Submitted by: Dan Rich
Dec. 24, 1912 - March 18, 2005
South Bend Tribune 3/20/2005
Mary Madeline Stiebritz, 92, of South
Shore Drive in Mishawaka, passed away of natural causes in Saint
Joseph Regional Medical Center of Mishawaka on March 18, 2005.
Mrs. Stiebritz was born December 24, 1912, to John J. and Nellie
Mae (Gray) Straub in Niles, Michigan.
On August 25, 1936, the former Ms. Straub
married Walter A. Stiebritz Sr. Their love survived nearly 69
years until her passing. Surviving are her husband, Walter A.
Stiebritz Sr. of Mishawaka; a son, Walter A. (Cynthia) Stiebritz
Jr. of Mishawaka; three daughters, Janet M. White of
Mishawaka, Sue E. (Grover) Walker of Bean Station,
Tennessee, and Muriel A. Gordy of Osceola. Also surviving
are 14 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren, and several
nieces and nephews. Preceding Madeline in death were her
siblings, Chester, Sadie and Hazel, as well as a son-in-law,
Donald J. White Sr.
Visitation will be held from 3-5 p.m.
Sunday, March 20, 2005, at Chapel Hill Funeral Home in Osceola,
Indiana. Services will be held at Chapel Hill Funeral Home on
Monday, March 21, 2005, at 10:30 a.m., with interment to follow
at Fairview Cemetery, Mishawaka, Indiana.
Mrs. Stiebritz attended Nuner School in River Park. She was a homemaker, and loved her children and being a grandmother to her grandchildren. In her spare time Madeline enjoyed gardening, reading her Bible, and embroidering. Her memberships include the Cedar Road Missionary Church in Mishawaka.