Submitted by: Dan Rich

Submitted by: Dan Rich

 

Marguerite A. Gardner

July 26, 1903 - Jan. 7, 2001

 

South Bend Tribune 1/9/2001

Marguerite A. Gardner, 97, passed away after an illness on Sunday, Jan. 7, in the Saint Joseph Medical Center. She was born on July 26, 1903, to John and Mary (Shroder) Wolf.

 

On April 9, 1922, Marguerite married the late James Gardner in Belleville, Ill. Marguerite was also preceded in death by two sons, Roland John and James Elwood Gardner. She is survived by two sons, Donald and Melvin Gardner, both of South Bend, Ind.; and by seven grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

 

Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. today, Jan. 9, in the Christian Tabernacle Church, 1717 N. Hickory Road, South Bend, with a funeral service being held at 7 p.m. Burial will be at Lakeview Memorial Gardens, Fairview Heights, Ill. Preferred memorials in Marguerite's honor may be directed to the America Diabetes Association. The Guisinger Colonial Chapel Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Until we meet again, Mom will be resting in the arms of Jesus.