Steven Mark Szpak

Steven Mark Szpak, age 68, of Hammond, IN passed away Thursday, April 20,2023.  Mark is survived by his wife of 47 years, Julie (Sambor) Szpak; 2 children:  Stefanie (Jeff) Berdine and Nickolas Szpak; grandson, Noah Berdine; 2 sisters: Janice (Joseph) Adamczyk and Peggy Bolinger; brother, Jeffery (Rose) Szpak; and several nieces and nephews. 

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, April 27, 2023 at 10:00 am at St. Adalbert’s Church, 1340 – 121st St., Whiting, IN with Rev. Mark Peres, C.PP.S officiating.  Burial to follow at Memory Lane Cemetery, Schererville, IN.  Visitation will be held on Wednesday, April 26, 2023 from 4:00 to 8:00 pm at FIFE FUNERAL HOME, 4201 Indianapolis Blvd., East Chicago, IN and on Thursday, from 9:30 until the time of the Mass at 10:00 am at Church.

Mark was a graduate of Hammond Tech High School and was a proud “Tech Tiger.” He was a democratic precinct committeeman in the City of Hammond for the past 36 years where he served as secretary and treasurer and also served in numerous democratic and civic organization:  Past trustee and secretary of the FDR Club of Hammond; Member and treasurer of the St. Casimir Senior’s Club, Social member of the Hammond Mohawks, and Member of St. Adalbert’s Holy Name Society.  Mark was a former employee of the Chicago Board of Trade and Inland Steel Co.  His favorite place of employment was the North Township Trustees Office where he was the Dial A Ride van driver; a position that allowed him to connect with the senior citizens, where he treated them as if they were his own father and mother.  Mark loved his polish heritage, cooking holiday favorites - pierogies and czernina soup, etc.  A life-long resident of Hammond and long-time member of St. Adalbert’s Church.

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