May 12, 1921 – Feb. 26, 2016
THREE OAKS – Adeline Helen Jenkins, age 94, of Three Oaks, died peacefully Friday, Feb. 26, 2016, in Riveridge Manor in Niles.
She was born May 12, 1921, in Sawyer, Michigan, to Rudolph and Amelia (Prill) Lunog, the youngest of ten children. She married Howard Francis Jenkins December 8, 1945, in Trinity Lutheran Church in Sawyer, Michigan, the same church in which she was baptized and confirmed. He preceded her February 27, 2002, after more than fifty-six years of marriage. She was also preceded in death by her parents; two siblings in infancy; two sisters, Olga Krieger and Emma Siefert; and five brothers, John Lunog, Art Lunog, Louie Lunog, Bill Lunog and Hank Lunog
Adeline was an enthusiastic gardener who enjoyed raising both vegetables and flowers. She and her husband Howard were active members of the River Valley Power Association and were members of the Berrien County Farm Bureau. For twenty-four years, they enjoyed volunteering with the Open Door Program in Niles, Michigan. They encouraged area youth as the first members of the River Valley School District’s Project Cloverleaf, as past Cub Scout leaders, and as 4-H leaders for eighteen years.
Adeline will be greatly missed by family and friends. She is survived by one daughter, Nancy Jenkins of Niles; one son, Alan (wife, Holly) Jenkins of Atwater, California; two grandchildren, Kyle Jenkins and Killian Jenkins, both of Atwater, California; one great-granddaughter, Rylnn Jenkins; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
Family and friends will gather Monday, February 29, 2016, from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. in Pobocik Chapel Wagner Family Funerals, 106 Ash Street East, Three Oaks, Michigan 49128. The Funeral Service will be Tuesday, March 1, 2016, at 11:00 a.m. in Trinity Lutheran Church, 5791 Sawyer Road, Sawyer, with the Reverend Randy Lett officiating. Mrs. Jenkins will be laid to rest beside her beloved husband, Howard Jenkins, in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Three Oaks, Michigan. – See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/southbendtribune/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=177875752#sthash.lotoU9a8.dpuf