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Dale LeRoy Mitchell - Class Of 1957 VIEW PROFILE

Dale LeRoy Mitchell

Information from Sally Gnott 10/07/2018 

Dale LeRoy Mitchell

Apr. 7, 1939 - Sep. 2, 2005

Dale L. (Pappa) Mitchell, 66, of 200 Rush Lane, Niles, Michigan, died Friday at 9:20 a.m. September 2, 2005, in his home, surrounded by family and loved ones. Dale was born April 7, 1939 in Niles, Michigan.

Friends may call starting Monday September 5, 2005, from 5 to 8 p.m. Michigan Time at the Swem Funeral Home in Buchanan, Mich. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday September 6, 2005. at 11 a.m. at Swem's. Burial will follow at Portage Prairie Cemetery, Niles, Michigan. Memorial Contributions in Dale's name may be made to Hospice at Home, Inc., P.O. Box 297 Stevensville, MI. 49127 or to Portage Prairie United Methodist Church, 2450 Orange Rd., Niles, Michigan 49120.

Dale was preceded in death by his mother, Esther Rhodes Mitchell. On October 17, 1959, Dale married Betty Ann Cliffton on October 17, 1959, in Portage Prairie United Methodist Church. She died November 3, 2000.

He is survived by his father, Stanley, and stepmother, Maxine Mitchell of Granger, Indiana; a daughter, Kimberly (Joseph) Agostino of South Bend, Indiana; a brother, Timothy Mitchell of Cathedral, California; a sister, Betty (Harold) Whiting of South Bend, Indiana; and two grandchildren, Austin and Brea Agostino. Also surviving is his companion, Judy Bratton of Niles, Mich.

Dale was a former captain and treasure of German Twp. Fire Department, where he was a member for 23 years, and had also worked for 20 years as 4-H coordinator in German Twp. Indiana.

Dale farmed from 1950 to 1973, served in the Army Reserve in 1958, was a contract bus driver from 1971 to 1976 for South Bend Community Schools. He then worked at Tractor Mart in Niles from 1978 to 1980. From 1980 to 1984, he worked at Waggoners Farms and then went to work for Rensbarger Oil until his retirement on August 31, 2004.

www.swemfuneralhome.com.

 

04/28/2022 DEC

South Bend Tribune



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