ELIZABETH (BENCSICS) GULBRANSON

Nov. 29, 1927 - Jan. 2, 2012
Elizabeth A. Gulbranson July 21, 1925 - Jan. 2, 2012 MISHAWAKA - Roy E. Gulbranson, 84, and his wife, Elizabeth A. Gulbranson, 86, of Shawnee Court, Mishawaka, Indiana, died on January 2, 2012, at Cardinal Nursing and Rehabilitation in South Bend, Indiana, he at 8:20 a.m. and she at 6:20 p.m. Elizabeth was born on July 21, 1925, in South Bend, to Peter and Theresa (Szaradics) Bencsics.

She graduated from Washington High School in 1943 and attended the South Bend College of Commerce where she was a member of the Tau Gamma Sorority. She was employed in the offices of Bendix Aerospace, South Bend. Roy was born on November 29, 1927, in Niles, Michigan, to Charles L. and Marie (Batson) Gulbranson. He graduated from Niles Central High School in 1945 and was employed at Bendix Aerospace, working in fuel control systems for over 37 years. Roy and Elizabeth met at Bendix and were married on April 28, 1951, at the Catholic Parish of Saint Stephen in South Bend. They celebrated the 60th anniversary of that wedding last year.

They are survived by their son, Thomas Gulbranson of Mishawaka; grandsons, Brandon (& Kari) Gulbranson of Elkhart, Indiana, and Michael (& Janine) Gulbranson of Lafayette, Indiana; great-granddaughters, Makayla and Chloe; and by Roy's sister, Mary Zanders of Arizona, and Elizabeth's brother, Pete (& Mary) Bencsics. The couple was preceded in death by their daughter, Patricia Uhrick; infant granddaughter, Jana Rae; Roy's sister, Lenore Vida, and brother, James Gulbranson; and Elizabeth's sisters, Theresa Kocsis and Mary Scarbeck.

The shared funeral service for Roy and Elizabeth Gulbranson will be at 1:00 p.m. Friday, January 6, 2012, at the Halbritter Funeral Home, Niles, with Mr. Alva Miller officiating. Committal services will follow at Highland Cemetery, South Bend. The family will receive relatives and friends beginning at 11:00 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Contributions in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Gulbranson may be made to the Alzheimer's and Dementia Services of Northern Indiana.

Published by South Bend Tribune on Jan. 5, 2012.

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