Mary C. Home
1866-November 8, 1936

Niles Daily Star, Saturday, November 14, 1936, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

Niles News In Brief: HOME SERVICES MONDAY

The body of Mrs. Mary C. Home, former Niles resident, who died in San Diego, Cal., will arrive in Niles Sunday morning and will be taken immediately to the Price and Kiger funeral home. Services will be conducted at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon by the Rev. H.L. Nickolson at the Price and Kiger chapel. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.

Note: Age on Death Record was 68 years.

Bertie Hopkins Johnson
Aug. 4, 1866-Dec. 12, 1936

Niles Daily Star, Monday, December 14, 1936, page 1, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

Former Resident Dies in Chicago

Mrs. Bertie H. Johnson, Chicago, died Saturday night at Chicago Memorial hospital after a week's illness of pneumonia.
She was formerly a Niles resident but had made her home in Chicago for the past 26 years.

Funeral services will be held at Boydston Brothers mortuary, Chicago, Tuesday morning, and committal in Niles at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon from Rutherford's funeral home.

Mrs. Johnson is survived by one son, Alfred H. Johnson, and a grandson, John A. Johnson, Niles.

Note: DOB, DOD and maiden name from Illinois Death Record

Gary J. Mahan
June 24, 1941-Feb. 24, 1978

Niles Daily Star, Saturday, February 25, 1978, page 2, col. 7-8, microfilm Niles District Library

Niles—Gary J. Mahan, 36, of 12 S. 15th St., died Friday at his home.

He was born June 24, 1941 in Vigo County, Ind., and had lived in the area most of his lifetime. Mr. Mahan was an employee of the Clark Equipment Corp., Buchanan.

On Oct. 10, 1964 in Niles, he married Gloria Donaghe, who survives.

Also surviving are his father, Virgil, of Bedford, Ind.; a son, Jamie, at home; and two sisters, Mrs. Jack (Nancy) Cauffman and Mrs. Larry (Sonja) Kirk, both of Galien.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Pifer chapel of the Swem-Smith Funeral Home. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends may call after 1 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.

Ettie Magrane
Oct.13, 1861-Dec. 10, 1936

Niles Daily Star, Friday, December 11, 1936, page 1, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Ettie Magrane, Lifelong Resident of Niles, Succumbs

Mrs. Ellie Magrane, 75, a lifelong resident of Niles, died at her home 654 North Seventh street, at 6:15 o'clock this morning. She had been ill since Sunday.

Born in Niles on Oct. 13, 1851, Mrs. Magrane is survived by one daughter, Miss Emma Magrane, Ludlow, Ill., and one son, Dr. H.J. Magrane, Mishawaka; also two grandchildren.

Funeral services are incomplete but friends may call at the Price and Kiger funeral home to view the body.

James R. Ingleright
March 13, 1938-July 2, 1979

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, July 3, 1979, page 1, col. 1-2, microfilm Niles District Library

Former Niles man died in accident

Niles—A former Niles resident died Monday afternoon of injuries he suffered in a one-car accident north of Argos, Ind.
James R. Ingleright, 41, of Knox, Ind., died at the scene of the accident at 2:30 p.m. He was a former salesman for Honeywell Corporation, South Bend.

Surviving are his father, Howard S., Niles; three sons, Gregory, Naples, Italy, Jeffrey, Twenty-nine Palms, Calif., and Douglas, Knox; a daughter, Michelle, Coloma; a brother, Dennis, South Bend, and a sister, Mrs. James (Shirley) Shearer of Niles.

Funeral services will be 2 p.m Thursday at the Halbritter Funeral Home with the Rev. Arnold O. Schaap of Edwardsburg officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 5 p.m. Wednesday.

May Lilly Crandall
Sept. 8, 1855-Oct. 19, 1936

Niles Daily Star, Monday, October 19, 1936, page 1, col. 7, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. M.L. Crandall, Formerly of Niles, Stricken in Elkhart

Mrs. May Lilly Crandall, 81, former Niles resident, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Felicia Stewart, in Elkhart, at 8:30 o'clock this morning. The body was brought to the Rutherford mortuary this morning.

Born in Oshkosh, Wis., Sept. 1855, Mrs. Crandall was the mother of ten children, six sons and and four daughters. All of her sons served with the Untied States Army during the World war.

Besides Mrs. Stewart, at whose home she died, Mrs. Crandall is survived by her sons, H. Walter, David, Kirk and Andrew, all of Niles; J. Willie, Buchanan, and Charles A., Bridgeport, Mich.; also two daughters, Mrs. Mary Leslie, Waco, Tex., and Mrs. Ada Atha, Davenport, Ia. Another daughter, Mrs. Lula Meyers died during the flu epidemic a few years ago.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete, but friends may view the body at the Rutherford funeral home.

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, October 20, 1936, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

Niles News in Brief: CRANDALL RITES THURSDAY

The six sons, all World war veterans, of Mrs. May Lilly Crandall, 81, who died Monday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Felicia Stewart, in Elkhart, will be the pallbearers at Mrs. Crandall's funeral to be held at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the Rutherford chapel. Captain George Sager, of the Salvation Army, will conduct the services. Friends may call at the funeral home to view the body.

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, October 21, 1936, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

Niles News in Brief: CRANDALL RITES THURSDAY

Final rites for Mrs. May Lilly Crandall, 81, who died Monday at the home of her daughter in Elkhart, will be conducted at the Rutherford chapel at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon by Captain George Sager, of the Salvation army.  Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery. Mrs. Crandall's six sons will serve as pallbearers.