James L. Atkinson
Nov. 25, 1898-July 18, 1990
Niles Daily Star, Thursday, July 19, 1990, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library
Funeral services for a former Buchanan resident, James Leroy Atkinson, 91, of 2683 Lake Pine Drive, St. Joseph, are at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Hoven Funeral Home of Buchanan by the Rev. Walt Rothfuss of Oronoko United Methodist Church.
Burial will follow at Silverbrook Cemetery in Niles.
Atkinson died at 6:45 a.m. Wednesday in his home of natural causes.
Atkinson was born Nov. 25, 1898 in Chicago, Ill., and had moved to St. Joseph in 1987, coming from Buchanan. He retired in 1964 from Bendix Corporation of South Bend, Ind., where he worked in brake assembly.
In Chicago, he married Florence Marie Greip, who preceded him in death in 1968.
Survivors include a son, Dennis Soucek of St. Joseph; a daughter, Barbara Brown of Chicago; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Hospice at Home. 2618 W. John Beers Road, Stevensville.