Submitted by: Dan Rich
July 16, 1920 - April 28, 2006
Elizabeth Klevorn, 85, residing in
South Bend, passed away at 5:10 p.m. Friday, April 28, 2006, in
the Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, South Bend. She was
born July 16, 1920, in Braidwood, Illinois, to Arthur and Grace
(Burrell) Englebrecht, and moved to Stillwell, IN, at the age of
two. She had lived in South Bend since 1950.
On November 18, 1950, in LaPorte, IN, as
Elizabeth Englebrecht, she married Robert Remington
Klevorn. She is survived by her husband Robert of 55 years. Also
surviving are three daughters, Sue (John) Parker of South
Bend, Debra (Alex) Vida of Mishawaka and Carrie (Dwayne) Hickman
of Dayton, TN. Also surviving are three grandchildren, Jeremy
Vida, Rachel Vida and Stephanie Parker.
Besides her parents, Mrs. Klevorn was
preceded in death by a grandson, Matthew Parker in 2004; a
sister, Mary Jackson; and two brothers, Robert and Arthur
Englebrecht. She was a former employee of the Bendix Corp. and
Allis Chalmers. She was a member of the Cathedral of St. James
Episcopal and the Order of Eastern Star.
Services will be at 11:00 a.m. Monday, May
1, in the Cathedral of St. James Episcopal, 117 North Lafayette
Blvd., South Bend. Cremation will follow at Southlawn Cremation
Services. The family will receive friends from 2:00 to 4:00 and
6:00 to 8:00 p.m. today, April 30, in the Palmer Funeral
Home-Guisinger Chapel, 3718 South Michigan Street, South Bend.
Contributions in memory of Elizabeth Klevorn may be made to the
Center for Hospice & Palliative Care, Inc., 111 Sunnybrook
Court, South Bend, IN 46637.