Floyd W. Ritter
July 28, 1900-Nov. 22, 1945

Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Friday, November 23, 1945, page 2, col. 8, microfilm Niles District Library

Rites Set for Floyd W. Ritter

After being in ill health for a year, Floyd W. Ritter, 45, of 741 Platt street, died at his home at 6:30 Thursday morning.

Born in Marion, Ind., on July 28, 1900, he came here from Gas City, Ind. 18 years ago and was employed by a St. Paul, Minn. firm

In addition to his widow, Maude, he is survived by a son, Floyd, Jr., with the United States Navy in China, his parents, Gola Ritter, of Gas City, and Mrs. Mary Nichols, of Elwood, Ind.; a sister, Mrs. Mildred Fite, of Elwood,; and two step-brothers, Kenneth and Donald.

Friends may call at the Pifer funeral home where services will be conducted at 2 Monday afternoon by the Rev. L. George Beacock, pastor of the Methodist church. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.

Hulda Maxson
Sept. 7, 1874-March 4, 1956

Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Monday, March 4, 1956, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Hulda Maxson, 81, 1637 Superior Street, died at 5:40 a.m., Sunday in the Berrien County Hospital at Berrien Center following a brief illness.

Mrs. Maxson was born Sept. 7, 1874, in Mansfield, O., and came to Niles about 30 years ago from Van Wert, Ohio. Surviving are: three sons, Raymond Croghan, of Clark lake, Mich., Elmer Groghan, of Fort Wayne, Ind., and James Marshall, of San Francisco, Calif.; two daughters, Mrs. Nora Johnson, of Mendon, Mich., and Mrs. Ben Jasper of Niles; 34 grandchildren, and a half-brother, Jacob Hoover, of Fort Wayne, Ind.

Funeral Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Pifer Funeral Home here with the Rev. Paul Blomquist, associate pastor of the First Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.

Anna May Pfister
Aug. 11, 1884-March 3, 1956

Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Saturday, March 3, 1956, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Anna May Pfister, 71, of 1062 Bame Avenue, died at 5:20 a.m. today in Pawating Hospital following an extended illness.

Mrs. Pfister was born Aug. 11, 1884, in LaFayette, Ind., and came to Niles in 1920 from Michigan City, Ind. Her husband, Grant, died in April, 1955. She was a member of the Pythian Sisters.

Survivors are four daughters, Mrs. Willard Seeger, of Detroit, Mrs. William E. McLain, of Marshall, Mrs. Oscar Schrumpf and Mrs. Armond Baird, both of Niles; three sons, Harry Hoelscher, of Chicago, Elmer Pfister, of Flint, and Roger Pfister, of Niles; 10 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren, and three sisters, Mrs. Cora Oglesby, of Laurel, Ind., Mrs. Emma Hoey, of Chicago, and Mrs. Lillian Russell, of Gary, Inc.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Monday in the Pifer Funeral Home with Dr. T.M. Greenhoe, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.

Charles M. Salee
March 16, 1873-Jan. 8, 1945

 Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Wednesday, January 9, 1945, page 2 col. 7, microfilm Niles Daily Star

 Heart Ailment Fatal to Man, 72

Charles M. Salee, 72, Elkhart died in his home Tuesday at 2 p.m. Of a heart ailment. A native of Niles, Salee had been ill since Christmas.

He was born March 16, 1873 in Niles, the son of Jerry and Eleanor Phillip Salee. He married Laura Emily Smith, who survives on June 25, 1896.

 Funeral Friday

 Other survivers[sic] are a son, George C. Salee, and two daughters, Mrs. L.V. Shearer and Mary Jane Salee, all of Elkhart; a sister, Mrs. Omar Lamberton, of Jones, and five grandchildren. A son, Charles Russell Salee, died Sept. 14, 1945.

Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 1 p.m. in the Charles Walley chapel in Elkhart, the Rev. B.C. Holm, pastor of the Augustina Lutheran church, officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery between 3 and 3:30 p.m.

Note: This is a corrected transcription. In the original, lines in the last paragraph were interchanged.

Joseph E. Sherrick
Sept. 28, 1885-March 21, 1956

Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Thursday, March 22, 1956, page 2, col. 4, microfilm, Niles District Library

 Joseph E. Sherrick Sr., 70, of 306 North Second Street, retired New York Central Railroad conductor, died at 11:20 a.m., Wednesday in Sunnybrook Nursing Home at Roseland, Ind.

Sherrick was born Sept. 28, 1885, in LaPorte, Ind., and came to Niles in 1921 from Michigan City, Ind. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Railroad [illegible].

Survivors are his wife, Pearl; two sons, Larry Sherrick, of Phoenix, Ariz., and Joseph Jr. , of Niles; two grandchildren; a brother, William, of Michigan City, and a sister, Mrs. Frances Weber, of South Bend.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in the Pifer Funeral Home here with the Dr. T.M. Greenhoe, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Bessie Wedel
March 30, 1882-Jan. 8, 1945

Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Wednesday, January 9, 1945, page 2 col. 3, microfilm Niles Daily Star

Mrs. Bessie Wedel, 63, Dies Tuesday; Funeral Friday

Ms. Bessie Wedel, 63, of 1611 North Eleventh street, died Tuesday at Quick's convalescent home after an illness of two years. Born in Niles March 30, 1882, she spent her entire lifetime here.

She married William F. Wedel Oct. 8, 1899, who survives. Also Surviving are two children, Mrs. George Thurston and Gerald B. Wedel, both of Niles, and four grandchildren.

Friends may call at the Kiger funeral home where services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday. The Rev. Theo Eisen will officiate and burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery. Mrs. Wedel was a member of St. John's Evangelical and Reformed church.