Submitted by: Nadine A. Hardin

Name:  Barna, Frank A.

Names in Obituary:  Barna, VanDeVeire, Reed, Wallace, Righter

South Bend Tribune, Local Obituaries; Wednesday, January 31, 1984, p.19.

Frank A. Barna, 64, of 2421 Miamai, died at 5:45 a.m. today in St. Joseph's Medical Center after a brief illness.  He was a mechanical engineer at Uniroyal, Inc., Mishawaka.  He was born on April 4, 1919, in South Bend, and was a lifelong area resident.  On November 21, 1940, in South Bend, he married Elsie VanDeVeire, who survives.  Also surviving are three daughters, Mrs. John (Marcia) Reed of Cassopolis, Mrs. Bob (Chris) Wallace of South Bend, and Mrs. Frances Ann Barna of Warsaw; three sons, Kenneth and William, both of South Bend, and David of Dyer, Ind.; nine grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Margaret Righter of South Bend; and his mother, Mrs. Margaret Barna of South Bend.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in St. Matthew Cathedral, with Most Rev. Joseph Crowley, rector, officiating.  Burial will be in Highland Cemetery.  Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday in the Guisinger Colonial Chapel Funeral Home where the rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.  He was a member of the Holy Name Society of St. Matthew's, the American Institute of Professional Engineers and the Uniroyal Management Club.  Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.

South Bend Tribune, Local Obituaries:  Funeral Notes; Thursday, February 1, 1984, p.18.

BARNA - Services for Frank A. Barna, 64, of 2421 Miamai St., who died Tuesday in St. Joseph's Medical Center, will be at 10 a.m. Friday in St. Matthew Catherdral.  Most. Rev. Joseph Crowley, rector, will officiate.  Burial will be in Highland Cemetery.  Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday in Guisinger Colonial Chapel, where a roasay will be recited at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.  Memorial contributions may be made by the American Cancer Society.