Submitted by: John Dvorak

William E. Dvorak
February 12, 1928 -- July 8, 2010

SOUTH BEND -- William E. Dvorak, Jr., 82 of Cassopolis and South Bend, passed away at Dujarie House at Holy Cross Village, Notre Dame, on Thursday, July 8, 2010.  

Bill was born in South Bend on February 12, 1928, the eldest son of William J. and Eulalia (Niesen) Dvorak.  He was a 1945 graduate of South Bend Central Catholic High School, South Bend.  Bill was an insurance agent and the father of seven children.  He was a loving brother, father, grandfather and great-grandfather.  Bill was active and a Life Member in the Knights of Columbus, Santa Maria Council 553; the Boy Scouts; and an avid gardener.  He enjoyed time with his family at his home on Diamond Lake.  Mr. Dvorak was US Navy veteran.

He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, James Norman Dvorak.  His brother Richard (Margie) Dvorak and his sister Suzanne (John) Ferry survive him, as well as his aunt, Sister Mary Elizabeth Niesen, C.S.C.

Bill is survived by his seven children:  Michael (Kathleen) Dvorak; Patrick (Wendy) Dvorak; Kathie (Guy) Miranda of Warren, Ohio; Margaret “Peggy” (Bernie) Bolka of Cassopolis, MI; Suzanne (Bruce) Michaels; Daniel (Robyn) Dvorak of Manhattan Beach, CA; and William Dvorak III of Ventura, CA.

He is also survived by his twenty grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.  Grandchildren:  Ryan (Angie) Dvorak, Todd (Sarah) Dvorak, Sean Dvorak, Brett (Sofie) Dvorak, Carrie (Steve) Brennan, Brady Dvorak, Casey Dvorak, Tyler Dvorak, Lindsay Dvorak, Erica (Jim) Lomax, Nicole (Will) Mayfield, B.J. (Courtney) Bolka IV, Lee Bolka, Erin Michaels, Wesley Michaels, Brittany Michaels, Adrienne Michaels, Stacy Dvorak, William Connor Coit, and Alexandra Dvorak.  Great-Grandchildren: Lily Mayfield, Liam Mayfield, Lila Mayfield, Oliver Dvorak, Caroline Dvorak, and J. Bolka V.

Visitation will be held Sunday, July 11, from 5:00-8:00pm at McGann Hay Granger Chapel, 13260 S.R. 23 (enter off Cherry Rd). There will be a Parish Vigil Service at 5pm, Sunday in the funeral home.  A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Monday at 11:00am in St. Pius X Catholic Church, Fir & SR 23, where friends may call also from 10-10:45am prior to mass.  Entombment will follow in Riverview Cemetery with military honors.

Memorial contributions may be made in Bill’s memory to: Potawatomi Greenhouses, 2105 Mishawaka Ave., South Bend, IN 46615. To send condolences to the family or for directions log on to:   www.McGannHay.com.Green   Houses, Mishawaka Ave., South Bend, IN 46615.    To send condolences to the family or for directions log on to:   www.McGannHay.com .