Submitted by: Dan Rich
Earl Dean Bly
Aug. 9, 1931 - April 21, 2008
South Bend Tribune 4/24/2008
SOUTH BEND - Earl Dean Bly, 76, of South Bend, IN, died on
Monday, April 21, 2008, in his home following an illness. He was
born on August 9, 1931, to the late Edward I. and Earldine C. (Vick)
Bly in Oak Park, IL, and had lived in South Bend since he was
seven years old.
On April 11, 1953, he married C. Maxine
"Mickey" Bognar in Christ the King Catholic
Church, South Bend, IN. He is survived by his wife, C. Maxine
"Mickey" Bly of South Bend, IN; one daughter, Mary Ann
(James) Venable of Reno, NV; one son, Brian Edward
(Shannon) Bly of Sarasota, FL; three grandchildren, Christine
(Jesus) Morales and Joshua Brody, both of Colorado
Springs, CO, and David McGill of Sarasota, FL; and four
great-grandchildren, Orion Brody, Malecai Morales, Keira Brody
and Naomi Morales, all of Colorado Springs, CO; two cousins,
Francis Dean "Butch" (Dianna) Smith of Bremen,
IN, and Cheryl Vanderschoor of LaGrange, IN. Mr. Bly was
an active member of Little Flower Parish for more than 40 years.
Visitation will be from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 PM
today, April 24, 2008, and from 9 to 10 AM Friday, April 25, both
at Little Flower Catholic Church, 54191 N. Ironwood Road, South
Bend, IN. A parish vigil service will be held at 7:30 PM today in
the church. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 AM
Friday, April 25, in Little Flower Catholic Church. Burial will
follow at Highland Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial
contributions may be made to Little Flower Catholic Church, 54191
N. Ironwood Road, South Bend, IN 46635; to St. Jude Children's
Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105; or to
The Center for Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc., 111 Sunnybrook
Court, South Bend, IN 46637. The Kaniewski Funeral Home, South
Bend, is handling arrangements.