Joseph C. Sherrick
May 26, 1916-April 4, 1987
Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Monday, April 6, 1987, page 2, col. 5-6, microfilm Niles District Library
Joseph C. Sherrick, 70, of 411 Hill St., Niles, died Saturday at his home, following an extended illness.
He was born May 26, 1916 in Michigan City, Ind., and had lived in this area since 1920, coming from Michigan City. He married Mae Starke on April 15, 1939 in Niles. She survives.
He was a retired employee of the Penn Central Railroad and a World War II veteran. He had served in the U.S. Navy. Sherrick also was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and a life member of the Niles Elks Lodge.
Survivors include a son, Edward J. Sherrick of Niles; a brother, Larry Sherrick of Phoenix; and three grandchildren.
Services are 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Halbritter Funeral Home. Rev Donald E. Nepstad will officiate. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery in Niles.
Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m. Today at the funeral home.