GERTRUDE J. (KERESZTES) OSWALD

Aug. 19, 1927 - April 14, 2008
SOUTH BEND - Gertrude Julia Oswald, 80, a homemaker and lifelong resident of South Bend, died Monday, April 14, 2008, at Miller's Merry Manor of Walkerton, where she had been a resident for the last several months. Born August 19, 1927, to Frank and Marguerita (Szabo) Keresztes, she was a graduate of Central High School, where she was active in music and excelled in scholastics.

She married Eugene J. Oswald of South Bend and he preceded her in death 20 years ago. She volunteered as a Gray Lady at an area hospital and had been a member of Epworth Memorial Methodist Church. Gertrude was a loving and devoted caregiver, an avid music enthusiast, and a talented artist and seamstress. She filled her days quilting, sewing and painting and took great joy in giving her crafts to those she loved, especially her children and grandchildren.

Besides her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a brother, Robert Haas, of St. Petersburg, Florida, and an infant sister.

She is survived by a son, Eric (Rick), and his wife, Bonnie, of South Bend, and their two sons, Jason of St. Paul, Minnesota, and Christopher, attending Purdue University; and a daughter, Krista Clark, and her husband, John, of Greenville, Mississippi, and their two children, Lauren of Washington, DC and John of Chicago, Illinois.

Private services will be held in Hickey Funeral Homes and Cremation services, 3516 E. Jefferson Boulevard, South Bend, IN 46615. Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association, the American Heart Association or Ducks Unlimited.

Published by South Bend Tribune on Apr. 18, 2008.