Robert J. Sommers

Mar 24, 1928 - Oct 20, 1971

Robert J. Sommers, 43, of 25133 E Edison Rd., died at 10 p.m. Wednesday in St. Joseph's Hospital after a one day illness.

He was a machinist with the Alumni Tool & Die Co.

Born on March 24, 1928, in South Bend, he married Darlene Markowski on June 11, 1955. She survives. Also surviving are three sons, Robert, David and Joseph, all at home; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sommers, South Bend; three sisters, Mrs. Lucille Hardman of Nashville, Tenn., and Mrs. Adeline Coleman and Mrs. Joan Brugh, both of South Bend.

Friends may call after 7 p.m. in the Hickey Funeral Home, 2702 Lincoln Way W.

He was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church, Chain-O-Lakes Conservation Club and the Bowlers Country Club, and a veteran of World War II.

Article from 21 Oct 1971 The South Bend Tribune (South Bend, IN)

Sources: Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com and FindAGrave.com

08/10/2026 EJS

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