Joseph R. Pardek

August 13, 1948 - August 22, 2010

Joseph R Pardek, age 62, of Dyer, Indiana passed away suddenly, Sunday, August 22nd. Preceded in death by his parents, Joseph & Henrietta Pardek. Beloved husband of Deborah Pardek (nee Blohm), who survives, along with cherished children Matthew Pardek, Dyer, Christopher (fianc√©e Bianca Pantone), WillowBrook, IL, Michael (Allyson) Pardek, Boston, MA and Phillip Pardek, Dyer. Also survived by dearest sister, Suzanne (Joseph) Ajdinovich, in-laws, Arthur & Joyce Blohm, sister-in-laws, Gayle (Bob) Pahl and Wendy (John )Arth, aunt Mary Dubec, nieces Katie (Marc) Alexander, Karyn (Tom) Latta, nephews Joseph & Steven Ajdinovich, James Arth (fianc√©e Jessica Mays) and great nephews, Nolan Latta & Jaxtyn Alexander. He was a graduate of Bishop Noll High School, Class of 1966. Upon graduation from Purdue University in 1971, Joe went to work for NIPSCO as an electrical engineer, working for 39 years with a plan to retire at the end of 2010. When Deb & Joe met on an arranged date, it was love at first sight. On November 3, 2010, they would have celebrated 37 years of marriage. The family traveled to Boston for the 7/25/2010 wedding of his son Michael. He was looking forward to celebrating the marriage of his son Christopher on 9/18/2010.He was a great husband, father, brother, in-law, uncle, nephew, cousin and friend. He was loyal to all. He was a fan of the White Sox, Chicago Bears and Purdue University football. He was a member of the John Purdue Club and the NIPSCO Tuesday night golf league, Wicker Park. He worked hard and played hard. He will be forever loved and missed. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Meals On Wheels, The St. Paul Lutheran Church, Munster, IN Garden Circle or a charity of your choice. Visitation will be Wednesday, August 25th, 3:00-8:00 PM at Kish Funeral Home, 10000 Calumet Ave. (next to Fitness Pointe) Munster, IN and Thursday from 9:30-10:00 AM at the church. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday August 26, 2010 at 10:00 AM at St. Maria Goretti Church, 500 Northgate Dr. Dyer, IN Fr. Charles Niblick officiating. Interment, Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens, Schererville, IN.

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Our thougths and prayers are with you. Joe was great guy and I enjoyed working with him. He was always a professional; very knowledgeable and a fun guy to work with. He will be missed by all. Jim

Uncle Joey will be missed by all that knew him. I was lucky enough to always have him in my life and to have his as my Godfather. I wish my Aunt and cousins peace in this trying time and comfort knowing that they were loved and cherished. Uncle Joey will live on in you and all the friends and family lucky enough to have seen him in his glory...Katie, Marc, and Jaxtyn Alexander

Dad you taught me about life you taught me about pride and honor.... words can describe what you mean to me I LOVE even though I never said it. Your my roll model how to live my life.... IN YOUR WORDs YOU WORK HARD AND YOU PLAY HARD.

Michael and the entire Pardek family, my deepest condolences. It was an honor meeting him at Michael & Allyson's wedding.

Joe was a great mentor and friend. As an engineer, he was without equal, but what made Joe so very special were the relationships he built with others. He was a great developer of younger engineers. He was generally smarter than everyone else, but he never spoke down to anyone. He brought out the best in each individual. He had a wonderful way of instilling trust and confidence in people. He was a wonderful person to work for. I will miss him greatly. I offer my deepest sympathies to the Pardek family.

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I am so glad that Bill and I gotto visit with Joe and Debbie on our cross-country tour in 1996.He was Bill's cousin and such awonderful person. Joe and hisfamily made us feel at home thereand he will be missed by our family. He had four wonderful boys. He could not have wished for a better sister than Sue.

Please accept our deepest condolences for your family's loss.