Obituaries

Mar 9, 2013

Clayton Evick, age 90 years of Niles, Michigan died at 6:31 p.m. on Saturday, March 9, 2013 at home following a brief illness. He was born on May 28, 1922 in Niles to Carl F. and Lena Marie (Doehrer) Evick. He was graduated from Niles High School in 1940, and has lived in Niles all of his life. He...

Mar 9, 2013

Scott J. Shearer, age 50 years of Niles, Michigan died at 3:10 p.m. on Saturday, March 9, 2013 at Riveridge Manor in Niles following a brief illness. He was born on May 8, 1962 in Niles to James Eugene Shearer and Shirley Ann (Ingleright) Shearer. He was graduated from the Blossomland Learning Center, and was employed for many years...

Mar 7, 2013

James R. “J.R.” Williams, Sr., age 80 years of Pucker Street Drive in Niles, Michigan died at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 7, 2013 at Lakeland Community Hospital in Niles following an extended illness. He was born on July 5, 1932 in Lake County, Tennessee to Royce Landron and Betty Mae (Carlton) Williams. He was raised in Kentucky, and has...

Mar 4, 2013

Millicent Morros, age 48 years, formerly of Niles, Michigan died unexpectedly on Monday morning, March 4, 2013 in Goshen, Indiana. She was born on July 21, 1964 in Niles to Mervin and Sharon (Swartz) Morros. She was graduated from Niles High School in 1982, and received her Associates Degree from Southwestern Michigan College. She moved to Goshen in 2007 and...

Mar 4, 2013

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Anita J. O’Toole, age 87 years of Niles, Michigan died at 11:10 a.m. on Monday, March 4, 2013 at Riveridge Manor in Niles following an extended illness. She was born on June 8, 1925 in Michigan City, Indiana to Raymond and Martha (Sass) Johnson. As a young child, she moved with her family to Niles, and was graduated...

Mar 3, 2013

Robert D. Mueller, age 62 years of Niles, Michigan died at 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, March 3, 2013 at home following an extended illness. He was born on June 27, 1950 in Chicago, Illinois to Wilson Dewey and Mable (White) Mueller. He lived in Chicago much of his life before moving to Niles in 2001. He was employed at...

Feb 28, 2013

Loren J. Riddle, age 89 years of Niles, Michigan died at 11:15 p.m. on Thursday, February 28, 2013 at Riveridge Manor in Niles following a brief illness. He was born on March 7, 1923 in Bell, California to John Harrison and Flora Bell (Lambert) Riddle. As a young child, he moved with his family to Niles, and was very...

Feb 28, 2013

Geraldine E. “Geri” Crocker, age 80 years of Niles, Michigan died at 9:13 a.m. on Thursday, February 28, 2013 at Woodland Terrace of Longmeadow in Niles following several years of Alzheimer’s Disease. She was born on August 22, 1932 north of Niles to Lorenzo and Della (Buck) Newman, and was graduated from Berrien Springs High School in 1950. On...

Feb 27, 2013

Mary Rachel Hale, age 62, of Daniel Street, Niles, Michigan died on Wednesday, February 27, 2013 unexpectedly at her residence. She was born October 6, 1950 in Sandusky, Michigan to Everett & Edith (Sutton) Hale. Mary graduated from Sandusky High School in 1968 and then received her Bachelors Degree in Elementary Education from the University of Michigan. She continued...

Feb 27, 2013

Terrence William Goodman, age 59 of Burbank, California, formerly of Niles, Michigan died on Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at Glendale Hospital, Burbank, California following an extended illness. He was born May 15, 1953 in Niles to Clarence & Ione (Frizzell) Goodman. In 7th grade, Terrence won an award for the design of Plym Park in Niles. In 1971, Terrence...

Feb 26, 2013

Linda Lee Steele, age 71, of Pokagon Highway, Niles, Michigan died on Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, Mishawaka, Indiana unexpectedly, but of natural causes. She was born May 21, 1941 in Niles to Homer Frances & Mildred (Hand) Hubbard. Linda worked for Innovative Products Unlimited in Niles for over 15 years. She was an animal...

Feb 24, 2013

Joyce E. Hahn, age 88 years, formerly of Niles, Michigan and Portage, Michigan died at 5:47 p.m. on Sunday, February 24, 2013 at the Cass County Medical Care Facility near Cassopolis, Michigan. She was born on November 27, 1924 in Mishawaka, Indiana to Charles and Bertha (Giel) Henigsmith. She was graduated from Mishawaka High School, and attended a nurse’s school...

Feb 21, 2013

Donald Edward Britton, age 41, of Lewis Drive, Niles, Michigan died on Thursday, February 21, 2013 at his home. He was born October 1, 1971 in Buchanan, Michigan to Donald Gene & Gloria Joan (Cordell) Britton. Donald owned Britton’s Painting Company and painted many houses in the Niles area. He most recently worked for Fabco Inc. in Buchanan. Donald...

Feb 21, 2013

Pearline E. McAbee-Elam, age 94 years of Niles, Michigan died at 3:40 a.m. on Thursday, February 21, 2013 at the Hamilton Grove Communities near New Carlisle, Indiana. She was born on February 27, 1918 in Alicia, Arkansas to William Robert and Mary Ann (Brown) Whitmire. She has lived in Niles since 1954, coming from Arkansas. She was employed at...

Feb 19, 2013

James F. Skalla of Niles, Michigan died Tuesday evening at his home of natural causes. He was born in Niles on May 1, 1930 to William C. and Martha (Woda) Skalla and was a lifelong Niles resident. Mr. Skalla worked at Niles Precision Company for sixty years and was the president for over thirty years. He served in both the...

Feb 19, 2013

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Lorna F. Garritano, age 81, of Dowagiac, Michigan died at 6:10 p.m. Tuesday, February 19 at her home of an extended illness. Lorna was born December 27,1931 in Cass County, Michigan to Edward and Florence (Wise) Gordon. On November 2, 1957 in Dowagiac, Michigan she married Al Garritano who survives. Also surviving are a daughter, Carmela (Bartlomiej Plichta)...

Feb 17, 2013

Steven James Crocker, age 64 of Shady Shores Drive, Niles, Michigan died on Sunday, February 17, 2013 at his home unexpectedly, but of natural causes. He was born in Niles, Michigan to James Dillard & Dorothy Louise (Beck) Crocker. Steven graduated from Niles High School in 1967 and attended Southwestern Michigan College, where he ran track. He was a...

Feb 17, 2013

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William Gerald Perry, age 74 of Niles, Michigan died on Sunday, February 17, 2013 at Riverridge Manor following an extended illness. He was born January 3, 1939 in East Tawas, Michigan to Arthur and Hazel (Halteman) Perry. On December 29, 1976 he married the former Betty Muir. She preceded him in death in 1994. William was also preceded...

Feb 17, 2013

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Carl F. Eglinsdoerfer, age 84 years of Niles, Michigan died Sunday evening, February 17, 2013 at his home unexpectedly, but of natural causes. He was born on April 6, 1928 in Benton Harbor, Michigan to Walter and Mabel (Erfurth) Eglinsdoerfer. He attended Benton Harbor Schools, and moved from Berrien Springs, Michigan to Niles in 1969. He was employed...

Feb 15, 2013

Norma Mae Zavor, age 91 years of Dean’s Hill Road in Berrien Center, Michigan died at 12:50 a.m. on Friday, February 15, 2013 at Lakeland Specialty Hospital in Berrien Center following an extended illness. She was born on May 20, 1921 in Indiana. She lived on South Twelfth Street in Niles, Michigan for many years. She became ill in...