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Dorris E. McKibbin, 77 / March 14, 1933 — Oct. 5, 2010 »

Dorris E. McKibbin, 77, of Redfield Street in Niles, died at 1:50 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010 at her home following an extended illness.
Mrs. McKibbin was born March 14, 1933 in Niles to Paul Herbert and Ruth Amy (Williams) Schaen. Dorris was a lifetime resident of Niles. She was a former employee of General Telephone [...]

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Anna Low, 87 / July 26, 1923 — Oct. 4, 2010 »

Anna L. Low, 87, of Niles, passed away Monday, Oct. 4, 2010 in her home of natural causes.
Mrs. Low was born July 26, 1923 to Gilbert and Lulu Corl Reed in Bourbon, Ind. She attended Riley High School in South Bend and graduated with the Class of 1941.
Surviving are her three children, Kenneth W. and [...]

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Lester Forbes, 61 / Sept. 27, 1949 — Oct. 5, 2010 »

Lester “Stormy” Forbes, 61, of Allerton Drive, Niles, died Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010 at 10:10 a.m. at his home following a brief illness.
Mr. Forbes was born Sept. 27, 1949 in Niles to Lester H. and Leona E. (Buccholz) Forbes. He was a lifetime resident of Niles.
He was a former employee of K-Express in Schaumburg, Ill. [...]

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Tillie Schram, 50 / May 15, 1960 — Oct. 5, 2010 »

Tillie Schram, 50, of Lake Street in Niles and formerly of Mishawaka, Ind., died at 10:20 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010 at her home of an illness.
Mrs. Schram was born May 15, 1960 in South Bend, Ind. to John T. Hernicz and Lucille Checchia. Tillie graduated from Penn High School in the Class of 1979 [...]

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Madge Harasewicz, 90 »

Madge Dorothy Harasewicz, 90, of 1211 State Line Rd., Niles, died at 2:02 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010 at West Woods of Niles of natural causes.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 9, 2010 at Hoven Funeral Home in Buchanan with Minister Jay Winter of Currant Road Church of Christ in Mishawaka, Ind. [...]

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Richard Sumner, 52 / Nov. 20, 1957 — Oct. 5, 2010 »

Richard “Rick” N. Sumner, 52, passed away unexpectedly but of natural causes in the early hours of Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010.
Rick was born on Nov. 20, 1957 to the late Norman and Rose (Steiner) Sumner in Wyndotte, Mich. Rick was one of three children growing up in the Sumner household.
In 2008 Rick began working at Pilkington [...]

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Lester Forbes, 61 »

Lester “Stormy” Forbes, 61, of Allerton Drive, Niles, died at 10:55 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010 at his home of an illness.
Arrangements are being completed by Halbritter Funeral Home in Niles.

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Tillie Schram, 50 »

Tillie Schram, 50, of Lake Street, Niles, and formerly of Mishawaka, Ind., died at 10:20 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010 at her home of an illness.
Arrangements are being completed by Halbritter Funeral Home in Niles.

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Dorris McKibbin, 77 »

Dorris McKibbin, 77, of Redfield Street, Niles, died at 1:50 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010 at her home of an illness.
Arrangements are being completed by Halbritter Funeral Home in Niles.

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Betty Humphrey, 80 / Feb. 19, 1930 — Oct. 3, 2010 »

Betty Lou “Happy” Humphrey went home to her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010 following a brief illness. In her last days, she was eagerly looking forward to meeting the “one who holds our hand,” her Lord and Savior. She was surrounded by her family as she walked into Jesus’ arms [...]

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Beverly Tyler, 48 / March 27, 1962 — Oct. 2, 2010 »

Beverly K. Tyler, 48, of U.S. 31 South, Berrien Center, died at 6:40 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010 at Lakeland Continuing Care Center-Saint Joseph, St. Joseph, Mich., following a six-month battle with cancer.
She was born March 27, 1962 in Lookout, W. Va. to Walter Lee Fox and Phyllis Ann Phares. She graduated from high school [...]

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Salvatore Rosetto, 83 / Sept. 6, 1927 — Sept. 30, 2010 »

Salvatore (Sam) Rosetto, 83, passed away Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010 at his home.
Sam was born Sept. 6, 1927 in Chicago to the late Antonio Rosetto and Patrina LaBarbera Rosetto. He was a veteran of World War II, serving two tours of duty in the United States Army and of the Catholic faith.
Mr. Rosetto retired as [...]

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Ronald Timmons, 67 / Dec. 24, 1942 — Sept. 17, 2010 »

Born in Benton Harbor, Michigan on Dec. 24, 1942, the son of Dale and Bernice (Cook) Timmons, Ron grew up in Sister Lakes, Mich. and graduated from Dowagiac Central High School in 1961. He earned a bachelor of science degree in business from Indiana Wesleyan University.
Ron worked at both Blue Fin Marina and Mid-Way Marina, growing [...]

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Oline Edge, 68 »

Oline Edge, 68, of Benton Harbor, passed away at Lakeland Hospital in St. Joseph on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2010.
Those wishing to leave memories, photos or condolences for the family may do so at www.BrownFuneralHomeNiles.com.
Arrangements for Oline are pending with Brown Funeral Home & Cremation Services of Niles.

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Frank Dospoy, 84 »

Frank Alex Dospoy, 84, of Berrien Springs, died at 4:26 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center, St. Joseph of natural causes.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010 at Hoven Funeral Home in Buchanan with Pastor Mark Smith of Berrien Center Bible Church officiating.
Burial will take place at [...]

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