Michael L. Zechlin
Dec. 15, 1961-Sept. 30, 1988
Niles Daily Star, Saturday, October 1, 1988, page 2, col. 6-7, microfilm Niles District Library
Michael L. Zechlin, 302 S. Fourth St.., Niles, died as the result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident Friday morning. He was pronounced dead at 9:45 a.m. Friday, Sept. 30, at Pawating Hospital.
Zechlin was a graduate of Niles High school and attended Southwestern Michigan College.
Employed by Allied Signal Ind., he was an active softball player. He born born Dec. 15, 1961, in Niles where he lived all his life.
On Sept. 26, 1987, he married Julie Shields. She and their son Nicholas survive.
He is also survived by his parents, Lewis (Sparky) and Patricia Zechlin of Niles; a sister, Kim Zechlin of Niles; and a grandmother, Mary Cottrell of Niles.
Services are planned for 11 a.m. Monday at Halbritter Funeral Home, with the Rev. David Henderson of Westminster Presbyterian Church officiating. Burial will be at Silverbrook Cemetery.
Friends may call from 2-4 and from 7-9 p.m. at Halbritter Funeral Home. The family asks that memorials be made to Westminster Presbyterian Church of the Babe Ruthe League.