Obituary of Antoinette Jean Beaman

Antoinette “Toni” Beaman, 61, of Niles, passed away at Lakeland Hospital in St. Joseph on Tuesday, June 2, 2020. Toni was born on December 5, 1958, in Niles, to Eugene and Viola (Linback) Sobecki. Toni worked for many places, including Pete’s Southside Marathon, as a Home Health Aid, and as an Activity Aid at West Woods of Niles. She loved her job at West Woods as it allowed her to share her love and compassion with many people. She brought smiles to many faces. Toni loved to cook large meals. She would often make a large amount of food and invite people over after the fact to enjoy it. In her later years, she would swap meals with her neighbors so that the meal the following day was her neighbor’s leftovers. She loved gardening and crafts, and was in a band when she was younger. She was raised Catholic, and in her later years watched Dr. Stanley and Joyce Meyers. She is preceded in death by her parents; her granddaughter, Corissa; and her nephew, Raymond Oppelt. Toni will be remembered by her daughter, Michaelle (Ron Taylor) Devreese of Niles; siblings, James (Rose) Ballinger of Texas, Patricia Oppelt of South Bend, Jane Ballinger of Indiana, Viola (Richard) Lary and John (Wendy) Sobecki of Niles; her nieces and nephews, James Ballinger Jr., Michael Ballinger, Jamie Hickner, Steven Hickner, Jennifer Shadix, Krystal Lary, Tasha Lary, Saranda Musser, Brandon Vankirk, Sarah Disch, Stephanie Disch and Joseph Vankirk, all of whom she loved very much. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at Brown Funeral Home in Niles. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, June 9, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. The family is requesting donations to honor "Toni" by clicking on the red Donate Now button located below. If you wish to donate you may leave an online message for the family which can be viewed by clicking on the Leave a Condolence tab on the left. You may also choose to remain anonymous. All donations will be directly deposited to the funeral home. If you're 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. Arrangements entrusted to Brown Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Niles.