Submitted by: Dan Rich

Elvira Frances Caron

March 25, 1931 - Dec. 30, 1999

South Bend Tribune 1/1/2000

Elvira Frances Caron, 68, of Buckskin Drive, South Bend, Ind., passed away after an illness at 11:40 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 30, in Memorial Hospital, South Bend. Mrs. Caron was born on March 25, 1931, in South Bend, as the daughter of the late Frank and Rosia (Faizo) Ruggieri.

As the former Frances Ruggieri, she married Robert Caron. Mrs. Caron is survived by her three daughters, Frances Michele Caron of Pompano Beach, Fla., Sabrina Caron of South Bend, and Cheryle Schlarb of Woodland, Ind.; a son, Robert A. Caron Jr. of South Bend; six grandchildren, Naomi Young, Nadeen Young, Angela Wambaugh, Taryn Caron, Robert Caron III and Robert Cooper; and two great-grandchildren, Bryan Aker and Nadia Ann Young; a sister, Mary Boettcher of South Bend; and by a brother, Nick Ruggieri of South Bend.

Mrs. Caron was preceded in death by two sisters, Diana Schofield in 1996, and Elizabeth Pridmore in December, 1999. Mrs. Caron was employed by the University of Notre Dame for 20 years in which she did not consider work because of her love for the university and the people there.

There will be no visitation or services. Hahn Funeral Home, 505 W. 8th Street, Mishawaka, is handling arrangements.