Mae A. (Starke) Sherrick, of Niles

Published 9:56 am Friday, April 5, 2019

Mae A. (Starke) Sherrick, 102, of Niles, passed away at 3:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 3, 2019, in Woodland of Longmeadow.

Mae was born on Sept. 15, 1916, in Niles, to the late Charles and Anna Mae (Thompson) Starke.

On April 15, 1939, Mae married Joseph C. Sherrick and he passed away on April 4, 1987.

She was also preceded in death by her siblings,

Mae A. Sherrick

Mildred, Joseph, and Rae.

Mae is survived by her son, Ed (Sandy) Sherrick; grandchildren, Kelly (Becky) Sherrick and Joshua (Robyn) Sherrick; and great-grandchildren, Iris Lehman, Kyle Sherrick, Jacob Sherrick, Joseph Sherrick, and Jillian Sherrick.

Mae worked as a probation officer for Berrien County. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church for 87 years.

Family and friends may gather at First Presbyterian Church for a Memorial Service at 10 a.m. on Monday, April 15, 2019, which would have been Joseph and Mae’s 80th wedding anniversary. Private Burial will take place in Silverbrook Cemetery.