Submitted by: Dan Rich

Irvin S. Banicki

April 16, 1922 - Aug. 13, 1996

South Bend Tribune 8/15/1996

Irvin S. Banicki, 74, of Edison Road, South Bend, died at 5:17 p.m., Tuesday, in St. Joseph's Medical Center, South Bend, after a brief illness. Mr. Banicki was born on April 16, 1922, in South Bend and was a lifelong area resident.

On Oct. 9, 1946, in South Bend, he married the former Loretta Saboski, who survives. He is also survived by a daughter, Peggy Rowland of Elkhart, Ind.; five grandchildren, Mike, Jason, Jonathon, Justin and Jenna; two sisters, Evelyn Carlson of South Bend and Janine Squadroni of Mishawaka; and a brother, Eugene Banicki of South Bend.

Mr. Banicki was a member of Bowlers Country Club, the American Legion Post 357, P.N.A. and St. Casimir's Church. He was also a World War II Army veteran. Mr. Banicki was a former owner of Dunham Inn and was previously employed by the Studebaker Corporation.

Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m., Friday, in Kaniewski Funeral Home, 3545 N. Bendix Dr., South Bend. Services will be held on Saturday, at 10 a.m., in the Kaniewski Funeral Home Chapel. Entombment will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery, with military services being conducted by the American Legion Post 357.