John DeBew, 76, of La Porte, died Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010 in Memorial Hospital, South Bend.
He was born June 22, 1933 in Kenora, Saskatchewan, Canada, son of the late Michael and Mary (Kurlick) Daciw.
He was married on Oct. 20, 1962, in Chicago, Ill., to Bernadine Zalewa who survives.
John enjoyed cooking, reading and spending time with his grandchildren. He graduated from University of Cincinnati with BA of Science degree in industrial manufacturing and from Tri-State University in Angola, Ind., with a BA in chemical engineering.
Surviving are his wife, Bernadine "Bernie" DeBew of La Porte; son, James M. (Maura) DeBew of South Bend; a daughter, Lisa M. (Robert) Moore of La Porte; seven grandchildren, Ashlan Moore, Lucas Moore, Noah DeBew, Jacob Moore, Lauren DeBew, Drake DeBew and Abram DeBew.
He was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Olga Halchuk.
Cremation has taken place and a memorial service date will be announced in March. Cutler Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
Contributions may be made to the St. Judes Children Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
Four Candles for Uncle John
The first candle we light represents our saddness in losing you.
This candle reminds us of our love for you.
God bless you.....Uncle John
The second candle represents courage.
The courage for family to comfort each other
and to live with treasured memories of you.
The third candle I light in your memory.
For the times we laughed.....Thank you Father John.
For the times we shared....cooking,recipes,
cooking,recipes,cookbooks.
For the silly things you did.....a gigantic lion for Christmas when I was five.
For the days we shared......dinners and saunas together at our cottage
For the caring and joy you gave us....Treasured
memories of our lives together.
The fourth candle we light for our love.
We light this candle so that your light will always shine like Mom's.
We cherish the special place you have in our hearts.
We thank you for the gift your living brought to each of us.
We love you.We remember you.God bless.
Diane,John,Carlin,Diandra,Jennifer Rosart
Bella and Onyx