Submitted by: Dan Rich

Laszlo Charles Magyar

June 16, 1913 - July 17, 2008

South Bend Tribune 7/23/2008
SOUTH BEND - Laszlo “Ladislaus” Charles Magyar, 95, a resident of South Bend since 1951, passed away at 8:15 p.m. Thursday, July 17, 2008, at his home, of natural causes. Mr. Magyar was born on June 16, 1913, in Pecs, Austria-Hungary to the late Karl Sandor and Josefa (Moussong) Magyar. On May 20, 1950, at the Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul, Klagenfurt, Austria, he married Irene Valerie Ragg, who preceded him in death. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Raymond V. and Kathleen J. Magyar, of Dallas, TX; and one granddaughter, Lara C. Magyar of Chicago, IL. The Magyar family would like to thank Laszlo's caregivers, who cared for him like one of their own family members. He graduated from the University of Pecs with a doctorate in law. He also attended the Ludovica Military Academy and was commissioned as an officer in the Royal Hungarian Army in 1935.

After World War II, he met his future wife in Klagenfurt, Austria. He said that when he saw her across the room in a cafeteria, it was love at first sight. After their marriage, they came to the United States and moved to South Bend in 1951. Mr. Magyar worked at Singer's and then at Uniroyal (Ball Band) as an engineer in Mishawaka. He retired in 1988. Mr. Magyar loved to make furniture downstairs in his workshop. He was written up in the Ball Band company newsletter for growing elephant-ear-sized philodendrons. He collected all kinds of clocks; he loved dogs and was almost inseparable from his dog Baron. He was a parishioner at St. Matthew's Cathedral, former member of the Chain-O-Lakes Conservation Club, where he and his wife were among the few members who could swim all the way across the lake. He also belonged to the Loyal Order of the Moose, where he loved to go dancing with his wife. He also liked to go to the South Bend Symphony Orchestra concerts with his wife and friends. He enjoyed traveling with his wife to Austria, Germany, Italy, Alaska, Hungary, Spain, and the Republic of South Africa. He never went without giving his wife a goodnight kiss and was deeply in love with her until the day he died. He was the primary caregiver for his wife for a majority of her 7-year-long illness. He was the quiet, strong one in their marriage, but that did not hide his sweet sense of humor.

A memorial Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, July 24, 2008, in St. Matthew's Cathedral, 1701 Miami, South Bend, with visitation in the vestibule one hour prior to Mass. The Reverend Michael Heintz will officiate. Entombment will follow at Southlawn Cemetery, South Bend. Palmer Funeral Home - Guisinger Chapel is assisting the family with arrangements. Contributions in memory of Laszlo may be made to Operation Kindness or to the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.