Carrie Unley
Sept. 29, 1891-April 15, 1975

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, April 16, 1975, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

NILES--Mrs. Carrie Unley, 83, of 3406 N. Fifth St., Died at 10:10 p.m. Tuesday in the Paul Stephan Nursing Home after an extended illness.

Born Sept. 29, 1891, in Dowagiac, she lived most of her lifetime in Niles. On June 21, 1913, in St. Joseph, she married John F. Unley.

He survives, along with two daughter, Mrs. Frank (Vawn) Buheker and Mrs. Ralph (Mary) Depoy of Niles; three sisters, Mrs. Bruce Berger of Roseland; Mrs. Paul Hendricks of Niles and Mrs. Jack Williams of Osceola, Ind., three grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in the Halbritter Funeral Home, with the Rt. Rev. Msgr. John D. Slowey of St. Mary's Catholic Church officiating.  Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Frank Shefsick
Feb. 9, 1919-April 22, 1975

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, April 22, 1975, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

NILES--Frank J. Shefsick, 57, of 2545 Williams St., died at 0:34 a.m. today at Pawating Hospital after an extended illness. He was a retired employe of the Bendix Corp., South Bend.

Mr. Shefsick was born Feb. 9, 1919, at Maryville, Ill., and came to Niles in 1943 from South Bend. On Nov. 11, 1942, at South Bend, he married the former Phyllis Shepard, who survives.

Also surviving are two sons, Norman and Thomas of Niles; three sisters, Miss Beatrice Shefsick, and Mrs. Josephine Schmitz and Mrs. Sophie Blaskow, all of St. Louis, Mo, and four grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m.  Thursday at the Halbritter Funeral Home.  The Rt. Rev. Msgr. John D. Slowey, pastor of St. Mary's Catholic Church, will officiate and burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Viola M. Huff
Feb. 4, 1895-April 27, 1975

Niles Daily Star, Monday, April 29, 1975, page 2, col. 6, microfilm Niles District Library

NILES--Miss Viola M. Huff, of the Wesley Manor Methodist Home in Frankfort, Ind., died at 5 p.m. Saturday.

She was employed as a legal secretary and a librarian.

A long time Niles and South Bend resident, she is survived by a nephew and a niece.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Welsheimer Funeral Home, 521 N. Williams St., South Bend with the Rev. Carlyle Mason, superintendent of Wesley Manor Methodist Home, officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends may call after 4 p.m. (Central time ) today at the funeral home.

Eliza Jane Obier
Jan. 21, 1837-Feb. 26, 1899

Niles Weekly Mirror, Wednesday, March 1, 1899, page 5, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

Death of Mrs. Obier

From Monday's Star.

Mrs. Eliza Jane Obier, wife of Th. S. Obier, passed peacefully away early Sunday morning. She was 62 years, one month and three days of age and had been an invalid for the past three years. Her demise is attributed to senile paralysis.

Mrs. Obier was a pioneer resident of this vicinity, having come here with her husband 29 years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Obier upon their arrival in Michigan first settled in Milton township, near Smith's chapel. Later on they removed to Barron Lake where they resided until a few years ago when they again moved to this city.

The deceased was born in Delaware and was married in the state 45 years ago. She was the mother of nine children, eight of whom, together with  her husband, survive her.

The children are all here with the single exception of one son who could not be located.

Those who were in attendance at the funeral were as follows: John, of Chicago; William, of Buffalo, N.Y.; Samuel, of Toledo; Mrs. Chas. Golden, of Chicago; Mrs. Fred Osler, of this city and Fred and Florence, also of this place.

Note:  Michigan Death Record/obituary/cemetery records spell name as Obier; the gravemarker for Mrs. Obier and her husband read Obear.

Annie Huntly
May 21, 1850-March 30, 1930

Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Monday, March 31, 1930, page 4, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

News in Brief: DEATH OF MRS. ANNA HUNTLY

Word was received today by Eugene Huntly of the death of his mother, Mrs. Anna Huntly, 80, at the home of her son, Clarence, last evening in Cincinnatus, N.Y. The body will be brought to Niles and taken to the home of her son, Eugene at Barron lake on Wednesday. While funeral plans are not completed it is expected the services will be held on Thursday. Mrs. Huntly was the wife of Gordon Huntly. Three sons and one daughter, Eugene, Winifred and Clarence Huntly and Mrs. Leos Skinner, survive here.

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, April 1, 1930, page 1, col 4, microfilm Niles District Library

FUNERAL SERVICES FOR MRS. HUNTLEY THURSDAY

Last Rites to be Held at the Home of Son at Barron Lake

Funeral services for Mrs. Annie Huntly will be held on Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home of her son, Eugene Huntly at Barron lake. The Rev. O. P. Miles, pastor of the First Baptist church, will officiate.  Burial will be made in Silver Brook cemetery.

Mrs. Annie R. Huntly, daughter of Wade and Catherine Reese was born in Howard township on the farm on which her son Eugene resides, on May 21, 1850. She died at Cincinnatus, N.Y. at the home of her son Clarence on March 30,

She was united in marriage on September 23, 1879 to G. Gordon Huntly and they resided on a farm on Yankee street until his death in 1908. They were parents of four children Eugene of Howard township, Winifred of Roswell, New Mexico, Mrs. Louise Skinner of Detroit,  and Clarence of Cincinnatus, N.Y.  Surviving her also are a brother Judd Reese of Yankeetown, Florida, and a niece, Catherine Odell of Cincinnatus who, during the four years of Mrs. Huntly's illness tirelessly cared for her. Mr.[sic]  Huntly was a lifelong member of the First Baptist church of Niles and was always a regular attendant and faithful worker in the church.

The body will arrive in Niles tomorrow accompanied by her son Clarence, and will be taken to the home of her son.

Leonardo Avelos
Died April 6, 1930

Niles Daily Star, Saturday, April 12, 1930, page 4, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

Murder Victim Buried

With Leonardo Avelos, Mexican section laborer shot and killed at Ninth and Lake streets last Sunday night, laid at rest in Silver Brook cemetery at 2 p.m. today, the investigation into his death by police quietly, if slowly, continued. Police had no more announcements to make today concerning their efforts to clear up the crime. Careful examination of the shotgun found under a wood pile at Eigth[sic] and Pokagon streets Wednesday and belived[sic] to have been used to slay Avelos, has revealed that the weapon was well kept. Its barrel was not pitted and every joint was well greased. It is apparent that the gun had been in the possession of some one accustomed to the use and care of weapons.