CANDACE E. (SZILAGYI) BELLA

Oct. 17, 1954 - Feb. 14, 2008
NILES - Candace Elizabeth Bella, 53, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 14th, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on October 17, 1954, in South Bend, to the late Doris (Murray), and to Imre Modos, who survives and resides in South Bend.

On August 20, 1988, in South Bend, as Candace Elizabeth Szilagyi, she married Robert Bella, who survives. Candace is also survived by two daughters, Lesley Ann (Chuck) Ruttschaw of Goshen and Lisa Jean Bella at home; a son, Robert James Bella at home; a grandson, Benjamin Ruttschaw of Goshen; her father, Imre Modos; two sisters, Starr (Terry) Kelley of Rolling Prairie and Mira Anderer of Milwaukee, WI; four brothers, Eric (Corky) Uitdenhowen of Granger, Mark Todd of South Bend, Scott (Sharon) Uitdenhowen of Voorhees, NJ, and Todd Modos of Johnson, IA; four nieces and 10 nephews.

Candace was a registered nurse. She was a 1972 graduate of Clay High School, South Bend, and received her nursing degree from Southwestern Michigan College. She was a member of Christ the King Catholic Church, South Bend, where she was involved in many church activities. She was a volunteer nurse at Christ the King School and was involved in her children's activities including Cub Scouts, Girl and Boy Scouts, and selling spirit wear at St. Joseph High School. Candace was truly a wonderful, caring and loving, wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, aunt and friend and will be greatly missed by all of those whose lives she touched.

Services for Candace will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19, in the Welsheimer Family Funeral Home North, 17033 Cleveland Road, South Bend, where friends may call from 3 to 7 p.m. Monday. Burial will be at St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park, Granger. The family request that memorial contributions be made to the American Cancer Society, 601 West Edison, Mishawaka, IN 46545. Family and friends may leave e-mail condolences at welshfh@yahoo.com.

Published by South Bend Tribune on Feb. 17, 2008

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