Geneva Sigfrids
Nov. 15, 1921-April 11, 2009
By Staff
Geneva Sigrids, 87, of East Calvert Street, South Bend, Ind., and formerly of Niles, died at 5:34 p.m, Saturday, April 11, 2009, at Memorial Hospital, South Bend, Ind., following a brief illness.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 15, at Halbritter Funeral Home, Niles, with the Rev. Mark Slabaugh of First Missionary Church, Niles, officiating.
Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles.
Friends may call one hour before services at the funeral home Wednesday.
She was born on Nov. 15, 1921, in Ellisville, Ind., to James Miller and Mainie McFadden Miller.
She lived in Niles most of her life, including many years on East Bertrand Road.
She was employed for more than 20 years at Electro-Voice, formerly of Buchanan.
She was a member of First Missionary Church, Niles. She enjoyed various arts and crafts, but especially crochet.
In November 1946, in Niles, she married John Rogers Sigfrids, who died on Aug. 18, 2008.
She was also preceded in death by brothers, Lester Miller and Wayne Miller and sisters, Irene Goble and Margaret Bailey.
Surviving family includes two daughters, Velda Johnson of South Bend, Ind. and Crystal Sigfrids of South Bend, Ind.; grandchildren, Tamera (Frank) Reed, Teresa Johnson and Bill (Theresa) Johnson; six great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren.
Arrangements were by Halbritter Funeral Home, Niles.
Niles Daily Star, Published 5:59am Tuesday, April 14, 2009