Submitted by: Dan Rich

Emery A. Ferency

July 1, 1940 - July 1, 2008

South Bend Tribune 7/4/2008
SOUTH BEND - Emery A. Ferency, 68, residing in South Bend, passed away Tuesday, July 1, 2008, in his home on his 68th birthday. He was born July 1, 1940, in South Bend, as the son of Joseph and Margaret (Szucs) Ferency, and remained a lifelong resident of St. Joseph County. He was employed as a farm mechanic with Wykoff Farms in New Carlisle. He was a member of St. John Lutheran Church, North Liberty, served in the Indiana National Guard from 1963-1969, and was an avid collector. Emery is survived by his two daughters, Lisa (Joseph) Gregory of Niles, MI, and Gail Ferency of LaPorte, IN; their mother, Shirley Ferency of North Liberty, IN; and his brother, David L. Ferency of South Bend. His parents; a sister, Patricia Piechowicz; and a brother, Joseph M. Ferency Jr., preceded him in death.

Services will be at 11:00 a.m. Monday, July 7, at Palmer Funeral Home-Lakeville, 314 South Michigan Street, Lakeville, IN. Rev. Vicky Blough, pastor of St. John Lutheran Church, North Liberty, will officiate. Graveside services and burial will follow at Sumption Prairie Cemetery, South Bend. The family will receive friends from 2:00 - 6:00 p.m. Sunday in the Palmer Funeral Home-Lakeville. Contributions in memory of Mr. Ferency may be offered to St. John Lutheran Church, 24955 Riley Road, North Liberty, IN 46554.