Submitted by: Nadine Hardin

Name:  Sinka, Paul M.

Names in Obituary:  Sinka, Balint, Kipp, Hurst, Smogor, Bronski, Branchick, Kuc, Kish, Varga

South Bend Tribune, Obituaries, October 19, 1999

Paul M. Sinka (June 6, 1916 - Oct. 16, 1999)

Paul M. Sinka, 83, of Holmes Road, South Bend, Ind., passed away on Saturday, Oct. 16, in St. Joseph's Care Center, South Bend.

Mr. Sinka was born on June 6, 1916, in South Bend, to Paul and Mary (Balint) Sinka. He was preceded in death by his parents; three sisters, Maria Kipp, Helen Hurst and Julia Smogor; and by a brother, John Sinka.

He retired in 1971 from the former Bendix Corporation as a supervisor in the brake and steering division since 1940. Mr. Sinka was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, Lodge #321, South Bend.

On Jan. 18, 1936, in South Bend, Paul married Adeline Bronski, who survives. He is also survived by a daughter, Carol (Raymond) Branchick of South Bend; a son, Paul P. Sinka of South Bend; seven grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild; three sisters, Betty Kuc of South Bend, Kate Kish of Michigan and Rose Varga of South Bend; and by a brother, Joseph Sinka of Mishawaka.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 20, in the Kaniewski Funeral Home, 2545 N. Bendix Drive, South Bend, with burial to follow in Highland Cemetery.

Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. today in the Kaniewski Funeral Home.