FRED L. "LARRY" NIBLICK

Mar. 4, 1936 - Jan. 28, 2014
SOUTH BEND - Fred L. "Larry" Niblick was born in LaPorte, Indiana to Fred C. and Doris Niblick. He resided in South Bend and Knox Indiana until 1984.

He graduated from South Bend Central High School in 1955 and on August 4, 1957 he married his sweetheart, Mary Ann Milner in South Bend.

He is survived by his wife, Mary Ann, daughter, Lori Lowe (Rob) of Jensen Beach, Florida and son, Jeff of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, four grandchildren: Erika, Rachel, Tyler and Jay; two great-grandchildren, Mya and Dowain Jr. and one brother, Jim Niblick of South Bend, Indiana.

He honorably served our country in the Army Reserves for 16 years, with 6 months of active duty in Utah.

While living in South Bend, Larry worked at Associates, Viking Boat Co. in Elkhart, Oliver Corporation for 16 years, and Gilberts. In 1984, Larry and Mary moved to Okeechobee, Florida where they owned and managed a Bresler's Ice Cream Shop and Larry also worked at Gray Drugs. In 1986, they moved to Ft. Myers, Florida. While there, Larry retired from Circle K where he worked as a manager for 16 years, and then retired from Albertsons Grocery Store as a manager for 11 years.

Cremation has taken place. There will be a private memorial at a later date at Bass Lake Cemetery, in Knox, Indiana.

Published by South Bend Tribune from Feb. 2 to Feb. 3, 2014.

02/17/2023 EJS