In Memory
John Ernest Fink
Sep. 24, 1926 - Jun. 30, 2000
Mr. John Ernest Fink, 73, of 1800 Harrah Road, Niles, Mich., died following a brief illness at 10 a.m. on Friday, June 30, at the University Hospital, Indianapolis, Ind.
He was born on Sept. 24, 1926 in South Bend, Ind. to John Fredrick and Threasa Barbara (Grolich) Fink, and was raised in South Bend, where he graduated from John Adams High School. He also graduated from the Indiana State College, Terre Haute and fulfilled the requirements as a Certified Public Accountant. He was a Veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army.
Mr. Fink was first employed in Niles at a private accountancy firm. He then took the position of senior vice-president at the former First National Bank - Southwest (now Old Kent Bank). He later took the position of financial executive treasurer of the Mastic Corporation, South Bend. For the past 16 years, he had served as financial administrator to Mr. and Mrs. Judd Leighton of South Bend.
He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Niles and its Foundation. He had been a member and past president of the Financial Executive Institute of South Bend, and in Niles of the Jaycee's, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, the YMCA and Orchard Hills Country Club. He had always enjoyed golfing, but his greatest joy had been his family and especially his grandchildren.
On Oct. 27, 1948, in Michigan City, Ind., he married the former Helen Jane Slaven, with whom he celebrated the 50th anniversary of that marriage in 1998.
He is survived by his wife, Jane; sons, John Jay (Laura) Fink and Ronald Alan (Ruth) Fink, both of Niles; grandchildren, Nathan John Fink, Nicole Jane Fink, Mary Sue Slack, Lawson Alexander Fink, Marjorie Jane Fink, and Threasa Dawn Fink; great-grandchildren, Trevor Slack and Kaylie Slack; sisters, Betty Lou Green of Osceola, Ind. and Barbara Ann Michalos of South Bend; and by several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services for Mr. John E. Fink will be held at the First Presbyterian Church, Niles at 11 a.m. on Thursday, July 6, 2000 with the Rev. Dr. Ronald H. Wakeman officiating. Committal services will be at the graveside at Mission Hills Memorial Gardens, Niles, and will conclude with the Veteran's Flag Presentation by American Legion Post #26 Commander John McLaughlin.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday at the Halbritter Funeral Home, Niles.
Contributions in memory of Mr. Fink may be made to the Foundation of the First Presbyterian Church.
Published in the South Bend Tribune on July 2, 2000.
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