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honor, Elbel Golf Course. The Elbels had two children Verniece and Donald <br />and they all lived at 806 Leland from 1895-1903. The family then moved to <br />605 Portage Avenue in South Bend. Thus staying in the orbit of the Little <br />Arzberg Neighborhood, some of which is today incorporated in the Chapin <br />Park Neighborhood. <br />Ownership History: <br />806 Leland was sold in 1904 to Frank and Ida Korn for $4,500. Frank Korn <br />was a farmer until 1902 when he fell from a silo and broke his back and the <br />family moved into town. In 1909 the Korns sold the house to Wikie Barton <br />who in turn sold the property to Norman P. and Maude Kelb in 1916. Norman <br />was a railroad postal clerk; he and his wife resided there until their deaths, <br />Maude in 1949 and Norman in 1950. Upon Mr. Kelb's passing the property <br />was inherited by their children who immediately sold it to Peter J. and Dolly <br />Klimishin. Peter was an employee of Bendix Corporation, he was also the first <br />owner to rent part of the house out to boarders. The house remained in the <br />Klimishin family for several decades. It was sold to Bill Ahern and Michele <br />Morin Ahern in 1992. Bill and Michele had a daughter Lily who was an <br />accomplished musician, earning a spot at the prestigious Interlochen School. <br />Bill died of cancer in 2009 and the house was vacant. It went up for tax sale <br />but was not sold in the first round. Before Bill died he had asked his neighbor, <br />Joan Downs-Krostenko (849 Forest Avenue) to buy the house, in part because <br />she was involved in historic preservation and had successfully restored other <br />houses in the neighborhood. Joan was a professor of History at IU South Bend <br />and later worked in the University Office for Advancement. She was <br />successful in the tax sale the second year (2010) and became the owner in <br />2011. She rented and restored the house until its sale in 2016 to Ed Jurkowitz <br />and Francesca Bordogna. They live in the house with their daughter Arianna <br />(born 2001). Ed is from southern Ohio and Francesca is from Cuomo, Italy. <br />Both are professors of the History of Science at Notre Dame. <br />3 <br />