Emil Albert
March 17, 1926-June 21, 2008
Mr. Emil Albert, 82, of Niles, MI, and Sanibel, FL, died following a brief illness at 12:13 a.m. Saturday, June 21, 2008, in Memorial Hospital, South Bend.
He was born on March 17, 1926, in Fairmont, MN, to Martin and Emma (Gratz) Albert, and had graduated from Fairmont High School in 1944. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Navy, and was later a veteran of the Korean Conflict, serving in the U.S. Air Force. He completed 20 years of service, retiring from the U.S. Air Force Reserves with the rank of major.
Mr. Albert graduated from Purdue University, Lafayette, IN, with a degree in mechanical engineering. He later earned a doctorate degree in business from Michigan State University (East Lansing).
Dr. Albert began his career at the Kawneer Company and Tyler Refrigeration, both of Niles, and with the Bendix Corporation. He served as vice president of the Adams & Westlake Corporation, and was an owner of the R.E. Jackson Company, both in Elkhart, IN. Dr. Albert became an associate professor at Indiana University South Bend where he taught graduate MBA students and assisted in the startup of the entrepreneurship program.
He was an active member of Saint Paul's Lutheran Church, Niles, and had previously served as an elder and an usher for many years. He was also a member of Phi Beta Kappa, was a life member of the VFW, and enjoyed golf and reading business journals and texts. He co-authored an academic text on inventory control.
On December 4, 1954, in Saint Paul's Lutheran Church, Niles, he married the former Verda M. Ramsby, who survives. Also surviving are their son, Timothy (Patti) Albert, and grandson, Pierce Albert, all of Niles; and many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, and by two brothers, Reinhard Albert and Lloyd Albert.
The funeral service for Emil Albert will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 23rd, in Saint Paul's Lutheran Church, Niles, with the Rev. Carl W. Bassett of the church officiating. Committal will follow at Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles.
The family will receive relatives and friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today in the Halbritter Funeral Home, Niles.
Contributions in memory of Emil Albert may be made to Saint Paul's Lutheran Church.
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