Submitted by: Dan Rich
Jan. 15, 1944 - Oct. 28, 1994
South Bend Tribune 10/30/1994
SOUTH BEND - Ralph J. Wadzinski, 50, of Butternut Road, died at 1:41 p.m. Friday in Community Hospital, Munster, Ind., after an illness. Mr. Wadzinski was a real estate agent for Coldwell Banker for eight years and was a former traffic and lighting engineer for the city of South Bend, working there for 20 years. He was born Jan. 15, 1944, in South Bend.
On Oct. 16, 1965, in South Bend, he married Sylvia Tobias. She survives with a son, Aaron ''A.J.'' at home; and his father, Felix Wadzinski of South Bend. He formerly served with Indiana National Guard and was a graduate of Indiana University, Bloomington. He was a member of St. Mary's Polish National Catholic Church, where he served on the board of directors, Indiana Association of Realtors, Frederick Chopin Choir and was precinct committeeman for Portage Township.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in St. Joseph Funeral Home. Cremation will take place. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday in the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the church's organ fund.