Submitted by: Dan Rich
Jan. 14, 1918 - April 6, 2002
South Bend Tribune 4/8/2002
Richard E. Carlton, 84, residing on
Garden Lane, South Bend, died peacefully in his home on Saturday,
April 6, 2002. He was born January 14, 1918, in South Bend, as
the son of Harry William & Mary Elizabeth (Taylor)
Carlton, and had lived all his life in South Bend. Richard owned
& operated the R. E. Carlton Plumbing & Heating Company
from 1948 - 1981.
On April 20, 1940 in South Bend he married
Louise M. Bassett. He is survived by his loving wife of 61 years,
Louise, along with a daughter and son-in-law, Mary Alice &
Jack Troyer of Three Rivers, Mich.; a son and
daughter-in-law, Richard E. & Rebecca Carlton of Osceola;
four grandchildren, Richard F. Carlton of Granger, Adam Carlton
of Edwardsburg, Mich., Shelli Troyer and David Troyer, both of
Three Rivers, Mich.; five great-grandchildren; a sister, Mary
Jane Francis of South Bend; and two brothers, Merle Eugene
Carlton of Mishawaka, and Harry William Carlton Jr., of South
Bend. He was preceded in death by a sister, Emma G. Carlton and a
brother Harold L. Carlton who passed away May 10, 1999.
Richard was a member of Fellowship Baptist
Church, South Bend, and served his country in the U.S. Navy
during WWII.
Services will be at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, April
9, in Palmer Funeral Home, 2528 Mishawaka Ave., South Bend. Rev.
Donald MacMillan, pastor of Fellowship Baptist Church will
officiate. Burial will follow at Mount Pleasant Cemetery. The
family will receive friends one hour prior to services on Tuesday
in Palmer Funeral Home.
Submitted: Diana Brown
South Bend Tribune
April 7, 2002
Richard E. Carlton
Jan. 14, 1918-April 6, 2002