Mrs. Catherine (Kate) Trefun, 69, of 1530 Kemble Ave., died at
9 a.m. Wednesday in her residence. Born Sept. 23, 1893 in
Yugoslavia, she came here 54 years ago. She was married to Mark
Trefun ay 27, 1908, in St. Louis. He died Aug. 21, 1962. Mrs.
Trefun leaves four sons, William, Matthew, Lewis, all of South
Bend and Stanley of Bremen; two daughters, Mrs. Mary Obradovich
of Tucson, Ariz., and Mrs. Dale Keyser of Bremen; nine
grandchildren, on great-grandchild; two sisters, Mrs. May Viduka
of South Bend and Mrs. Paul Koskos of Oregon. Funeral services
will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday in Sts. Peter and Paul
Serbian Orthodox Church with Rev. George Vuckovich, pastor,
officiating. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery. Prayer
services will be held at 7:30 p.m. today by Father Vuckovich in
the Zahoran Funeral Chapel. Pallbearers will be Nicholas Gosich,
Vladow Drljancic, Michael Medich Jr., Milan Polovina, Walter
Medich and Louis Jazich. Mrs. Trefun was a member of the Sisters
of Serbian Circle. Friends may call in the funeral home until the
time of services.
Source: South Bend Tribune, November 23, 1962
Submitted by: Paula Trefun