Melva Ann Groce
Feb. 6, 1941-Nov. 11, 2007

Melva Ann Groce, 66, Niles, died at 6:30 a.m. Sunday Nov. 11, 2007, in her home.  She was born Feb. 26, 1941. Survivors include a son, William C. "Bubba" Groce Jr. of Granger; a daughter, Valerie Moore of South Bend; brothers, Raymond Johnson and Thad McDonald; and a sister, Arlene Jones of Kansas City, MO. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church. Friend may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday in Hoven Funeral Home, Buchanan. Burial will be at Silverbrook Cemetery.

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Robert L. Green
June 3, 1935-July 5, 2003

Robert L. Green, 68, of South Third Street, Niles, Mich., died suddenly but of natural causes at 5:57 p.m. Saturday, July 5, 2003, in the Lakeland Medical Center.

He was born June 3, 1935, in Hartford, Mich., to John and Jane (Jordan) Green, and moved to Niles in 1951.

Mr. Green had been an assistant at the Halbritter Funeral Home in Niles since 1983, and had also been employed from 1955 until 1982 as a produce manager at the former A & P Tea Company. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving during peacetime, and was a member of the Loyal Order of Moose Lodge #449, Buchanan, Mich.

On Feb. 1, 1958, in South Bend, Ind., he married the former Nancy L. Parks, who survives. He is also survived by daughters, Carmen (Michael) Burks of Niles and Missy (Scott) DeLay of Phoenix, Ariz.; grandson, Jake DeLay; three step-grandchildren and five step-great-grandchildren; a brother, Donald Green of Albany, Ga.; and by four sisters, Dorothy Fisher and Beverly Lundberg, both of Niles, Lois Priest of Benzonia, Mich., and Wilma Jean Flickinger of Wisconsin.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. today, July 9, in the Halbritter Funeral Home. A veterans' flag presentation and taps, officiated by John McLaughlin, commander of American Legion Post 26, Niles, will follow the services. Interment will be at Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles. The family received friends from 5 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday in the funeral home.

Contributions in memory of Robert L. Green may be made to the Michigan Heart Association.

Marvin C. Green
July 24, 1925-Aug. 15, 2003

Marvin C. Green, 78, of 1423 Fort St., Niles, died Friday  Aug. 15, 2003, in Silverbrook Manor after an illness. He was born July 24, 1925. Survivors include his wife, Mary A.; four daughters, Debra A. Green of Louisiana and Katherine J., Lisa M. and Tina E. Green, all of Niles; three sons, Robert C., Ricky L. and Gregory S., all of Niles; and a sister, Betty True of Niles. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Silverbrook Cemetery, where military rites will be conducted by Buchanan American Legion Post 51.

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Delbert L. Green
Dec. 31, 1953-Dec. 4, 2004

Delbert Lee "Paga" Green, 50, of Ferry Street, Niles, Mich., died following an extended illness at 11:10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 4, 2004, in his home.

He was born Dec. 31, 1953, in LaPorte, Ind., to Ronald Jackson and Rita Mae Clark. He had lived in Niles since 1973, coming from Bloomington, Ill.

He was employed as a truck driver for Conway Central Express in South Bend, Ind., and was a former employee of F.S. Carbon Company, Buchanan, Mich.

He enjoyed restoring classic automobiles including his 1963 Chevrolet Impala and 1968 Ford Fairlane. He was a member of the "Old Boys Toys" Car Club in Niles. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends of which there are many.

On June 23, 1973, at their home in Niles, he married the former Lucy A. Sanchez, who survives. He is also survived by daughters, Christina (Bobby) Whyde, Melissa Green and Shelby Marie Green, all of Niles; three grandchildren, Dakota Green, Elysia Rudisill and Katelyn Whyde; his father, Ronald Jackson of Normal, Ill.; his mother, Rita Mae (Chuck) McDaniels of Auburndale, Fla.; three sisters, Terri Little of Florida, Norma Yazell of Melbourne, Fla., and Summer McDaniels of Auburndale. There are several other stepbrothers and stepsisters surviving, as well as his mother-in-law and father-in-law, whom he considered his second parents, Arcadio and Lorna Sanchez of Niles.

Funeral services for Delbert Lee Green will be at 11 a.m. today, Dec. 7, in the Halbritter Funeral Home, Niles. Committal services will follow at Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles. Visitation will be for one hour prior to services in the funeral home.

Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or to Hospice at Home.

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Edna L. Gray
Oct. 8, 1904-Aug. 21, 2000

Edna L. Gray, 95, and a former resident of Niles, Mich., died following a brief illness at 4:59 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 21,  2000, in Laurels of Norworth, Worthington, Ohio.

She was born on Oct. 8, 1904, in LaPorte, Ind., to Charles and Dora (Fickweiler) Neblung, and had lived in Niles since 1937, coming from Buchanan, Mich.

Mrs. Gray retired in 1970 after 26 years of employment with J.C. Penney in Niles. She was a member of Saint Paul's Lutheran Church in Niles, the Niles Senior Center, Pawating Hospital Auxiliary, and the Brandywine Home Economics Club.

On July 21, 1923, in LaPorte, she married James E. Gray, a retired captain of the Niles City Police Department. He preceded her in death on April 28, 1981. She was also preceded in death by three sisters and four brothers.

She is survived by three daughters, Lorraine Jurgensen of Worthington, Janice Zimmerman of Charlottesville, Va., and Cleo Wade of Billings, Mont.; 12 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren; and by her sister, Florence Hoppe of Blue Island, Ill.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 25, in the Halbritter Funeral Home, Niles, with the Reverend Dan Woodring, associate pastor of Saint Paul's Lutheran Church, officiating. Committal will follow at Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles.

The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 24, in the Halbritter Funeral Home.

Contributions in memory of Edna L. Gary may be made to the Ladies Aide of Saint Paul's Lutheran Church, Niles; or to Hospice at Riverside and Grant, 3595 Olentangy River Road, Columbus, OH 43214.