Joseph Robert NIEMIEC

30 MAY 1929 - 8 MAR 2014

• BIRTH: 30 MAY 1929, Los Angles, CA
• BURIAL: Highland Cemetery, Granger, IN
• DEATH: 8 MAR 2014, Memorial Hospital, South Bend, IN

1.  Jonathon NIEMIEC
2.  Traci NIEMIEC

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[N9006] Name: Joseph Robert Niemiec
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 30 May 1929
Event Place: Los Angeles, California, United States
Gender: Male
Mother's Name: Zizda
Citing this Record
"California, Birth Index, 1905-1995", index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V2R7-G1D : accessed 12 Mar 2014), Joseph Robert Niemiec, 1929.

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Joseph R. "Bob Victor" Niemiec
May 30, 1929 - March 8, 2014
SOUTH BEND - Joseph R. Niemiec "Bob Victor," 84, passed away at 1:42 PM Saturday, March 8, 2014, at Memorial Hospital, South Bend, IN. He was a Broadway playwright and producer and known to many as "Bob Victor." He was born on May 30, 1929, in Los Angeles, CA, to the late Joseph and Ann (Zezda) Niemiec. Bob is survived by his daughter, Tracy (Ty) Barker of St. Louis, MO; his son, Jonathon Niemiec of South Bend; and six grandchildren, Jonathan, Allyssa, Michael, Cathleen, Riley and Jonathan. Bob served in the United States Air Force during the Korean War. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame and was an avid fan of Notre Dame football. Bob enjoyed racing cars and was a sprint car champion. He enjoyed driving his Ferrari. He loved New York and being on Broadway. He starred in several Broadway plays including "No time for Sergeants," "Handful of Fire" and "Westside Story." He also produced several other plays which included "Good Time Charley," "Lennon" and "Paris." Bob was also in several television shows such as "Playhouse 90," "The Kraft," "The Investigator," "New York Confidential," "Naked City," "Willie," "Markham," "Johnny Midnight", "Johnny Stacatto," and "Dupont Show of the Month." Bob also played in several films: "Davy Crockett," "Atomic Blast," "North by Northwest," "That Kind of Woman," "The Best of Everything," and "Odds Against Tomorrow." Bob also starred in several commercials. He returned to South Bend to run the family-owned business, including the Western State Bank. Funeral services will be 12 noon Thursday, March 13, 2014, at Palmer Funeral Home-River Park, 2528 Mishawaka Ave., South Bend, IN 46615. Friends may visit from 10:00 AM Thursday until time of services in the funeral home. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery, South Bend, IN. Contributions in memory of Mr. Niemiec may be made to Mayo Clinic Cancer Research, Department of Development, 200 1st Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905-9813.
Published in South Bend Tribune on Mar. 12, 2014