Murray C. Campbell
Sept. 5, 1936 - Jan. 17, 2003
Murray C. Campbell, 66, of River Pines Drive, Niles, Mich., died following an extended illness at 6:25 a.m. Friday, Jan. 17, in Memorial Hospital, South Bend, Ind.
He was born Sept. 5, 1936, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, to Edward Douglas and Hope Vernon (Pangman) Campbell, and later moved to the South Bend area in 1948 from St. Louis, Mo.
Mr. Campbell had been a partner in the law firm of Stone, Campbell and Hoffelder since 1967. He was also formerly employed as a securities analyst with The Northern Trust in Chicago, Ill., from 1963-64.
He attended Lake Forest Academy from 1951-59, and was stationed in Germany with the 7th Army Europe Combat Engineers, graduated in 1963 from Babson College with a Bachelor of Science degree in finance, and received a Juris Doctor in 1967 from the University of Notre Dame Law School.
Mr. Campbell was a member of the State Bar of Michigan, the Florida Bar, was a member and former treasurer with the Berrien County Bar Association, a member of the Fernwood Nature Center, Southwestern Michigan Community Ambulance Service, and the Signal Point Club.
He served as former president of the Niles District Library Board, former director of Four Flags Area Chamber of Commerce, former president of Niles-Buchanan Rotary Club, former president of Pawating Hospital Board of Trustees, former chair of the Niles Downtown Development Authority, a former president of the Southwest Michigan Economic Growth Alliance, and was a former secretary of the Berrien County Republican Committee.
Mr. Campbell was the current vice chair of Lakeland Regional Health Systems and current director of the Lakeland Health Foundation-Niles.
On July 15, 1989, in Niles, he married the former Deborah A. Brown, who survives. He is also survived by his children, John (Rhonda) Campbell of Grand Haven, Mich., Mary (Rob) Hanson of South Bend, Ind., Patti (Allyn) Fozkos of Mishawaka, Ind., Nick Campbell of Niles and Kate Campbell of Spring Lake, Mich.; six grandsons, Adam and Nathan Campbell, Ryan Hanson, Alexander and Brandon Fozkos, and Tylor Campbell; his brother, Donald (Brenda) Campbell of Kinston, Ontario, Canada; and by a sister-in-law, Ursula Campbell of Buchanan, Mich.
He was preceded in death by his brother, I. Douglas Campbell, who died June 23, 1996.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22, in the First Presbyterian Church, Niles, with The Rev. Dr. Ronald H. Wakeman officiating. Interment will be at Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles. There will be no visitation.
Contributions in memory of Murray C. Campbell will be welcomed in lieu of flowers to the Lakeland Health Foundation, 31 North St Joseph Avenue, Niles, MI 49120; or to a charity of the donor's choice.
Arrangements are by the Halbritter Funeral Home.
Published January 19, 2003