Submitted by: Dan Rich

Bertha M. VanLoo

March 15, 1913 - Dec. 31, 1999

South Bend Tribune 1/1/2000

Bertha M. VanLoo, 86, formerly of West 10th Street, Mishawaka, Ind., passed away after an illness on Friday, Dec. 31, in Miller's Merry Manor, Wakarusa, Ind. Mrs. Van Loo was born on March 15, 1913, in Wachtebeke, Belgium, as the daughter of the late Cesar and Augusta (De Rocke) Van Renterghem.

On July 27, 1932, in St. Bavo's Catholic Church, Mishawaka, as Bertha Van Renterghem, she married Maurice Van Loo, who survives along with a daughter, Nancy Boger of Elkhart, Ind.; two grandchildren, Erik (Kim) Phelps and Lisa Phelps. Mrs. Van Loo was preceded in death by a sister, Martha Bonne. Bertha was employed by Uniroyal in Mishawaka for 24 years before retiring in 1972. She was a member of St. Bavo's Catholic Church in Mishawaka, the B-K Club Ladies Auxiliary and a life member of St. Joseph Hospital Mishawaka Ladies Auxiliary.

Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 2, 2000, in Hahn Funeral Home, 505 W. 8th St., Mishawaka. Mass of Christian burial will be at 2:30 p.m. on Monday in St. Bavo's Catholic Church, Mishawaka, with Rev. James Shafer officiating. Burial will follow in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Osceola, Ind. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Bavo's Project 2000, 511 W. 7th St., Mishawaka, IN 46544.