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Birth:          16 Mar 1933 Kendallville, Noble Co., Ind.
Death:          10 Apr 2014 St. Joseph, Mich.

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1940 in Eastchester, Westchester Co., N.Y.
obit of Lawrence Bradford Sizer
of St. Joseph, Mich.
listed in Who's Who in the Midwest 1974-74, 76-66, Who's Who 1976
Ind Birth Cert on ancestry
2 Apr 1956 News-Palladium (Benton Harbor, Mich.) p4, is in Air Force, grad New Trier 
HS in Winnetka, Ill, Denison Univ in Granville, Ohio, emp by WJFB radio station as 
singer, worked on St. Joseph Herald-Press, sand with Ft Wayne Outdoor Opera Asn.
HARBERT - Stephen R. Sizer, 81, of Harbert passed away Thursday, April 10, 2014, 
at Lakeland Regional Medical Center in St. Joseph. 

 A Celebration of Life Service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 16, at Harbert 
Community Church, 6444 Harbert Road, Sawyer, with Reverend Jay Fast officiating 
with military rites performed following the service. Friends may visit with the family from 
10-11 a.m. Wednesday before the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made 
to Twin City Players or Harbert Community Church. Those wishing to sign Steve's 
Memory Book online may do so at www.starks-menchinger.com. 

 Steve was born March 16, 1933, in Kendallville, Ind., to Lawrence and Catharine 
(Wheeler) Sizer. He was raised in Winnetka, Ill., and attended New Trier High School. 
He spent his childhood summers in an area of Harbert called Birchwood, where family 
collected to enjoy the beach and Lake Michigan. Following high school, he attended 
Dennison College, where he received a bachelor of arts in English. In 1956 he entered 
the Air Force where he acquired the rank of captain. While in the Air Force, Steve 
trained as a pilot and served in Korea for one year in missile guidance. He never tired 
of telling stories about his time in the Air Force and was a member of Lest We Forget. 
In 1959 Steve went to work at Whirlpool Corp. where he stayed until 1981. Shortly 
thereafter he and Steven Reed founded Marketing Partners Inc. He retired from 
Marketing Partners in 1995. Since retirement he freely shared his marketing know-how 
with area nonprofits and in helping his son Tim to market his restaurant, Timothy's. 

 Steve was a member of the Rotary Club and the Twin City Players for many years. He 
received the United Way of Southwest Michigan Margaret B. Upton Volunteer 
Leadership Award in 2011 and, along with Carol, the Bernard C. Radde Distinguished 
Service Award from Lake Michigan College in 2010. 

 On Sept. 11, 1982, he married Carol Zerler, nee Moore. Together they shared a 
passion for singing, performing and entertaining. Steve was proud of his kids and 
grandkids and loved his life with Carol in Birchwood. He had a zest for life and gave 
of himself tirelessly. He was generous to a fault, loved his friends, a good joke, gimlets 
and antique cars, and was an enthusiastic volunteer with the Concours d'Eligance of 
Southwest Michigan. Steve is survived by his wife, Carol; son, Timothy Sizer (Amy 
Hume); daughter, Tracey (James) Pickford; two granddaughters: Erin Nell Pickford and 
Catharine Flannigan Pickford; sisters: Suzanne (Albert) Chapman and Catherine 
Tingley; numerous nieces, nephews and extended family. 
 He was preceded in death by his parents. 
Herald-Palladium, The (St. Joseph, MI) - Sunday, April 13, 2014 




Parents
SIZER Lawrence Bradford (24 May 1902 - 23 Oct 1972)
WHEELER Catherine Loretta (24 Jul 1902 - Sep 1982)

Siblings
SIZER Suzanne ()
SIZER Stephen Randall (16 Mar 1933 - 10 Apr 2014)
SIZER Mary Catherine ()

Marriage To RARIDEN Patrice ()

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Children by RARIDEN Patrice
SIZER Teresa ("Tracey") ()
SIZER Timothy Randall ()

Marriage To MOORE Carol Lynne ()

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