Stefani, Shirley M. (Rehkopf)

Shirley M. Stefani
May 4, 1932-March 20, 1993


Shirley M. Stefani
1932-1993
Worked in insurance

Funeral services for Shirley M. Stefani, 60, of 1876 Baldwin Drive, Niles, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mark Catholic Church, with the Rev. Stanley E. Sulka, church pastor, officiating.

Burial will follow at Silverbrook Cemetery.

Stefani died at 11:30 p.m. Saturday at st. Joseph's Medical Center following a brief illness.

Born May 4, 1932, in Reed City, she moved to Niles in 1952, coming from Lakeville, Ind.

On June 9, 1950, she married John C. Stefani, who survives.

She worked for the former General Adjustment Bureau and for Rifenberg Insurance Agency.

She was a member of the St. Mark Catholic Church and its Christian Mothers Club.  She was an election official for Niles Township, attended Indiana University at South Bend, was an avid reading[sic], enjoyed knitting and liked to help people.

Survivors include a son, J. Michaeil Stefani of Warwick, N.Y.; a daughter, Kristy M. Quick of Niles and two brothers, Paul Rehkopf of Crystal River, Fla., Jack Rehkopf of Wyoming, Mich.

Friends may call from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Halbritter Funeral Home. A rosary service is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home with Rev. Sulka officiating.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Mark Catholic Church or the Niles Community Library.


Niles Daily Star, Monday, March 22, 1993, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library.