Renee Krassow
Aug. 19, 1950-Jan. 9, 1954

Niles Daily Star, Friday, January 8, 1954, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

Krassow Child Still Critical, Hospital Says

Little Renee Krassow, 3, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert L. Krassow, Bell School road, who was admitted to Pawating Hospital, Sunday, after she was severely burned with hot water, remains in an unchanged condition today, according to hospital authorities.

She suffered second degree burns from her neck to her thighs and on right arm and shoulder and has been reported in critical condition since Sunday.

The mishap occurred about 6:45 p.m Sunday when her mother was getting her ready for a bath and the child tumbled backward into a pail of scalding water.

Niles Daily Star, Monday, January 11, 1954, page 1, col. 6-7, microfilm Niles District Library

Burns Prove Fatal to 3-Year-Old Niles Girl

Renee Krassow, 3, of rural route six, died at 10:30 p.m.  Saturday in Pawating Hospital as a result of severe body burns suffered when she fell into a pail of hot water in her home on Sunday, Jan. 3.

The child sustained second degree burns from her neck to her thighs and her right arm and shoulder when she backed into a pail of hot water while her mother was preparing her for a bath.

Surviving are her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert L. Krassow; her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert H. Krassow, of Zephyrhills, Fla., and Mr. and Mrs. William York, of Buchanan; two sisters, Marilyn and Julane, and two brothers, Thomas and James, all at home. 

The girl was born August 19, 1950, in Niles, and had lived here all her life.

Friends may call at the Pifer Funeral Home, where services will be held at 2 p.m.  Tuesday, with the Rev. Paul Patterson officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Michael Dale Mills
Aug.  8, 1949-Dec. 31, 1950

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, January 2, 1951; page 2, col. 5, microfilm, Niles District Library

Michael Dale Mills, 1, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dale Mills, of rural route five, died at 1 p.m. Sunday at Pawating hospital after being ill for two days.

Also surviving are two great-grandparents, William Wedel, of Eau Claire, and Ernest Trusner, of Anderson, Ind.,  and four grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Mills, of Niles, and Mr. and Mrs. Gerold Wedel, of Eau Claire.

He was born Aug. 8, 1949, in Pawating hospital.

Services were conducted by the Rev. T. M. Greenhoe at 3 p.m. today at the Kiger funeral home.  Burial was in Silverbrook cemetery.

Alfred Millspaugh
May 24, 1876-Nov. 6, 1954

Niles Daily Star, Monday, November 8, 1954, page 2, col. 4-5, microfilm Niles District Library 

Alfred Millspaugh, 78, a retired attorney who came to Niles in 1953, died at 1:15 p.m. , Saturday in Pawating Hospital. He had been ill for some time.

Mr. Millspaugh lived at 3148 South Third street road. He was born May 24, 1876 in New Haven, Mich., and came to Niles from Detroit on Dec. 4, 1953.

Surviving is the widow, Ethel.

Friends may call at the Pifer Funeral Home where funeral services will be held at 2 p.m Tuesday.  Masonic rites will be conducted at the funeral home and at Silverbrook cemetery, where burial will be made.

Grace B. Robinson
Oct. 1, 1878-Jan. 13, 1955

Niles Daily Star, Friday, January 14, 1955, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library 

Mrs. Grace B. Robinson, 76, of 15 North Seventh, died at 8 p.m. Thursday in the Berrien County Hospital followingan illness of one month. She had been in the hospital for the past two weeks.

Mrs. Robinson was born Oct. 1, 1878, in Dayton, Mich., and had lived most of her life in Mishawaka, Ind., and Niles.  Her husband, George, died in 1947.

Surviving are: a daughter, Mrs. Mabelle Beall, of Niles; a son, Clifford H. Perry, of Ishpeming; two grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in the Kiger Funeral Home here. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.  Friends may call at the funeral home beginning Saturday evening.

Janet Rumbaugh
March 31, 1946-Jan. 13, 1955

Niles Daily Star, Thursday, January 13, 1955, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library 

Janet Rumbaugh, 8-year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Rumbaugh, former Niles residents, died Thursday at her home in Ionia after a four-year illness.

Born March 31, 1946 at Dayton, Pa., she came to Niles with her family three months ago. The family moved to Ionia in December when the father began work in a factory there.

Removal was made to the Kiger Funeral Home.  Arrangements are incomplete.

Niles Daily Star, Friday, January 14, 1955, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library 

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Kiger Funeral Home here for Janet Rumbaugh, eight-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Burroughs, of Ionia, formerly of Niles, who died Thursday at her home. The Rev. Chester Wetzel, assistant pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, will officiate and burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.  The parents' names were erroneously listed as Rumbaugh in a previous announcement.

Benjamin H. Smith
Feb. 7, 1878-Oct. 17, 1954

Niles Daily Star, Monday, October 18, 1954, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

Benjamin H. Smith, 731 Hickory street, vice president of the Michigan Wire Goods Company and active . . .[illegible] . . last Monday.

His wife, Grace, died on March 8, 1953. Surviving are two sons, Mahlon, of Niles, and Rolland, of New Orleans, La.; one daughter, Mrs. Dale Apt, of South Bend, and two grandchildren.

Smith was born Feb. 7, 1878, in Coldwater Township, Branch County, and came here from Coldwater in 1902.  He was a graduate of Cleary Business College, at Ypsilanti, and was a member of the Rotary Club, the Knights of Pythias, was a director of the Niles Federal Savings and Loan Association, chairman of the local Cemetery Board, trustee of the First Methodist Church, member of the South Bend Knife and Fork Club, and president of the Buff Wyandotte Club.

Friends may call at the Pifer Funeral Home. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the First Methodist Church, with the Rev. L. George Beacock, Methodist pastor, presiding.  Burial was in Silverbrook Cemetery.