Barbara A. (Bush) Cataldo

Dec. 4, 1927 - May 30, 2009
ELKHART - Barbara Ann Cataldo, 81, of Elkhart, passed away on Saturday evening, May 30, 2009, in the home of her daughter in Osceola, IN, following a lengthy illness. Barbara was born on December 4, 1927, in South Bend, to the late Wayne W. and Bessie Pauline (Rienebold) Bush. She married Peter C. Cataldo on October 23, 1953, in Syracuse, IN. He passed away on November 8, 1999, in Elkhart. Surviving are her children: sons, Frank C. (Wanda K.) Cataldo of Elkhart, Patrick W. Cataldo, San Francisco, CA, and daughter, Melanie A. (Jim) Lung of Osceola; her three grandchildren, Matthew Snell and Colin Lung of Osceola, and Nicole Cataldo Gallen of Phoenix, AZ. Also surviving are stepchildren and step-grandchildren and several close friends, Phyllis Watts, Betty Yoder, Betty Mann, Lois Losee, June Robinson and many others whose lives were enhanced by Barbara.

Preceding her in death were her husband, Peter, and two grandchildren, Rachel and Vincent Cataldo.

A homemaker first, she retired from the human resource dept. at Patrick Metals in 1991. Barbara was a graduate of Riley High School in South Bend and remained active with her class by helping to organize and plan her reunions. She was a 54-year member of St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Church and was an avid Notre Dame football and basketball fan, and a lifelong "Cubby" supporter. She was also a member of a ladies knotting circle which made knotted blankets for many of the area nursing home residents. In her younger years, she and her husband helped by being on the prom breakfast committee at Elkhart Central High School for many years. Barbara was a wicked card player and enjoyed most card games, especially euchre and pinochle. After retirement she and Peter spent many winters in Florida enjoying the warm weather. She will be greatly missed by her faithful friend and dog, Smokey.

Please join with her family and friends as we gather to celebrate her life from 4-8 P.M. Wednesday in the Billings Funeral Home, 812 Baldwin St., Elkhart, where a parish Rosary will be prayed at 4:30 P.M. Friends may also call for a half-hour prior to the 11:00 A.M. Thursday Mass of Christian Burial at St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Church, with Father Philip DeVolder celebrating. Per her wishes, following the Mass she will be cremated and buried next to her husband at St. Vincent Cemetery at a later date. Please direct any memorials in her name to either Susan G. Komen for the Cure, 5005 LBJ Freeway, Suite 250, Dallas, TX 75244; or to the American Heart Association, 6100 W. 96th. St., Suite 200, Indianapolis, IN 46278. To share a memory or leave her family a condolence, please visit www.billingsfuneralhome.com.

Published by South Bend Tribune on Jun. 2, 2009

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