Submitted by: Dan Rich

Paul Francis Graf

July 10, 1917 - Aug. 13, 1996

South Bend Tribune 8/15/1996

In loving memory of Paul F. Graf, beloved father, grandfather, and brother. Mr. Graf, 79, a resident of South Bend, Ind., died on Tuesday morning, Aug. 13 in St. Joseph's Medical Center, South Bend.

Mr. Graf was born July 10, 1917, in Notre Dame, Ind.

On Feb. 3, 1945, he married Harriet G. Wozniak, who preceded him in death on Aug. 25, 1980. Mr. Graf is survived by two sons, John Robert Graf of South Bend and Paul Michael Graf of Wayne, Mich.; two daughters-in-law, Mariellen J. Graf of South Bend and Brenda Graf of Wayne, Mich.; three grandchildren, Joseph, Danielle, and Felicia Graf, all of South Bend; a brother and sister-in-law, George and Jane Graf of Mishawaka; and a sister, Anne Ades of South Bend.

Mr. Graf was a member of the Holy Name Society of Christ the King Catholic Church, also a charter member of the above, said, church. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and the American Legion. He served in the Armed Forces during World War II. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on Dec. 8, 1941, the day after Pearl Harbor. He served as a bombardiMer, flying 49 missions over Italy and South Africa, after training in Colorado. After being injured in the war, he married Harriet C. Wozniak at the Veterans Hospital in Chicago, Ill., in February of 1945. Mr. Graf graduated from Washington Clay High School, where he was a star forward on the school's basketball team, which won the Regional Championship during his senior year. Mr. Graf enjoyed playing cards and listening to the ''Big Band'' era music. Before joining the military, he enjoyed going to area dance clubs with Harriet before they were married. He also enjoyed listening to Brother Pedro Herring's radio broadcast three nights, every week.

Visitation will be at Hickey Funeral Home, 17131 Cleveland Road, South Bend, between 4 and 8 p.m., Friday, where there will be a wake service in the funeral home at 7 p.m., with a rosary to be recited immediately following. The funeral mass will be in Christ the King Catholic Church, at Darden and Business 31, 11 a.m. Saturday. There will be a procession to Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Osceola, with a luncheon following at the church at 1:30 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Joseph County Right to Life or to Christ the King Catholic Church.