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Vernagene Anderson (Lindgren) - Class Of 1946 VIEW PROFILE

Vernagene Anderson (Lindgren)

Vernagene (Anderson) Lindgren

Jan. 10, 1928 - March 15, 2009
SOUTH BEND - Vernagene Lindgren, 81, passed away on Sunday, March 15th, in Memorial Hospital, South Bend. She was born on January 10, 1928, to the late Frances (Kemp) and Elmer Anderson. Vernagene was also preceded in death by two sisters, Ruth McCreary and Betty LaBelle.

On December 21, 1946, in South Bend, as Vernagene Anderson, she married Robert W. Lindgren Sr., who survives. Also surviving are a daughter, Debra Lindgren of Orlando, FL; a son, Robert W. Lindgren Jr. of South Bend; three grandchildren, Roberta (Joe) Vandygriff of Santa Fe, NM, Samantha Anne Black of Tallahassee, FL, and Stephanie Rose Black of Orlando, FL; one great- granddaughter, Cheryl Mitchell of South Bend; a sister, Norma Stemm of Elkhart; and two brothers, Rodney (Barb) Anderson of South Bend and Bob (Nan) Anderson of Nappanee, IN.

Vernagene was a secretary for the Indiana State Police, retiring in 1993. She was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, great- grandmother, sister and friend and will be greatly missed by all of those whose lives she touched.

Private services and visitation will be held today in the Welsheimer Family Funeral Home, 521 N. William St., South Bend, IN. The family request that memorial contributions be made to the American Heart Association, 3816 Paysphere Circle, Chicago, IL, 60674; or to the American Cancer Society, 601 W. Edison, Mishawaka, IN 46545. Family and friends may leave e-mail condolences at welshfh@yahoo.com.

Published by South Bend Tribune on Mar. 16, 2009.

Sources: Ancestry.com and Legacy.com

10/01/2023 EJS

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/southbendtribune/name/vernagene-lindgren-obituary?id=14486595



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