Edna Mary JACOBS

10 SEP 1921 - 4 AUG 2012

• BIRTH: 10 SEP 1921, South Bend, IN
• BURIAL: St Joseph Valley Memorial Park, Granger, IN
• DEATH: 4 AUG 2012, Niles, Berrien County, MI

• MARRIAGE: 27 AUG 1949, St Joseph County, IN

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[N4517] Edna Mary Radecki
Sept. 10, 1921 - Aug. 4, 2012
NILES - Edna Mary Radecki, 90, of Lewis Drive, Niles, Michigan, died on Saturday, August 4, 2012, at Hospice House in South Bend, Indiana, following a brief illness. She was born September 10, 1921, in South Bend, to Glen and Stella (Grabraz) Jacobs. Edna was a World War II veteran, serving in the United States Navy. She was a member of Saint Mark Catholic Church in Niles, and retired from Simplicity Pattern Company after several years of service. Edna enjoyed cooking and working in both her vegetable and flower gardens. On August 27, 1949, in South Bend, Edna married Richard B. Radecki, who preceded her in death on May 3, 2005. From their union survives daughters, Becky (& John) Glover and Janice Murphy; and son, Randy (& Tammy) Radecki, all of Niles; 4 grandchildren, Tim, Amy, Randal and Rachel; 13 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-granddaughter. She is also survived by one brother, Paul (& Phyllis) Jacobs of Arizona. She was preceded in death by her husband; sisters, Dora Boggs, Margaret Boggs and Virginia Grooms; brother, Andrew Jacobs; and son-in-law, Gary "Murph" Murphy. The Mass of Christian Burial for Edna Mary Radecki will be celebrated at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, August 8, 2012, at Saint Mark Catholic Church, Niles, by The Rev. Thomas King, C.S.C., of the church. Interment will follow at Saint Joseph Valley Memorial Park in Granger with military honors. The family will receive relatives and friends from 2-4:00 p.m. and from 6-8:00 p.m. today, Aug. 7, 2012, at the Halbritter Funeral Home in Niles, with a Rosary Service beginning at 7:30 p.m. Donations in memory of Edna may be made to the hospice organization of choice or to the American Cancer Society .
Published in South Bend Tribune on August 7, 2012