Obituaries

Jan 17, 2013

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John Richard Elder, age 76 years of Niles, Michigan died at 1:55 p.m. on Thursday, January 17, 2013 at Lakeland Community Hospital in Niles following an extended illness. He was born on June 8, 1936 in Niles to Richard Wilson and Virginia (Harter) Elder, and lived here all of his life. He was graduated from Niles High School,...

Jan 16, 2013

Biography Elnora Hogan, age 86 years, of South Fifteenth Street in Niles, Michigan died at 12:58 p.m. on Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at Lakeland Community Hospital in Niles following a brief illness. She was born March 19, 1926 in Cedarbluff, Mississippi to Willie & Mary Frances (Scott) Reives. She was raised in the Baptist faith, and has lived in Niles...

Jan 16, 2013

Larry L. Griffith, age 74 of Fifth Street in Niles, Michigan died at 5:50 a.m. Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at Cass County Medical Care Facility following an extended illness. He was born on October 25, 1938 in Niles to Murrel A. and Ruth Kathryn (Asmus) Griffith. He was graduated from Niles High School in 1956, and then entered the...

Jan 13, 2013

Tammy Ann Hess, age 49, of Niles, Michigan died on Sunday, January 13, 2013 at University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan following a brief illness. She was born July 19, 1963 in Niles to Daniel & Carolyn (Krueger) Hess. Tammy was a 1979 graduate of Edwardsburg High School and worked for Simplicity Pattern in Niles and for SPI...

Jan 11, 2013

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Alton Thomas “Al” Wells, age 93 of Philip Road in Niles, Michigan died at 8:30 a.m. Friday, January 11, 2013 at his home of natural causes. He was born on September 28, 1919 in Pleasant Hill, Louisiana to Oscar Mumford and Willie Viola (Harper) Wells. He was raised in the Bethel Congregational Methodist Church, and was graduated from...

Jan 3, 2013

Delphine Lenke Layman, age 89, died at 1:50 am, Thursday, January 3, 2013 at Riveridge Manor of an extended illness. She was born January 20, 1923 in Eau Clare, Michigan to Frank and Charlotte (Sooker) Lenke. She was Formerly married to Pierre A. 'Pete' Layman who preceded her in death. Surviving are a daughter, Cathy, of Bay City, Michigan and...

Dec 28, 2012

Send Flowers Charles W. McBain, Sr. February 11, 1943 - December 28, 2012

Charles W. McBain, Sr., age 69 years of Niles, Michigan died at 9:19 a.m. on Friday, December 28, 2012 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center in Saint Joseph, Michigan following an extended illness. He was born on February 11, 1943 in Niles to Everett and Pearl M....

Dec 28, 2012

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Marianne T. Tschida, age 89 years of Avon Park, Florida, and formerly of Niles, Michigan and South Bend, Indiana died on Friday, December 28, 2012 in Sebring, Florida following a brief illness. She was born on February 17, 1923 in South Bend to Francis A. and Barbara A. (Buckner) Martin. She was graduated from Niles High School, and...

Dec 27, 2012

Frederick James Hahn, age 88, a former resident of Portage, Michigan passed away on Thursday, December 27, 2012 at Cass County Medical Care Facility, Cassopolis. He was born February 5, 1924 in Mishawaka to Edward F. & Minnie (Schalliol) Hahn. Fredrick graduated from Mishawaka High School in 1942. He was a veteran of the United States Army Air Corp...

Dec 26, 2012

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Zelda Mae Brett, age 84 of Niles, Michigan died on Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at Lakeland Community Hospital, Niles following a brief illness. She was born January 1, 1928 in Gary, Indiana to Raymond & Earnestine (Snowden) Godfrey. On June 11, 1952 in Crown Point, Indiana she married S. A. “Tex” Brett, who preceded her in death on...

Dec 25, 2012

Ellen Loraine Woodruff, age 53 years of South Bend, Indiana and formerly of Niles, Michigan died at 5:19 a.m. on Tuesday, December 25, 2012 at Hospice House in South Bend following a brief illness. She was born on March 24, 1959 in Niles to Walter G. and Ruth E. (Yetter) Woodruff. She was graduated from Niles High School in 1977,...

Dec 25, 2012

Timothy L. Burgess, age 55, of Hickory Street, Niles, Michigan died on Tuesday, December 25, 2012 at Lakeland Community Hospital, Niles unexpectedly, but of natural causes. He was born September 22, 1957 in Saint Joseph, Michigan to Leon & Joyce (Strickland) Burgess. On February 14, 1992 in Saint Joseph, Michigan he married the former Ingrid Pallot, she survives. Timothy...

Dec 24, 2012

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Kathleen McCormick, age 88 years of Missions East in Niles, Michigan died at 4:18 a.m. on Monday, December 24, 2012 at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo, Michigan following a brief illness. She was born on November 3, 1924 in Muskegon, Michigan to John and Trena (Rose) Boonstra. She was graduated from Niles High School, and has lived in...

Dec 23, 2012

Ruth Elaine Ross, age 95 years, of South Fifteenth Street in Niles, Michigan died on Sunday, December 23, 2012 at the residence of her daughter in Portage, Indiana following an extended illness. Her family is grateful for the kind and compassionate assistance of the Porter County Visiting Nurse Association during Ruth’s final weeks. She was born on July 2, 1917...

Dec 20, 2012

Mary A. Danley March 2, 1931 - December 20, 2012 Mary A. Danley, age 81 years of South Thirteenth Street in Niles, Michigan died at 8:45 p.m. on Thursday, December 20, 2012 at her home following a brief illness. She was born on March 2, 1931 in Paris, Illinois to John and Ruth (Bosstick) Griffin. She was graduated from Hyde...

Dec 19, 2012

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Robert Loren Enos, age 90, a resident of Niles, Michigan for the past 12 years, passed away at 6:37 a.m. in the home of his daughter and son-in-law, on Wednesday, December 19, 2012. Robert was born in Kinderhook, Michigan January 29, 1922 the third child of Howard R. and Myrtle B. Peppers Enos. On May 5, 1944, Robert...

Dec 18, 2012

Mary K. “Kay” Davies, age 92, of Niles, Michigan died on Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at West Woods of Niles following an extended illness. She was born May 3, 1920 in Beaumont, Texas to Harry & Hazel (Hutchison) Jirou. Kay attained her pilot’s license at age 16. She was a veteran of World War II, serving as an Aviation...

Dec 16, 2012

Janet Linn Hubbard, age 52 years of Mountain Home, Arkansas and formerly of Niles, Michigan died at 10:30 p.m. on Sunday, December 16, 2012 at a hospice in Mountain Home following an extended illness. She was born on June 11, 1960 in Buchanan, Michigan to Lowell Nelson and Bonnie Netta (Rankin) Thompson, and attended Brandywine Public Schools in Niles....

Dec 13, 2012

Biography Pauline Charlotte Zavitz, age 90, of Louis Street, Niles, Michigan died on Thursday, December 13, 2012 at Lakeland Community Hospital in Niles following a brief illness. She was born November 18, 1922 in Allegan, Michigan to Frank & Laur (Weny) Hills. On November 22, 1942 in Allegan she married Floyd B. “Bud” Zavitz, who preceded her in death on...

Dec 9, 2012

Agnes Belcher, age 92, of Niles, Michigan died at 8:10 p.m. on Sunday, December 9, 2012 at West Woods of Niles. She was born on November 6, 1920 in Deer Lodge, Tennessee to Frank and Annie (Zukoczewski) Sadowitz. She raised her family in Dowagiac, Michigan and came to Niles in the 1970’s. Agnes was employed as an Area Real...