Larue Blanchard
May 27, 1885-January 5, 1934

Blanchard, Former Niles Man, Is Dead

Word of the death of a former Niles man, Larue Blanchard, 43, was received here today.  He died this morning in a Detroit hospital where he had been confined for some time.
The body will be sent here Saturday night and funeral services will be held at the Price & Kiger funeral home at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon.  The Rev. Dr. G.W. Simon will officiate.  Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.
The widow survives as do several brothers and sisters living in and near Niles.
Mr. Blanchard was born and reared in Niles, but had  been living in Detroit for several years.

Niles Daily Star, Friday, January 5, 1930, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

Note: Date of birth is from WWI Draft Registration Card, 9/12/1918 at Detroit.

Mrs. Tryphena H. Robson
Dec. 8, 1872-June 19, 1948

Mrs. Tryphena H. Robson, 75, of 112 South Fourth street, died Saturday afternoon at Pawating hospital after a three day illness.  She was born in Cobourg, Ontario, Canada, Dec. 8, 1872, and had lived in Niles for the past 13 years.  Her husband, James, preceded her in death.  Mrs. Robson was a member of the First Presbyterian church, and life member of the missionary society of the Presbyterian church of Brighton, Ontario.  Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. B.D. Giddings, Niles; and Mrs. H.J. Bowman, Cobourg. Funeral services will be held at the Kiger funeral home at 2 p.m. Tuesday. The Rev. T.M. Greenhoe, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, will officiate.  Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.

Niles Daily Star, Monday, June 21, 1848, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

Roy Koontz
Jan. 7, 1873-Jan. 4, 1934

Niles Daily Star, Thursday, January 4, 1934, page 1, col. 6, microfilm Niles District Library

Post Office Janitor Dies of Influenza

Roy Koontz, 61, for 14 years janitor at the local postoffice, died at 11 o'clock this morning at his home, 755 Maple street. He had been ill with influenza since Dec. 22.
Funeral arrangements have not been completed, but the services will be held at the Rutherford Mortuary Saturday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock.  Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.
Mr. Koontz was born in Niles Jan. 7, 1873. Surviving are the widow and three step-children: Frank Kinney, Royal Oak; Mrs. Henry Korman and Mrs. Lynn Shurter, Niles. Harry Stowe, Niles and Mrs. Ollie Warren, Grand Rapids, are cousins.
Mr Koontz was a member of the Knights of Pythias and of the Modern Woodmen lodges.

Niles Daily Star, Thursday, January 4, 1934, page 1, col. 6, microfilm Niles District Library

Roy Koontz Funeral Is Set for Sunday

Arrangements for the funeral of Roy Koontz have been changed and completed.  Services will be held from the Rutherford mortuary Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock in charge of the Rev. William Putnam.
Mr. Koontz was a past chancellor commander of the Knights of Pythias and that lodge will conduct services at the grave in Silverbrook cemetery.
Death occurred at the home here Thursday morning.

Elizabeth Louise Arbogast
April 9, 1888-October 29, 1950

Niles Daily Star, Monday, October 30, 1950, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Elizabeth Louise Arbogast, 1502 North Twelfth street, died at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Pawating hospital. She had been ill 11 days and in poor health for some time.
Surviving are her husband; four sisters, Mrs. Charles Asmus, Mrs. George Asmus, and Mrs. Wilhelmina Zimmerman, all of Niles, and Mrs. Frieda Fay, of Kalamazoo, and two brothers, Carl Wedel and Julius Wedel, of Niles.
Mrs. Arbogast had lived in Niles most of her life. She was born in Germany on April 9, 1888. 
Friends may call at the Pifer funeral home, where services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday by the Rev. Harold Hoh. . .[illegible] . . .Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.
Members of Niles hive 39, Lady Maccabees, are asked to meet in front of the Pifer funeral home at 1:45 p.m. Wednesday, before attending services for Mrs. Arbogast.

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, October 31, 1950, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

The name of Mrs. Elizabeth Louise Arbogast's husband, Frank, was inadvertently omitted from the obituray published in Monday's issue of the Daily Star.

Mrs. John (Emielie Schmidt) Gipner
June 5, 1859-Jan. 3, 1934

Long Illness Fatal to Mrs. John Gipner

Mrs. John Gipner, 74, died at her home 921 North Fifth street, at 5:15 o'clock Wednesday afternoon after a long illness.
The funeral will be held at the home at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon with Dr. G.W. Simon in charge. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.
Mrs. Gipner was born in Niles on June 5, 1859, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Schmidt.  She has lived here all her life.  For many years, Mr. Gipner was local florist for the Michigan Central railway.  They were married in 1894.
The husband and a son, John, of Rochester, N.Y., survive, as does a sister, Mrs. John Diebolt, who lived north of Niles.

Niles Daily Star, Thursday, January 4, 1934, page 1, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

Note: First name is spelled Emielie on gravemarker.  Spelled Amelia on Death Record.

Edward Alvis Morrison
August 27, 1950-October 29, 1950

Edward Alvis Morrison,  two-month old son of Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Morrison, 1641 Taft street, was found dead in bed about 6:50 a.m. Sunday.  Coroner William Pifer said death was caused by suffocation.
The infant was born Aug. 27, 1950, in the Berrien county hospital in Berrien Center.
Surviving in addition to the parents are the following brothers and sisters: Helen Marie, Charles, Woodrow, Jr., Frank, John, Richard, William, Robert, and James, all at home.
Also surviving are his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rockwell, of Niles, and Mrs. Essie Stites, of Clinton, Ind.
Committal services will be conducted by the Salvation Army at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the graveside in Silverbrook cemetery.

Niles Daily Star, Monday, October 30, 1950, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library