1922
Steve
2011
Steve Dudiak
December 25, 1922 — November 19, 2011
Steve Dudiak, 88, died peacefully on Saturday morning, November 19, 2011, at Golden Acres Nursing Home in Lorain following a lengthy illness.
He was born on December 25, 1922, the third child of Ilko and Mary Dudiak, Ukrainian immigrants who married and settled in Lorain. He attended Oakwood Elementary School, Whittier Junior High School, and graduated from Lorain High School in 1940.
Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Steve enlisted in the United States Navy on December 12, 1942. He completed his naval training as a signalman at the United States Naval Training Station in Chicago. Steve was assigned to the USS Stevens, which saw action in the Asiatic Pacific and assisted in the liberation of the Philippines. He was honorably discharged in January 1946.
Following the war, Steve attended the Cleveland Engineering Institute. Upon his graduation in 1948, Steve worked at White Motors in Cleveland until he was hired by the Ford Motor Company in 1953. Steve worked at Engine Plant Number One in Brookpark for 44 years until his retirement in 1997.
Bowling and golf were his passions. Rain or shine, you would find him on the golf course during the spring and summer months or showing off his skills at the Yorktown Lanes with his teammates on the Ford Night Owls bowling team. Steve was also a lifelong fan of the Cleveland Indians, Browns, and Cavaliers.
Steve is survived by his nephew Dr. Michael Dulick of Tucson, Arizona, and his niece Maryann Dulick and her husband Sean Dail of Raleigh, North Carolina. He was predeceased by his brother Michael Dudiak in 1976, his brother John Dudiak in 2005, and his sister Anne Dulick in 2008.
The family will receive friends on Wed., Nov. 23, from 9:00 am until the time of his funeral service at 10:00 am, in the Dovin Funeral Home, 2701 Elyria Avenue, Lorain. The Very Rev. Fr. Basil Stoyka, Pastor of Ss. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church, will officiate. Burial will follow in Ridge Hill Memorial Park, Amherst Twp., with full military honors conducted by The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 451 combined with the American Legion Post 30.
He was born on December 25, 1922, the third child of Ilko and Mary Dudiak, Ukrainian immigrants who married and settled in Lorain. He attended Oakwood Elementary School, Whittier Junior High School, and graduated from Lorain High School in 1940.
Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Steve enlisted in the United States Navy on December 12, 1942. He completed his naval training as a signalman at the United States Naval Training Station in Chicago. Steve was assigned to the USS Stevens, which saw action in the Asiatic Pacific and assisted in the liberation of the Philippines. He was honorably discharged in January 1946.
Following the war, Steve attended the Cleveland Engineering Institute. Upon his graduation in 1948, Steve worked at White Motors in Cleveland until he was hired by the Ford Motor Company in 1953. Steve worked at Engine Plant Number One in Brookpark for 44 years until his retirement in 1997.
Bowling and golf were his passions. Rain or shine, you would find him on the golf course during the spring and summer months or showing off his skills at the Yorktown Lanes with his teammates on the Ford Night Owls bowling team. Steve was also a lifelong fan of the Cleveland Indians, Browns, and Cavaliers.
Steve is survived by his nephew Dr. Michael Dulick of Tucson, Arizona, and his niece Maryann Dulick and her husband Sean Dail of Raleigh, North Carolina. He was predeceased by his brother Michael Dudiak in 1976, his brother John Dudiak in 2005, and his sister Anne Dulick in 2008.
The family will receive friends on Wed., Nov. 23, from 9:00 am until the time of his funeral service at 10:00 am, in the Dovin Funeral Home, 2701 Elyria Avenue, Lorain. The Very Rev. Fr. Basil Stoyka, Pastor of Ss. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church, will officiate. Burial will follow in Ridge Hill Memorial Park, Amherst Twp., with full military honors conducted by The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 451 combined with the American Legion Post 30.
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