Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameWayne Eugene MILLIKEN [45675], [45696], [45697]
BirthDec 10, 1918, South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana [45696], [45697]
DeathJan 12, 1965, South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana [45696]
BurialHighland Cemetery, 2257 Portage Ave, South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana [45696]
FatherJohn Luther MILLIKEN (1872-1927)
MotherNora E. WHITESEL (1877-1954)
Spouses
BirthMar 29, 1919, St. Joseph County, Indiana [45698]
DeathJan 15, 2008, New Carlisle, St. Joseph County, Indiana [45698]
BurialHighland Cemetery, 2257 Portage Ave, South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana [45698]
MarriageNov 19, 1938, South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana [45699], [45700]
Obituary Online notes for Helen May (Spouse 1)
From the SOUTH BEND (IN) TRIBUNE, January 20, 2008:

NEW CARLISLE - Helen May Freeland, 88, of New Carlisle, IN, died following a lengthy illness at 11:22 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008, in Hamilton Communities. Helen was born March 29, 1919, in St. Joseph County, to the late Herbert and Edna (Unruh) Brumbaugh, and was a lifetime area resident.

On November 19, 1938, in South Bend, she married Wayne Milliken, who preceded her in death in 1965. On December 19, 1981, in South Bend, she married Bernard D. Freeland, who preceded her in death in 1983. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Earl Brumbaugh.

She is survived by three nieces, Joy Milliken of South Bend, Kay Milliken of Marysville, CA, and Dot Surma of Mill Creek, IN; six nephews, Ray Milliken of Centerville, MI, Dick (Darlene) Lasch, Larry (Donna) Lasch and Marlin (June) Fuller, all of South Bend, Gene Lasch of Los Angeles, CA, and Bob (Muriel) Milliken of Mishawaka, IN; and many great- and great-great-nieces and nephews.

Helen was the co-owner with her husband Wayne of the former Wayne's Tavern Restaurant, currently Canton House, and had also been a greeter for Welsheimer Family Funeral Home. She was also a former member of Sumption Prairie United Methodist Church.
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