Arthur Vincent Knott
Feb. 22, 1902-March 1, 1936

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

Niles News In Brief:  Arthur Knott Stricken

Arthur Vincent Knott, 34, son of Charles F. Knott, 1014 North Sixth street, died at 8 o'clock this morning at Healthwin hospital, South Bend.  He had been ill for several months.  Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Price and Kiger funeral  home.

Note:  DOB from Indiana Death Record  (Cause of Death Tuberculosis)

Ellen McLean  
1885 - Feb. 14, 1936

Niles Daily Star, Saturday, February 15, 1936, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

Niles News In Brief:  McLEAN RITES MONDAY

Services for Mrs. Ellen McLean, 939 South Eleventh street, who died in a Kalamazoo hospital Fried, will be conducted Monday morning in the Rutherford mortuary.  The Rev. A.R. Kuehn will officiate and burial will be in Silverbrook.

Niles Daily Star, Monday, February 17, 1936, page 2, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library

Niles News In Brief:  SERVICES THIS MORNING

The Rev. A.R. Kuehn officiated at the funeral services this morning for Mrs. Ellen McLean, 939 South Eleventh street, who died Friday.  Services were conducted at 10 o'clock in the Rutherford mortuary.

Note:  Spelled McClean on Death Record which gives only approximate year of birth.

Marjorie June Winters
Feb. 21, 1936*-Feb. 24, 1936

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, February 25, 1936, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

Niles News In Brief:  WINTERS INFANT DIES

Marjorie June Winters, three-days old infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Winters, 1116 North Eighth street, died Monday night in Pawating hospital.  Mrs. Winters was the former Gladys Vaughn. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock in the Rutherford mortuary, with Mrs. Charles H. Kavanagh officiating.  Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.

Note:  DOB from Michigan Death Record

Guy Abbott
June 29, 1872-Feb. 23, 1936

Niles Daily Star, Monday, February 24, 1936, Page 1, col. 6, microfilm Niles District Library

Guy Abbott, 63, Dies in Hospital

Guy Abbot, 63, who was stricken suddenly at 3 o'clock Sunday morning and taken to Pawating hospital, died there at 8 o'clock this morning.  Mr. Abbott lived at 1004 Sycamore street and had been employed in the car department at the Michigan Central for more than 18 years.

He was born in Howard township  June 29, 1872, and had lived in and near Niles all of his life. Surviving are his wife, Mary, a son, Lawrence, and a grandson, Bennie, all of Niles.

Funeral services will be in the family home Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock and burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery. Friends of the family are asked to call at the home tonight and until the hour of the services Thursday.

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, February 26, 1936, Page 1, col. 6, microfilm Niles District Library

Rites for Guy Abbott Thursday at M.E. Church

Funeral services for Guy Abbott, 63, which were to have been held at his home, 1004 Sycamore street, will be held instead at the Methodist church, it was announced today. Mr. Abbott was a former Michigan Central employe, and had lived in and near Niles all his life.

The funeral will be held at 2:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon in the Methodist church, the Rev. T.O. Lee officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery. The body will be taken from the residence to the church at 1 o'clock.

William T. Allen
Sept. 26, 1862-Feb 23, 1936

Niles Daily Star, Monday, February 24, 1936, Page 1, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

William T. Allen Dies at Age of 73

William T. Allen, 73, died suddenly Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock following a heart attack. His death occurred at his home, 603 North Front Street.

Mr. Allen was born in Galesburg, Ill., Sept. 26, 1862. He has lived in Niles more than 60 years, and during his active years had been a painter and decorator. Miss Sarah Allen, his sister, is his only surviving relative.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in the Price and Kiger home. The Rev. Harry L. Nicholson will officiate and burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.  Friends are asked to call at the Price and Kiger funeral home.

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, February 26, 1936, Page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

Niles News In Brief: Allen Rites Today

Funeral services for William T. Allen, who died suddently[sic] Sunday following a heart attack at his home, 603 north Front street, were held at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon in the Price and Kiger chapel. The Rev. Harry L. Nicholson officiated and burial was in Silverbrook cemetery. Pallbearers were Harry Mansfield, John Smith, Thomas Flynn, Albert Schrumpf, John Dunn and Carl Shouder.

Anna Andrew
April 17, 1872-Feb. 14, 1936

Niles Daily Star, Friday, February 214, 1936, Page 1, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Anna Andrews Dies At Home Here

Mrs. Anna Andrews, 54, widow of Wesley Andrews, died this morning at 5:15 at her home, 517 North Fifth street. Mrs. Andrews' death followed an illness of seven weeks.

Mrs. Andrews was born in Indiana, April 17, 1872. She had lived in Niles nearly all her life.  Surviving are two bothers, T.L. Reese, Wiliamston, Mich., and F.H. Reese, Emida, Idaho. She leaves also two nieces who have been caring for her during her last illness.  They are Mrs. Annabelle Hubpacht, Detroit, and Mrs. Bertha Ellsworth, [illegible].

She as married July 3, 1894, to Wesley Andrew, who died Oct. 29, 1934. Before her illness she was active int eh work of the Baptist church, the Rebekah lodge and the Shakespeare club.

Funeral services will be held in the Baptist church Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, the Rev. James F. Goodman officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.  Friends of the family are asked to call at the home before the hour of the funeral.

Niles Daily Star, Saturday, February 15, 1936, Page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

Niles News In Brief:  ANDREW RITES MONDAY

Members of the Rebekah lodge, of which Mrs. Andrew was a member are asked to meet in the Baptist church Monday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock in the church, where the body willl lie in state from 1;45 to 2:15.  The Rebekah ritual will be used and the officers of the lodge will have charge of the  services.

Niles Daily Star, Monday, February 17, 1936, Page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

Niles News In Brief:  ANDREW SERVICE TODAY

The Rebekah lodge of which she was a member, conducted its ritualistic service at the funeral of Mrs. Anna Andrew in the Baptist church at 2: 30 o'clock this afternoon . The body lay in state in the church from 1;45 to 2:15 o'clock. Pallbearers were Walter Wesley and Hiram Zeiger, Herbert Hubrecht, Robert Reese and Charles Reese.  Burial was in Silverbrook cemetery.