Fred P BUDA

10 FEB 1921 - 18 MAR 2013

• BIRTH: 10 FEB 1921, Mishawaka, IN
• BURIAL: Fairview Cemetery, MI
• DEATH: 18 MAR 2013, Mishawaka, IN

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[N5431] Fred P. Buda
Feb. 10, 1921 - March 18, 2013
MISHAWAKA - Fred P. Buda, 92, died on Monday, March 18, 2013, at the Golden Living Center, 12th Street, Mishawaka. He had been in ill health for several months. A lifelong resident of Mishawaka, Mr. Buda was a 1938 graduate of Mishawaka High School. Mr. Buda was a retired employee of the Lock Joint Tube Company. He had previously worked at the Studebaker Corp. for 24 years. Mr. Buda had a lifelong interest in music, especially that of the Big Band era. He played the trombone, piano and the drums, and he composed music as well. He was a former member of South Bend Federation of Musicians, Local 278, A.F. of M. He was also a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Mishawaka, the IUE-CWA, and a 77-year member of the DeAmicis Club. He was born on February 10, 1921, in Mishawaka, to Enrico Buda and Margaret (Mercantini) Buda, who died in 1978 and 1980, respectively. A brother, Arthur, died in 2006. Surviving are a sister-in-law, Jeannette Ostrowski of San Diego, CA; a nephew, Kevin Buda of Mountain View, CA; two nieces, Jody (Buda) Bottger of Oceanside, CA, and Maureen (Buda) Mureno of San Diego, DA; and a cousin, Sam Mercantini of Mishawaka. Visitation will be on Friday, April 5, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in Hahn Funeral Home, 505 W. 8th Street, Mishawaka. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 12 p.m. in St. Joseph Catholic Church, Mishawaka, with Rev. Terry Fisher officiating. Burial will follow at Fairview Cemetery, Mishawaka. Contributions may be made to Hospice Foundation, 4220 Edison Lakes Pkwy., Suite 210, Mishawaka, IN 46545-1440; or to St. Joseph Catholic Church, 225 S. Mill St., Mishawaka, IN 46544. To leave the family an online condolence, please visit our website at www.hahnfuneralhomes.com.
Published in South Bend Tribune from March 24 to March 31, 2013