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26, 1942 - Jan. 17, 2010COLOMA - Jack D. Beebe, 67, of Coloma, MI, formerly of South Bend, died Sunday in his home after an illness. Funeral services will be held at 11 am, Thursday, January 21 at Duffield & Pastrick Family Funeral Home in Coloma, MI. Friends may call 6-8 Wed. Additional services will be held 11 am Friday with Mass at Holy Cross Catholic Church in South Bend. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 Friday at the church. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery in South Bend. Memorial donations may be made to Hospice at Home, 05055 Blue Star Hwy, South Haven, MI. Those wishing to sign the online guest book or leave a message of comfort for the family may do so at www.duffieldpastrick.com. Kniewski Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements. Jack was born on March 26, 1942, in South Bend, Indiana to Roscoe and Florence (Whitehead) Beebe. He was a graduate of John Adams High School in South Bend. He married Susan Marie McCarthy on November 11, 1967 whom preceded him in death in 1997. He served in the United States Navy as a machinery repairman third class and was honorably discharged in 1969. He worked as a tool & die engineer and before he retired he was a manager at Modineer in Niles. Jack was an avid fisherman and a very active lifetime member in Tri Valley R. C. Club in St. Joseph County. He is survived by his wife, Nancy (Crowder) whom he married in 2007; 2 daughters, Kimberly (John) Keen of North Liberty, IN and Melissa (Christopher) Meersman of Walkerton, IN ; Four Grandchildren, Gretchen, Jessica and Matthew Keen and Alanna Sue Meersman; sister, Joyce Porter of North Carolina; and several nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister and step-brother.