George Sr., Terry Lee, 67, of Niles and formerly of Dowagiac, died Saturday; arrangements are pending with Brown Funeral Home & Cremation Services , Niles

Butler, Emmanuel, 43, of Niles, died Thursday; arrangements are pending with Brown Funeral Home , Niles

Martha J. Fee, 84, of Niles, passed away on Wednesday, March 3, 2021, at her daughter's home in Niles, Michigan. She was born in Fayette, Alabama on April 6, 1936, to the late James L. and Lily Mae (Wright) Brand. Martha married Archibald Fee in Tupelo, Mississippi. She worked in several fields throughout her lifetime; she was a cook, a taxi driver, a home health-care aid, and most recently a security guard. In her free time she enjoyed, crocheting, knitting, and watching for red birds, especially cardinals. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Archibald Fee; siblings, Willard Pendley, Dempsey Pendley, David Pendley, Ruth Stough, Rosual "Andy" Brand, Rueben Brand,...

Fee, Martha, 84, of Niles, died Wednesday; Brown Funeral Home & Cremation Services , Niles

Wood, Margaret "Carolyn", 73, of Niles, died Tuesday; arrangements entrusted to Brown Funeral Home & Cremation Services , Niles

Krueger, Dixie, 78, of Niles, died Monday; Brown Funeral Home & Cremation Services , Niles

Clark, Viola, 95, of Dowagiac, died Saturday; Brown Funeral Home & Cremation Services , Niles

Danette Lovelace, 57, of Dowagiac, passed February 25, 2021. Funeral services were March 4, 2021 at Brown Funeral Home & Cremation Services. The funeral video is available at www.BrownFuneralHomeNiles.com.

Lovelace, Danette, 57, of Dowagiac, died Thursday; Brown Funeral Home & Cremation Services , Niles

Margaret Walker, 88, of Niles, passed away on Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at Buchanan Meadows in Buchanan, following an illness. She was born June 26, 1932 in Niles to Frederick E. Sr. and Helen (Gardner) Green. She was a life long resident of Niles. Margaret attended St. Mary's Parochial Schools and graduated from Niles High School in 1949 at the age of sixteen. She had to wait until she was eighteen to attend St. Louis Max C. Starkloff City Hospital School of Nursing, graduating in 1953, then later College of St. Francis, Joliet, Illinois, with her BS in Allied Health. Prior to attending school her love of nursing came while at the age of fourteen when she worked as a Candy Striper at...

Otwell, Donald, 54, of Buchanan, died Tuesday; Brown Funeral Home & Cremation Services , Niles

Margaret Walker, 88, of Niles, passed away on Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at Buchanan Meadows in Buchanan, following an illness. She was born June 26, 1932 in Niles to Frederick E. Sr. and Helen (Gardner) Green. She was a life long resident of Niles. Margaret attended St. Mary's Parochial Schools and graduated from Niles High School in 1949 at the age of sixteen. She had to wait until she was eighteen to attend St. Louis Max C. Starkloff City Hospital School of Nursing, graduating in 1953, then later College of St. Francis, Joliet, Illinois, with her BS in Allied Health. Prior to attending school her love of nursing came while at the age of fourteen when she worked as a Candy Striper at...

Walker, Margaret, 88, of Buchanan, died Tuesday; Brown Funeral Home , Niles

Gregory Vandenbroucke, 73, of Niles, passed away at his home on Monday, February 22, 2021, following a brief illness. Gregory was born on January 7, 1948, to the late Colonel Gilbert and Ursula Frances (Marks) Vandenbroucke in Paris, France. Later, his parents purchased the former residence of Dr. Gachet, painter Van Gogh's friend and physician in Auvers-sur-Oise, where Greg spent his adolescence and which is now an art museum. On May 2, 1999 he wed Notre Dame Professor Catherine Perry, originally from Lausanne, Switzerland, at a ceremony in Bloomington, Indiana. After graduating from high school, Gregory pursued a Master's Degree in Political Science in Paris. He was a life-long...

Aspyn Roselynn Marie VanWinkle, of South Bend, passed away too soon after birth on Monday, February 22, 2021 at Memorial Hospital in South Bend, Indiana. Aspyn was born to Landon VanWinkle and Olivia O'Brien. She was preceded in death by her paternal grandmother, Lori VanWinkle. Aspyn is survived by her parents, Landon VanWinkle of Granger and Olivia O'Brien of South Bend; brother, Adonis Shaffer; his maternal grandmother, Dorothy O'Brien of Niles; maternal grandfather, Daryl O'Brien of South Bend; his paternal grandparents, Julie and Bryan Niswonger of Granger; his maternal grandparents, Roger and Faith Horton of Niles; as well as many aunts, uncles, cousins and extended family...

Ruth Russell, 87, of Niles, passed away peacefully at Buchanan Meadows on Monday, February 22, 2021. Ruth was born on February 20, 1934, to the late John Crites and Leavy "Esther" (Wesner) DeVilbiss in Greene County, Indiana. After graduating from Elmore Township High School, Ruth went on to wed Keith S. Russell. Together Keith and Ruth had two daughters, Rhonda "Paige" and Lori. Ruth was a pianist and a piano teacher for many years. She later took up violin. Music was her passion and she loved playing for a crowd. When her husband Keith retired from Farm Bureau Insurance, they both spent many years traveling all over the United States in their RV. She was preceded in...

Russell, Ruth, 87, of Niles, died Monday; arrangements are pending with Brown Funeral Home & Cremation Services , Niles

Van Winkle, Aspyn, of South Bend, died Monday; Brown Funeral Home & Cremation Services , Niles

Vandenbroucke, Gregory, 73, of Niles, died Monday; Brown Funeral Home & Cremation Services , Niles

Wendy L Orosz, 57, of Niles Township, passed away Saturday, February 20th, 2021 after a long and courageous eight year battle with cancer, supported by her dearest loved ones. On January 21st, 1964 Bobbie and Esther (Everetts) Dickey welcomed their beautiful twins into this world, the youngest of which was Wendy. After Graduating from Brandywine High school 1982, Wendy married shortly thereafter and became a stay-at-home mom to her two young girls, and then she entered the work force and started in retail before moving on as a Medical Office Manager to various offices in the Michiana Area. On August 12, 2006 she married Dennis Orosz of Niles, at an intimate ceremony in Tennessee....

Orosz, Wendy, 57, of Niles, died Friday; Brown Funeral Home & Cremation Services , Niles