Albert George Mihic, Jr. of Bass Lake, Indiana passed away Wednesday, November 27, 2024, at Northwest Health Porter in Valparaiso. He was born May 1, 1938, in Chicago, Illinois to Albert G. & Virginia (Bittner) Mihic, Sr., graduated from Harrison Technical High School in Chicago, served proudly with the U.S. Army in Korea from 1960 -62 as part of the Cold War occupying forces, then attended Northern Illinois University where he received a B.A. degree in Business Administration. Albert made his career with General Motors Electro-Motive Division in McCook, Illinois for over 20 years, retiring in 1991 as General Superintendent of Quality Control.
On September 24, 1961, he married Freda Loree who survives along with their sons: Albert G. (Dawn) Mihic, III of Middletown, Indiana, John (Maureen) Mihic of Darien, Illinois, Frank Mihic of West Dundee, Illinois, sister, Joan Hickey, nine grandchildren and the first great-grandchild expected to arrive in the spring of 2025. He was preceded in death by his parents.
A celebration of Albert’s life will be held on Saturday, December 21st at Moeller Funeral Home, Valparaiso with visitation from 10 am – 12 noon. Private entombment at Graceland Mausoleum.
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I will miss Al’s sense of humor and outgoing personality. He always had a big smile when greeting me. He loved telling the story about when he ate at my Dad’s restaurant and I gave him a huge Italian beef sandwich. The guy next to him complained that his sandwich was not as big. He called me over, touched his cheek, and I leaned over the counter and kissed it. Al looked at the guy and said “and you’re not getting that either” We always laughed every time he told that story. I will miss him. I am sending many hugs. May the joyful memories of his life give you peace. -Michele
I will always miss Al's over the top, funny and boisterous personality. He could always make the room laugh, with his stories! His love for his family, life, road trips always shone through. He is greatly loved and will be missed. The senior member of the "cloth" as he liked to say, always the greatest. Best Man for myself and hubby, will never forget that. Love him and will miss him. -Amber Litman
Life is a series of road trips full of memories. Als memories live on through our families. We cherish the quality time spent with a special man who loved his wife, family, country, humor, stories of the past, a tasty meal and a good cup of coffee. We miss you. -Steve and Pat Kosek
