Submitted by: Nadine Hardin

 

Name:  Tokay, Sophie C.

Names in Obituary:  Tokay, Houser, Molnar, Warner, Higgins, Wiktorowski, Mroczkiewicz, Ayers, Barna

 

South Bend Tribune, Obituary; November 23, 2005

Sophie C. Tokay (Oct. 3, 1913 -- Nov. 20, 2005)

Sophie Carolyn Tokay, 92, of Hickory Road, Granger, Indiana, passed away at 6:37 p.m. Sunday, November 20, in Sterling Alterra House, South Bend.

She was born on October 3, 1913, in Kisbarna, Hungary. On December 31, 1931, in South Bend, as Sophie Molnar, she married Emery A. Tokay, who preceded her in death on May 8, 1990. Mrs. Tokay was also preceded in death by one sister, Marge Houser; and by three brothers, Louis, Frank and Eugene Molnar.

Mrs. Tokay is survived by a son, Ronald N. (Marlene M.) Tokay of Granger; three grandchildren, Mark N. (Edna) Tokay of Swannanoa, North Carolina, Brenda M. Warner of College Park, Maryland, and Lori L. (James) Higgins of Ashburn, Virginia; 13 great-grandchildren; three sisters, Judy (Edgar) Wiktorowski of Walkerton, Indiana, Elsie Mroczkiewicz of South Bend and Helen (Dean) Ayers of Plymouth, Indiana; and two brothers, Steve (Phyllis) Molnar of LaPaz, Indiana, and Andrew (Geraldine) Barna of Austin, Texas.

Mrs. Tokay retired as a manager of Claires Boutique, and was a member of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, South Bend.

Services for Mrs. Tokay will be at 2 p.m. Friday, November 25, in Trinity Episcopal Church. Rev. Tina Velthuizen, pastor of the church, will conduct the services. Friends may call from 4 to 6 p.m. today in the Welsheimer Family Funeral Home, 521 N. William Street, South Bend. Cremation will take place after the services at Michiana Crematory, South Bend, with burial at a later date in St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park, Granger.

In lieu of flowers, the family request that memorial contributions be made to Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 915 N. Olive Street, South Bend, IN 46619.

 

South Bend Tribune; Death Notice; November 22, 2005

Sophie C. Tokay (Oct. 3, 1913 -- Nov. 20, 2005)

GRANGER -- Sophie C. Tokay, 92, died Sunday in Sterling Alterra House, South Bend, of natural causes. Survivors include a son, Ronald N. of Granger; three sisters, Judy Wiktorowski of Walkerton, Elsie Mroczkiewicz of South Bend and Helen Ayers of Plymouth; and two brothers, Steve Molnar of LaPaz and Andrew Barna of Austin, Texas. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, South Bend. Friends may call from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday in Welsheimer Family Funeral Home, 521 N. William St., South Bend.