Submitted by: Mary Jo Koran

SBT – July 9, 2000

Dr. Norman Fizdale

Oct. 14, 1908 - June 6, 2000

Dr. Norman Fizdale, 91, of South Bend, Ind., passed away on Thursday, June 6, in St. Paul's Retirement Community.

He was born on Oct. 14, 1908, in Chicago, Ill., to the Late Morris and Fannie (Dashoff) Fish. On April 5, 1936, in Gary, Ind., he married Jeanette Sheer, who preceded him in death in 1987. He was also preceded in death by a son, Charles in 1995.

Dr. Fizdale graduated from Wakarusa High School and Northwestern. He then went on to graduate from the Northern Illinois School of Optometry. He worked for over 25 years for the U.S. Steel mills in Gary as a metallurgist, and for over 20 years as an optometrist in South Bend. He was a member of Temple Beth-El and B'nai-B'rith. Dr. Fizdale also volunteered for the Red Cross for many years.

He is survived by his daughter, Myrna (Gary) Marcus of South Bend; four grandchildren, Brad (Margaret) Marcus of Ashburn, Va., Jeff Marcus of South Bend, Amy Fizdale of Mishawaka, Ind., and Greg Fizdale of South Bend; and by five great-grandchildren.

Services will be held at 1 p.m. today, July 9, in the Hebrew Orthodox Cemetery in Mishawaka. There will be no visitation.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Charles Fizdale Faculty Memorial Fund at Temple Beth-El.

The Forest G. Hay Funeral Home is handling arrangements.