Eileen (Lavo) Ranschaert Damato

Mar 17, 1915 - Nov 3, 1988

Eileen Ranschaert Damáto, 383 Elm Street died Thursday, November 3, 1988. in her home after an illness. She had been a secretary and a bookkeeper.

She was born March 17, 1915, in South Bend, Indiana where she lived until 1961, when she moved to St. Petersburg, Florida and then to Marcellus last January.

On April 27, 1937, in South Bend, as Eileen G. Lavo, she married John F. Ranschaert. He died October 27, 1963.

On May 16, 1970, she married Frank R. Damato, who survives. Also surviving are three daughters, Judith E. Manuel of South Bend, Indiana, Marilyn J. Rich of Atlanta, Georgia and Sandra A. Bauer of Marcellus; a son, John F. Ranschaert, Jr. of Elkhart, Indiana; 11 grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a sister, Maxine Vantornhout of St. Petersburg, Florida. 

She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the National Association of Letter Carriers and the American Association of Retired Persons in Marcellus.

Funeral services were held Monday, November 7 in the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Mishawaka, Indiana. Arrangements were by the Hahn's-DeVos Funeral Home in Mishawaka.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or the donor's choice.

Article from 10 Nov 1988 The Marcellus News (Marcellus, MI)

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

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