Submitted by: Dan Rich

George J. Chikar

Sept. 18, 1916 - Feb. 13, 1997

South Bend Tribune 2/15/1997

SOUTH BEND - George J. Chikar, 80, of West Indiana Avenue, South Bend, Ind., passed away in his home at 8:10 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 13, after an illness. Mr. Chikar had been employed by the former Claey's Wholesale, and had also worked for the Calpro Fence Company. He was born on Sept. 18, 1916, in South Bend.

On June 29, 1946, in South Bend, he married Anne Marie Vegh, who survives. He is also survived by a daughter, Georgeanne C. Whelan of Granger, Ind.; four granddaughters, Christine Whelan, Michelle Whelan, Colleen Whelan, Elizabeth Whelan; and two brothers, John Chikar and Edward Chikar, both of South Bend. He was preceded in death by a sister, Irene Hoffman, and by a brother, Joseph Chikar. Mr. Chikar was a member of the Holy Name Society and the Disabled American Veterans. He was a World War II Army veteran.

Services will be at 10 a.m. on Monday in Our Lady of Hungary Catholic Church, with Rev. Thaddeus Kwak presiding. Burial will be in St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park, Granger. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. on Sunday in the Zahoran Funeral Home, 1826 S. Kemble, where the St. Ann Society will recite a rosary at 3 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of St. Joseph County, to the Holy Name Church Repair Fund, or to the charity of donor's choice.