Martin Robert Bardoczi Sr. "Bob" Hammond November 12, 1933-December 22, 2020

Martin "Bob" Bardoczi Sr., age 87, of Hammond, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 22, 2020. He is survived by 3 children:  Martin "Bob" (Dennette) Bardoczi, Jr., Margaret (Joseph) Einsele, Anna (Bill) Vanover; 4 Grandchildren; 3 great grandchildren; 1 brother, Frank (late Audrey) Bardoczi; 2 sisters-in-law, Dorothy Bardoczi and Joni Kasper; brother-in-law, Dennis (Debbie) Szmutko.

numerous nieces, nephews, friends; and his precious "baby", devoted companion; "Maggie" Preceded in death by his loving wife of 53 years, Sandra Lee Bardoczi (Nee Szmutko); parents, Stephen and Elizabeth Bardoczi; three brothers Stephen, Joseph and Emery; sister, Anne Tonkovich.

A funeral mass will be held on Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. DIRECTLY at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church 7132 Arizona Avenue with father Charles Mosley, celebrant. Burial will follow at St. John Cemetery, Hammond, IN. Visitation will take place from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the Mass at church on Tuesday. Facemask and social distancing guidelines will be required.

Bob was a lifetime resident of the Calumet Area and a faithful member of Holy Trinity Hungarian  Church in East Chicago. He was currently a parishioner of Our Lady of Perpetual Help church. He was proud Navy veteran having served on the USS Wisconsin. He was retired from Inland Steel after 39 years as a carpenter. He loved gardening and sharing his vegetables with his family and neighbor's. Bob was a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather and brother who will be dearly missed by all who knew him. For more information you may call Bocken Funeral Home at (219)-844-1600 or visit us at: www.bockenfunerals.com.