Submitted by: Dan Rich
Kevin Michael Powers
March 17, 1950 -- Oct. 7, 2004
Kevin Michael Powers, 54, of Bariger
Place, South Bend, Ind., died following a battle with cancer at
12:45 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 7, in his residence. Mr. Powers was
born March 17, 1950, in South Bend, to Dorothy J. (Reis)
and Edgar C. Powers Jr., and was a lifetime area resident.
On Aug. 19, 1972, in Monroe, Mich., he
married Nancy J. McConnell, who survives. Also surviving
are one daughter, Sarah J. (Chad) Johnston of South Bend;
one son, Matthew J. Powers of South Bend; his parents, Dorothy L.
and Edgar C. Powers Jr. of South Bend; and one sister, Kim A.
(Gene Cavich) Powers of Columbus, Ind. Kevin had been
employed as a trust officer at First Source Bank for over 15
years. He was a 1968 graduate of Riley High School where he was
class president, a three-sport captain, and all-state
quarterback. He was an inductee of the Riley High School Hall of
Fame. He was also a 1972 graduate of Western Michigan University
where he played football and baseball. He was a lifetime Cubs,
Bears and Notre Dame fan. He spent 30-plus years with his closest
friends on the softball diamond on a team that eventually became
known as "The Legends."
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m.
Monday, Oct. 11, in the Sunnyside Presbyterian Church, with Rev.
James Miller officiating. Burial will follow at St. Joseph
Memorial Park. Friends may call from 2 to 6 p.m. today, Oct. 10,
in the Welsheimer Family Funeral Home North, 17033 Cleveland
Road.
Memorial contributions may be made to the
American Cancer Society, 535 W. Edison Road, Unit #6, Mishawaka,
IN 46545; or to Hospice of St. Joseph County, 111 Sunnybrook
Court, South Bend, IN 46637.