Kathleen Mccormick
Dec 24, 2012
Biography
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...

Ruth Ross
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...

Mary Danley
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...

Robert Enos
Dec 19, 2012
Biography
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...
Mary Davies
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...

Janet Hubbard
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....
Pauline Zavitz
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...

Agnes Belcher
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...

Ellen Day
Dec 8, 2012
Ellen M. Day, age 88, of Hartford, Michigan died on Saturday, December 8, 2012 at her home unexpectedly, but of natural causes. She was born July 29, 1924 in Chicago, Illinois to George W. & Ethel M. (Hysell-Goodacre) Peterson. On July 12, 1941 in Benton Harbor, Michigan she married Darrell L. Day, Sr. who preceded her in death on...
Barbara Simpson
Dec 2, 2012
Barbara J. Simpson, age 78 years of Wood’s Edge Drive in Niles, Michigan died at 4:15 p.m. on Sunday, December 2, 2012 at her home following a long battle with cancer. Barbara’s family is grateful to the staff of Hospice at Home for their faithful and compassionate care. She was born on May 26, 1934 in Chicago, Illinois to...
Edythe Marston
Dec 2, 2012
Edythe Josephine Marston, age 100 years, long-time Cass Street resident in Niles, Michigan died at 9:40 a.m. Sunday, December 2, 2012 at West Woods of Niles following a brief illness. She was born on February 6, 1912 in Marcellus, Michigan to Elmer and Opal (Thorpe) Brown. She was graduated from Niles High School, and has lived on Cass Street in...
Virginia Working
Nov 30, 2012
Virginia May Working, age 91 years, former long-time resident of Spansail Drive in Niles, Michigan died on Friday, November 30, 2012 at Lake Forest Hospital in Lake Forest, Illinois following a brief illness. She was born on October 29, 1921 in South Bend, Indiana to Albert and Ruth (Hoover) Grise. She was graduated from South Bend Central High School,...
Betty Renbarger
Nov 29, 2012
Biography
Betty Ann Renbarger, age 76, of Baldwin Drive, Niles, Michigan died on Thursday, November 29, 2012 at her home following an extended illness. She was born April 15, 1936 in Berrien Springs, Michigan to Harry & Tillie (Hebner) Klug. Betty owned and operated The Sandpiper Beauty Salon, from which she retired in 2008. Betty enjoyed sewing craft, her...

Carrie Fortner
Nov 27, 2012
Carrie Mae Fortner, age 93 years of Berrien Center, Michigan died at 8:43 p.m. Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at Lakeland Specialty Hospital in Berrien Center following a brief illness. She was born on July 19, 1919 in Malden, Missouri to Levi and Minerva (Connell) Phillips, and has lived in Berrien Center since 1941, coming from Manila, Arkansas. She was employed...
George Reichanadter
Nov 25, 2012
George Leon Reichanadter, age 74, of Barron Lake Road, Niles, Michigan died on Sunday, November 25, 2012 at Lakeland Community Hospital, Niles. He was born December 24, 1937 in South Bend to George Leo & Marian Frances (Bower) Reichanadter. George enlisted in the United States Navy on January 14, 1958 and served his country honorably for 7 ½ years....

Ann Prestine
Nov 22, 2012
Ann Prestine May 12, 1934 - November 22, 2012 Ann Prestine, age 78 years of Belmont Lane in Niles, Michigan died at 5:17 p.m. Thursday, November 22, 2012 at her home following a brief illness. “The family extends their heartfelt gratitude to all of Ann’s friends who expressed their love, friendship, and caring thoughts by telephone and mail to Ann...

Irene Lue
Nov 18, 2012
Irene Elizabeth Van Lue, age 87 years of Huntly Road in Niles, Michigan died at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, November 18, 2012 at Riveridge Manor in Niles following a brief illness. She was born on July 22, 1925 in Vandalia, Michigan to Herman and Rieta (Loux) Freese. She was graduated from Niles High School in 1942, and lived here most...
Alan Shirrell, Sr
Nov 17, 2012
Alan L. Shirrell, Sr. September 30, 1949 - November 17, 2012 Alan Lee Shirrell, Sr., age 63 years of Hughes, Alaska and formerly of Niles, Michigan died on Saturday, November 17, 2012 at the Hughes Clinic unexpectedly, but of natural causes. He was born on September 30, 1949 in Niles to Cameron Leo and Lorene Pearl (Brown) Shirrell. He...

Mark Asmus
Nov 16, 2012
Mark Asmus, age 55 years of South Bend, Indiana and formerly of Niles, Michigan died Friday, November 16, 2012 at his home unexpectedly, but of natural causes. He was born on April 24, 1957 in Dowagiac, Michigan to Leon G. and Carolyn J. (Sellers) Asmus. He was graduated from Niles High School in 1975, and attended Southwestern Michigan College. He...