Obituaries

Mar 21, 2015

Roberta A. Moersch, age 81 years of Niles, Michigan died on Saturday, March 21, 2015 at Medilodge of Montrose, Michigan following an illness. She was born on July 14, 1933 in Genesee County, Michigan to Allan and Mae (Lynch) Mitchell, and was raised there. She was first employed at the Flint office of Weight Watchers International. She was later...

Mar 17, 2015

Rhonda Lin Panczak, age 56 years of Niles, Michigan died with her family gathered around her at 7:47 p.m. on Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at her home following a brief illness. She was born on June 27, 1958 in Benton Harbor, Michigan to Troy and Sandra Kay (Sweet) Champion, Sr. She was graduated from Niles High School, and has...

Mar 15, 2015

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Henry “Chipper” E. Jones II, 59, of Three Rivers, formerly of Niles, went to be with our Lord at 4:05 p.m. on Sunday, March 15, 2015 at his home, with family at his bedside. Henry was born on November 11, 1955 in Pawating Hospital in Niles, Michigan. He was the third child, the only son of, Henry L....

Mar 13, 2015

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Bernice H. Correll, age 89 years of Niles, Michigan died on Friday, March 13, 2015 at Lakeland Health, Niles. She was born April 30, 1925 in Wakarusa, Indiana to Benjamin And Katheryn (Behney) Null. On May 18, 1946, Bernice married Robert Aurther Correll, who preceded her in death on August 29, 2001. Surviving family includes daughter Cheryl Bell...

Mar 12, 2015

Craig Theodore Cummings, age 61 years of Niles, Michigan died at 1:55 a.m. on Thursday, March 12, 2015 at his home following a brief illness. He was born on March 21, 1953 in Niles to Quincy L. and Virginia K. (Ward) Cummings. He was graduated from Niles High School, and has lived here all of his life. He was employed...

Mar 10, 2015

Marilyn A. Wagner, age 84 years of Niles, Michigan died at 8:12 a.m. on Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at Saint Joseph’s Hospital – South in Riverview, Florida following a brief illness. She was born on August 24, 1930 in Niles to Carlton and Mildred A. (Milner) Keen. She was graduated from Niles High School in 1948, and has lived here...

Mar 6, 2015

Patrick Lee Hollis, age 42 years of Niles, Michigan died on Friday, March 6, 2015 at Lakeland Hospital in Niles following a motor vehicle accident. He was born on April 7, 1972 in Columbus, Ohio to Tom and Laura (Pickering) Hollis. He attended Constantine, Michigan schools, and has lived in Niles since 1996. He was a carpenter, employed for many...

Mar 6, 2015

Florence I. Bush, age 76 years of Niles, Michigan died at 2:56 p.m. on Friday, March 6, 2015 at her home following an extended illness. She was born on May 2, 1938 in Niles to Gerald and Harriet (Hargreaves) George. She was graduated from Niles High School, and lived here most of her life, moving to Edwardsburg, Michigan last year....

Mar 5, 2015

Jack Perdue, age 82 years, of Niles, Michigan died Thursday, March 5, 2015 at 8:40 p.m. at Hanson Hospice Center in Stevensville, Michigan of an extended illness. A memorial service will be held by the family.

Mar 3, 2015

Joan L. Vanderboegh, age 83 years of Berrien Center, Michigan died on Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at Memorial Hospital in South Bend, Indiana following an extended illness. She was born on April 6, 1931 in Niles, Michigan to Bradley G. and Jessie Louise (James) Zimmerman. She was graduated from Niles High School, and moved to Berrien Center, Michigan in 2000....

Mar 1, 2015

Leon W. Fisher, age 84 years of Niles, Michigan died at 3:15 a.m. on Monday, March 2, 2015 with his family gathered around his bedside at Lakeland Hospital – Niles. His death was unexpected, but of natural causes. He was born on January 21, 1931 in Niles to Leo A. and Wilma R. (Vogelsang) Fisher. He was graduated from Niles...

Feb 28, 2015

Anne Mary Brelowski, age 94 years of Niles, Michigan died peacefully in her home at 8:38 p.m. on Saturday, February 28, 2015, surrounded by family and friends. She was born on February 27, 1921 to the late Florian and Anna (Hodal) Hradel. She was a graduate of the State Street Saint Mary’s Elementary School and Niles High School class of...

Feb 26, 2015

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Jean Ann Kolski, age 87 years of Niles, Michigan died on Thursday, February 26, 2015 at Buchanan Meadows Living Center in Buchanan, Michigan. She was born on September 23, 1927 in South Bend, Indiana to Zygmunt and Hattie (Hosinski) Kolski, who preceded her in death. Jean retired as Assistant Director of Investor Services from the former Associates Corporation...

Feb 22, 2015

Karl E. Couch, age 90 years of Niles, Michigan died at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 22, 2015 at his home following an extended illness. He was born on June 16, 1924 in Niles to William John and Marian Marie (Morse) Couch. He graduated from Chesterton (Indiana) High School and enlisted in the United States Navy, from which he...

Feb 17, 2015

Elizabeth Westveer, age 54 years of Niles, Michigan died at 4:07 p.m. on Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center in Mishawaka, Indiana following an extended illness. She was born on October 11, 1960 in Battle Creek, Michigan to Robert William and JoAnn (Bennett) Smart. She was graduated from Niles High School, attended Southwestern Michigan College,...

Feb 16, 2015

William Blaine Montgomery, age 89, of St. Joseph, Michigan died on Monday, February 16, 2015 at Woodland Terrace in Bridgman, Michigan following an extended illness. He was born at home in Buchanan, Michigan on September 28, 1925 to John M. and Teddy May (Rowley) Montgomery. His mother was a former one-room school teacher at the historic Gardner School, and both...

Feb 9, 2015

Eugene Allen Southworth, age 87 years of Niles, Michigan died at 7:35 a.m. on Monday, February 9, 2015 at Woodland Terrace following a brief illness. He was born on July 25, 1927 in Benton Harbor to Marian Alice (Platt) and Orville Lincoln Southworth. The family moved to Niles when he was three years old, and it was here he called...

Feb 9, 2015

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Blaine Lee Annable, age 61 years of Elkhart, formerly of Niles died on Monday, February 9, 2015 at his home following a brief illness. He was born on May 22, 1953 in South Bend to Benjamin and Marquita (Hendricks) Annable, and attended South Bend Community Schools. He lived for many years in Niles, and was employed at the...

Feb 2, 2015

Leonard Paul Brown, age 57 years formerly of Niles, Michigan died on Monday, February 2, 2015 in Bakersfield, California of injuries suffered in an accidental fall ten days earlier.

He was born on November 29, 1957 in South Bend, Indiana and was a son of Harvey and Evelyn (Wilke) Brown. He attended Niles Community Schools,...

Feb 2, 2015

Sandy Colleen Reed, age 68 years, of Niles, Michigan died on Monday, February 2, 2015 following an extended illness, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). She was at her home with her family gathered around her. Sandy was born on November 5, 1946 in Springfield, Illinois to Vera (Clark) Robbins and Bernard Robbins. She graduated from Niles High School in 1964. She...