Shirley Jean ROEBECK

16 APR 1931 - 5 JAN 2017

• BIRTH: 16 APR 1931, Niles, Berrien, Michigan
• DEATH: 5 JAN 2017, Niles, Berrien, Michigan

• MARRIAGE: 29 NOV 1947, St. Mary's Catholic Church, Niles, MI

1. +Richard Dick KUJAWA

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[N16036] Shirley Kujawa
April 16, 1931 - Jan. 5, 2017
NILES - Shirley J. (Roebeck) Kujawa, 85, of Niles, passed away peacefully at Westwoods of Niles on Thursday, January 5, 2017. She was born on April 16, 1931, to the late Frederick and Hulda (Reum) Roebeck in Niles, Michigan. On November 29, 1947, Shirley married Henry “Hank” Kujawa at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Niles. Shirley was a former employee of the former Ned's Meat Processing, and retired from the former Demond's Grocery Store, and was a homemaker. She enjoyed raising her sons and caring for her family and home. She was an amazing mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and aunt. She was very devout in her faith, a founding member of St. Mark Catholic Church and a member of the Altar Rosary Society. Shirley will be remembered for her grace, kindness and love she showed to everyone she came in contact with. She was preceded in death by her parents, a grandson, a great-granddaughter, and her siblings, A. Louise Fletcher, Lewis Roebeck and Merrill Roebeck.Shirley is survived by her husband of sixty-nine years, Henry “Hank” Kujawa; sons, Roger Kujawa (Vickie Martin) of Waxahachie, Texas, Gerald (Mary Louise) Kujawa of Waxahachie, Texas, Richard “Dick” (Pat) Kujawa of Niles, Edward Kujawa of Edwardsburg and Terry “Tate” (Donella) Kujawa of Niles; seventeen grandchildren, thirty-two great-grandchildren; and a brother, Harry Roebeck of Niles. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, January 10, 2017, from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the Mission Hills Memorial Chapel, 61453 M51 in Niles, with Recitation of the Rosary at 7:00 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, January 11, 2017, at St. Mark Catholic Church at 11:00 a.m., with Father Thomas King, C.S.C., officiating, and Brother Dennis Meyers, C.S.C., assisting. A final interment will be held at Calvary Cemetery in Niles. The family would like to thank Dr. Casper, the staff at Westwoods, and the wonderful people from Hospice-Lakeland for caring for Shirley during her illness. Memorial contributions may be made in Shirley's memory to the Patient Activity Fund at West Woods of Niles; or to LADD Inc., Attn. Ed Coffeen, Fairview Activity Fund, 300 Whitney Street, Dowagiac, Michigan 49047. Condolences, photos, and memories may be left for the family at www.BrownFuneralHomeNiles.com. Arrangements have been entrusted to Brown Funeral Home, Niles. Published in South Bend Tribune on Jan. 8, 2017

Name Henry Leonard Kujawa
Birth Date 1923
Age 24
Spouse's Name Shirley Jean Roebeck
Spouse's Birth 1931
Spouse's Age 16
Event Date 29 Nov 1947
Event Place Cass, Michigan
Father's Name Walter Kujawa
Mother's Name Helen
Spouse's Father Fred Roebeck Hulda
Spouse's Mother Hulda Reum
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