William H. Winger
Jan. 4, 1913-June 10, 1960

Niles Daily Star, Saturday, June 11, 1960, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

William H. Winger, 47, 527 James St., died at 5:05 p.m. Friday in Memorial Hospital, South Bend.

Mr. Winger was born Jan. 4, 1913 in Owensboro, Ky., and came to Niles in 1952 from South Bend, where he worked as an inspector for the Wheelhorse Mfg. Corp.

Surviving are: his widow, Mabelle; two step-sons, Harry Boekhoff, Lindwood, Calif., and Billy Boekhoff, Norwalk, Calif., one grandson, and a sister, Mrs. Helen Cashen,  Huntington, W.Va.

Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday in the Pifer Funeral Home with the Rev. Robert K. Lee, pastor of the New Apostolic Church, officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery. Friends will be received at the funeral home.

Mrs. Charles L. (Mary M. Bachman Eden) Wood
Dec. 17, 1865-June 7, 1960

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, June 8, 1960, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Charles L. Wood, 94, one of the oldest living natives of Niles, died at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford D. Eden, 101 S. Third St., She had been ill five months.

Mrs. Wood was born in a house across the street from Pawating Hospital on Dec. 17, 1865, and lived her lifetime in Niles. She was married to John Eden who died in 1890 and then was married to Charles L. Wood who died Sept. 26, 1926.

Survivors besides her son, Clifford Eden, are a grandson, Charles Eden of Niles; a granddaughter, Mrs. J. Thomas Campbell, Huntington, W. Va.; and five great-grandchildren; a sister and brother, Mrs. E.J. Weber and Philllip Bachman, both of Fergus Falls, Minn.

Friends may call at the Kiger & Halbritter Funeral Home where services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday by the Rev. John P. MacLachlan, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Lizetta Zimmerman
Aug. 7, 1874-Nov. 5, 1946

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, November 5, 1946, page 2, col. 7, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Zimmerman, 72, Dies Today at Home Here

Mrs. Lizetta Zimmerman, 72, died at 9:35 a.m. today at her home at 1323 North Eleventh street, where she had been in poor health for years. Her husband, Gustav Zimmerman, passed away on June 29.

Born in Niles Aug.7, 1874, she lived here all of her life, being married here to Gustav Zimmerman on May 19, 1893.

Surviving are: seven children, Ernest and Paul, Dowagiac; Arthur, Leo Bradley, Mrs. Ada Cotton, and Mrs. Olive Helmick, Niles; a brother, William Wedel, Niles; 18 grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.

Friends may call at the residence Wednesday afternoon. The Rev. Harry Barnett will conduct services Friday at 2 p.m. in the Full Gospel Assembly. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.

Charles F. Eisenbeil
Nov. 10, 1870-Nov. 18, 1946

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, November 19, 1946, page 2, col. 8, microfilm Niles District Library

Eisenbeil, Aged 76, Dies Monday

Charles F. Eisenbeil, 76, a life-long resident of Niles, died at 12:10 p.m. , yesterday in his home at 1109 Ferry street.  He had been in poor health for 10 years.

Last rites will be conducted Thursday at 2 p.m. in the Pifer funeral chapel. The Rev. Theo Eisen will officiate. Graveside committal services will be conducted by the Elks lodge of which he was a member. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery. Friends may call at the Pifer funeral home.

Survivors Named

Eisenbeil was born in Niles Nov. 10, 1870. His wife died several years ago.
Surviving are two step-daughters, Mrs. Charles Hahn, Niles, and Mrs. Norman Hope, Meadville, Pa.; and three sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Peterson, Wilkinsburg, Pa., Mrs. [illegible] Mcintosh, and Mrs. Mattie Noetzel, both of Detroit.

Rudolph A. Engberg
Dec. 29, 1917-Jan. 9, 2003

Niles Daily Star, Thursday, January 19, 2003, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

Rudolph A. Engberg, 85, of Colony Court in Niles, died this morning, Jan. 9 at Lakeland Hospital at 4L10[sic] a.m. following a brief illness.

Arrangement are pending and being completed by Halbritter Funeral Home.

Niles Daily Star, Friday, January 10, 2003, page 2, col. 1, and Saturday, January 11, 2003, page 2, col. 2-3, microfilm Niles District Library

Funeral services for Rudulph A. Engberg, 85, of 725 Colony Court in Niles, are Saturday, Jan. 11 at 2 p.m. at Halbritter Funeral Home by the Rev. Emmett H. Kadwell, Jr. of Wesley United Methodist Church.

Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Engberg died on Thursday at Lakeland Specialty Hospital in Berrien Center.

He was born on Dec. 29, 1917 in Chicago, Ill. On Oct. 13, 1951 in Middletown, Ohio, he was married to Kathleen M. Hannah, who survives.

Engberg graduated in 1948 from Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II, serving as Second Lieutenant. While at the Air Force Training Station at Yale University, his unit once marched to the music of the Glen Miller Orchestra. He retired from the French Paper Company after 21 years as Chief Engineer and as a member of the Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry and a 38-year member of the Orchard Hills Country Club. He bowled in many area leagues and greatly enjoyed being with his grandchildren.

Survivors include his wife, Kathleen; a daughter, Susan Majerek of Niles; three grandsons, David, Scott, and Chad Majerek; a brother, Leonard Engberg of Worth, Ill.; a sister, Marjorie Cooke of Harbor Springs. He was preceded in death by a sister, Jean Anderson, and a brother, Richard Engberg.

Visitation will be Saturday an hour prior to services.

Memorial services may be made to Niles High School Athletic Booster Club Fund for the Golf Team.

Catherine L. Fisher
Oct. 23, 1911-Aug. 4, 1995

Niles Daily Star, Monday, August 14, 1995, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

Catherine L. Fisher
1911-1995
First Presbyterian Church member

Funeral services for Catherine L. Fisher, 83, of 217 N. Lincoln St., Niles, are Monday at 2p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, Niels, by the Rev. Dr. Ronald H. Wakeman, pastor.

Burial will follow in Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles.

Nrs. Fishes[sic] died Friday at 12:10 a.m. at her home in Niles, following a brief illness. She was born Oct. 23, 1911, in Niles and was a lifetime resident of the area.

On April 12, 1933, in Niles, she married Frederick F. Fisher, who preceded her in death on Dec. 18, 1972.

Mrs. Fisher was a 50-plus year member of First Presbyterian Church. She was a member of the AARP, Michigan Association of Retired School Personnel,  was past president of Phi Chi Epsilon sorority and past nobel grand of Rebekah Lodge.

For 22 years she served a financial secretary in the business office of the Niles Community Schools System and worked for 17 years in deposit services for Old Kent Bank. She was currently employed by Edward D. Jones Co.

Survivors include a daughter, Christine Howard of South Bend, Ind.; a son, Richard F. Fisher of Plainwell; and six grandsons.

She was preceded in death by a brother, Arthur N. Pears on Dec. 14, 1987.

Friends may call Sunday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m at Halbritter Funeral Home.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Foundation of First Presbyterian Church, Niles, Hospice at Home or Niles Community Library.