Margaret KARACSON

27 AUG 1922 - 18 JAN 2003

• BIRTH: 27 AUG 1922, South Bend, IN
• BURIAL: Union Cemetery, Berrien Center, MI
• DEATH: 18 JAN 2003, Berrien Center, MI

• MARRIAGE: 6 MAY 1951, St Joseph County, IN

1.  Carl Joseph SIMKO
2.  Frank SIMKO
3.  Mary SIMKO
4.  Michael SIMKO

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BERRIEN CENTER -- Margaret M. Simko, beloved wife and mother, age 80 years, of Berrien Center, died Saturday morning, Jan. 18, 2003, at Lakeland Hospital, Niles, after a brief illness.She was born Aug. 27, 1922, in South Bend to Joseph and Anna (Kertesz) Karacson. Mrs. Simko was a lifetime area resident, having graduated in 1940 from Washington High School in South Bend. A member of Saint Mary Catholic Church in Niles, she also belonged to the Berrienettes Home Economics Club. Mrs. Simko was a former employee of the Studebaker Corp. On May 5, 1951, in South Bend, Ind., she married Joseph Simko, who survives. Other survivors include: a daughter, Mary (Chad) Hines of Berrien Springs; two sons - Michael and Frank (Barbara) Simko, both of Berrien Center; and a sister, Elsie Vogel of Indianapolis. A son, Carl J., preceded her in death on Aug. 7, 2001. A Mass of Christian Burial for Margaret M. Simko will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21, at Saint Mary Catholic Church, Niles, with the Rev. William T. Melody, C.S.C., of Notre Dame, Ind., officiating. Burial will follow at Union Cemetery, Berrien Center. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Halbritter Funeral Home, Niles. Contributions in memory of Mrs. Simko may be made to Saint Mary Catholic Church (Niles) or the Michigan Parkinson Foundation, 30161 Southfield Rd., Suite 119, Southfield, MI 48076-9775.