- Date Of Birth: August 5, 1956
- Date Of Death: October 13, 2017
- State: Michigan
Bruce E. Christopher, Sr., age 61, of Mottville, died peacefully Friday morning, October 13, 2017, in the comfort of his family’s presence.
He was born August 5, 1956, in Niles, Michigan to Robert and Octavia Christopher.
He married Daisy Mae Enboden in August 1982 in Vandalia, Michigan. She survives. He was preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Patricia Toronto; one brother, Grady Shields; and his best friend and brother-in-law, George Enboden. Bruce joked a lot and always had something to say. He was quite a guy with a raw sense of humor. He loved his dogs. Bruce worked at Dodge Reliance in Mishawaka for twenty-one years. He then became a truck driver for Interstate Trucking Company in Mottville for ten years.
Bruce will be greatly missed by family and friends. He leaves to cherish his memory and continue his legacy his wife Daisy Christopher of Mottville; three daughters, Joyce Ahrens of Portage, Sarah Smith of Portage, Angela (Glen) Geurian of Niles; three sons, Corey (fiancé Tanya Rodgers) Christopher of Niles, Bruce (Julie) Christopher, Jr. of Vandalia, Rick (fiance’ Annie Renbarger) Schallhorn of Paw Paw; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren and one more on the way; three brothers, Cartier (Eulah Adams) Shields of Niles, Ronald (Vicki) Christopher of South Bend, Bobby McCain of Elkhart; one sister in law, Susan (Bill) Wallace of Vandalia; two brothers in law, Charlie Enboden of Mottville, Frank (Joanne) Enboden of Anchorage, Alaska; and a host of nieces and nephews.