Margaret A. (Varga) Kuzmitz

Apr 17, 1917 - Jan 3, 1975

Margaret A. Kuzmitz, 57, of 1808 E. Madison died at 12:45 a.m. today in St. Jospeph's Hospital after a long illness. She was a self-employed beauty operator.

Born April 17, 1917, in South Bend, she had lived here all her life.

On Aug. 15, 1942, as Margaret Varga, she married Frank V. Kuzmitz, who survives. Also surviving are her stepfather, Charles Bella of South Bend; a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Pocza of South Bend, two stepbrothers, Elmer Bella of Louisville, Ky.,, and Andrew Bella of Dayton, Ohio, and a stepsister, Mrs. Otelia Cunningham of Ada, Ohio.

Mrs. Kuzmitz was a volunteer Red Cross motor pool worker during World War II

Article from 03 Jan 1975 The South Bend Tribune (South Bend, IN)

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

03/16/2026 EJS

Note: yearbook photo and SB Tribune engagement announcement spelled VARGO. Obit, Alumni Directory, and death cert spelled VARGA

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