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Dorothy Behling Obituary
ELKHART - Mrs. Dorothy Ann Behling, 92, of Elkhart formerly of South Bend passed away at 5:32 pm Wednesday at Elkhart General Hospital. Dorothy was born on November 29, 1916 in Martinsburg, WV, to George Howard and Mary (Kendrick) Mossman. On June 17, 1939 she married Raymond Ernest Behling, Sr. who passed away on June 14, 1984. Mrs. Behling was retired from the former Ball Band/Uniroyal where she made Tennis Shoes. She was a longtime member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church where she was a member of both the Womens Circle and the Sewing Circle. Dorothy was a 1935 Graduate of Washington-Clay High School now Clay High School. Survivors include her two sons: Raymond E. (Judy) Behling, Jr. of South Bend and Thomas C. (Sue) Behling of Elkhart; five grandchildren; six great-grand-children and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by two sisters Maxine Miltenberger and Geraldine Evans and her brother Charles Mossman as well as her parents. A memorial service will be at 11:00 am Monday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church at the corner of Laurel and Auten Rds. In South Bend. Her ashes will be entombed later at Highland Cemetery. McGann Hay Funerals | Cremations | Gatherings, University Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions in her memory may be made to St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 51490 Laurel Rd., South Bend, IN 46637 or to Hospice of Elkhart County, 22579 Old US 20 East, Elkhart, IN 46514. To send condolences to the family log on to: www.McGannHay.com.
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Rev. Jim Link
December 7, 2008
Ray and Judy I celebrate with you the glorious calling of your mother to her Lord. She no longer has to fight the wilderness of this world. Praise the Lord
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