Jayne (Bersell) Mangum

Jan. 25, 1920 - May 9, 2008
SOUTH BEND - Jayne Bersell Mangum, 88, of South Bend, died Friday morning in her home. Ruth Jayne was born January 25, 1920, to Wilfred Carl and Ruth Elizabeth (Browne) Bersell of Rockford, Illinois. They preceded her in death, as did her brother, Eugene T. Bersell, and a son, Robert Mangum Jr. Jayne married her childhood sweetheart on July 6, 1945, who also preceded her in death.

Jayne attended schools in Rockford, Illinois, until her family moved to South Bend. Jayne graduated from Riley High School in 1936, attended Rockford College, St. Mary's College and classes at Indiana University.

She worked for C.E. Lee Company for 30 years in the decorating department and was known as the "wallpaper lady." She leaves two children, Kelly Maurer of Piano, Texas, and Kim Kimbrell of South Bend; three granddaughters, Sarah, Holly and Rachel; and four great-grandchildren. Jayne belonged to Phi Beta Psi National Sorority, Theta Beta local chapter who maintained a nurse's scholarship for years at Memorial Hospital in South Bend.

Graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, May 16, in St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park in Granger, with Rev. Karl Brenner, pastor of St. Paul's Church, Woodland, IN, officiating. There will be no visitation. The HICKEY Funeral Homes & Cremation Service, 3516 E. Jefferson Blvd., is assisting the family with arrangements.

Published by South Bend Tribune on May 14, 2008.

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