1944
Kenneth
2012
Kenneth Schilf
May 24, 1944 — October 31, 2012
Kenneth R. Schilf
May 24, 1944 - October 31, 2012
Kenneth R. “Irish Ken” Schilf, age 68 years of Brown Street in Niles, Michigan died at 11:30 p.m. Saturday, October 31, 2012 at his home following an illness.
He was born on May 24, 1944 in Oak Park, Illinois to Elmer Francis and Margaret Patricia (Crawford) Schilf, and was graduated from Saint Francis Catholic High School in Chicago. He also attended Northern Illinois University in DeKalb. He was a Veteran of the Viet Nam Era, serving in the United States Army, including duty in the country of Viet Nam.
Ken was a counselor for the Michigan Veterans Trust Fund in Berrien County, Michigan. He was a member of the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He was also a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles #2094 in Niles. He liked to help people laugh, and always had a new joke to tell.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Elmer and Margaret Schilf, and by his long-time companion, Dorothy Mitchell who died on November 15, 2010.
Surviving family includes his son, Michael (& Leticia) Schilf of Los Angeles, California; grandchildren Jacob, Kendra, and Bridget; and Ken’s brothers, Donald Schilf of Huntley, Illinois and Robert Schilf of Carol Stream, Illinois and a niece and nephews, Alexis, Christopher, and Brian.
Services for Kenneth Schilf will be at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, November 17, 2012 at the Niles Veteran’s Memorial at Riverfront Park with the Rev. David Otto of Saint Mary Catholic Church in Niles officiating. The service will conclude with Full Military Honors by the United States Army Honor Guard and American Legion Post #51 of Buchanan, Michigan.
Interment will be at the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, Illinois privately. Arrangements were made at the Halbritter Funeral Home in Niles.
May 24, 1944 - October 31, 2012
Kenneth R. “Irish Ken” Schilf, age 68 years of Brown Street in Niles, Michigan died at 11:30 p.m. Saturday, October 31, 2012 at his home following an illness.
He was born on May 24, 1944 in Oak Park, Illinois to Elmer Francis and Margaret Patricia (Crawford) Schilf, and was graduated from Saint Francis Catholic High School in Chicago. He also attended Northern Illinois University in DeKalb. He was a Veteran of the Viet Nam Era, serving in the United States Army, including duty in the country of Viet Nam.
Ken was a counselor for the Michigan Veterans Trust Fund in Berrien County, Michigan. He was a member of the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He was also a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles #2094 in Niles. He liked to help people laugh, and always had a new joke to tell.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Elmer and Margaret Schilf, and by his long-time companion, Dorothy Mitchell who died on November 15, 2010.
Surviving family includes his son, Michael (& Leticia) Schilf of Los Angeles, California; grandchildren Jacob, Kendra, and Bridget; and Ken’s brothers, Donald Schilf of Huntley, Illinois and Robert Schilf of Carol Stream, Illinois and a niece and nephews, Alexis, Christopher, and Brian.
Services for Kenneth Schilf will be at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, November 17, 2012 at the Niles Veteran’s Memorial at Riverfront Park with the Rev. David Otto of Saint Mary Catholic Church in Niles officiating. The service will conclude with Full Military Honors by the United States Army Honor Guard and American Legion Post #51 of Buchanan, Michigan.
Interment will be at the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, Illinois privately. Arrangements were made at the Halbritter Funeral Home in Niles.
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