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George Royal, 97 / May 24, 1913 — Aug. 31, 2010 »

George Royal, 97, of South Third Street, Niles, died at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010 at his home following an illness.
Mr. Royal was born in the village of Aberdeen in the parish of Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica, West Indies on May 24, 1913. He completed secondary school in Aberdeen two years early, and then began [...]

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Carol Lamberton, 76 / Aug. 9, 1934 — Aug. 31, 2010 »

Carol Y. Lamberton, 76, of Creek Road, Niles, died at 4 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010 at her home in Niles following a brief illness.
She was born Aug. 9, 1934 in Union City, Mich. to Jesse R. Munger and Lela Whitehead. She moved to Niles in 1964 from Kalamazoo.
She was a surgical nurse prior to [...]

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Gary Brown, 46 / Feb. 26, 1964 — Aug. 27, 2010 »

Gary Andrew Brown, 46, died Aug. 27, 2010 in Albany, Ore. in his home of natural causes.
He was raised in Niles and moved to Albany, where he lived with Mary Lanham and his stepfamily.
He was preceded in death by his sister, Deana L. (Purdy) Holmes.
He is survived by his mother, Shirley Purdy; stepfather, Kenny Purdy; [...]

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Evelyn LaVanway, 77 »

Evelyn Joyce (Polfus) LaVanway, 77, of John Beers Road in Stevensville, passed away at Lakeland Hospital in St. Joseph Monday, Aug. 30, 2010.
A memorial service to honor Evelyn’s life will be held at North Shore Memory Gardens on Saturday, Sept. 4 at 11 a.m.
Memorial donations may be made in Evelyn’s memory to Grace Lutheran Church [...]

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Margaret Mangold, 89 »

Margaret E. (Walker) Mangold, 89, of Dowagiac, passed away at Forest Glen Nursing Home in Dowagiac, on Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010.
In keeping with Margaret’s wishes she has been cremated. Memorial donations may be made in lieu of flowers to the Pet Refuge Inc. located at 2300 West Sixth St., Mishawaka, IN 46544 or the Disabled Veterans [...]

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Melody Seely, 54 »

Melody (Spaulding) Seely, 54, died March 9, 2010.
The family of Melody requests the presence of family and friends at her memorial service, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010 at 3 p.m. at Christ Chapel, 3402 Locust Rd., South Bend, Ind.
A meal will be provided for all who can come at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 5, after the service. They [...]

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Teresa Cole, 58 »

Teresa Lee Johnson Cole, 58, of Merrifield Avenue, Niles died at 4:10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010 at Silverbrook Manor, Niles following an extended illness.
Arrangements are pending and being completed at Halbritter Funeral Home in Niles.

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Carol Gold, 60 / May 28, 1950 — Aug. 28, 2010 »

Carol Ann Gold, 60, of Niles, died at 4:37 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center in St. Joseph of natural causes.
She was born May 28, 1950 in South Bend. She was a lifetime area resident.
Carol was employed in retail sales.
She was married April 6, 1993 in Niles to Henry Gold, who [...]

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Margaret Mangold, 89 »

Margaret Mangold, 89, of Dowagiac, passed away at Forest Glen Nursing Home in  Dowagiac on Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010.
Arrangements are pending with Brown Funeral Home & Cremation Services and Mission Hills Memorial Chapel, both of Niles.

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Evelyn LaVanaway, 77 »

Evelyn LaVanaway, 77, of Stevensville, passed away Monday, Aug. 20, 2010 at Lakeland Hospital in St. Joseph.
Arrangements are pending with Brown Funeral Home & Cremation Services, of Niles.

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Lawrence Burgoyne, 89 / March 15, 1921 — Aug. 25, 2010 »

On Aug. 25, 2010, Lawrence Clyde “Sparky” Burgoyne was called from this life to a greater world from his home in Buchanan after a lengthy illness.
Lawrence Clyde “Sparky” Burgoyne was born March 15, 1921, in Buchanan Township to Clyde Ezra & Laverne Ellen (Weaver) Burgoyne. He has honorable services with the U.S. Navy in World [...]

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Ameylia Pockrandt, infant / Aug.19, 2010 — Aug. 19, 2010 »

Ameylia Larie Pockrandt, 1 day old, passed away on Friday, Aug. 19, 2010 in Memorial Hospital in South Bend, Ind. shortly after birth.
She is survived by her parents, Andrew Pockrandt and Kacey Anderson of Niles; paternal grandparents, Rick Pockrandt of Bay City, Mich. and Kathy Pockrandt of Niles; maternal grandparents, Brian and Kathy Anderson of [...]

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Katherine Fuller, 84 / March 12, 1926 — Aug. 22, 2010 »

Katherine Berniece Fuller, 84, of Willcox, Ariz. and formerly of Niles, died at 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 22, 2010 at her home following an extended illness.
She was born March 12, 1926 in Howard Township to Claude Young and Daisy C. (Burdue) Young. She graduated from Niles High School and lived in Niles and Arizona most [...]

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William Warren, 61 »

William R. “Boxcar” Warren, 61, of North Front Street, Niles died at 10 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010 at home following an extended illness. His complete obituary was published at the time of his death.
Family and friends will gather for full military honors at Fort Custer National Cemetery in Augusta, Mich. at 2:30 p.m. Monday, [...]

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Patricia Teske, 70 / May 4, 1940 — Aug. 24, 2010 »

Patricia A. Teske, 70, of Redfield Road, Niles died at 2:07 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010 at Lakeland Community Hospital in Niles following an extended illness.
She was born May 4, 1940 in Niles to Wilbert H. Jann and Evelyn L. Schram. She was a lifetime resident of Niles.
Patricia enjoyed playing pool and played on some [...]

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