Lawrence R. Deal

Oct. 7, 1911 - Dec. 14, 1997

MISHAWAKA - Lawrence R. Deal, 86, of McKinley Avenue, Mishawaka, Ind., died on Sunday, Dec. 14, in St. Joseph's Medical Center, South Bend, Ind. Mr. Deal retired as owner of Larry's TV Service, Mishawaka, after 24 years. He was born on Oct. 7, 1911, in South Bend.

He was married on April 14, 1934, in South Bend, to Kathleen Rouse, who survives. He is also survived by five daughters, Janet Mark and Diane Verstraete, both of Mishawaka, Joyce Sirko and Michele Deal, both of South Bend, and Colleen Seltzer-Rudyard of Michigan; five sons, Terry Deal of Elkhart, Ind., David Deal of South Bend, Michael Deal of Mishawaka, Christopher Deal of South Bend and Kevin Deal of Mishawaka; 34 grandchildren; 37 great-greatgrandchildren; and by four sisters, Agnes Swartz of Warsaw, Ind., Gladys Dewald of Mishawaka, Bernice Allen of South Bend and Patricia Pierpont of Mishawaka.

He was preceded in death by a son, Tim Deal, and by his brother Russell.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday in St. Monica Catholic Church, Mishawaka. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today in the Hickey Funeral Home, 17131 Cleveland Road, South Bend, where a wake service will be held at 2:30 p.m.

Memorials may be made to the St. Vincent de Paul Society or to St. Monica's Building Fund.

The South Bend Tribune·South Bend, IN, 17 Dec 1997

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