Gary Blake Bankston
April. 14, 1961-Oct. 28, 1962

Niles Daily Star, Monday, October 29, 1962, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

Funeral services will be conducted for Gary Blake Bankston, one year, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gary Bankston, 1387 Zilke St., who died at 9:15 a.m. Sunday in Memorial Hospital, South Bend, at 10 am. Tuesday in the Pifer Funeral Home. The Rev. Floyd Wheatley, pastor of the General Baptist Church, Niles-Buchanan Road, will officiate. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

He was born April 14, 1961.

Besides his parents, survivors include his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bankston, Niles, and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Carpenter, Dowagiac.

Friends are being received at the funeral home.

Katherine Momany
1886-Dec. 1, 1933

Niles Daily Star, Saturday, December 2, 1933, page 1, col. 6, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Momany Dies Friday Afternoon

Mrs. Katherine Momany, wife of Fred Momany, 1122 North Front street, died Friday afternoon, at the county infirmary, after a lingering illness.

Mrs. Momany was born in Chicago, and was 47 years old at the time of her death.  She was married November 1, 1924. Surviving are Mr. Momany and one daughter, Susanna, who lives in Chicago, with the mother's cousin.

Funeral services will be held at Rutherford chapel Monday morning at 10:30 o'clock. Burial will follow in Silverbrook cemetery.

Sarah F. Oliphant 
July 10, 1839-November 30, 1914

Niles Daily Star, Monday, November 30, 1914, page 1, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

Sarah F. Oliphant, a Woman of Sterling Qualities, Goes to Her Reward

Mrs. Sarah F. Oliphant, known and consequently loved by all the older residents of Niles passed away this morning at her home in Chicago, infirmities of old age and the natural breaking down of the body after three score years of useful living, being the cause of death. The body will be brought to Niles for burial, although no definite time is stated.

The deceased was aged about 75 years, and was a woman of sterling Christian character. Her mind was filled with lofty thoughts, and charity and kindness for others.  For years, she was a resident of this city and also lived on what is now the D.F. Palmquist farm on the Barren lake road. She was always an active worker in the Presbyterian church, for many years having a class in the Sunday school. Hers was a Christianity which was lived daily and which was keenly felt by her acquaintances and her womanliness was her chief characteristic. There are no relatives, but there remain a host of friends to regret her loss.

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, December 2, 1914, page 4, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

The body of Mrs. Sarah F. Oliphant arrived from Chicago this afternoon and was taken to Silver Brook cemetery, where Rev. Wright held commitment services.

 Note: DOB and maiden name from Illinois Deaths

Frances Elizabeth Richardson
Sept. 24, 1868-Feb. 17, 1934

Niles Daily Star, Saturday, February 17, 1934, page 1, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Richardson Dies at Pawating Hospital

Mrs. Frances Elizabeth Richardson, 66, 1346 Ferry street, died at 2 o'clock this morning in Pawating hospital.  On February 9 she underwent an appendix operation but death was due to a heart attack.

She had lived in Niles for 17 years and was born at St. Catherine, Canada, on Sept. 25, 1868, coming to Michigan at the age of 11 years.  Had Mrs. Richardson lived 10 days longer, Mr. and Mrs. Richardson would have observed their forty-seventh wedding anniversary.

Besides her husband,James L. Richardson, she is survived by six daughters, . . .[illegible]. . . Mrs. Albert Krassow, Mrs. George Worm, Mrs. George Nevill, all of Niles, and Mrs. Frank Reading, Gary, Ind., and Mrs. Andas Durflinger, Watervliet; two sons, Arden Richardson, Buchanan, and Charles Richardson, Niles; a sister, Mrs. Hudson Kirk, Niles; three brothers, James Clark, St. Joseph, and Walter Clark, Benton Harbor, and 14 grandchildren.

Two daughters preceded her in death, Mable Richardson, who died in 1926, and Elizabeth Ruth Richardson, who died 42 years ago at the age of 10 months.

Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon at the Rutherford funeral home with the Rev. R.E. Meader in charge. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery. The body will remain at the home of a daughter, Mrs. A.N. Cochrane, 121 South St. Joseph avenue, until 10 o'clock Monday morning.

Niles Daily Star, Monday, February 19, 1934, page 2, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library

RICHARDSON RITES TODAY

Funeral services for Mrs. Frances Elizabeth Richardson, 1346 Ferry street, who died Friday morning in Pawating hospital, were held at 2 o'clock this afternoon at the Rutherford funeral home.  The Rev. R.E. Meader was in charge of the service.  Burial was in Silverbrook cemetery.

Grace Lombard Rogers
Feb. 11, 1873-Feb. 7, 1949

Niles Daily Star, Monday, February 7, 1949, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Grace Lombard Rogers, 6 North Fourth street, died at 12:40 a.m. Today in Pawating hospital, after an illness of five days.

She leaves a sister-in-law, Mrs. Leila Lombard, of Grand Rapids. Born Feb. 11, 1873, in Niles, Mrs. Rogers had lived here all her life. She was a member of the Christian Science church.

Friends may call at the Pifer funeral  home, where services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday by Durlin N. Wheeler, Christian Science reader. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.

Isabella Rook
Aug. 19, 1907-Jan. 31, 1934

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

Mrs. Isabella Rook Dies Late Wednesday

Mrs. Isabella Rook, 26, 124 South Third street, died at the Pawating hospital at 6:15 o'clock on Wednesday night. Death followed an operation for the removal of her appendix performed at the hospital January 9. Mrs. Rook is survived by her husband Harold and by four children, Dolores, Patricia, Robert and Thomas.

She is also survived by three brothers, Clarence, Clayton and Carlton Keene, all of Niles and by two sisters, Mrs. Irene Hydorn and Mrs. Elsie Thomas of Niles. A grandmother, Mrs. Mary Heaton, also survives.

Funeral services will be held from the Rutherford Funeral home at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon. The Rev. Rowe is to be in charge of he services.  Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.

Niles Daily Star, Friday, February 2, 1934, page 2, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library

ROOK FUNERAL SATURDAY

Funeral services for Mrs. Isabella Rook 26, 124 South Third street, who died at 6:15 o'clock Wednesday night in the Pawating hospital following an operation will be held at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon in the Rutherford funeral home. The Rev. Rowe will be in charge of the services.  Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.

Niles Daily Star, Saturday, February 3, 1934, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

ROOK RITES ARE HELD

Funeral services for Mrs. Isabella Rook 26, 124 South Third street, who died at 6:15 o'clock Wednesday night in the Pawating hospital following an operation  were held at 2 o'clock this afternoon in the Rutherford funeral home. The Rev. Rowe was in charge.  Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.