Donald C. Robarts
Donald Chester Robarts born 15 Sep 1934 Detriot, Michigan son of James Roberts and Lori Hanson
Donald married 1st Feb 16 1950 ST. Joseph county, Indiana (application Vol 173 pg. 199) Nora Marie Phipps
Birth 29 Jan 1930 South Bend St. Josoeph County, Indiana Death 26 Apr 1978 South Bend, St Joseph Coutny,
Indiana burial 29 Apr. 1978 Truitts Chapel ( Truitt/Truett/Bertrand Bible Church) Cemetery Niles, Berrien
County, Michigan daughter of Guy Ellis Phipps and Hervy Marie Woollet. By her de ath certificate they were
divorce.
Suicide ruled in death of Mrs. Robarts
Mrs. Nora Robarts, 48, of 4128 York, was found dead in her home Wednesday, a suicide by asphyxiation
with plastic bags tied over her head. The ruling was made by Deputy Coroner Dr. James MeMeel.
Several notes addressed to friends and family were found in the residence including a note addressed
to the family physician. A note on the front door of the residence was addressed to a next door neighbor,
instructing her to call the police.
The neighbor told police Mrs. Robarts had been despondent over financial problems and the break-up of
her marriage.
Mrs. Robarts was found in the living room with a blanket over her. Police said she had put plastic bags
over her head and tied them with a terry-cloth robe tie. A
A policeman who is a neighbor reported seeing Mrs. Robarts Tuesday afternoon working in her backyard.
Mrs. Robarts was employed at St. Joseph's Hospital.
She was born on Jan. 29, 1930 in South Bend and lived here all her life. S
urviving are two sons, Donald Jr. of South Bend and Richard of Sycmore, Ill.; two grandchildren, and more,
two brothers, John Phipps of St. Petersburg, Fla., and Fred Phipps of Alaska.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Hollis-Palmer Funeral Home, 2528 Mishawaka Ave., Rev. Kenneth
Derassistant pastor of the First ry, Church of the Nazarene, Mishawaka, officiating.
Burial will be in Bertrand Cemetery, Niles.
Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday in the funeral home.
Mrs. Robarts was a member of the First Seventh Day Adventists Church.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Mental Health Association. -
The South Bend Tribune Thu, Apr 27, 1978 ·Page 45
married 2nd abt Apr. 1981 Plymouth, Marshall county Indiana Ramona Jean "Mona" Grosvenor Birth 24
Nov 1939 Plymouth, Marshall County, Indiana Death 12 Jan 2014 Argos, Marshall, Indiana daughter of
Arnold Paul Grosvenor and Edith Ellen Reeder married 5 Sep 1956 Bourbon, Marshall,
Indiana Samuel Edward Golden Sr Ramona and Sam must of remarried as found that they divorced 13 Apr
2000 Pinellas County, Florida, married Oct 15, 1977 Bourbon, Marshall, Indiana Glen Arthur Curtis;
married 14 Jan 1984 Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, Jim W. (Jimmie Wayne) Gangloff they divorce before
28 Dec 1984 ; married Jul 3, 1996 Jon Albert McGriff, they divorced. Donald and Ramona divorced
bef 3 Dec 1983
Indiana, Marriage Certificates, 1960-2005
Name: Donald Chester Robarts
Gender: Male
Age: 50
Birth Place: Detroit Mich
Marriage Place: Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, USA
Spouse: Ramona Jean Curtis married 2 x's death
Indiana, Marriage Certificates, 1960-2005
Name: Ramona Jean Robarts
Gender: Female
Age: 44
Birth Date: abt 1940
Birth Place: Indiana
Marriage Date: 14 Jan 1984
Marriage Place: Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, USA
Spouse: Jim W. Gangloff
Donald married 3rd 3 Dec 1983 Culver, Marshall, Indiana, Roslin Lou Scott
married 1st - 24 Dec 1952 Highland, Lake county Indiana, Richard Lowell (Lan) Ready.
BIRTH 26 May 1931 DEATH 10 Aug 1993 BURIAL 16 Aug 1993 Culver Masonic Cemetery
Culver, Marshall County, Indiana Donald and Roslin They divorced 3 Oct 1995 son of
Eldon Ready & Frances Snyder daughter of James L Scott and Glenna Swartz
Richard L. Ready, 62, of Knoxville, Tenn. formely of Plymouth and Culver, died
Tuesday in University of Tennesse Hospital, Knoxville, after an illness.
Mr. Ready was a retired agent from prudential Insurance Co.
He was born May 26, 1931.
Surviving are five daughters: Paula Krooswyk of DeMotte, Indiana; ROnda Dandurand of
Lowell Ind.; Nora Krooswyk of LaPorte; Leanna Plum of SOuth Carolina and Glena Linder
of Columbus Ind.; a son Scott of Anderson, Ind.; 12 grandchildren; a sister Marge
Dillabbaugh of Hebron, Indiana. and three brothers: Bill of Arisona; Bob of COnnecticut
and Pug of Martinsville, Ind.
Mr. Ready was an Army veteran of the Korean War. He was a member fo the First United
Methodist Church Griffith Ind.
Services will be iat 9 A.m. Monday in Kruiper Funeral HOme Highland, Ind.
Burial will be in Culver Masonic Cemetery.
Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday in the funeral HOme - S. Bend
Tribune Aug 13, 1993
Richard and Roslin had:
Paula Sue Ready married Thomas Allan Krooswyk
Ronda Mae Ready married Gary Herbert Dandurand
Nora Kay Ready married William K Krooswyk
Leanna Ready married ---Plumb
Glenna Lou Ready married Kenneth John Linder
Scott Ready married Sherry M Eads
Roslin married 3rd 12 Oct 1996 Culver, Marshall, Indiana Stanley K. Reichert
Stanley K. Reichert, 87, Englewood, died Aug. 14, 2006. He was born March 20, 1919,
in Bourbon, Ind. and came to Englewood from there in 1978.
He retired from the Postal Service in Bourbon and was an Army veteran of World War II.
He was a Mason, a member of the VFW, the American Legion in Bourbon, and the Elks and
Community Presbyterian Church, both in Englewood.
Survivors include his wife, Roselin; a daughter, Jolene Westafer of Xenia, Ohio; a son,
Barry of Horn Lake, Miss.; a brother, Paul of Venice; four grandchildren; two step
grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and three stepgreat-grandchildren.
National Cremation Society of Port Charlotte is handling arrangements. In lieu of
flowers, memorial donations may be made to TideWell Hospice & Palliative Care, 5955
Rand Boulevard, Sarasota, FL 34238. Published in Herald Tribune on Aug. 17, 2006
daughter of James L Scott and Glenna Swartz
Donald married 4th: 8 Dec 1996 Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana Patricia K. "Patti" Hazen born abt
1951 Indiana married 1st Michael G. Rooney
Indiana, Marriage Certificates, 1960-2005
Name: Donald C. Roberts
Gender: Male
Age: 62
Birth Date: abt 1934
Birth Place: Michigan
Marriage Date: 8 Dec 1996
Marriage Place: Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, USA
Father: James Roberts
Mother: Lori {Hanson} Roberts
Spouse: Patricia K. {Hazen) Rooney divorced 1 Apr 1991
Name: Patricia K. Rooney [Patricia K. Hazen]
Gender: Female
Age: 45
Birth Date: abt 1951
Birth Place: Indiana
Marriage Date: 8 Dec 1996
Marriage Place: Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, USA
Father: Russell Hazen
Mother: Marjorie {Fear} Hazen
Spouse: Donald C. Roberts divorced 3 Oct 1995
He was to have owned or co-owned a shoe store in Plymouth. He also owned several rental properties
in Burr Oak , Culver etc. including
415 Lakeshore Dr.
U.S., Korean War Era Draft Cards, 1948-1959
Name Donald Chester Roberts
Gender Male
Race White
Marital Status Married
Birth Date 15 Sep 1934
Birth Place Belleville, Michigan
Residence Place South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana
Occupation Shoe Store Manager
Employer Miller-Jones Shoe Store
Employment Place South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana
Draft Registration Date 19 Sep 1952
Draft Registration Place Saint Joseph, Indiana
Draft Location Indiana, USA
Weight 150
Height 5 Ft. 4 In.
Physical Build Scar Left Hand
Hair Color Brown
Eye Color Brown
Complexion Medium
Next of Kin Name Thomas Roberts
Next of Kin Residence Place Grand Rapids, Michigan
Has Children? Y
Draft Registration Number 127134461
Box Number 59
Next of Kin Residence Date 19 Sep 1952
Indiana, Marriage Certificates, 1960-2005
Report issue
Name: Roselin Lou Ready
Gender: Female
Age: 48
Birth Date: 14 DEC 1934 • Indiana
Birth Place: Indiana
Marriage Date: 3 Dec 1983
Marriage Place: Culver, Marshall, Indiana, USA
Spouse: Donald Cheater (Chester) Roberts dicorced 2
Name: Donald Cheater (Chester) Roberts
Gender: Male
Age: 49
Birth Date: abt 1934
Birth Place: Michigan
Marriage Date: 3 Dec 1983
Marriage Place: Culver, Marshall, Indiana, USA
Spouse: Roselin Lou Ready divorced 1
Indiana, Marriage Certificates, 1960-2005
Name: Stanley K. Reichert
Gender: Male
Age: 77
Birth Date: abt 1919
Birth Place: Indiana
Marriage Date: 12 Oct 1996
Marriage Place: Culver, Marshall, Indiana, USA
Father: Charles C. Reichert
Mother: Laura Reichert
Spouse: Roselin L. Robarts
Name: Roselin L. Robarts
[Roselin L. Scott]
Gender: Female
Age: 61
Birth Date: abt 1935
Birth Place: Indiana
Marriage Date: 12 Oct 1996
Marriage Place: Culver, Marshall, Indiana, USA
Father: James Scott
Mother: Glenna Scott
Spouse: Stanley K. Reichert