Submitted by: Dan Rich

Bernice M. Molnar

March 3, 1927 - Oct. 10, 2001

South Bend Tribune 10/12/2001

Bernice M. "Beanie" Molnar, 74, of South Bend, Ind., passed away at 7:33 p.m. Wednesday evening, Oct. 10, in Regency Place Care and Rehabilitation, South Bend. She was born March 3, 1927, in South Bend, to William and Margaret (Scanlon) Wermuth.

On May 10, 1947, she married Herbert Hoppe, who died in 1960. On June 11, 1966, she married Eugene "Peenie" Molnar, who died in 1999. She was also preceded in death by her sisters, Leitha "Lee" Brubaker and Georgiana Oppenheim. She is survived by her daughter, Deborah (Wesley) Scott of South Bend; grandchildren, Michael E., Wesley B. Jr. and Michelle Scott of South Bend; great-grandchildren, Jayda, Jasmine, Tyler and Nicholas; a brother, Lloyd Wermuth of South Bend; and by several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Molnar worked for the University of Notre Dame and Bendix Corporation of South Bend. She was a graduate of South Bend Central High School and belonged to Holy Trinity Lutheran Church.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 13, in the Welsheimer Funeral Home, 521 N. William Street, with Rev. David Doane officiating. Cremation will take place after services, and burial will be at St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park, Granger, Ind. Friends may call after 10 a.m. on Saturday until time of services. Memorial contributions may be made to Holy Trinity Lutheran Church or to Hospice of St. Joseph County.