Richard Wayne Bernth
September 23, 1942-October 30, 2008
Richard Wayne Bernth, 66, of 1231 South 14th Street, died at 10:40 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 30, 2008, in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, South Bend, of natural causes.
He was born on Sept. 23, 1942 in Chicago to the late Christian and Myrtle Bernth. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Christian Bernth; and a grandchild, Ryan DeLand.
He was a U.S. Army veteran, and a brake operator at Tyler Refrigeration in Niles. He has lived in Niles for 39 years.
On April 19, 1969 in Niles he married Mary Luon who survives. Also surviving are a son, Brian (Cindy) Hart of Niles; daughter, Christine (Carl) DeLand of Niles; brothers, Phillip (Mable) Bernth of Granger and Felix Bernth of South Bend; sisters, Linda Gourley of Dowagiac and Charlene (Ed) Arelt of North Liberty; grandchildren, Joseph Hart, Terra Morrow, Alex Nemethy, Tanner Hart, Ashley DeLand and Aaron DeLand; and great-grandchildren, William and Danny Riggs.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 3 in St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Niles, with Rev. Carl Bassett of St. Paul's Lutheran Church officiating. Burial will be at Silverbrook Cemetery.
Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday Nov. 2 in Hoven Funeral Home, Buchanan.
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