 20, 1992. He is survived by two sons, Howard Siderits of Sequim, Wash., and Ronald Siderits of Leavenworth, Wash. There are six grandchildren, David Siderits of Puyallup, Wash, Francine Siderits-Hudson and Jennifer Hurd, both of Wenatchee, Wash., Eric Siderits, Amy George and Raymond Siderits, all from Seattle, Wash. Also, there are six great-great-grandchildren.

 

Mr. Siderits was a member of the church; a charter member of the AFL-CIO at the Bendix Corporation; a life member of National Trappers Association of Bloomington, Ill.; a member of the DFV Club (German Club) in South Bend, having been its 29th president in 1964 at the Club's 50th anniversary; and was a member of the St. Stephen's Society of South Bend.

 

A Mass of Resurrection will be at 11 a.m. (Mich. time) on Tuesday, Oct. 13, at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church, with Father David Otto officiating. Burial will be in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Osceola, Ind. Friends are being received from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. (Mich. time) on Monday at the Paul E. Mayhew Funeral Home, where a prayer service will be at 7:30 p.m. Additional visitation will be for one hour before services on Tuesday morning at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church for Mass, or for the building fund.