Submitted by: Dan Rich
July 17, 1912 - July 4, 1995
South Bend Tribune 7/5/1995
MISHAWAKA - Chester Tarnacki, 82, of
530 Tanglewood, died at 1:55 a.m. Tuesday in St. Joseph's Medical
Center, South Bend. Mr. Tarnacki retired from Rasmussen's
Clothing Store as a salesman. He was born July 17, 1912, in
Wyandotte, Mich., and lived in the area for over 50 years.
On Sept. 14, 1940, in South Bend, he married
Florence L. Tarwacki. She died Dec. 3, 1986. He is
survived by two daughters, Diane Huffman of Nina, Wis.,
and Susan Divine of Miami; a son, Terry of Novi, Mich.;
seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; a sister, Helen Budzinski
of Wyandotte; and a friend, Evelyn Peterman. He was a
member of the Elks, Achievement Forum and St. Anthony de Padua
Catholic Church, and served as a Santa Claus at local hospitals
and nursing homes for many years. He was inducted into the
Indiana and Michigan Softball Hall of Fame as a pitcher.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in the
church. Private entombment will be in Highland Cemetery, South
Bend. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday in Kaniewski
Funeral Home, 3545 N. Bendix Drive, South Bend.