OBITUARY FROM ECHOVITA WEBSITE:

Mary Madeline Rhoda-Brush Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Mary Madeline Rhoda-Brush (Chesterton, Indiana), born in Hobart, Indiana, who passed away at the age of 91, on December 11, 2018. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Mary Madeline Rhoda-Brush to show support.

She was predeceased by : her former life partners, Charles Hentzell Jr. and Gordon Rhoda; her husband Roy Brush; and her stepchildren, Nina Rhoda and Lenny Rhoda.

She is survived by : her parents, Joseph Barello and Irma Barello; her children, Jackie Goodwin (Barry) of Godfrey, IL, Bruce Hentzell of Chesterton, IN and Chris Hentzell (Suzi) of Chesterton, IN; her stepchildren, Shirley Valpatic (Andy) of Brownsburg, IN, Ginger Prendergast of Schererville, IN, David Prendergast (Marsha) of Florida, Sandy Jacobs (Bill) of Highland, IN and Kevin Prendergast (Lisa) of Pennsylvania; and her grandchildren, Douglas Hughes, Darcy Goodwin, Sean Matheny, Megan Matheny, Rhoda Nyce (Darren), Drew Valpatic (Lindsey) and Jorja Rhoda (Shane) of Indianapolis, IN. She is also survived by her 10 great- grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

Memorial donations may be given to the VNA Hospice Center, 2404 Valparaiso St., Valparaiso, IN 46383.

This information was obtained from: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/in/chesterton/mary-madeline-rhoda-brush-8455361. The picture above was obtained from the 1945 HHS Aurora yearbook, made available by the Lake County Public Library, at: https://archive.org/details/HOHS1945Images/.

INFORMATION FROM ANCESTRY.COM:

This information was obtained from: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/79498754/person/38399453669/story.