Ray SZCZYPIORSKI-SIPORSKI

3 OCT 1915 - 19 SEP 2008

• BIRTH: 3 OCT 1915, South Bend, IN
• DEATH: 19 SEP 2008, South Bend, IN

1.  Candyce L SZCZYPIORSKI-SIPORSKI

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[N12039] Birth: Oct. 3, 1915
South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA
Death: Sep. 19, 2008
South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA

RAY B. SIPORSKI
Oct. 3, 1915 - Sept. 19, 2008
SOUTH BEND - Ray B. Siporski, 92, passed away on Friday, September 19, 2008, in his residence. Ray was born on October 3, 1915, in South Bend, to the late Felix and Anna (Bzofka) Szczypiorski. On February 23, 1938, he married Bernice H. (Ciesielski). They had 62 great years
before she preceded him in death on March 23, 2000. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Edward Brooks, and by his two sisters, Mildred Dhoore and Adeline Colip. He is survived by his daughter, Candyce Discavage of South Bend; two granddaughters, Raquel (James)
Russell of North Liberty, IN, and Elea (Jason) Hoffsetz of Noblesville, IN; and by hi s four great-grandchildren, Sean and Sara Russell, Emma and Katherine Hoffsetz. He began to work as an apprentice at Torrington in 1939. In 1949 he purchased a farm. He farmed and worked at Torrington until his retirement from Torrington in 1975 as an assistant plant superintendent. He retired from farming in 1990. Ray was a very active member of Lydick United Methodist Church. He served as head usher, member of the Newcomer Committee and on the Pastor Parish Committee. Ray also spent four years in Discipleship Bible Study at the church. He was also a member of the Lydick Lions Club and Moose Lodge #58. He was a charter member of Chapter #87 Holiday Ramblers beginning in 1969 and was a member of Family Motor Coach Association.
Visitation will be on Monday, September 22, 2008, from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. in ST. JOSEPH FUNERAL HOME, 824 S. Mayflower Road, South Bend. A funeral service will be celebrated on Tuesday, September 23, 2008, at 10 a.m. in the funeral home. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Cemetery, South Bend. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Lydick United ethodist Church Building Fund, 26510 Edison Road, South Bend, IN 46628. For those who are unable to attend the funeral service, condolences for the family may be made at www.sjfh.net . Published in the South Bend Tribune on 9/21/2008

Spouse: Bernice H Ciesielski Siporski (1915 - 2000)*

Burial: Saint Joseph Cemetery, South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA