| David William Kessler, 77, of Ridgedale Road, formerly of South Bend, Ind., and Channel Drive, Diamond Lake, Cassopolis, Mich., died Wednesday morning, May 7, 2003, in the Ironwood Health and Rehabilitation Center. David was owner of Kessler Realty, South Bend. He was born on Oct. 5, 1925, in Buffalo, N.Y., to Karl and May (Bartholomew) Kessler, who preceded him in death. He had lived in South Bend for 48 years after coming from St. Joseph, Mich. On July 1, 1975, in Escanaba, Mich., he married Beatrice "Betty" Miles, who died June 21, 1991. A son, Doug, also preceded his father in death in 1974. Surviving is a daughter, Kathy Rehm of Norcross, Ga., and a grandson, Brian Rehm of Norcross. David was a member of the South Bend Board of Realtors, Farm and Land Institute, South Bend Elks Lodge 235, the Musicians Federation, and was a World War II Army veteran. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday (South Bend time) in the HICKEY Funeral Home, 17131 Cleveland Road, 289-1000. Interment will follow at Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles, Mich. Friends may call from 11 a.m. until services Friday in the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association, Northern Indiana Chapter, 108 N. Main, South Bend, IN 46601. |
