Bernadine Riggs

Bernadine A. Riggs

Aug. 28, 1923 - July 31, 2008

SOUTH BEND - Bernadine A. Riggs, 84, of South Bend, Indiana passed away at 7:40 a.m. Thursday, July 31, 2008 at the Sanctuary at St. Paul's, South Bend. Mrs. Riggs was born August 28, 1923 in South Bend to the late Jerome A. and Martha Kostielney. She has remained a lifelong resident of South Bend. On November 22, 1941 in South Bend, she married Roland A. Riggs who preceded her in death on January 27, 2001. One brother, Maurice Kostielney, also preceded her in death. Mrs. Riggs is survived by three daughters, Mary Kathryn (Paul) Clark of Granger, Janice (James) Seese of Granger and Rita (Robert) Eichstedt of South Bend; two sons, Daniel J. (Trudy) Riggs of Granger and David B. (Kathy) Riggs of Granger; fourteen grandchildren, Kevin (Karen) Riggs of Portage, MI, Michael (Stacy) Riggs of Arlington Heights, IL, Gary (Kristen) Riggs of Granger, Tracy (Christopher) Weaver of Edwardsburg, Spec. 4 Brian R. Clark of Ft. Lewis, WA, David (Becky) Clark of Mishawaka, Jeffrey Eichstedt of South Bend, Scott Eichstedt of South Bend, Kristin Eichstedt of Kalamazoo, MI, Kelly Seese of Granger, Erin (Matthew) Stevens of Mishawaka, Allison (Adam) Skrzeszewski of Mishawaka, IN, Megan Riggs of Mishawaka and Adam (Jennifer) Riggs of Cincinnati, OH. She is also survived by five great grandchildren, Joey, Abigail, Ava, Mackenzie and Liam; one brother, Ernest (Dorothy) Kostielney of South Bend and many nieces and nephews. Mrs. Riggs worked at Bendix Corporation and Associates, both of South Bend. She has been a lifelong member of St. Matthew Cathedral . Mrs. Riggs loved her family and will be deeply missed. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Monday, August 4, 2008 at St. Matthew Cathedral, 1701 Miami St., South Bend. Graveside services and burial will follow in Southlawn Cemetery, South Bend. Friends may visit with the family from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday, August 3, 2008 at the Palmer Funeral Home-Guisinger Chapel, 3718 S. Michigan St., South Bend where a rosary will be held at 7:30 p.m. Contributions in memory of Bernadine A. Riggs may be offered to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 1261 West 86th Street, Suite E-2, Indianapolis, IN 46260 or the Parkinson's Association of Central Indiana, 4755 Kingsway Drive, Suite 333, Indianapolis, IN 46205. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.palmerfuneralhomes.com