Births 7-6-11

Published 10:23 pm Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Huff

Franklin and Katie Huff of Niles are the parents of a son, Benjamin Huff, born April 11, 2011 at Memorial Hospital. Benjamin weighed 8 pounds 2 ounces and was 20 inches long.

The Huffs are also the parents of daughter, Morgan.

The maternal grandparents are Nancy and Jim Herrmann and the paternal grandparents are Dawn and Franklin D. Huff.

The maternal great-grandparents are the late John and Margaret Beckman and the late Victor and Hilda Herrmann.

The paternal great-grandparents are Leonard and Janice Meyerhofer.

Skoda-James

Jeffery Skoda and Amanda James of Berrien Springs are the parents of a son, born June 24, 2011 at Lakeland-Niles. He weighed 7 pounds 10 ounces.

The Skodas are also the parents of 4-year-old Cayla and 1-year-old Dylan.

The maternal grandparents are Toinette and Buddy James of Benton Harbor.

The paternal grandmother is Pamela Skoda of Baroda.

The maternal great-grandparents are Dorthy and Bob James of Berrien County and the paternal great-grandparents are Ada and William Skoda, also of Berrien County.

Burtzlaff

Kellie Burtzlaff of Niles is the mother of a daughter, born June 24, 2011 at Lakeland-Niles. She weighed 5 pounds 2 ounces.

She is also the mother of Nick, 17, Austin, 9 and Katanie, 5.

The maternal grandmother is Shirlee Wakkinen of Edwardsburg.

The paternal grandfather is John Burtzlaff of Niles.

Gillam

Lamar and Alyson Gillam of Cassopolis are the parents of a son, born July 1, 2011 at Lakeland-Niles. He weighed 8 pounds 9 ounces.

The Gillams are also the parents of Ayden, their 3-year old son.

The maternal grandparents are Pam Shampel of Osceola, Ind. and Terry Eldridge of Edwardsburg.

The paternal grandparents are Liz and Jeff Gillam of Cassopolis.

The maternal great-grandparents are Dennis and Bonnie Tilden of Cassopolis.

The paternal great-grandmother is Joyce Gillam, also of Cassopolis.

Winchester

Mike and Torie Winchester of Dowagiac are the parents of a daughter, born June 28, 2011 at Lakeland-Niles. She weighed 8 pounds 2 ounces.

The Winchester’s are also the parents of Michael, 14, and Madison, 4.

The maternal grandparents are Greg and Lynn Nelson of Dowagiac.

The paternal grandparents are Lisa and the late Greg Winchester of Dowagiac.

The maternal great-grandparents are Duane and Billie Jean Bailey of Dowagiac.

The paternal great-grandparents are Suzanne and Alfred Krueger of Granger, Ind. and Jane Winchester of Dowagiac.

Nguyen

Shanda and Thanh Nguyen of Galien are the parents of a daughter born July 2, 2011 at Lakeland-Niles. She weighed 6 pounds 7 ounces.

The Nguyens are also the parents of 4-year-old Amanda.

The maternal grandparents are Ken and Anneka Warner of New Carlisle, Ind.

The paternal grandparents are Cindy Lannon of Niles and Va Nguyen of Mishawaka, Ind.

The maternal great-grandparents are Barb and Fred Post of Holland, Amsterdam and the paternal great-grandparents are Bob and Carol Helms of Galien.

Tovar

Ashley and Javier Tovar Jr. of Dowagiac are the parents of a son, born July 2, 2011 at Lakeland-Niles. He weighed 6 pounds 10 ounces.

The maternal grandparents are Janie and Frank Hagemann of Dowagiac and Royce Bucha of Linden, Tenn.

The paternal grandparents are Javier and Francisca Tovar of La Feria, Texas.