Dwayne H. Cusick
March 22, 1925-March 28, 2005
Dwayne H. Cusick, 80, of Thirteenth Street, Niles, Mich., died following an extended illness at 8:40 p.m. Monday, March 28, 2005, in Lakeland Hospital, Niles.
Mr. Cusick was born on March 22, 1925, in South Bend, Ind., to Leo P. and Flora D. (Smith) Cusick. He graduated from Niles High School and remained a lifetime resident of Niles. Dwayne attended Olivett (Michigan) College and graduated from Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Mich.
Dwayne was retired from Bendix Aerospace, Mishawaka, Ind. He was a life member of the National Rifle Association, a member of the American Radio Relay League, and the Redbud Amateur Radio Club. He was licensed as an amateur radio operator with the call letters "W8JCU."
On Nov. 14, 1959, in Niles, he was married to the former Beatrice Grinage-Smith, who survives. Also surviving are his two sisters, Winogene Carpenter and Margorie Winquist, both of Niles; a niece, Lisa Winquist; and four nephews, Stephen Winquist, Timothy Winquist, Roger Cusick and Gary Cusick; and several great- and great-great-nieces and nephews.
Mr. Cusick was preceded in death by his brother, Leo M. Cusick, who died Aug. 19, 1996.
The family will gather privately at the graveside in Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles, for words of committal by Rev. Emmett H. Kadwell Jr. of Wesley United Methodist Church. They will receive friends from 6 until 9 p.m. today, March 31, in the Halbritter Funeral Home.
Contributions in memory of Dwayne may be made to Pet Refuge.
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