Cass County MI Archives Obituaries.....LEICH, MYRTLE BERDENE, Lybarker. June 16, 1992 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Deanna West cassmichigangen@yahoo.com April 1, 2010, 9:46 pm Furnished by Helen Leich, March, 2010. MYRTLE BERDENE LEICH 1909-1992 Former Heddon's employee Marcellus----- Myrtle "Berdene" Leich, 83, of Dowagiac Nursing Home, formerly of 59733 Decatur Road, Lot 14, Cassopolis, died at 6 a.m. Tuesday, June 16, 1992, in Lee memorial Hospital, Dowagiac. She was born Feb. 11, 1909, in Mason Township, the daughter of Ernest L. and Lillie (Parker) Lybarker. She lived most of her life in the Dowagiac and Cassopolis areas. She had been employed at James Heddon's Sons in Dowagiac for eight years. On April 29, 1942, in Niles, she married Gordon R. Leich, who preceded her in death Jan. 19, 1972. Survivors include: a stepdaughter, Mrs. Roy (Florence) Kraft; a stepson, Dean Leich of Dowagiac; six step grandchildren; nine step-great-grandchildren, two step-great-great-grandchildren; two sisters, Nellie Haverstroh of North Fork, Neb. and Bessie Dorrier of Cassopolis, and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by step daughter Bonita Grant. Graveside services will be today at 3 p.m. in Rosehill Cemetery, Nicholsville, west of Marcellus. The Rev. Charles VanLente, pastor of Cassopolis United Methodist Church, will officiate. Memorials may be made to the Cass County on Aging. Additional Comments: Furnished by Helen Leich, March, 2010. Thank you Helen. Retyped by Benjamin Kinsey, 30 march, 2010. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/cass/obits/l/leich3392nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb