Submitted by: Dan Rich

Raymond Bikowski

Aug. 27, 1925 - March 29, 2003

South Bend Tribune 4/1/2003

Raymond Bikowski, 77, of South Warren Street, South Bend, Ind., passed away at 12:58 p.m. on Saturday, March 29, in Hospice House. He was born on Aug. 27, 1925, in South Bend, to Paul and Lillian (Janowczyk) Bikowski, who preceded him in death. On July 14, 1999, in South Bend, he married Charlotte Warniers, who preceded him in death on July 31, 2002. She was also preceded in death by two brothers, Frank and Eugene; and by three sisters, Anna Nowacki, Dorothy Lapp and Alice Discavage. Raymond is survived by a daughter, Norma (Jerry) Hoffman of South Bend; two sons, Kevin (Nancy) Bikowski of South Bend and Paul (Mary) Bikowski of New Carlisle; grandchildren, Lorilynn Bloomer, Lisa Oleksak, Keith, Blake, Eric, Emily and Amanda Bikowski; and by one great-grandchild, Erin Oleksak; four stepchildren, Randall (Roxanne) Warniers of Acton, Mass., Heidi (David) Warniers Daniels of Orlando, Fla., Robert Warniers of Austin, Texas, and Kim (Valerie) Warniers of Port Aransas, Texas; two step-grandchildren, Evan and Brett Warniers; a brother, Stanley Bikowski of Lakeville, Ind.; and by a sister, Sister Mary Paulita Bikowski, C.S.S.F., of Livonia, Mich. He retired from the South Bend Fire Department in 1989 after 42 years of service. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II in the Pacific Theater. Raymond was a member of American Legion Post 357, Veterans of Foreign Wars 3194, and the West Side Democratic Club.