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Richard Vern Lute, Sr.

Richard Vern Lute, Sr.[1, 2]

Male 1943 - 2018  (75 years)

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  • Name Richard Vern Lute 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Nickname Rich 
    Born 4 May 1943  South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Male 
    Died 5 Nov 2018  Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I38011  Family
    Last Modified 9 Aug 2020 

    Father Verne Clifford Lute,   b. 1 Jan 1918, Hanna, LaPorte County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Feb 2009, Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Mother Edith Kathryn Holmberg,   b. 10 Dec 1920, South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Dec 1957, South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 37 years) 
    Married 15 Jun 1941  South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Lute-Holmberg Wedding Announcement 1941    		 Lute-Holmberg Wedding Announcement 1941
    Family ID F13760  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Harriett Marie Scarborough 
    Married 24 Jun 1961 
    Children 
     1. Dawn Lute
     2. Darla Lute
     3. Vicki Lute
     4. Richard Lute
    Last Modified 23 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F13766  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 4 May 1943 - South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
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    Richard Vern Lute (1943 - 2018)    		Richard Vern Lute (1943 - 2018)

  • Sources 
    1. [S4244] The South Bend Tribune, Obituaries; obituary; 10 February 2009; Vern Lute; 9 August 2020.

    2. [S4278] Cutler Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 9 August 2020; Richard "Rich" Vern Lute, Sr.
      Obituary

      Richard "Rich" Vern Lute, Sr., 75, of Hanna, passed away on Monday, November 5, 2018 at Porter Regional Hospital in Valparaiso.
      Rich was born on May 4, 1943 in South Bend, IN, to Vern C. and Edith (Holmberg) Lute. 
      On June 24, 1961 in La Porte, he married Harriet Marie Scarborough who survives.  Also surviving are his beloved children, Dawn (Mike) Miller of Hanna, Darla (Bob) Eaton of Union Mills, Vicki (Jimmy) Baker of Georgetown, KY, and Richard (Robyn) Lute of La Porte; grandchildren, Matt (Ashlee) Baske of Union Mills, Brooke Miller of Hanna, Derek (Jonae) Doms of Savanna, IL, Jordan Doms of Wanatah, Marlee (Chris) Doms of Michigan City, Matt (Cathy) Eaton of Westville, Shawna (Kevin) Coffee of Portage, Sara (Jeremy) Thompson of Westville, Eric (Jess) Eaton of La Porte, Shannon and Samuel Garrison of Georgetown, KY, Joshua (Samantha) Lute of Yakima, WA, and Richard (Kimi) Lute of La Porte; many great-grandchildren; brother, John (Sue) Lute of South Bend. 
      He was preceded by his parents and 2 sisters, Barbara and Anne.  
      Rich was a Local 150 Operating Engineer for 50 years and then worked as a Realtor for S & W Realty until his retirement.  He was the President of the Pioneer Cemetery Board in La Porte County, a member of the Masonic Lodge #222 in Kingsbury and a member of the Bethel Presbyterian Church in Union Mills.
      A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 10 am (CST) on Friday, November 9, 2018 at Cutler Funeral Home and Cremation Center.  Interment will take place at a later date.
      A time of visitation will be held from 4 -8 pm (CST) on Thursday, November 8, 2018 and from 9 am (CST) until the time of the service on Friday at the funeral home.  
      Memorial donations may be made to Bethel Presbyterian Church, 110 Hamilton Street, Union Mills, IN  46382.

    3. [S4244] The South Bend Tribune, Edith Holmberg Weds in Gloria Dei Lutheran Church; announcement; 16 June 1941; Lute-Holmberg Wedding Announcement 1941; 8 August 2020.