Submitted by: Dan Rich

 

 

Stephen J. Tarr

March 24, 1940 - Aug. 13, 1996

 

South Bend Tribune 8/15/1996

Stephen J. Tarr, 56, of Park South Boulevard., South Bend, died at 3:10 p.m., Tuesday, at St. Joseph's Medical Center, South Bend, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident Tuesday morning. Steve was born on March 24, 1940 in South Bend, and was a lifelong area resident.

 

He is survived by his wife, the former Sharon Pacala, whom he married on May 19, 1962 in South Bend. Also surviving are two sisters, Margaret Prentkowski and Pearl Romano, both of South Bend; a brother, Michael Tarr of Elkhart; along with several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Joseph Tarr in 1988 and George Tarr in 1995.

 

Services will be at Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Mishawaka at 10 a.m., Friday. Friends may call at the Thallemer-Goethals Funeral Home in Mishawaka from 2 to 8 p.m., today, where there will also be a vigil service at 4 p.m. Entombment will follow the services at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Osceola.

 

Steve had been employed by the Bayer Corporation for the past 26 years as a supervisor. He was a member of the Bayer/Miles Tuesday Evening Golf League, and a former Army Reservist.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, Hospice of St. Joseph County, or to the Alzheimer's Association.