Mary Jane Sickels
May 7th, 1924 - December 9th, 2016
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Mary's Obituary
Mary Jane Sickels, 92, of St. Joseph, passed away on Friday, December 9, 2016 at Caretel Inns of Lakeland.
A private family service will take place at a later date at North Shore Memory Gardens in Coloma. Arrangements have been entrusted to Starks & Menchinger Chapel & Cremations Service, 269-556-9450. Those wishing to leave an online condolence may do so at www.starks-menchinger.com.
Mary Jane was born on May 7, 1924 to Henry & Ethel (Measures) Leatz in Millburg, MI. On February 23, 1945, she married her Benton Harbor High School sweetheart, Duane Sickles. Mary Jane worked as a bookkeeper for Indiana & Michigan Electric and Fidelity Insurance. With her degree from the School of Interior Design she created “Interiors by Mary Jane” and worked with her contractor husband.
Mary Jane is survived by her husband, Duane Sickels; daughters, Linda Sickels and Judith (Ted) Kirshenbaum; grandchildren, Jessica Kirshenbaum and Jordan (Catherine) Kirshenbaum; and great-grandsons, Benjamin & Henry Kirshenbaum.
Mary Jane was preceded in death by her parents, Henry & Ethel Leatz; sisters, Margurite Dove, Dorothy Farnum and Annabelle Peckham; and brothers, Larry Leatz, Henry Leatz, Jr., and Donald Leatz.
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