Mary Ellen Wages

1916 - 2007  (90 years)

• Name	Mary Ellen Wages
  Born	29 Jul 1916	Ohio, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	12 Jan 2007	Regency Place Health Care and Rehabilitation Center, South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA
  Buried	Y  [1]
  Person ID	I187662	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2014

  
  

  Family 1	Leon Charles Nieb,   b. 8 Jun 1912, Michigan, USA ,   d. 19 Aug 1954, Ohio, USA  (Age 42 years)
  Married	10 Feb 1934	Michigan, USA
  Children	1. Leah Ellen Nieb   2. Stuart David Nieb   3. Linda Anne Nieb   4. Russell Allen Nieb   5. Leon Howard Nieb   6. Brian Lee Nieb   7. Mary Annette Nieb   8. Kathryn Virginia Nieb
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F71844	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Emil Herman Yanke,   b. 23 Dec 1914, Michigan, USA ,   d. 15 Feb 1992, Michigan, USA  (Age 77 years)
  Married	24 Oct 1959	Michigan, USA
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F71845	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S927] Obituary. Mary E. Yanke July 29, 1916 - Jan. 12, 2007 July 29, 1916 - Jan. 12, 2007 January 14, 2007 Share on emailShare on printShare on redditMore Sharing Services NILES - Mary F. Yanke, 90, of Mobile Boulevard, died at 4:02 a.m. Friday, Jan. 12 in Regency Place Health Care & Rehabilitation Center, South Bend, following an extended illness. Mrs. Yanke was born on July 29, 1916, in Lexington, Ohio, to William and Margaret (Hoverstick) Wages. She lived most of her life in Berrien County, coming from Ohio at the age of 13. Mary was a member of Fairland Christian Church, Niles. She was a former employee of Zenith Company, St. Joseph, MI and also waitressed at the Elks Club, Niles. Mary enjoyed playing both the piano and organ, and crocheting. On February 10, 1934, in Berrien Springs, MI, she first married Leon C. Nieb who died on August 9, 1954. She later married on October 24, 1959 in Buchanan, MI, to Emil H. Yanke, who also preceded her in death on February 15, 1992. Mary is survived by daughter, Leah Neldon of Bulls Gap, TN; son, Stuart Nieb of Denver, CO; daughter, Linda (Frank) Milum of Bulls Gap, TN; sons, Russell (Mary) Nieb of Niles, Leon (Sharon) Nieb of Louisville, CO, and Brian (Diana) Nieb of Argos, IN; daughters, Mary (Patrick) Scanlan of Denver, and Kathy Lawson of Niles; 29 grandchildren; 48 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; and sister, Margaret Davis of Edwardsburg, MI. Mrs. Yanke was also preceded in death by a brother, Russell Wages who died November 13, 1991; and a sister, Elizabeth J. "Betty" Rusch who died June 8, 1997. Funeral services for Mary F. Yanke will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, January 16, in Halbritter Funeral Home, Niles, with Mr. Don Fleishchman of Fairland Christian Church in Niles officiating. Committal services will follow at Mission Hills Memorial Gardens in Niles. The family will receive friends and relatives from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, January 15, 2007 in the funeral home. Contributions in memory of Mary may be made to the Fairland Christian Church.