James D. Harroff
Jan. 16, 1931-April 19, 2000
James D. Harroff, 69, of Effie Lane, Niles, Mich., died following a brief illness at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 19, 2000, in Memorial Hospital, South Bend, Ind.
He was born on Jan. 16, 1931, in Niles, to Clarence R. and Marion Eva (Starke) Harroff and was a lifelong resident of Niles, graduating from Niles High School in 1949. He also graduated from Acme Tool & Design, South Bend. He retired in 1997 from Custom Form, Elkhart, Ind., and was formerly employed with National-Standard Company, Niles.
Mr. Harroff was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Niles, and volunteered as a leader of the church's Troop 71 of Boy Scouts of America. He also volunteered as a coach for Howard Township Little League and Babe Ruth in Niles, and was a member of the Loyal Order of Moose Lodge #449, Buchanan.
He was a veteran of the Korean Conflict, serving in the U.S. Army, and was a member of the American Legion Post, Coldwater, Mich.
On May 5, 1956, in the First Presbyterian Church, he married the former Jeanne Carolyn Moody, who survives. He is also survived by their sons, Jeffrey (Robin) Harroff of South Bend, Jonathan (Marcia) Harroff of Edwardsburg, Mich., and Jerry Patrick Harroff of Los Angeles, Calif.; grandchildren, Jennifer and Justin Harroff of South bend, and Lindsay and Jacob Harroff of Edwardsburg, Mich.; his sister, Barbara Stevens of Clearwater, Kan.; and brothers, Gale (Barbara) Harroff of Nashua, N.H., and Carl (Judy) Harroff of Hammond, Ind.
He was preceded in death by a son, Jay Clark Harroff, who died at birth in 1969.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. today in the Halbritter Funeral Home, Niles, with the Reverend Doctor Ronald H. Wakeman of First Presbyterian Church, officiating. Committal services will be at Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles, concluding with a Veteran's Flag Presentation and Taps by John McLaughlin, Commander of American Legion Post 26, Niles.
The family received friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, April 21, in the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Foundation of First Presbyterian Church, Niles.
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