Jerry Lee Repine
July 27, 1944-March 22, 2003
Mr. Jerry Lee Repine, 58, of West Western Avenue, South Bend, Ind., died Saturday, March 22, 2003 in his home. Death was unexpected but appears to be of natural causes.
He was born on July 27, 1944, in South Bend, to Ernest Raymond and Virginia Bell (Riddle) Repine, and was graduated from Mishawaka (Indiana) High School. He was preceded in death by a son, Brian Repine, who died on Feb. 16, 1983; his parents, Ernest and Virginia Repine, who died in 1960 and 1990; a brother, Terry Lee Repine, who died in 1940; and by a sister, Marda Joy Repine, who died in 1943.
He was an accomplished draftsman, specializing in the design of industrial piping systems. His career took him to projects around the United States, and he enjoyed residences in several states. Mr. Repine was a member of the Fort Saint Joseph Historical Society, Niles, Mich., and the Potawatomi Zoological Society, South Bend. He was very fond of his cats, "Miss Kitty" and "Tigre," whom he left in the care of his Aunt Flora.
Surviving family includes his sons, Todd A. Repine and Scott M. Repine, both of Kodak, Tenn.; granddaughter, Megan Repine; a sister, Carol K. Repine of South Bend; and an aunt, Flora Riddle, who provided his care; an uncle, Loren (Lucille) Riddle, and an aunt, Lucia (Bill) Thomas, all of Niles.
Services for Jerry Lee Repine will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 10, in Wesley United Methodist Church of Niles, with Rev. Emmett H. Kadwell Jr. of the church officiating. The family gathered privately in the Halbritter Funeral Home, Niles, and interment has occurred at Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles.
Contributions in memory of Jerry Repine may be made to Pet Refuge, Inc., or to the Potawatomi Zoological Society.
March 30, 2003
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