Evangeline Raines
July 16, 1849-July 19, 1927

Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Wednesday, July 20, 1927, page 4, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

DEATH SOON FOLLOWS BIRTH ANNIVERSARY
Mrs. Evangeline Raines Had Been Bed Ridden For Six Weeks

Mrs. Evangeline Raines, who last Saturday observed her seventy-eighth birthday anniversary, died last evening at 11:30 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Edith Brown, 207 ½ Main street, where she had made her home since coming to Niles from Marion, Ind., about three years ago.

Mrs. Raines was born in Indiana and had spent most of her life there. She suffered a fall about seven weeks ago and broke a shoulder bone and had since been confined to her bed most of the time. However, she was making a recovery until Sunday when she suffered a heart attack, and steadily grew weaker until her death.

Besides Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Raines is survived by another daughter, Mrs. Glen Cartwright, of Summitville, Ind.; also by a sister, Mrs. C.W. Baker, of Kokomo, Ind., and two brothers, Dr. Leland Davis, of Lincoln, Neb., and Dr. E.L. Davis, of Greensburg, Ind.

The funeral services will be conducted on Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Troost and Augustine chapel. Rev. H.T. Scherer, pastor of the Presbyterian church will officiate. Burial will be made in Silver Brook cemetery.

Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Thursday, July 21, 1927, page 4, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

News in Brief: FUNERAL TODAY

Funeral services for Mrs. Evangeline Raines, mother of Mrs. Edith Brown were conducted this afternoon at the Troost and Augustine chapel by Rev. H.T. Scherer. Mr. and Mrs. Rex Leach sang, “Abide with Me” and Lead Kindly Light”. Burial took place in Silver Brook cemetery.

Mary Emma Rood
June 13, 1884-Jan. 18, 1961

Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Thursday, January 19, 1961, page 2, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Mary Emma Rood, 76, 1025 N. 9th St., died at 4:05 p.m. Wednesday in Pawating Hospital where she had been a patient since Dec. 21. She had been in failing health for four years.

Mrs. Rood was born June 13, 1884, in Snyder County, Pa., and had lived in the community most of her lifetime coming here when she was four years of age. She was a member of the Royal Neighbors of America, the Modern Woodmen and the Auxiliary to the Brotherhood of Railroad Engineers. Her husband, Alfred Rood, preceded her death in 1957.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. John Prestine, Niles, and Mrs. Norman Williamson, Dowagiac; four sons, Henry, George, Robert and Roy Rood, all Niles; 11 grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. Margaret Boughton, Three Rivers.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Pifer Funeral Home with Dr. Maurice McKean, pastor of First Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends are being received at the funeral home.

Harold K. Rose
Jan. 14, 1900-Jan. 14, 1961

Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Saturday, January 20, 1961, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

Harold K. Rose, 1638 Cherry St., died at 5 a.m today in Pawating Hospital. Today was his 61st birthday, born Jan. 14, 1900 in Pulaski, Tenn.

He moved here from Michigan City, Ind. In 1918 and married Sally L. Whitfield, who survives, on June 23, 1923 in LaPorte, Ind.

Other survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Bettie Bailey, South Bend, and Mrs. Onia Fouche, Niles; two sons, Sgt, Robert W. Rose, U.S. Army in Germany, and Airman 2nd Class Harold K. Rose Jr., U.S. Air Force, Trenton, N.J., and one grandson, Charles Fouche of Niles.

He was a retired stationary engineer. He had been a member of the Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, the John W. Moore Lodge, 42 F.&A.M., and was a 32nd Degree Mason.

Funeral services will be held at the Mt. Calvary Baptist Church with the Rev. Theodis L. Hadley officiating. Other funeral arrangements are incomplete.

The body is at the Kiger and Halbritter Funeral Home.

Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Monday, January 16, 1961, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

Funeral services for Harold K. Rose, 61, 1638 Cherry St., will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Mt. Calvary Baptist Church with the Rev. Theodis L. Hadley officiating. The John W. Moore Lodge, 42 F &A.M. Will conduct grave side services at Silverbrook Cemetery.

He died Saturday morning in Pawating Hospital. Friends may call at the Kiger and Halbritter Funeral Home.

Leva Rutter
Dec. 31, 1872-Oct. 7, 1925

Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Wednesday, October 7, 1925, page 5, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Leva Rutter Passes Away

Mrs. Leva Rutter, 62, 1109 Cedar street, widow of Edwin D. Rutter, who died in December, 1917, passed away at four o'clock this morning at her home, following a stroke of paralysis on Monday. Mrs. Rutter also suffered a stroke last March.

She was born in Hardin county, Ohio, December 31, 1872, and came to Berrien county when four years old, residing with an aunt at Berrien Center until her marriage to Edwin Rutter, of this city. They were married March 20, 1891, at Berrien Center.

They had three children, two sons and one daughter, Emma, who died when five years of age. The sons, Evan and Paul, both reside in Niles. She is also survived by one brother and one sister, Burt and Etta McGuiness, both of Lima, O.

Funeral services will be held at the house Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Rev. Walter Osborn , of the Baptist church, will officiate. Burial will take place in Silverbrook cemetery.

Paskiet Infant
Sept. 1925

Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Monday, September 28, 1925, page 4, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

Locals: FUNERAL THIS AFTERNOON

Funeral services were held this afternoon at the Troost and Augustine undertaking parlors for the three-weeks old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Paskiet, of Vernon Heights. Burial will take place in Silverbrook.

Clayton U. McCoy
Sept. 27, 1903-March 28, 1989

Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Thursday, March 30, 1989, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

Clayton U. McCoy, 85, 1334 Cedar Court, Niles, died at 8:05 p.m. Tuesday, March 28 at Southwest Florida Medical Center in Fort Myers, Florida, following an extended illness.

The retired owner of McCoy Concrete in Niles, he was also a member of the First Presbyterian Church, and a Paul Harris Fellow with the Niles Rotary Club and a member of Fernwood.

Born September 27, 1903 in Berrien County, McCoy was a lifelong resident of Niles. His first wife, Lucille Winn McCoy, died December 24, 1975, and his second wife, E. Eileen Morden McCoy, died June 21, 1986.

Survivors include: a daughter, Marilyn W. Godsey of Fort Myers; a brother, Donald of Mesa, Arizona; two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Services are at 11 a.m. Monday at First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Clayton D. Fairo. Burial will follow at Silverbrook Cemetery. Friends may call 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Halbritter Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be given to First Presbyterian Church or Niles Community Library.