Harry H. Shedrow
Oct. 12, 1909-March 24, 1990

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, March 27, 1935, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

Services for Harry H. Shedrow, 80, 251 Cass St. in Niles, were Tuesday, March 27, at Halbritter Funeral Home in Niles by the rev. Ted F. Mitchell of Michiana First Assembly of God.

Burial will be at Silverbrook Cemetery in Niles.

He died at 3:48 p.m. Saturday, March 24, at Dowagiac Nursing Home in Dowagiac following an extended illness.

He was a retired employee from Allied-Bendix Corp.

Shedrow was born Oct. 12, 1909, in Winamac, Ind., and had lived in Niles since coming from Indiana in 1919.

Survivors include daughters, Janet K. Goble of Niles, Mary Jean Jackson of Three Oaks, Connie Lyons of Vista, Calif.; sister, Emma Spangler of Albion; brother, William Shedrow of Knox, Ind.; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

A son, Harry L. Shedrow, preceded him in death Nov. 29, 1978.

Frank O. Stanard
Feb 20, 1884-May 1, 1934

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, May 1, 1935, page 1, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

Brief Illness Fatal to Frank O. Stanard

Frank O. Stanard, 51, a resident of this section of Michigan all his life, died this morning at 9 o'clock.  Mr. Stanard's death occurred at his home, 1421 Sheffield avenue following a week's illness of heart trouble.

Mr. Stanard was born Feb. 20, 1884, in Cass county. For several years he had been the Niles representative of a clothing company. He leaves his wife, Beulah, and one daughter in Greenville, Mich.

Funeral services will be held in the Price and Kiger funeral home Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.  Friend[sic] may call at the home Thursday and until the hour of the funeral Friday.

Niles Daily Star, Thursday, May 2, 1935, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

Niles News In Brief:  STANARD RITES TODAY

The Rev. J.F. Goodman, of he Baptist church, will officiate at the services for Frank O. Stanard Friday afternoon at the Price and Kiger funeral home. The services will be held at 2:30 o'clock.

Helen V. Steiner (Wood)
July 7, 1909-April 4, 2001

Niles Daily Star, Thursday, April 5, 2001, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

Helen V. Steiner, 91, of Niles, died at 12:45 p.m. on Wednesday, April 5, 2001, at Riveridge Manor, Niles, following a brief illness.

She was born on July 7, 1909 at Peculiar, Missouri to Leroy M. and Leta Mae (Britton) Wood.  She has lived in Niles since 1930, coming from Peculiar, Mo., whee she was Valedictorian of her graduating class at Peculiar High School.

She was a member of Wesley United methodist Church, Niles, the Niles Music Club, Niles Cosmopolitan Club, and Order of Eastern Star, Niles Chapter #332.

On August 29, 1929 at Atchison, Kansas, she married Gail C. Steiner, D.O., who preceded her in death on February 19, 1984.

Besides her husband, Gail C. Steiner, she was preceded in death by twin sisters, Josephine Cain,and Albertine Whitten who died April 3, 2001, one day prior to Helen; and one brother, Frank Wood.

She is survived by a daughter, Marcia Jo Cousins, Buchanan; two sons, Charles Steiner, Ann Arbor and Timothy Gail Steiner, Hickory corners, Mich.; six grandchildren, five great-grandchildren; a brother Robert Wood, Sweeny, Texas; and two sisters, Margaret Wood, Berrien Center, and Mary Murphy, Niles.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m., Saturday, April 7, 2001 at Halbritter Funeral Home, Niles, with Rev. Emmett H. Kadwell Jr. of Wesley United Methodist Church.  Committal services will follow at Silverbrook Cemetery.

There will be no public visitation.

Contributions in memory of Mrs. Steiner may be made to Ballard Elementary School Library or Wesley United Methodist Church.

J. Floyd Stevens
Sept. 29, 1889-Nov. 1, 1954

Niles Daily Star, Monday, November 1, 1954, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

J. Floyd Stevens, 322 Broadway, died at 8 a.m. today in his home. He had been ill for two years.

Surviving are his father, Harry Stevens, of Buchanan; his wife, Alma; his daughters, Mrs. William Welling, Niles, and Mrs. John Vokhardt, Grand Rapids; one son, Leland Stevens, Niles; six grandchildren; three brothers, Edward and Ray , of Niles, and William, of Caribou, ME.; four sisters, Mrs. R. G. Terry, Flint, Mrs. Clyde Penwell, Buchanan, Mrs. Robert Paulson, Dailey, and Mrs. Vernal Shreve, Buchanan.  

Stevens was born on Sept. 29, 1889, in Atlantic, Ia., and came here from Buchanan 32 years ago.  He was last employed as a mechanic at Clark Equipment Company, Buchanan. He was a member of the Niles Elks Lodge.

Friends may call at the Pifer Funeral Home, where services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Wednesday by the Rev. T.M. Greenhoe, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church.  Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Elizabeth S. Stone
April 30, 1880-May 14, 1954

Niles Daily Star, Saturday, May 15, 1954, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Elizabeth S. Stone, 1602 Cedar street, died at 4:30 p.m. Friday in her home. She had been ill for about a week. Her husband, Arthur, survives.

Mrs. Stone was born on April 30, 1880, in Ann Arbor, and taught school in Grand Rapids before moving here about 24 years ago.  She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, and of the Ladies' Reading Club.

Friends may call at the Pifer Funeral Home, where the Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Sunday.  The Rev. Cletus M. Rose, pastor, will officiate at services at 9 a.m. Monday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, and burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Members of the Reading Club are requested to meet at 8:45 a.m. at the church to attend services for Mrs. Stone.

June Mary Swartz
Sept. 11, 1923-April 26, 2001

Niles Daily Star, Monday, April 30, 2001, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

No funeral services are planned for June Mary Swartz, 77, of 251 Cass St., Niles, who died Thursday at 11:30 a.m.  at Lakeland Hospital, Berrien Springs.

She was born Sept. 11, 1923, in Michigan City, Ind.

On July 3, 1947, in Cassopolis, she married Howard R. Swartz, who preceded hear[sic] in death on July 14, 1980.

Swartz was in [retired] 1971 as an employee of the City of Niles.

Survivors include a son, Howard R. Swartz Jr. of Berrien Springs; a sister, Florentine Flannery of Niles; and two brothers, Richard Phillips and Nicholas Phillips, both of Niles.

Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Michigan Heart Association or Lung Association or to those interested in helping the developmentally disabled.

Pifer-Smith Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.