Jeannette C. Hines
April 19, 1900-Jan. 17, 1973

Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Friday, January 19, 1973, page 2, col. 1-2, microfilm Niles District Library

NILES―Mrs. Jeannette C. Hines, 72, of 3035 Adams Rd., died at 10 :30 p.m. Wednesday in Pawating Hospital after an extended illness.

Born April 19, 1900, in Fairfield, Mich., Mrs. Hines had lived here since 1945, coming from Decatur. Her husband, Willard, survives.

Mrs. Hines was a member of the Bahai Faith of Niles.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday in the Pifer Funeral Home, with Bernard Streets of the Bahi[sic] Faith officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends may call after 5 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Melinda (Geideman) Keller
June 14, 1874-April 23, 1961

Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), April 24, 1961, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Melinda Keller, 86, 612 N. 4th St., died at 4:15 p.m. Sunday in the Steinbarger Nursing Home here following an illness of six weeks.

Mrs. Keller was born June 14, 1874, in Niles and had lived her entire lifetime in this community. Her husband John B Keller preceded her in death on July 21, 1957.

Surviving are: three brothers, Henry, Rudolph and George Geideman, all of Niles.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Kiger and Halbritter Funeral Home with the Rev. Richard J. Fraser, pastor of United Church of Christ (Evangelical and Reformed), of which she had been a member, officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends are being received at the funeral home.

Ray S. McBride
Feb. 12, 1908-Feb. 9, 1988

Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., Michigan), Friday, February 12, 1988, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

The death of Ray S. McBride, 79, of 5026 Old Spanish Trail, Lantana, Fla. and formerly of Niles, was reported by family members. McBride died Tuesday, Feb. 9, after an illness of six weeks.

He was a lifetime member of the Niles Elks Lodge #1322 and a retired Amtrak engineer. He was born Feb. 12, 1908 in Muncie, Ind. and married Alma Burge July 3, 1926 at St. Mary's Church in Niles. She survives.

Other survivors include three daughters, Margaret McBride Jackson and Betty DePoy of Niles, and Patricia Clark of Boynton Beach, Fla.; two brothers, H.V. McBride of Niles; and Dale McBride of Denver, Colo.; a sister, Mrs. Hal Hughes of Conoga Park, Calif.; 11 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

McBride was cremated by the National Cremation Society. Local services will be held at a later date. Memorials may be made to hospice of Palm Beach County, 444 Bunker Road, West Palm Beach, Fla. 30405-3694.

William McBride
July 27, 1852-March 4, 1931

Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., Michigan), Thursday, March 5, 1931, page 1, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

WILLIAM M'BRIDE DIES SUDDENLY AT HIS HOME LATE WEDNESDAY

Death almost without warning brought to a close the life of William McBride, 79, . . [illegible],, Wednesday at 514 North Second street, his home for nearly fifty years. His death was preceded by two days of illness with the grippe in apparently mild form, but which affected the heart.

Mr. McBride was born in Ontario Canada, on July 27, 1852, a son of William and Mary Cassell McBride and grew to young manhood there. He came to Niles more than fifty years ago and had since lived here continuously. Soon after coming to Niles he entered the employ of W.W. Stevens and continued in his employ as Mr. Stevens became a member of the Merrill-Stevens company, manufacturer of cattle guards. When Mr. Stevens organized the Niles Specialty company to manufacture horse drawn road carts, Mr. McBride represented them as a salesman in parts of Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois covering the territory by horse drawn vehicles.

In the year that the World's Fair was held in Chicago, Niles was situated advantageously as a transfer point for travelers going or returning from the fair with both the Michigan Central and Big Four railroads in operation. Mr. Stevens place Mrs. McBride . ., [illegible] . . service on a small scale to engage in transfer work as a means of using some of his numerous horses. Eventually Mr. McBride purchased from Mr. Stevens the equipment for the business for himself and so engaged for 30 years or until 1916 since which time he had not actively engaged in business. Throughout the years in the transfer business he became widely known in Niles and to the traveling public.

Mr. McBride is survived by two sons and three daughters who are Robert, Wallace, Anna, Mary and Grace all of Niles. Mrs. McBride died in October, 1924, and another son died in November, 1929. Besides the sons and daughters the following brothers and sisters survive: Robert McBride of Cavalier, S.D.; James McBride of Paisley, Ont.; Mrs. Robert Muir of Gowanda, M.Y.; Mrs. Belle Galbraith, of Toronto, Ont.; and Mrs. Jennie Turner of Milton, S.D.

Mr. McBride is a member of the Niles lodge of Elks.

The funeral is planned for Saturday afternoon at 2:30 in the home. The Rev. G.W. Simon, pastor of the Presbyterian church will officiate. Burial will be in the family lot in Silver Brook cemetery.

Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., Michigan), Saturday, March 7, 1931, page 4, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

NILES NEWS IN BRIEF: MCBRIDE FUNERAL HELD

The Elks ritual was observed at the grave in Silver Brook cemetery this afternoon for the late William McBride, who died Wednesday. A service was conducted at the . . [illegible] . . .by the Rev. Guy Simon, pastor of the First Presbyterian church. Mr. McBride was a charter member and the the oldest member of the local lodge of Elks. Pallbearers were neighbors of the deceased and fellow members of the Elks lodge. Among those who attended the funeral from out of town were Mr. and Mrs. James Smith of South Bend,and Dr. and Mrs. G.W. Swindell of Benton Harbor.

Robert Dwayne McCormick
May 17, 1960-April 28, 1961

Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Friday, April 28, 1961, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

Found By Mom During the Night
Resuscitation Efforts By Police Fail

A Niles infant, three weeks away from his first birthday, was pronounced dead on arrival at Pawating Hospital today. An autopsy will be performed to determine the exact cause of death of Robert Dwayne McCormick, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elroy McCormick, 1406 Clarendon Ave.

The boy was rushed to the hospital at 1:50 a.m. after an attempt at mouth-to-mouth resuscitation by Niles police failed. His mother said she awoke at 1:28 a.m. and discovered the still infant in his crib.

She told officers that the child had had breathing trouble since birth and was under physician's care for a bump on the back of head suffered [illegible] Chicago.

The boy was born May 17, 1960, in Niles.

Survivors, in addition to the parents, are a brother, Mark, at home; the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Virgil McCormick and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wilkey, both of Manila, Ark.; and the great-grandparents, Mrs. Rita Perkins, Lanten, Mo., and Mrs. J.N. Harkarow, Salem, Ark.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Kiger and Halbritter Funeral Home with the Rev. Earl Wickstrom, pastor of the First Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be at Silverbrook Cemetery.

Jack Robert Ristau
Jan. 26, 1973-Jan. 26, 1973

Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Monday, January 29, 1973, page 2, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library

NILES—Jack Robert Ristau, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ristau, 2655 Douer St., was stillborn at 4:45 p.m. Friday in Memorial Hospital, South Bend.

In addition to her parents, the boy is survived by a step brother, Robert Jr. and two step sisters, Katerin and Cynthia, all at home, and his grandparents, Mrs. Gertrude Ristau of Niles, Mrs. Ruth Pajak of south Bend and huber Arnold of Mishawaka.

Graveside services were held at 10 a.m. Today in Silverbrook Cemetery with the Rev. Donald Gordon, associate pastor of the First Presbyterian Church officiating.

Funeral arrangements were made by the Pifer Funeral Home.