Velma Racht

Velma May “Val” Racht, age 81 years of Niles, Michigan died at 5:55 a.m. on Wednesday, September 3, 2014 at Hanson Hospice Center in Stevensville, Michgian following a brief illness.
She was born on May 23, 1933 in Mississippi County, Arkansas to Peter Franklin and Bessie Ida (Ashley) Green. Val worked for the Krajci Drug Store in the 1950-1960’s. She owned and operated “The Spur” restaurant in Arkansas. She was later employed at the Logan Center in South Bend as a receptionist.
On December 3, 1983 in Niles she married Richard Racht. They celebrated the twenty-first anniversary of their wedding prior to Richard’s death in 2005.
Surviving family includes her daughter Debbie (& Stephen) Brumitt-Jess of Niles; son Michael Allen (Vicki) Brumitt of Batesville, Arkansas; grandchildren Allen Milligan, Threasa Le, Nicole Berendzen, and Joanie Jess; great-grandchildren Tiffany Milligan, Paige Tudor, Gavin Jess, Ivan Le, Taryn Le, Scott, Carter; and several brothers and sisters.
The funeral service for Velma Racht will be at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 6, 2014 at the Halbritter Funeral Home in Niles with the Rev. Alphonse Savarimuthu, MSFS of Saint Mary Catholic Church officiating.
The family will receive friends on Saturday at the funeral home beginning at 4:00 p.m. Contributions in memory of Val may be made to Hanson Hospice House.

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