Edith Josephine (Harris) Sostack

July 6, 1915 - April 15, 1998

SOUTH BEND - Edith J. Sostack, 82, formerly of South Bend, Ind., passed away at 3:20 a.m. on Wednesday, April 15, in the Noblesville Health Care Center, Noblesville, Ind. Edith was born in South Bend on July 6, 1915, and had lived here until moving to the Indianapolis area in 1993.

On June 20, 1936, as Edith J. Harris, she married Victor J. Sostack, who preceded her in death on Nov. 1, 1975.

She is survived by three daughters, Barbara Ann Sostack of Beech Grove, Ind., Mary Jane Tracy of Indianapolis, Ind., and Karen Sue of South Bend; a son, James Sostack of LaVista, Neb.; three grandchildren and two a sister, Bernice Michels Davis of Naples, Fla.; and by a brother, Charles Harris of Albuquerque, N.M.

Edith retired from Sears in 1984 after 20-plus years of service. She was a member of St. Anthony de Padua Catholic Church, South Bend; the Church's Rosary Society; Columbian Ladies; Mishawaka Daughters of Isabella; St. Anthony, Harvest House; American Legion Post 50 Auxiliary; was a volunteer to the St. Joseph County Special Olympics; was a member of the Ladies of Charity; was secretary of Unit 6001 of the Woodmen of the World from 1941 to approximately 1991; and she called square dancing.

Visitation will be from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, April 17, in

Article from 16 Apr 1998 The South Bend Tribune (South Bend, IN)

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

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