Maude R. Hoisington
Aug. 21, 1877-Nov. 11, 1946

Niles Daily Star, Monday, November 11, 1946, page 2, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Hoisington, 69, Dies After 8-Month Illness

Mrs. Maude R. Hoisington, 69, of 732 Maple street, succumbed today at 10:45 a.m. at Pawating hospital after an illness of eight months.

A resident of Niles for the past 30 years, Mrs. Hoisington had come here from Berrien Springs in 1916. She had been born in Ovid, Aug. 21, 1877. Here she was a member of the First Baptist church.

Survivors include: four sons, Paul W. Hoisington, Niles; Perry F. Hoisington, Chambersburg, Pa.; Donald Hoisington, Kodiak Island, Alaska; and Earl L. Hoisington, Chicago Heights, Ill.; nine grandchildren, and a brother J. Clayton French, Lansing.

Friends may call at the Pifer funeral home, where services will be held Wednesday at 3 p.m. with the Rev. Clarence Graham officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.

Baby Girl Holt
June 6, 1960


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

Infant Rites Held

Committal rites were held Tuesday afternoon at Silverbrook Cemetery for the new born daughter of Mr.and Mrs. George Holt, 2260 Terminal Rd., who was stillborn Monday night at Pawating Hospital. Elton Rodgers, minister for the Church of Christ, officiated.

Surviving,  beside the parents are: two brothers and a sister, Michael, Les and Debra, all at home and the grandparents, Mrs. Lois Holt, Muncie, Ind., and Mr.and Mrs. Arthur Olson, Niles.

Ida M. Howard
Oct. 4, 1873-June 29, 1948

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, June 29, 1948, page 2, col 6, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Ida M. Howard, 74, of 10 South Fourth street, died at 4:45 a.m. today at Pawating hospital, after an illness of eight weeks.

Born in Buchanan Oct. 4, 1873, she had lived here most of her life. Surviving are two sons, Lee, of Kalamazoo, and Richard, of Niles, three grandchldren; a sister, Mrs. Lena Morris, Niles; and a brother, George Fowler, Alderson, W. Va.

Friends may call at the Pifer funeral home where services will be held at 4 p.m Thursday. The Rev. L. George Beacock, pastor of the First Methodist church of which she was a member will [sic]..

Deborah Kay Howells
Sept. 1, 1952-April 30, 1981

Niles Daily Star, Saturday, May 2, 1981, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

Deborah Kay Howells, 28, of Ludington, formerly of Niles, died Thursday evening in the Memorial Medical Center in Ludington from injuries suffered in an auto mishap.

She was employed as a planner-coordinator for the Mason County Intermediate School District in Ludington.

A 1970 graduate of Niles high school and a 1974 graduate of Grand Valley State College, she was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Niles, the Michigan Association of Administrators of Special Education, a member of the Council for Exceptional Children and a member of the Association of Physically Handicapped.

She was born Sept. 1, 1952 in Niles and had lived in the Ludington area for the past six years.

She was the daughter of Mr.and Mrs. Alfons A. Verwilst of Niles and the late Thomas E. Howells.

Survivors include her grandparents are Mr.and Mrs. John Weaver of Niles; a brother, David Howells of Ann Arbor, two stepbrothers, Michael Verwilst of Rochester and Richard Verwilst of South Bend; a sister, Mrs. Jan Marshall of West Lafayette, Ind., two step-sisters, Mrs. Nancy Queen, of Saratoga, Calif., and Mrs. Carol Eckstein of Menominee.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at the First Presbyterian Church in Niles. The Rev. William J. Fuerstenau will officiate.

Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at the Halbritter Funeral Home in Niles.

The family suggests that memorials may be made to the First Presbyterian Church Memorial Fund.

James T. Howells
June 30, 1958-June 30, 1972

Niles Daily Star, Friday, June 30, 1972, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

NILES--James T. Howells, 14, of 2025 W. River Rd. died at 3:45 this morning in St. Joseph Hospital, South Bend, as a result of injuries suffered Monday in a bicycle-car accident.

He was born June 30, 1958, in Niles, and had just completed the eighth grade at Ballard Junior High School. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and sang in the youth choir.

He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfons A. Verwilst, of 2325 W. River Rd. His father, Thomas E. Howells, preceded him in death.

Also surviving is a brother, David; and two sisters, Deborah and Jane; two step-brothers, Michael and Richard Verwilst at home; two step-sisters, Carol and Nancy Verwilst, all at home; his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Weaver, of NIles, and a great-grandmother, Mrs. Iva Weaver, of Niles.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday in the First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. John R. Wyngarden and the Rev. Donald E. Gordon officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Halbritter Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made to the James T. Howells Memorial Fund to be administered at Ballard Junior High School.

Thomas Earle Howells
Feb. 3, 1922-June 4, 1960

Niles Daily Star, Monday, June 6, 1960, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

Thomas Earle Howells, 38, who was found dead on his West River road farm Saturday night, died of a coronary occlusion heart attack, according to Dr. Russell Vastine, Berrien County medical examiner, who ordered an autopsy.

He was found about 7 p.m. by his widow, Joan, who had returned home from a wedding. He was reported to have died while working on fences.

Born Feb. 3, 1922 in Fort Dodge, Iowa, he moved to Niles from South Bend in 1940. He was a design engineer for the Bendix Aviation Corp.

Surviving besides his widow, whom he married Sept. 1, 1951, in Niles, are four children, Deborah, Jane, David and James, all at home and a sister, Mrs. John A. Melloy of Niles.

Following cremation, memorial services will be conducted by the Rev. John P. MacLachlan at the First Presbyterian Church of which Mr. Howells was a member. The Kiger & Halbritter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, June 7, 1960, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

SET HOWELLS RITES

Memorial services for Thomas Earle Howells, 38, who died Saturday, on his West River road farm, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the First Presbyterian Church. The Rev. John P. MacLachlan, church pastor, will officiate.