Treasure Pliley

Treasure Pliley, 92, of St. Joseph, died Saturday, December 21, at Orchard Grove Extended Care Center in Benton Harbor. Reverend Paul Koehneke will officiate the funeral celebrating her life at 11am, Friday, December 27, at Peace Lutheran Church, St. Joseph, of which she was a member. Burial will follow in Ruggles Cemetery, Baroda. Friends are invited to visit with the family at the Church one hour prior to the service. The family has requested that memorials be made to the church or Hospice at Home in lieu of flowers. Arrangements have been entrusted to Starks & Menchinger Family Funeral Home, 2650 Niles Rd., St. Joseph. 556-9450. Friends wishing to send a condolence message in the family guestbook on line may do so at www.starks-menchinger.com Treasure was born on March 12, 1910 in Zanesville, Ohio. She was one of eleven children born to Edward and Norwesta (Methany) Mendenhall. On February 27, 1929 she married Earl W. Pliley also of Zanesville. Earl?s job as a government inspector took them to many different cities and towns over the years. They finally settled in Benton Harbor in 1950. Treasure was employed at Mercy Hospital and retired from there in 1975. She and Earl enjoyed traveling and shared many wonderful years together until his death in 1980. Treasure is survived by her daughter Judy (Wesley) Pendergrass of Noblesville, IN, two sons, Jerry (Kathryn) Pliley of St. Joseph, and Boyd (Marie) Pliley of Chicago, IL, and a daughter-in-law Karen (Russell) Pliley of Bangor. She was a proud and loving grandmother to 19 grandchildren, 5 step-grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren, 11 step-great-grandchildren and 1 great-great grandchild. She was preceded in death by two sons ? Russell Pliley in 1972, and Lloyd Pliley in 1992, two daughters-in-law ? Elizabeth (Lloyd) Pliley and Barbara (Jerry) Pliley, a grandson Boyd Pliley, Jr., and two great-grandsons ? Tanner Shaw and Ronnie Shaver, Jr.