Gertrude Lucille (Lukas) Berndt, 100, South Bend, died Thursday, July 3, 2025, at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Mishawaka.

She was born Dec. 17, 1924, in South Bend. On July 13, 1946, she married Wilmer A. Berndt, who preceded her in death in 2006.

She is survived by her children, Anne Berndt, South Bend, Jeanne (Rod) Streff, Lakeville, Minn., Marie (Paul) Berndt, Granger, Mary Lou Berndt, Monticello, Ill., Catherine (Alan) Berndt, Bloomington, Judith (Don) Lorenzen, Bloomington, James Berndt, Bremen, Robert (Christine) Berndt, Chapel Hill, N.C., Thomas (Emily) Berndt, Lafayette, Lawrence (Rosa) Berndt, Tippecanoe, Gregory (Kelly) Berndt, Cambridge, Mass., Brian (Mary Kay) Berndt, West Lafayette, and Michael Berndt, Bloomington; 22 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

Palmer Funeral Home, Guisinger Chapel, South Bend, is handling arrangements.