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.

Muntz, August

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August Muntz
Dec. 26, 1849-Dec. 25, 1928

AUGUST MUNTZ, 77, DIES AT THIRD STREET HOME

Resident of Niles for 43 Years Taken in Short Illness

 

August Muntz, a resident of Niles for 43 years, died on Tuesday afternoon at 1:45 at his home, 527 South Third street. Had he lived until today he was have been 77 years old.  While he has long been in ill health, the immediate cause of death was influenza with which he became ill one week ago.

Mr. Muntz was born in Germany on Dec. 26, 1849. He grew to manhood in Germany and was married there to Miss Anna Rogers who survives him.  Four of the seven children of the couple were born in Germany. Of the seven five survive their father.  They are Gus, Frank and Mrs. Charles Mochour, of Niles, William, of Elkhart, Ind., and Mrs. Bertha Webb, of Kenosha, Wis.  One brother, Herman Muntz who resides on Sycamore street in Niles also survives.

Fraternally Mr. Muntz was identified with the Woodman of the World.  For many years until his health failed he was employed in the paper mills in Niles.

The funeral services will be held in the home tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock.  Rev. G.W. Webbink, pastor of St. John's Evangelical church will officiate. Burial will take place in Silver Brook cemetery.


Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, December 26, 1928, page 1, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

Morrow, Don

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Don Morrow
Oct. 27, 1931-March 30, 1999

Funeral services for Don Morrow, 67, Oak Street, Niles, will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Halbritter Funeral Home, Niles, by the Rev. Dr. Ronald H. Wakeman of First Presbyterian Church, Niles.

Morrow died Tuesday at 1:55 a.m. at Lakeland Medical Center, Niles, following a brief illness.

He was born Oct. 27, 1931, in Arlington, S.D.  He had lived in Niles since 1990, coming from Raleigh, N.C.

On Dec. 31, 1952, in Niles, he married the former Ellen L. Jones, who survives.

He retired in 1980 after 25 years of service with HUD in Philadelphia and Chicago.  He was the former manager for Tempco in Virginia Beach, Va. (a home management company.)

He received his bachelor's degree from South Dakota State University in 1956, and his master's degrees from Syracuse University in 1957 and Harvard in 1964.

Morrow was a member and Elder of First Presbyterian Church, Niles.  He was also a member of the Niles Lions' Club and American Legion Post No. 26, Niles.

He was a Veteran of the Korean Conflict, serving in the US Army Airborne Division.  He enjoyed hunting, fishing, archery and skydiving.

Surviving family also includes two daughters, Lea M. Wierer of New Berlin, Wis., and Lyn Maahs of Sycamore, Ill., a son Kurt of Gainesville, Va., a sister, Joy Friedkin of West Hills, Calif., and eight grandchildren.

Friends may call one hour prior to the services at the funeral home.


Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, March 31, 1999, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

Graves, Ann B.

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Mrs. Ann B. Graves
June 23, 1828-May 5, 1905

Niles Daily Star, Saturday, May 6, 1905, page 3, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

MRS. ANN B. GRAVES

Passed Away at Her Home on Lincoln Ave. Last Evening

 

Mrs. Ann B. Graves, relict of the late Joseph S. Graves, died last evening at her home on south Lincoln Ave., aged nearly 77 years.

Deceased was born at Lowell, Mass., June 23, 1828; was married at Aurora, Ohio, Oct. 3, 1854 and came to Niles Feb. 27, 1875.  A son, Joseph Graves and a daughter, Mrs. Frank Morris, both of this city, survive their mother.

The funeral will be held Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the home, Rev. C.E. Marvin of the Presbyterian church, of which Mrs. Graves was a member, officiating.  Burial at Silver Brook.

 

Graves, Ella J. (Summers)

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Ella J. (Summers) Graves
Aug. 15, 1858-Jan. 9, 1898

Niles Weekly Mirror, Wednesday, January 12, 1898. page 8, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

Passed Away

 

Died, Jan. 9, 1898--Mrs. Ella Graves, beloved wife of Joseph Graves, aged 40 years, five months and 26 days.

A long illness preceded death which occurred at her home in West Niles at 4 o'clock Sunday morning, of dropsy.  Although not well for a long time she did not complain and has recently failed gradually until she passed peacefully into eternal rest.

Mrs. Graves was formerly Miss Ella J. Summers, daughter of Mrs. Nancy Summers of Fourth street north, and a sister of Mrs. Chas. Potter, Mrs. Chas. Sinclair, Mrs. Will Earl and the Misses Nannie, Lottie and Grace Summers.  Miss Nannie has recently been in Chicago but is at present at home while Miss Grace is at Colon, Mich.

The deceased was born in this city August 15, 1858, and has always resided here.  She was married to Jos. Graves, who survives her, Jan. 24, 1883. In her death her relatives and many friends suffer a serious loss for she was ever a kind, obliging and cheerful being.

The funeral took place at 2 o'clock yesterday from the late residence in West Niles.  Rev. J.G. Lowrie of the Presbyterian church, of which the deceased was a member, officiated.  Interment in the Silver brook cemetery.

 

 

 

Graves, Henry D.

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Henry D. Graves
Feb. 27, 1855-Dec. 24, 1943,

Niles Daily Star, Monday, December 27, 1943, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

Henry D. Graves, Niles Resident 64 Years, Buried Today

 

Services for Henry D. Graves, 88, who died Friday afternoon in his home at 642 South Lincoln avenue, were conducted this afternoon at 2 by Dr. Guy W. Simon, pastor of hte[sic] First Presbyterian church, in the Pifer funeral home.

He had been in poor health the last two weeks. Surviving is a sister, Mrs. Hattie Morris, with whom he made his home.

Born Feb. 27, 1855, in Aurora, Ohio, he came to Niles from Iowa 64 years ago and made his home since then on South Lincoln avenue.

Burial was in Silverbrook cemetery.

 

Graves, Ida

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Ida Graves
abt. 1847-Aug. 21,1849

Niles Republican, Saturday, Sept. 1, 1849, page 3, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

DEATHS


On the 21st instant in this village of the Scarlet fever, Ida, daughter of Mrs. & William Graves, aged two years.
Also on the 24th, of the same disease, Charles, son of Doctor James Bloodgood, aged three years.

Bloodgood, Charles

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Charles Bloodgood
Abt. 1846-August 24, 1849

Niles Republican, Saturday, Sept. 1, 1849, page 3, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

DEATHS


On the 21st instant in this village of the Scarlet fever, Ida, daughter of Mrs. & William Graves, aged two years.
Also on the 24th, of the same disease, Charles, son of Doctor James Bloodgood, aged three years.

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