Mary Alice (Blanchard) Stegmann

Sep 27, 1924 - Apr 5, 2010

Mary A. Stegmann, 85, of Coldwater, died Monday, April 5, 2010 at her home.

A memorial service will be held on Thursday, April 8, 2010 at 11 a.m. at Dutcher Funeral Home in Coldwater with Pastor Curtis Adams from St. Paul Lutheran Church officiating. Interment of Ashes will follow at a later date at St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park Cemetery in Mishawaka, Ind. The family will receive friends on Thursday, prior to the service beginning at 10 a.m. at Dutcher Funeral Home.

Mary was born Sept. 27, 1924 in Elkhart, Ind. to William and Grace (Marsh) Blanchard. She married Frederick Stegmann on March 23, 1947. He preceded her in death in 1995.

Mary was a devoted wife, mother and homemaker for many ears and had formerly worked at Bendix Corp. in South Bend, Ind. She has spent most of her life in the South Bend area, coming to Coldwater over 30 years ago. Mrs. Stegmann was an active member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, having been in charge of the kitchen and church dinners for many years. She enjoyed needlepoint, fishing, reading, playing Bridge, watching and feeding the birds and animals in her yard and her precious dachshund and companion "Billie Jo." Most of all, Mary loved her family and the time they all spent together.

Mary is survived by her son Kevin and Brenda Stegmann of Coldwater, her brother Dale Blanchard of Sun City, Calif., her grandchildren Kris Robinson of Battle Creek and Allen Stegmann, Jr. of Burton, Ohio and her step grandchildren James Balkwill of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada and Jeremy Balkwill of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her son Allen Stegmann in 2007.

Memorials may be directed to the CHC Home Health and Hospice, Cancer Center or St. Paul Lutheran Church.
The Daily Reporter, Apr 06, 2010

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