Mary Lorraine Tschappat, 91, formerly of Florence, KY, widow of Lyle N. Tschappat, went home to be with her Lord on Monday, June 27, 2011, at National Health Care in Greenwood, SC. Born in Platteville, IL on June 25, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Everett E. Southcombe and Alice Baker Southcombe of Morris, IL. Mrs. Tschappat was a homemaker, loving wife, Mother and Grandmother and was of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Tschappat is survived by, her daughter, Mrs. Ron Breazeale (Mary Jo) of Greenwood, SC; son, Dean L. Tschappat of Urbana IL; son-in-law, Lawrence C. Barhorst of Independence, KY; sisters, Marion A. Valerio-Hume of Murfreesboro, TN, Mrs. Gerald S. White (Janis) of Bourbonnais, IL, Mrs. Donald Pfeifer (Doris) of Coal City, IL; brother, Charles W. Southcombe (his wife, Jean) of Morris, IL; grandchildren, Torrie Sullivan, Tammie Parsons, Robert Barhorst, Jennifer Tschappat-Larson, Adam Tschappat, Hannah Tschappat, and Cliff Breazeale and 8 great-grandchildren. Mrs. Tschappat was preceded in death by daughter, Elaine A. Barhorst; sister, Winfred S. Berkland, brother, Bruce Southcombe and grandson, Lawrence C. (Trey) Barhorst, III. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the American Arthritis Foundation, Membership & Donations, PO Box 96280, Washington, DC 20077 or by visiting
www.arthritis.org
. Harley Funeral Home and Crematory of Greenwood, SC (
www.harleyfuneralhome.com
) and Heath & Vaughn Funeral Home, Champaign, IL (
www.heathandvaughn.com
) are in charge of arrangements.