Submitted by Dan Rich

Charles R. Vergauwen

Jan. 2, 1935 - Nov. 1, 2001

South Bend Tribune 11/4/2001

Charles R. Vergauwen, 66, of Decatur, Mich., formerly of Jackson Road, South Bend, Ind., passed away at 11:28 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1, in the Burgess-Lee Memorial Hospital, Dowagiac, Mich. Charles was born in Mishawaka, Ind., on Jan. 2, 1935, as the son of the late Julius and Helen (Audenaert) Vergauwen.

On April 25, 1964, Charles married the former Linda Burke in Roseland. Charles was preceded in death on Aug. 1, 1999, by his loving wife, Linda. Charles is survived by one daughter, Amy (Jon) Zook of Osceola, Ind.; three sons, Richard (Susan) Vergauwen of Elkhart, Ind., Julius Vergauwen of South Bend and Charles Vergauwen of Cape Coral, Fla.; seven grandchildren; and by two sisters, Georgine Winther of Sacramento, Fla., and Helene Slattery of San Fernando Valley, Calif. Charles worked for the Brick Layers Union for 40 years until his retirement in 1997. Early in his career he was on a small team of artisans who set the head of "Touchdown Jesus" at the University of Notre Dame Library. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War.

Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 5th, in the Hahn Funeral Home, 505 W. 8th Street, Mishawaka. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the Hahn Funeral Home. Rev. Berry England will officiate. Entombment will follow at St. Joe Valley Memorial Park.