Obituaries

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Buysse, Doris Ellen (McKay)

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Doris E. Buysse
May 18, 1931 - Dec. 27, 1998

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, December 29, 1998, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

Funeral services for Doris Ellen Buysse, 67, North Fifth Street, Niles, will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Halbritter Funeral Home, Niles, by the Rev. David Minger of Portage Prairie United Methodist Church.

Burial will follow at Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles.

Mrs. Buysse died Sunday at 7:05 p.m. at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, South Bend, Ind., following a brief illness. She was born May 18, 1931 in Owasso[sic]. She had lived most of her life in the area.

On Aug. 22, 1986, in Niles, she married George Buysse, who survives.  Mrs. Buysse was on the Niles Women's Bowling League. She loved to cook and bake, especially for her grandchildren. She enjoyed helping others by cooking and cleaning for them.

Also surviving are two daughters, Cindy M. Anderson of Lakeland, Fla.,a nd Jackie M. Rohdy of Niles;  a son, Kenneth W. Hoy, Jr., of Las Vagas, Nev.; two sisters, L. Lorraine Buchele of Zephyrhills, Fla., and Charlotte A. Kujrty of Niles; a brother, James A. McKay of Evart; a half-brother, C. Wayne McKay of Owasso; her first husband, Kenneth W. Hoy, Sr. of Niles; and six grandchildren.

Friends may call Wednesday from 4 to 8 p.m. at Halbritter Funeral Home.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Pet Refuge of Cass County or a charity of the donor's choice.

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Doris Ellen Buysse, 67, of North Fifth Street, Niles, Mich., died at 7:05 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 27, in Saint Joseph's Regional Medical Center, South Bend, Ind., following a brief illness.

She was born on May 18, 1931 at Owosso, Mich., to Ethel Mae (Rowe) and Walter William McKay, and she had lived most of her life in the area.

Mrs. Buysse was on the Niles Women's Bowling League. She loved to cook and bake, especially for her grandchildren. She enjoyed helping others by cooking and cleaning for them.

On Aug. 22, 1986, in Niles, she married George Buysse, who survives.

She is also survived by her children, Cindy M. (Rick) Anderson of Lakeland, Fla., Jackie M. (Jim) Rohdy of Niles, and Kenneth W. (Cheryl) Hoy, Jr. of Las Vegas, Nev.; six grandchildren; sisters, L. Lorraine Buchele of Zephyrhills, Fla., and Charlotte A. Kurty of Niles; a brother, James A. McKay of Evart, Mich.; a half-brother, C. Wayne McKay of Owasso; and by her first husband, Kenneth W. Hoy, Sr. of Niles.

Funeral services for Doris Ellen Buysse will be at 2 p.m. on Thursday at Halbritter Funeral Home with the Reverend David Minger of Portage Prairie United Methodist Church of Niles officiating. Interment will be at Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles.

The family will receive friends from 4 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home.

Contributions in memory of Mrs. Buysse may be made to the Pet Refuge of Cass County or to the donor's choice.

Butt, Phillip L.

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Phillip L. Butt
June 3, 1924 - Aug. 15, 1999

NILES - Phillip L. Butt, 75, of 1420 Alman, died Sunday in Lakeland Medical Center-Niles. Survivors include a daughter, Diane Rivers of South Bend; three sons, Phillip of Texas, Bill of Michigan City and Robert of Fort Wayne; two stepdaughters, Deanna Lee Ditto and Mary Closson, both of Niles; four stepsons, Dennis Chamberlain of Buchanan, Duane Chamberlain of Niles, Theodore Chamberlain of Pullman, Mich., and Gregory Gitchell of Stuarts Draft, Va. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in Pifer-Smith Funeral Home, where friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today.

Submitted by family member; publication details unknown

Butler, Lynn

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Lynn Butler
Dec. 6, 1912-June 11, 1994

NILES - Lynn Butler, 81, of 1211 State Line Road, died at 4:45 p.m. Saturday in Pawating Hospital after an illness. Mr. Butler was a retired employee of National Standard Company. He was born Dec. 6, 1912. On April 19, 1941, in St. Joseph, he married Josephine B. Fowler. She died March 26, 1974. Surviving are a son, David L. of Granger; and two grandchildren. He was an Army veteran of World War II and a member of Disabled American Veterans and the American Legion.

Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Silverbrook Cemetery. There is no visitation. Halbritter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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Burns, Marcia E.

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Marcia E. Burns
Jan. 8, 1935-May 22, 1994

NILES - Services for Marcia E. Burns, 59, of 3162 Burn Lynd St., who died at 11:40 p.m. Sunday in her home of natural causes, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Union Protestant Church of Dailey, Cassopolis. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Halbritter Funeral Home.

She was born Jan. 8, 1935, in Cassopolis. On Dec. 13, 1973, in Cassopolis, she married Lawrence Joseph Burns. He survives with two daughters, Lois D. Salo and Sheila D. Salo, both of Tempe, Ariz.; a son, Erick Salo of Niles; two stepdaughters, Diana Wroblewski and Lari Jo Kulwicki, both of Niles; her mother, Eleanor Louise Haslanger of Niles; two grandchildren; and two step-grandchildren. She was a member of the church.

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Buckle, Robert Henry

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Robert H. Buckle
Feb. 7, 1917 - April 1, 2002

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, April 3, 2002, Page 2, col .2, microfilm Niles District Library

Memorial services fo Robert Henry Buckle, 85, of 612 Clay St., Niles, will be Thursday, April 4, at 11 a.m. at Pifer-Smith Funeral Home in Niles. Pastor John Rutowicz will be officiating.

Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles.

Buckle died of natural causes Monday, April 1 at 11:50 a.m. at Dowagiac Nursing Home in Dowagiac.

Buckle was born Feb 7, 1917 in England to Edward and Amy (Preston) Buckle.  On March 27, 1940, he married Norma M. Becker in Sturgis.  She survives.  He was a veteran of the army. He was a spray painter at Tyler Manufacturing and retired after 40 years of service.  He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Niles.

Survivors (in addition to his wife) include: one daughter, Roberta Ann Reed of Marcellus, one son, Donald LeRoy Buckle of Marcellus, four grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by: his parents; one sister, Harriet Williams; and two brothers, Jim and Tom Buckle.

There will be no visitation.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Niles.

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Robert Henry Buckle, 85, of 612 Clay Street, Niles, Mich., died of natural causes at 11:50 a.m. Monday, April 1, in the Dowagiac Nursing Home, Dowagiac, Mich.

He was born Feb. 7, 1917, in England, to the late Edward and Amy (Preston) Buckle. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Harriet Williams; and by two brothers, Jim and Tom Buckle.

He was retired from Tyler Manufacturing after 40 years of services as a spray painter. He served in the United States Army, and was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Niles.

On March 27, 1940, in Sturgis, Mich., he married Norma M. Becker, who survives. He is also survived by a daughter, Roberta Ann Reed of Marcellus, Mich.; a son, Donald LeRoy Buckle of Marcellus; and by four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in the Pifer-SMITH Funeral Home, Niles, with Pastor John Rutowicz officiating. Burial will be at Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles. There will be no visitation.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Paul's Lutheran Church.

Submitted by family member; publication details unknown

Badgero, Robert J.

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 Robert J. Badgero

April 20, 1924 - May 31, 2001

Mr. Robert J. "Jack" Badgero, 77, of Davis Street, Niles, Mich., died after an extended illness at 3:35 a.m. Thursday, May 31, in the Cardinal Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, South Bend, Ind.

He was born April 20, 1924, in Mount Pleasant, Mich., to Robert Phillip and B. Flossie (Converse) Badgero, and was graduated from the Ovid (Michigan) High School. He had lived in Niles since 1947, coming from Owosso, Mich.

He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps, and was then employed for thirty years by the Ball Band Company, Mishawaka, Ind. (more recently Uniroyal), retiring in 1979. He enjoyed hunting, both locally and in the plains states. He was baptized as a Christian last year through the Church of Christ in Niles.

On July 10, 1951, in LaGrange, Ind., he was married to the former Lena Blanchard, who preceded him in death Aug. 24, 1984. He was also preceded by a sister, Arlene Hartley on Jan. 10, 1991.

Surviving family include his siblings, Bruce and Dorothy Badgero of South Bend, Colleen and Maynard Ricker of South Bend, and George and Nancy Badgero of Granger, Ind.; and by many nieces and nephews.

Services for Mr. Robert Jack Badgero will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, June 7, in the Halbritter Funeral Home, Niles, with Brother William Myers of Willowdale Church of Christ, Elkhart, Ind., officiating. Committal will be at Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles.

Contributions in memory of Jack may be made to Hospice at Home or to Hospice of Saint Joseph County, Ind.

 

Badger, Robbie R.

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Robbie R. Badger
March 20, 1864

On Sunday morning the 20th of March of Scarlet fever, Robbie R. youngest son of James and Elizabeth Badger, aged 5 years, 2 months and 5 days.

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