John J. Barna, 80, of Aberdeen Court, South Bend, Ind., died following a short illness at 3:45 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 22, in St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center.
Mr. Barna was born Aug. 15, 1921, in South Bend, to John and Anna (Takacs) Barna, and was a lifetime area resident. On Aug. 13, 1946, in South Bend, he married Helen M. Kalil, who preceded him in death on Sept. 14, 1999. He was also preceded in death by his parents, and by a brother, Ernest A. Barna.
He is survived by two daughters, Janet (Thomas) Hall of South Bend and Karen (Gregory) Petsovich of Bridgman, Mich.; five grandchildren, Michael and Matthew Hall of Indianapolis, Ind., and Vanessa, Wynn and Maxwell Petsovich of Bridgman; and by one sister, DewAnn (Clarence) Langdon of Park Ridge, Ill.
Mr. Barna retired from the Allied-Signal Corporation in 1985 as a machine setup man after more than 40 years service. He was a veteran of the Marine Corps during World War II, serving in the South Pacific as a technical sergeant. He was a graduate of the Dallas Aviation School at Love Field in Dallas, Texas, a member of the Marine Corps League, American Legion Post #284, and was an alumni of the National Association of the Civilian Conservation Corps. He was also a member of St. Jude Catholic Church and the VIP Group of the church.
John J. Barna, 80, of Aberdeen Court, South Bend, Ind., died following a short illness at 3:45 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 22, in St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center.
Mr. Barna was born Aug. 15, 1921, in South Bend, to John and Anna (Takacs) Barna, and was a lifetime area resident. On Aug. 13, 1946, in South Bend, he married Helen M. Kalil, who preceded him in death on Sept. 14, 1999. He was also preceded in death by his parents, and by a brother, Ernest A. Barna.
He is survived by two daughters, Janet (Thomas) Hall of South Bend and Karen (Gregory) Petsovich of Bridgman, Mich.; five grandchildren, Michael and Matthew Hall of Indianapolis, Ind., and Vanessa, Wynn and Maxwell Petsovich of Bridgman; and by one sister, DewAnn (Clarence) Langdon of Park Ridge, Ill.
Mr. Barna retired from the Allied-Signal Corporation in 1985 as a machine setup man after more than 40 years service. He was a veteran of the Marine Corps during World War II, serving in the South Pacific as a technical sergeant. He was a graduate of the Dallas Aviation School at Love Field in Dallas, Texas, a member of the Marine Corps League, American Legion Post #284, and was an alumni of the National Association of the Civilian Conservation Corps. He was also a member of St. Jude Catholic Church and the VIP Group of the church.
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