Betty Maleta (Banacka) Brinkman

Jan 24, 1926 - May 10, 2011

Betty Maleta Brinkman, residing in New Carlisle, formerly of Mishawaka, passed away at 5:20 a.m. Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at Hamilton Communities, New Carlisle.

Betty was born January 24, 1926 in South Bend, a daughter of Steve & Flossie (Gridley) Banacka, and has remained a lifelong resident of this area. On July 15, 1947 in South Bend, as Betty Banacka, she was united in marriage to Frank Brinkman who passed away in 1984. She was also preceded in death by two sons, Henry & Karl Brinkman, a sister Marian Helenburg, and three brothers, James, Charles, and Bob Banacka.

Betty was a member of AARP, and RSVP (Retired Senior Volunteer Program).

Services will be at 2:00 p.m. Friday, May 13, 2011, at the Palmer Funeral Home-River Park Chapel, 2528 Mishawaka Ave., South Bend. Rev. Ed Erskin will officiate. Interment will be at Southlawn Cemetery. Friends may call from Noon until service time at 2:00 p.m. Friday.

Sources: Ancestry.com and FindAGrave.com

02/12/2025 EJS

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