Thomas A. McMenamin
Dec. 24, 1913-Jan. 3, 1971
Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Monday, January 4, 1971, page 1, col. 1-2, microfilm Niles District Library
Troopers fail in effort to revive heart victim
NILES—Two State Police troopers failed in their attempt to revive Thomas A. McMenamin, 57, of 647 N. 12th St., Sunday night after he suffered a heart attach while being taken to a South bend hospital by his son.
Troopers said the victim's son, Thomas Jr., rushed in to the post at 8 p.m. and asked for help for his father, who was sitting in a car in front of the post.
Troopers Wayne Long and Thomas Travis said they gave McMenamin artificial respiration and external heart massage but were unable to save him. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Pawating Hospital at 8:28 p.m.
Funeral services for Mr. McMenamin are scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Trinity Episcopal Church with The Rev. Vincent J. Anderson officiating. Burial will follow in Silverbrook Cemetery.
Mr. McMenamin was born Dec. 24, 1913, in Chicago. He moved to Niles in 1928, coming from Chicago. He married the former Dorothy I. Blanchard Sept. 18, 1942, in St. Joseph. She survives.
A member of the Disabled American Veterans, Mr. McMenamin was a veteran of World War II, serving in the European theater. He was shot down during the conflict and spent 15 months in a German concentration camp.
Besides his wife, he is survived by two sons, Thomas J. and David E. of Niles, and a daughter, Mrs. Jack Saunders, also of Niles; two brothers, George of South Bend, and James of Berwyn, Ill., a sister, Mrs. Keith Milburn of Niles and five grandchildren.
Niles American Legion Post 26 and local DAV chapter will accord Mr. McMenamin full military rites. Friends may call at the Halbritter Funeral Home starting Tuesday.
Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Tuesday, January 5, 1971, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library
NILES—In listing the survivors of Thomas A. McMenamin in The Star Monday, the name of his mother, Mrs. Caterine McMenamin of Niles, was inadvertently omitted.
Funeral services for Mr. McMenamin will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Thrinity Episcopal Church.