Obituaries

We now have over 7,000 obituaries collected about the interred here at Silverbrook Cemetery.

The obituaries are transcribed by the volunteers of the Friends of Silverbrook Cemetery from various sources.  If you see an opportunity for an addition or a correction, please email our obituary editor at obits@friendsofsilverbrook.org.

Barker, Frederick Hudson

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Frederick Hudson Barker
Sept. 2, 1887-March 27, 1919

Niles Daily Sun, Friday, March 28, 1919, page 1, col. 3-4, microfilm Niles District Library

SUDDEN DEATH OF FREDERICK H. BARKER

Body of Former Resident of Niles Will be Brought Here From Rochester, Ind., for Burial

Frederick Hudson Barker, a former resident of the country east of Niles, died suddenly Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Rochester, Ind., after a brief illness with an acute attack of indigestion.  Mrs. Barker was born on the Barker farm east of Niles on the Edwardsburg road, Sept. 2, 1887. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph T. Barker. He had but recently received his discharge from military service and was engaging in farming near Rochester.  He is survived by his father, who is at Knox, Ind., by four brothers, two of whom are in Colorado, one in the east and the other, Peres Barker, of Niles.

The body will be brought to Niles tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock and taken directly to Silver Brook cemetery for burial where Rev. H.T. Scherer, pastor of the Presbyterian church, will conduct services, Mr. Barker having been a member of the Trube Memorial Presbyterian church at Indianapolis.

Barker, Harriett

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Mrs. Joseph T. (Harriet) Barker
March 16, 1861-July 28, 1892

Niles Daily Star, Friday, July 29, 1892, page 3, col. 2, reprinted Niles Weekly Mirror, Wednesday, August 3, 1892, page 5, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library; 

Mrs. Jos T. Barker, residing on the Edwardsburg road four miles east of Niles, died very unexpectedly last night, in the 31st year of her age. She leaves a husband and five little boys, the oldest of which is about nine years, to mourn her untimely death.

 

Niles Weekly Mirror, Wednesday, August 3, 1892, page 5, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

The funeral of Mrs. Barker, who died near Edwardsburg, occurred at 2 o'clock this afternoon. The burial took place at Silver Brook cemetery.

 

McGill, Mary

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Mary McGill
1820-July 19, 1892

Niles Weekly Mirror, Wednesday, July 27, 1892, page 5, col. 1, microflim Niles District Library 

Notes of the Week

Thursday 

. . .

The funeral of Mrs. Mary McGill occured[sic] this afternoon at 3 o'clock at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. B.F. Hutson.  Rev. Thoms. Cox, of the Methodist church delivering the sermon.  The remains were interred at silver brook[sic] cemetery.

Note:  Burial was Thursday, July 21. This is in part of paper recapping past week.

Roach, Margaret

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Margaret Roach
Jan. 25, 1877-Aug. 15, 1968

Niles Daily Star, Friday, August 16, 1968, page 2, col. 1-2, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Margaret Roach, 91, of 529 Sycamore St., died yesterday in her home. She had lived most of her life in Niles.

Mrs. Roach was born Jan. 25, 1877, in Toronto, Canada, and came to Niles from Indiana. She was married to Arthur Roach, who died in 1933.

Mrs. Roach was a lifetime member of the Niles Musical Club, the Eastern Star and a past Worthy Matron.

Survivors include two granddaughters: Mrs. William Frank of Dearborn, Mich. And Mrs. Rowland Jackson of San Bernardino, Calif., and four great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m Saturday in the Pifer Funeral Home with Rev. George L. Beacock, former pastor of the Wesley United Methodist Church officiating.  Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 tonight.

Weaver, Eva B.

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Eva B. Weaver
Dec. 15, 1879-Aug. 16, 1968

Niles Daily Star, Friday, August 16, 1968, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Eva B. Weaver, 88, of 122 Parkway St., died at 9:20 today in her home.  She had been ill for two years.

Mrs. Weaver was born Dec. 15, 1879, in Berrien County and spent her lifetime in this area. On Nov. 28, 1900, she married William N. Weaver, in Niles. Mr. Weaver died May 4, 1951.

She was a member of the Grace United Methodist Church, The Women's Christian Temperance Union and of the Golden Age Club.

She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Edmond Holmes and Mrs. Marguerite Benjamin, both of Niles; two sons, Donald and Lynn, both of Niles; eight grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday in the Grace Methodist Church with the Rev. Leonard F. Putnam officiating.  Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends may call at the Halbritter-Swem Funeral Home after 7 p.m. Saturday.

 

Webb, Infant Son

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Infant Son Webb
Jan. 7, 1958

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, January 7, 1958, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

INFANT'S RITES SET

Services will be conducted at 2 p.m., Wednesday in the Kiger-Halbritter Funeral Home here for the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Webb, of 902 Michigan Street, who was stillborn today at Osteopathic Hospital, South Bend. The Rev. Theodore Laesch, pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran Church will officiate and burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Williams, Ivan D.

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Ivan D. Williams
Feb. 13, 1913-March 9, 1991

Niles Daily Star, Monday, March 11, 1991, page 2, col. 1-2, microfilm Niles District Library

Funeral services for Ivan D. Williams, 78, of 2902 Hoyt Drive, Niles, will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Halbritter Funeral Home by the Rev. Rodger L. Peck of First Missionary Church.

Burial will be at Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles.

Mr. Williams died Saturday at his home as a result of a fire in his house.

He was born Feb. 13, 1913 in Niles and lived in this area all his life.

Mr. Williams was retired from Hunziker's, Inc. and had worked at the City of Niles Street Department.

Survivors include two step-daughters, Gwen Hopper of Niles, and Lucille Grice of Eau Claire; a sister, Eileen Coatsworth of Garden City; a brother, Melvin P. Smith of South Bend, Ind.; 12 step-grandchildren and 22 step-great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be for 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to First Missionary Church.

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