Michigan


Transcribed From:
Michigan News Papers

The News-Palladium
Benton Harbor, MI


~Perkins Research~



 

1912: April 19th - The News - Palladium, Benton Harbor, MI.

(Mr.) Eugene B. Perkins died at the home of Mr. & Mrs. Henry Hauss. Mr. Perkins was about 70 years of age, and has been in poor health for several years. No relatives survive him. Interment in the city cemetery.
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1935: Sept. 22nd - The News - Palladium, Benton Harbor, MI.

Lucille Perkins, age 5, died of shotgun wounds. The child's father was cleaning the gun in their Detroit home when it discharged, wounding her fatally. He said he didn't know it was loaded.

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1947: June 28th - The News - Palladium, Benton Harbor, MI.

(Mrs.) Ada Perkins of Oak Park, IL, died at her home yesterday morning. She was born in Benton Harbor on Dec. 14th, 1865, and went to Chicago at the time of her marriage to Frank Perkins. Mr. Perkins died several years ago. Mrs. Perkins had four children, all of who reside in Chicago, a Niece Mrs. Roy Fries, and a brother Henry Garrett, live in Benton Harbor. The Funeral will be held at 1'o clock pm from the Haggert Funeral home of Oak Park, IL.

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1948: June 25th - The News - Palladium, Benton Harbor, MI.

(Mrs.) Ida Roselle Perkins, aged 85, died. Mrs. Perkins was born June 23rd, 1863 in Niles, MI, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Lenox. Her husband died Feb. 1945. Surviving is one brother, William Lenox of Hamilton, MI. Burial arrangements are incomplete.
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1950: Oct. 13th - The News - Palladium, Benton Harbor, MI.

Berrien Springs, MI: (Mr.) John Raymond Perkins, aged 59, died. He was born April 28th, 1891 in Ames, IA, the son of James and Ella (Cook) Perkins. He moved with his family to Oak Park, Ill and later to Oronoke township where they owned a farm for 40 years. On Dec. 8th, 1917 he married Lucia C. Meyers who survives. Survivors in addition to the widow are, a son, John D. Perkins of Buchanan, MI and one grandson. Burial in the Rose Hill Cemetery.
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1953: June 12th - The News - Palladium, Benton Harbor, MI.

(Mrs.) Lois Perkins, 15, South Bend, IN, died as a result of impact of a car driven by George Corr, 45, South Bend, IN
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1955: April 1st - The News - Palladium, Benton Harbor, MI.

Arthur W. Perkins, 71, died. Funeral services will be held at 2 pm Saturday in the H. B. Connelly Funeral Home, with the Rev. Earl Lindsey, pastor of the Lake side Methodist church officiating. Burial will be in the forest lawn cemetery, south of three oaks. Mr. Perkins died at 9:15 am Thursday at his home on Three Oaks- Lakeside rd. near Lakeside, following a seven month illness. He married the former Miss Lillian Whitmeyer in June 1904. Survivors include his wife, two sons, Carver Perkins and Lyle Perkins, both of Three Oaks, three grandchildren, brothers Ralph Perkins and Raymond Perkins, both of Marinette, WI, and a sister Mrs. Edna Rondau of Marinette.

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1955: April 26th - The News - Palladium, Benton Harbor, MI.

Funeral services for (Mrs.) Perlie Lucille Perkins, who lived on Townline Rd., will be held Saturday at 2 pm at the new Bethel Baptist church on Townline rd. The pastor Rev. Mitchell Rasberry, will officiate. Burial will be in Crystal Springs cemetery. Mrs. Perkins died Sunday at the Berrien County Hospital, Berrien Center, after becoming ill during church services Sunday morning. Her body is at the Robbins Brother Funeral home, where friends may call.

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1957: Sept. 16th - The News - Palladium, Benton Harbor, Michigan

Funeral Services for (Mrs.) George (Bertha Marie) Perkins, 68, were held Saturday at 2 pm in St. Paul's Lutheran Church at Stevensville. The Rev. Harold Zink, pastor, officiated. Mrs. Anna Kent sang  "Lass Mich Gehen" accompanied by  Ervin Humannsy at the organ. Pallbearers for Mrs. Perkins were Harvey and Donald Pallas, Raymond Kolberg, Arnold Schulz, Karl Dehring, and Steve Merill. Burial followed in the Stevensville Cemetery. Out-Of-Town friends and relatives here for the service included Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pallas of South Bend, IN. Mrs. Perkins died Wednesday noon at her residence.  She had been ill for the past eight years and had been confined to Memorial Hospital, St. Joseph, since the early part of August.

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