Submitted by: Dan Rich
Feb. 19, 1941 - May 9, 1999
South Bend Tribune 5/11/1999
George Joseph Friedman, 58, died
following a long illness on Sunday, May 9. The son of Edith I. Burket
and Carl H. Friedman, he was born Feb. 19, 1941, in Mishawaka,
Ind. He graduated from Mishawaka High School in 1959. George
received his bachelor's degree in industrial arts in 1965 and his
master's degree in education in 1969 from Indiana State
University. A 30-year instructor with the South Bend Community
School Corporation, he taught drafting and Automated Computer
Aided Design and led co-op programs. He retired in 1997 from John
Adams High School. He coached football at LaVille Junior/Senior
High School of Lakeville, Ind., and track at Washington Clay High
School. He also taught at Ivy Technological College of South
Bend. George was longtime member of St. Joseph Church of
Mishawaka and St. Mary Church of Niles, Mich. An avid woodworker
and builder, he constructed several homes during summer recesses.
Other hobbies included dancing, drawing and painting.
George was preceded in death by his father
in 1983 and by his mother in 1993. He is loved and remembered by
his two children, Nancy K. Friedman of Niles, and Eric J.
Friedman of Lansing, Mich.; three sisters, Kathleen (James) Hatfield
of Tarpen Springs, Fla., Phyllis (Lawrence) Pittroff of
Riverside, Calif., and Donna (Robert) Donovan of Orange,
Calif.; two brothers, Kurt L. (Carolyn) Friedman of Mishawaka,
and Martin ''Marty'' (Sandi) Friedman of Elk, Wash.; and by many
nieces, nephews, and cousins. His memory is also cherished by his
devoted partner, Vicki Friedman of Mishawaka.
Visitation is planned from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8
p.m. today at Thallemer-Goethals Funeral Home, 503 W. Third St.,
Mishawaka, with a wake service held at 3 p.m. A Mass will be
celebrated at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday at St. Monica Church, 222
W. Mishawaka Ave. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Valley
Memorial Park, Granger, Ind. Memorial contributions may be made
to the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association,
Northern Indiana Chapter, 919 E. Jefferson Blvd., South Bend, IN
46617.