Submitted by: Dan Rich

Martha DeWulf

April 21, 1906 - Sept. 8, 1995

South Bend Tribune 9/9/1995

MISHAWAKA - Services for Martha DeWulf, 89, of Valparaiso, formerly of Mishawaka, who died at 3:20 a.m. Friday in VNA Mary E. Bartz Hospice Center, Valparaiso, after an illness, will be at 10 a.m. Monday in St. Bavo's Catholic Church. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday in Hahn Funeral Home, where a wake service will be at 3:30 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society or Mary E. Bartz Hospice Center, 3305 N. Calumet Ave., Valparaiso, IN 46383.

Mrs. DeWulf was born April 21, 1906, in Pousele, Belgium, and lived here for 25 years. As Martha Madou, she married Henry DeWulf. He died Jan. 3, 1952. Surviving are two daughters, JoAnn M. Orovitz of Campbell, Calif., and Patricia Sabbe of Farmington, Mich.; four sons, Henry of Chesterton, Lawrence of Mishawaka, Harold of South Bend, and Richard of Naples, Fla.; 21 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; a sister, Margaret VanDePutte of Mishawaka; and a brother, Edward Madou of Mishawaka. A daughter, Esther Menhennett, preceded her in death. She was a member of the church and a volunteer for American Cancer Society.

Editor: She is the daughter of Alice DePriest and Camiel Madou.