Verda Albert, of Niles
May 28, 1925 — Dec. 15, 2014
Niles Daily Star, Published 8:27am Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Verda M. Albert, 89, of Niles, Michigan died at 2:15 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 15, 2014 at Lakeland Community Hospital in Niles of natural causes.
She was born on May 28, 1925, in Niles to Raymond E. and Bertha (Sheets) Ramsby. She was graduated from Niles High School, and has lived here all of her life. She first worked in the back offices of the former First Federal Savings in Niles, and later assisted with bookkeeping for the Plym Family, the Signal Point Club, and Fernwood Botanic Gardens.
- Verda Albert
Verda was a member of Saint Paul’s Lutheran Church in Niles. She volunteered with the Berrien County Youth Fair, and was an active winter resident of the Sanibel Island community in Florida. She enjoyed reading a wide variety of themes, and cooking – especially her own secret chocolate chip cookie receipt.
On December 4, 1954 at Saint Paul’s Lutheran Church in Niles she married Emil Albert with whom she celebrated the Fifty-third anniversary of their wedding prior to his death on June 21, 2008. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Charles Ramsby and sisters Loretta Antoniu and Joan Bixby.
Surviving family includes a son, Timothy (Patti) Albert of Niles; grandson, Pierce Albert of South Bend, Indiana; and Verda’s sister, Barbara (Charles) Durm of Niles; and many nieces and nephews.
The funeral service for Verda Albert will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014, at Saint Paul’s Lutheran Church in Niles with Pastor Joseph Liss of Saint Paul’s officiating. Committal will follow at Silverbrook Cemetery in Niles.
The family will receive relatives and friends on Wednesday from 5 until 7 p.m. at the Halbritter Funeral Home in Niles. Contributions in memory of may be made to Saint Paul’s Lutheran Church, or to the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation.
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