Adeline H. Minarik

Adeline Minarik, 97, St. Joseph died Sunday, October 28, 2007, at her daughter house in St. Joseph. A Celebration of Life Services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Tuesday, October 30, 2007, Starks and Menchinger Family Funeral Home, 2650 Niles Road St. Joseph with Father Robert Creagan officiating. Burial will follow in Riverview Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made in Adeline’s name to the church of your choice. Friends wishing to send a condolence message online may do so in the guest book at www.starks-menchinger.com Adeline was born in Chicago, IL, on October 28, 1910 to Frank & Agnes (Triska) Krejci. On January 30, 1937, she married Joseph Minarik in Chicago, IL and moved to southwestern Michigan in 1948. In 1999 she retired as secretary from Universal Stamping Inc., in Benton Harbor. Adeline was an avid dancer. Her family was her life. She is survived by two Daughters – Angelyn (Thomas) Hill of South Bend IN, and Janet (Richard) Jackson of St. Joseph; 7 grandchildren; and 6 great grandchildren. She is preceded in death buy her husband Joseph in 2001; a sister Lillian Zajicek; three brothers Rudolph, Frank and Jerry Krejci.