Obituary of Jeffery Scott Yeomans

Jeffery S. Yeomans, 48, of Niles, passed away suddenly, of natural causes, on Saturday, May 30, 2020 in Niles. He was born on June 16, 1971 in Kalamazoo, Michigan to the late Barry A. and Carol J. (VanderMolen) Yeomans. After his father Barry passed away, Jeffery was 6 years old when adopted by his aunt and uncle, John & Shirley Breedveld. During his teenage years he went to live with his step mom Kay (David) Howell who later adopted him. Jeff is a 1990 graduate of Brandywine High School. He served his country proudly, receiving an honorable discharge from the U.S. Air Force. He has worked as a cook for many years at The Tavern in Niles. Jeff enjoyed fishing, watching movies and football; to say he was a Michigan fan was an understatement. He also looked forward to time spent with family including trips to Pizza Hut with nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents Barry and Carol Yeomans as well as David and Kay Howell. Jeff is survived by a sister, Stefanie (James) Eskut of Lyons, Kansas; a brother, Jason (Darla) Yeomans of Niles; nieces and nephews, Jeremy Eskut, Kaitlin (Patrick) Sullivan & Brittanie (Daniel) Pando all of Lyons, Kansas, Adam, Nick Piszker and Karra Yeomans of Niles and Williston, N.D.as well as many other aunts, uncles and cousins. Funeral services will be held at Brown Funeral Home in Niles on Wednesday, June 10, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. with Pastor Gordie Fox officiating. A time of visitation will begin at 3:00 p.m. until time of service. Full Military Honors will be held at Fort Custer National Cemetery at a private ceremony. An informal celebration of Jeff’s life will be held at a later date to be announced. The family is requesting donations to honor Jeff be made by clicking on the Donate Now button below. If you wish to donate you may leave an online message for the family which can be viewed by clicking on the Tribute Wall tab on the left. You may also choose to remain anonymous. All donations will be directly deposited to the funeral home. If you are unable to donate, please help ’spread the word’ by sharing the tribute link below with all your contacts on social media, email, and or text; A very big thank you to everyone in advance. Memories of Jeff may be shared with the family at www.BrownFuneralHomeNiles.com. Arrangements have been entrusted to Brown Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Niles.