Donald E. Hipskind

Jan. 8, 1916-May 12, 1993

SOUTH BEND Donald E. Hipskind, 77, of Stonehedge Lane, died at 4:17 a.m. Wednesday in Medco Center after an illness.

Mr. Hipskind retired in 1979 from Bendix Corp. after 43 years of service in the MRO purchasing department. He was born Jan. 8, 1916, in Wabash, Ind., and lived in South Bend since 1929, coming from Wabash.

On Sept. 14, 1940, in South Bend, he married Jeanne Yockey. She survives with a daughter, Patricia J. Hipskind of South Bend; a son, John R. of Cincinnati; and three grandchildren.

He was a member of Zion United Church of Christ and the church choir, Masonic Lodge 675, Scottish Rite Valley of South Bend and Choir, Orak Shrine Temple, Bendix Management Club, and Bendix Senior A Management Club.

Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday in the church. Cremation will take place at Michiana Crematory. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday in Welsheimer Funeral Home, 521 N. William St., where Masonic services will be at 6 p.m.

Memorial contributions may be made to the church or Scottish Rite Valley of South Bend.

Article from 13 May 1993 The South Bend Tribune (South Bend, IN)

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

08/18/2026 EJS

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