Obituaries

May 24, 2014

Biography

Frances Joan Quirk, age 89 years of Niles died on Saturday, May 24, 2014 at Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center in Mishawaka, Indiana following a brief illness. She was born October 2, 1924 in Niles on the family farm to Fred & Alma (Radewald) Foster. Frances graduated from Niles High School in 1941 and attended Michigan State University...

May 22, 2014

Send Flowers Charles "Billy" McBain, Jr. July 11, 1967 - May 22, 2014

Charles “Billy” McBain, Jr., age 46 years of Niles, Michigan died at 2:34 p.m. on Thursday, May 22, 2014 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center in Saint Joseph, Michigan unexpectedly, but of natural causes. He was born on July 11, 1967 in Niles to Charles William and...

May 19, 2014

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Mary Catherine Arnold, age 85 of Niles, Michigan died Monday, May 19, 2014 at Lakeland Community Hospital in Niles unexpectedly but following an extended illness. She was born August 22, 1928 in Niles to Joseph & Catherine (Fettic) Bechtel. Mary graduated from Niles High School in 1946. She was employed by Niles Community Schools as lunch hostess at...

May 18, 2014

Dorothy I. Schuder, age 92 years of Niles, Michigan died at 5:53 p.m. on Sunday, May 18, 2014 at Lakeland Community Hospital in Niles following a brief illness. She was born on November 22, 1921 in White Cloud, Michigan to Emery N. and Marguerite L. (Petersen) Murry. She attended Vandalia (Michigan) High School, and graduated from high school in...

May 11, 2014

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Terry Leon “TQ” Quinn, age 59 of Niles, formerly of South Bend died on Sunday, May 11, 2014 at Silverbrook Manor in Niles following an extended illness. He was born on December 3, 1954 in Tennessee to Erma Fisk. TQ was a Niles High School graduate. He was the manager of South Bend’s Madison Oyster Bar for many...

May 10, 2014

Madeline Mardel Warren, age 90 years of Niles, Michigan died on Saturday, May 10, 2014 at her home following an extended illness. She was born November 1, 1923 in Elkhart, Indiana to Gordon and Mae (Robin) Fletcher. Surviving family includes son Terry (& Carol) Warren and daughter Julie (& Roger) Griggs all of Elkhart, 12 grandchildren and many great and...

May 8, 2014

Donna Ruth Stewart, age 81, of Niles, Michigan died at 2:25 AM on Thursday, May 8, 2014 at the home of her daughter in Arlington Heights, Illinois following a brief illness. She was born on November 23, 1932 in Silver Creek Township, in Cass County, Michigan to Charles W. and Ruth E. (Knee) Dohm and was raised on the family...

May 5, 2014

Ricky Allen Pratt, age 56 years of South Bend, Indiana and former long-time resident of Niles, Michigan died at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, May 5, 2014 at his home following a brief illness. He was born on March 29, 1958 in San Jose, California to Allen L. and Alice M. (Hargreaves) Pratt. He attended school in Lemoore, California, Woodbridge,...

May 2, 2014

Bob Eaves, age 84 years of Lansing, Michigan and former longtime resident of Niles, Michigan died at 9:16 a.m. on Friday, May 2, 2014 at McLaren Greater Lansing Hospital following a brief illness. He was born on February 9, 1930 in Udall, Missouri to Nace Robert and Laura May (Provow) Eaves. He attended school in Hog Danger, Missouri until 1943...

Apr 28, 2014

Biography Eva Lena Bright, age 67 years of Niles, Michigan died on Monday morning, April 28, 2014 at her home, unexpectedly but of natural causes. She was born on September 5, 1946 in Duechars, Indiana to Willie A. and Mary E. (Parks) Wallbrown. She was graduated from Leavenworth (Indiana) High School, and had attended Oakland City (Indiana) University. She was...

Apr 23, 2014

Raymond L. Taylor, age 75 years of Niles, Michigan died at 6:16 p.m. on Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at Lakeland Community Hospital in Niles unexpectedly, but of natural causes. He was born on January 15, 1939 in Brookfield, Missouri to Daniel W. and Dorothy L. (Brown) Taylor. He was graduated from Niles High School, and has lived here most of...

Apr 21, 2014

Robert C. Masterman, Jr., age 63 years of Niles, Michigan died at 12:25 p.m. on Monday, April 21, 2014 at his home following a brief illness. He was born on June 4, 1950 in Niles to Robert C. and Madeline E. (Vitellaro) Masterman, Sr. He was graduated from Brandywine High School, and has lived in this area all of...

Apr 20, 2014

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Miriam Irene (Wise) Jones, age 85, of Niles, Michigan died on April 20, 2014 at her home. Miriam Wise was born January 1, 1929 in South Bend, Indiana, the youngest child of Donald R. Wise and Whaneeta (Hively) Wise. She graduated from South Bend Central High School in January 1947 and worked as a bookkeeper. She married Richard...

Apr 18, 2014

Dr. Paul Randal Miluk, age 56 years of Niles, Michigan died on Friday, April 18, 2014 at his home, unexpectedly. He was born on January 27, 1958 in Dearborn, Michigan to Paul R. and Lillian D. (Kostek) Miluk. He was graduated from Saint Mary’s Preparatory in Orchard Lake, Michigan; earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan; and...

Apr 17, 2014

Orman Elizabeth Herrington, age 70 years, formerly of Niles, Michigan died Thursday, April 17, 2014 at Hanson Hospice Center in Stevensville, Michigan.

Apr 16, 2014

Richard Dorn, age 78 years of Niles, Michigan died at 5:15 a.m. on Wednesday, April 16, 2014 at Rivercrest Specialty Hospital in Mishawaka, Indiana following a brief illness. He was born on January 5, 1936 in South Bend, Indiana to John and Catherine Dorn. He attended Niles schools, was graduated from Edwardsburg High School, and has lived in this...

Apr 15, 2014

Melodie Jo Lanier, age 53 years of Niles, Michigan died on Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at Kindred Hospital of Northern Indiana in South Bend. She was born April 23, 1960 in Buchanan to Leon & Vada (Flynn) Wadsworth. She was married to George Wirick and later married Clay Lanier. Surviving family includes brothers, Leon Richard (& Amy) Wadsworth of Niles,...

Apr 15, 2014

Earl C. Culver, Sr., age 101 years of Niles, Michigan died at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at Riveridge Manor in Niles. He was born on April 4, 1913 in Nelson County, Kentucky to John and Mildred (Bowman) Culver. He has lived in Niles since 1947, coming from Bardstown, Kentucky. He was employed by the Michigan Central Railroad,...

Apr 15, 2014

Biography Ethel Hightower, age 62 years of South Bend, Indiana and formerly of Niles, Michigan died at 3:15 a.m. on Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at home, unexpectedly but of natural causes. She was born on January 7, 1952 in Jackson, Tennessee to Steven Bennett and Florene (Pearson) Bennett. She was graduated from Niles High School, and lived here until moving...

Apr 14, 2014

Biography

Marjorie B. Richardson, age 88 years of Niles, Michigan died on Monday, April 14, 2014 at Allegan Country Estate in Allegan, Michigan following a brief illness. She was born November 18, 1925 in Cassopolis to Leonard and Bessie (Seals) Steinman. Marjorie graduated from Cassopolis High School in 1943 and soon moved to Niles. She was employed by Simplicity...