George M. Straka

Sept. 6, 1917 - Aug. 14. 1999

George M. Straka, 81, of Parkovash, South Bend, Ind., died on Saturday morning, Aug. 14, in his home. George was retired from the Torrington Company, a division of Ingersoll-Rand, as a quality control manager for 42 years. He was born on Sept. 6, 1917, in South Bend, and had been a lifetime area resident.

Mr. Straka was a World War II Navy veteran.

On April 19, 1941, in South Bend. he married Julienne. Bourgon, who survives. He is also survived by a daughter, Mary Judith Ferguson of Lorain, Ohio; two sons, William C. . Straka of South Bend and Thomas A. Straka of Brownsville, Texas; three granddaughters, Jill Griebe, Janet Freeman and Amy Ruiz, all of Lorain, Ohio; eight great-grandchildren; and by two sisters, Lillian Solfronk of South Bend and Mary Reed of Louisville, Ky.

He was preceded in death by a sister, Frances Straka; and by two brothers, John and Frank Straka.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday in St. Joseph Catholic Church, South Bend. Entombment will follow at Highland Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today in the Hickey Funeral Home, 017121 Cleveland Road, where a Rosary will be held at 7 p.m. in the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of St. Joseph County, 111 Sunnybrook Court, South Bend, IN 46637

Article from 16 Aug 1999 The South Bend Tribune (South Bend, IN)

Sources: Ancestry.com and Newspapers.com

03/14/2026 EJS