Evelyne Mae Coon
Jan. 19, 1928-May15, 1990
Services for Evelyne Mae Coon, 62, of 1272 Thomson Road, Niles will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the Halbritter Funeral Home in Niles, the Rev. Arnold O. Schaap of Edwardsburg officiating.
Coon died at 2 a.m. Tuesday at home following a brief illness.
Coon was born Jan. 19, 1928, in Grand Rapids and had lived in Niles since 1945, coming from Gaylord. She and her daughter had recently opened "Granny's Hot Dog House" on North Thirteenth and Eagle streets in Niles. She was an employee of Simplicity Pattern Co. of Niles.
On Sept 22, 1946, in Niles, she married William Charles Coon, who preceded her in death Oct. 7, 1985.
Survivors include her mother, Dena J. Marlin of Niles; three daughters, Barbara Jean Ketchum, Catherine Coon and Evelyn L. "Vonnie" Fox, all of Niles, seven brothers, Lloyd Marlin, James Marlin, Howard Marlin, Kenneth Marlin, Gerald "Jerry" Marlin, all of Niles, Robert Marlin of Watervliet and Jack Marlin of South Bend; a sister, LaVonde "Bonnie" Velez of Niles and ten grandchildren.
Burial will take place at Silverbrook Cemetery in Niles. Friends may call from 2 to 4 pm. and 7 to 9 p.m Thursday at Halbritter Funeral Home.
Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, May 16, 1990, page 2, col. 3-4, microfilm Niles District Library