The Shemwell Family

James John Zellers Obituary and Family History Published in the Rochester(IN) News-Sentinel, Friday, May 4, 1945 James J. ZELLERS, 71, father of County Commissioner Murlen Zellers, passed away at a South Bend nursing home late Thursday of complications which followed a hold-up attack by thugs a year ago. At that time when he was robbed by unknown assailants, he was beaten about the head, and as a result was never able to give a coherent account of the attack. His condition since had been more or less critical. Born near Kewanna in 1874, he was the son of Henry and Margaret (BARRETT) ZELLERS. His life, until about 20 years ago, when he moved to South Bend, had been spent almost entirely in Fulton county where he engaged in farming and business as a hardware merchant in Kewanna and later as a druggist in Rochester, where for some time he operated a drug store where the New York Candy Kitchen now stands. He was a member of the Kewanna Baptist church and of the Gleaners Lodge. For the past several years he has been employed as a millwright in South Bend. The deceased was twice married, first to Norma FULLER, who preceded him in death, and later to Candace BARNETT, who, with four sons, Murlen [ZELLERS] and Arthur [ZELLERS] of Kewanna, Byron [ZELLERS] of Logansport and Ralph [ZELLERS] of South Bend; three daughters, Mrs. Margaret DUDAC, Mrs. George JOHNSON and Miss Elizabeth ZELLERS of South Bend; one step-son, Earl FAHLER, and a brother, D. H. ZELLERS of South Bend; a sister, Mrs. Clara COSGROVE of Culver; 20 grandchildren, four of whom are in the armed service, and five great-grandchildren, survive. The remains will be brought to the Harrison funeral home in Kewanna on Sunday where final rites will be held at 2:30 o'clock in the afternoon. Interment will be made at the Kewanna IOOF cemetery. In the meantime the body will lie at the residence, 113 East Dayton street, South Bend. SOURCE: http://www.fulco.lib.in.us/Genealogy/Tombaugh/Obituaries/Html/1945.htm

Candace T Zellers (nee Barnett) Obituary and Family History Published in The Rochester News-Sentinel Wednesday, March 22, 1961 Candace T. Zellers Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Ireland Road Brethren church near South Bend for Mrs. Candace T. ZELLERS, 75, who died at 3:30 p.m. Monday in Osteopathic hospital in South Bend. Mrs. Zellers, who resided in Clay township of St. Joseph county, had been ill since August. The Rev. Gene WITZKY will officiate at rites and burial will be in Barnett cemetery at Kewanna. Friends may call until 11 a.m. Thursday at the Hollis funeral home at South Bend and at the church until the hour of service. Mrs. Zellers was born in Kewanna on Oct. 28, 1885, and in 1909 at Rochester was married to James ZELLERS, who died in 1945. She was a member of the Kewanna Baptist church. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Margaret DUDECK and Miss Marjorie ZELLERS, both of South Bend; and Mrs. Georgia JOHNSON, Mishawaka; five sons, Murlen ZELLERS, Rochester; Arthur [ZELLERS], Kewanna; Ralph [ZELLERS], South Bend; Viron [ZELLERS], Crown Point, and Earl Fahler [ZELLERS], South Bend; thirty-two grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild [?] and three sisters, Mrs. Ruth SMITH, Kewanna; Mrs. Josephine TROUTMAN, Gary, and Mrs. Bess SCHIRM, South Bend. SOURCE: Fulton County Indiana Obituaries - 1961 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67094510/candace-t-zellers

Oliver Earl Fahler Obituary and Family Listing Earl Fabler, 71, of 809,5. 27th St., died Friday in St. Joseph's Hospital a year's illness. He had retired in 1968,_ after 45 years, from the Indiana and .Michi7 On Electric Co. Born Aug. 31, 1902, in Kewanna, Ind., he came to South Bend 50. years ago, from Fiffton, Ind. His first, wife, Cleah died on Oct. 31, 1953; and his second wife, Lois Marshall, died July 30; 1972. He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Betty Hodgson of South Bend; two stepdaughters, Mrs. Virginia Summers of Grand Rapids, Mich., and Mrs. Roberta Lundsford Fort Wainwright, Alaska; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; four half-sisters Marjorie Zellers and Mrs. Margaret Dudeck, both of South Bend, Mrs. Jean Hicks, of Indianapolis, and Mrs. Estila Stewart of Dillsboro, Ind., and three stepbrothers, Arthur Zellers of Kewanna, Merle Zellers of Rochester and Varn Zellers of Crown Point, Ind. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday in the Forest G. Hay Funeral Home, 435 S. Ironwood Dr. where services will be held at 1:30p.m. Monday. Rev. Scott Weaver, pastor of the Ireland Rd. Grace Brethren Church, will officiate. Burial will be in St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park. Mr. Fahler was a member of the Moose Lodge, South Bend and the Eagles Lodge, Mishawaka. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80826839/oliver-earl-fahler

Marjorie E Zellers Obituary and Family Listing Marjorie "Aunt Lib" Zellers, 96, of South Bend, IN passed away at 3:55 p.m. Monday, March 5, 2007 in Healthwin Specialized Care Facility, South Bend. She was born on July 11, 1910 to James J. and Candace T. (Barnett) Zellers. On May 9, 1936 she married Ralph Baldwin. Marjorie is survived by twenty-six nieces and nephews and many many great great nieces and nephews. Five brothers, Viron, Murle, Arthur Zellers, Earl Fahler and Ralph Zellers; two sisters, Margaret A. Zellers Dudeck and Georgia A. Zellers Johnson all preceded her in death. Six grand nieces and nephews also preceded her in death. Marjorie lived in the South Bend Mishawaka area for sixty-two years moving here in 1920. She worked for Wilson Brothers, Emmco Insurance Company and at Shippers Dispatch, Inc. from 1948 to 1970 when she retired. Funeral services will be held at noon Friday, March 9, 2007 in the Palmer Funeral Home-Guisinger Chapel, 3718 S. Michigan St., South Bend, IN. Burial will follow in Barnett Cemetery, Kewanna, IN. Friends may visit with the family from 10:00 a.m.-noon Friday in the funeral home. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67094637/marjorie-elizabeth-zellers

Ronald F Dudeck Obituary and Family Listing SOUTH BEND - Ronald F. Dudeck, 80 years old, passed away at 3:34 p.m. on Saturday, December 23, 2017 at Southfield Village, South Bend while surrounded by his family. Ron was born on April 25, 1937 in South Bend to the late Albert and Margaret (Zellers) Dudeck. He has remained a lifelong resident of South Bend. Ron worked in sales for Powell Tool Supply and South Bend Lathe. He was also the former owner/operator of Little Dutch Cleaners in South Bend, from which he retired after 25 years. Ron proudly served his country with the Indiana National Guard and was a 25-year volunteer firefighter for Warren Township. An avid Notre Dame fan, he attended many football, basketball, and hockey games over the years. Ron was a parishioner at the former St. Mary's of the Assumption Catholic Church for 40 years, where he enjoyed making his famous sweet & sour cabbage for the annual chicken dinners. He enjoyed being a member of the Amarillo Star Line Dancing Club. Ron adored his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren and was always smiling with loving pride when around them. When his children were young, he taught all of them how to swim and water ski at the family cabin on Shave Head Lake. They will cherish those memories along with their summer trips to Florida and Walt Disney World. He enjoyed watching his daughters and granddaughters compete with their horses in 4-H, where he had many Greene Township Horse & Pony friends. Ron is survived by his four children, Gregory (Catherine) Dudeck of South Bend, Gail (Robert) Strang, Jr. of Lakeville, Mary (Chester “Allen”) Creech of North Liberty, and Sandra (Kerry) Palmer of Elkhart; mother of their children, Carol (Gaby) Dudeck of South Bend; eleven grandchildren, Mitchell (Heather) Dudeck, Matthew Dudeck, Michael Dudeck, Robert (Katie) Strang, Lindsay (Tony) Garrett, Thomas (Kara) Strang, Christina (Matt) Woodings, Jamie (Zach) Firestine, Jeffrey (Nicole Thevevanna) Creech, Casey and Carley Turak; three step-grandchildren, Isaac, Lucas, and Simon Palmer; seventeen great-grandchildren; and two sisters-in-law, Shirley and Patricia Dudeck, both of South Bend. Along with his parents, Ron was preceded in death by his daughter, Shelley Dudeck; great-granddaughter, Makenzie Garrett; and two brothers, Albert and Robert “Skip” Dudeck. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at Holy Family Catholic Church, 56405 Mayflower Road, South Bend, IN. Father Glenn Kohrman will officiate. Graveside services and burial will follow at Sumption Prairie Cemetery, South Bend. Friends may visit with the family from 3:00- 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday at the Palmer Funeral Home, within the Palmer Community Complex, 601 N. Michigan Street, Lakeville, IN, where the Rosary will be prayed at 3:00 p.m. Friends may also visit with the family one hour prior to Mass on Wednesday at the church. In lieu of flowers, contributions in memory of Ronald F. Dudeck may be donated to St. Joseph County Horse & Pony, Reins of Life, or to Pet Refuge, c/o Palmer Funeral Home, 3718 S. Michigan Street, South Bend, IN 46614. Ron is now in peace in Heaven with his beloved daughter, Shelley. We are sure it was a beautiful reunion. Online condolences may be offered to the Dudeck family at www.palmerfuneralhomes.com. Published in South Bend Tribune on Dec. 26, 2017 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/186106924/ronald-francis-dudeck

Robert Paul Dudeck Obituary and Family Listing SOUTH BEND - Robert P. “Skip” Dudeck, 83, of South Bend passed away at Elkhart Center for Hospice Care on Sunday, April 17th after an extended illness, with his loving family by his side. Skip was born to the late Albert A. and Margaret E. (Zellers) Dudeck on September 16, 1932 in South Bend. On August 4, 1953, in South Bend, he married Patricia Ann Feece, who survives. Skip leaves behind his daughter, P. DiAnne (Shawn) Donlon of South Bend; two sons, R. Scott (Catherine) Dudeck of Granger, IN and Mark S. (Judy) Dudeck of Wilmington, NC; his brother, Ronald R. Dudeck of South Bend; his grandchildren and great-grandchildren, Tyler (Mary), Madeline, Sydney, Keegan, & Cecilia Donlon, Cody (Christy), Lilah & Lyndi Donlon, Casey (Jay), Leah & Cole Fleishman, Kipp (Lindsay) & Calvin Donlon, Nathan Dudeck, Mallory (Matt) Iams, McCall (Austin) Hardison and Bailey (Justin) Leithch all of whom he loved and cherished. Also surviving is Skip's sisters-in-law, Shirley Dudeck, Betty Shidaker, Lynnie (Dennis) Klingerman, Eva (Norm) Horvath and Terri Foley. He was preceded in death by his brother, Albert E. Dudeck. Skip retired in 1996 from Big “C” Lumber after fifteen (15) years of service. He had previously worked for Reith-Riley for fifteen (15) years and Torrington for ten (10) years. He was Greene Township High School County Basketball Scoring Champ. He was a veteran, having served in the U.S. Army during the Koran Conflict. He was a member of Corpus Christi Catholic Church. He enjoyed watching all sports and was an avid Notre Dame Fan. Skip was a hardworking man whom you could always depend on to help anyone. He loved his family dearly and loved being with his grandchildren and great -grandchildren. Visitation will be Wednesday, April 20th from 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. at Hanley and Sons Funeral Home “Southwest Chapel” located at State Road 23/West Ireland Road, with a Rosary at 4:00 P.M. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, April 21st at 10:00 A.M. at Corpus Christi Catholic Church, 2822 Corpus Christi Drive, South Bend, with Fr. Daryl Rybicki officiating. The family request all friends meet at the church prior to the Mass. Burial will follow at Sumption Prairie Cemetery, South Bend. In lieu of flowers the family requests memorial contributions be made to The Center for Hospice, 501 Comfort Place, Mishawaka, IN 46545. The HANLEY and Sons Funeral Home handled arrangements and extends its deepest sympathy and heartfelt prayers to the Dudeck family. Condolences may be expressed online through our website: www.hanleyandsonsfuneralhomes.com. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/161288874/robert-paul-dudeck