Reported by Buzz Hayworth

Karoly "Chuck" Suranyi

June 16, 1942-Nov. 26, 1990

SOUTH BEND - Karoly "Chuck" Suranyi, 48, of Lake Orion, Mich., formerly of South Bend, died Monday at his home. Oakland County Medical Examiner L.J. Dragovic ruled the death a suicide. Mr. Suranyi was tool and die designer. He was Born June 16, 1942, in Budapest, Hungary.

His wife, the former Suzanne Huten, survives. Also surviving are a daughter, Erica Suranyi of Mount Clemens, Mich.; a son, Adam of Mount Clemens; his mother, Gizella Suranyi Szadaly of Dowagiac; a stepsister, Susan Nemeth of Gyor, Hungary; and a brother, Blaise of South Bend.

He was a veteran of the Army and a graduate of the former Central High School and Acme Institute.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Sparks & Griffin Funeral Home, Lake Orion. Cremation will take place. Friends may call from 3 to 9 p.m. today and Thursday in the funeral home

Sources: Ancestry.com and Newspapers.com

03/21/2025 EJS