Danny D. Vanderboegh
Sept. 9, 1926-Jan. 20, 1978

Niles Daily Star, Friday, January 20, 1978, page 2, col. 6, microfilm Niles District Library

NILES--Danny D. Vanderboegh, 51, of 303 S. Barrett St., died at 1:45 a.m. today at Pawating Hospital following a brief illness.

Mr. Vanderboegh was born on Sept. 9, 1926 in Niles and returned to the city in 1973 coming from Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo. He was a retired master sergeant in the United States Army with 30 years of duty.

On July 21, 1949, in Germany, he married the former Rosa Wurzburter who survives.  Also surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Vanderboegh, of Niles; two sons, Harold H., of Virginia Beach, Va., and Danny D., of MacDoel, Calif.; one daughter, Mrs. Dana Elrod, Niles; five brothers, Robert, Larry, David, Ronald and Phillip, all of Niles; two sisters, Mrs. Kay Noble and Mrs. Lynn Porter, both of Niles, and two grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m Monday at the Halbritter Funeral Home with the Msgr. John D. Slowey of St. Mary's Catholic Church officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Sunday.

Marion B. Walker
Oct. 6, 1928-Jan. 11, 1978

Niles Daily Star, Friday, January 13, 1978, page 2, col. 5-6, microfilm Niles District Library

NILES--Miss Marion B. Walker, 49, of 1900 Randalia Drive, Fort Wayne, Ind., died at 9:45 a.m Wednesday at St.  Anne Nursing Home in Fort Wayne.

She was a member of the Trinity Episcopal Church, a graduate of Niles high School and the Michigan State University. Miss Walker was a social worker for the State of Indiana and was very active on behalf of handicapped both in Michigan and Indiana.

She was born Oct. 6, 1928 in Niles, and had lived in Fort Wayne since 1967.

Survivors include her mother, Mrs. Leland (Beatrice F.) Walker of Niles; 19 nieces and nephews in the area; five grand-nieces and nephews in the area; two brothers, Charles N. Walker of Framingham, Mass., and John C. Walker of Racine, Wis.; and three sisters, Mrs. Walter B. Laetz of St. Joseph, Mrs. Arthur Russell of Albuquerque, N.M. , and Mrs. Charlotte Cloft of Grand Ledge.

Funeral services will be at 11 am. Saturday at the Trinity Episcopal Church with the Rev. Vincent J. Anderson officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the Halbritter Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the National Paraplegia Foundation.

Edith Pitcher Walter
Aug. 12, 1921-Jan. 29, 1978

Niles Daily Star, Monday, January 29, 1978, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

Niles--Mrs. Edith Pitcher Walter, 56, of 412 N. 14th St., died at 3:40 a.m. Sunday at Pawating Hospital, following an illness of nine months.

She was born Aug. 12, 1921 in Grand Rapids, and had lived here since 1947, coming from Grand Rapids. She retired in Aug. 1977, from the folding department at Simplicity Pattern Co.

On Jan. 28, 1939 in Evert, Mich., she married Lovell Pitcher, who died March 13, 1973. In March, 1976, in Niles she married Burt Walter, who survives.

Also surviving are her mother, Mrs. Etta Guiles of Niles; five sons, Lonnie, David, Gerald and Bernie Pitcher, all of Niles and Lawrence Pitcher of Des Moines, Ia.; four daughters, Mrs. Sandra Barnaby of Greensburg, Pa., Mrs. Janet McClane, Mrs. Patricia Allen and Mrs. Judy Graziani, all of Niles; five brothers, Ronald, Robert and Charles Yahne, all of Grand Haven, Larry Yahne of Kent City, Michigan and Gerald Yahne of Niles; three sisters, Mrs. Joan Boldt and Mrs. Adella Jogodrinski, both of Niles and Mrs. Doris Anderson of Grand Rapids, and 17 grandchildren.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Pifer Chapel of the Swem-Smtih Funeral Home with the Rev. Wendell A. Cordell, former pastor of the Church of God and the Rev. Steven Barnaby of Greensburg, Pa., officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends may call after noon Tuesday at the funeral home.

Lula Ward
May 28, 1902-Jan. 10, 1978

Niles Daily Star, Friday, January 13, 1978, page 2, col. 4-5, microfilm Niles District Library

NILES--Mrs. Lula K. Ward, 75, of 657 N. 12th St., died at 8 a.m. Tuesday at her home, following a brief illness.

A member of the First Church of Christ Christian, she was born May 28, 1902 in Huntsville, Mo., and had lived here since 1940, coming from Elgin,Ill.

On Sept. 15, 1920, in Moberly, Mo., she married Victor R. Ward, who died Aug. 31, 1975.

Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Quincy (Virginia) Cummings of Niles; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Halbritter Funeral Home with the Rev. Joe R. Johnson and the Rev. Jack E. VanArsdell of the First Church of Christ Christian officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends may call from 2 to 4 and from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorilas may be made to the Cancer Service of Berrien County.

Burl Warren
Aug. 15, 1892-April 30, 1932

Niles Daily Star, Saturday, April 30, 1932, page 4, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

ALDERMAN WARREN IS STRICKEN ABOUT NOON TODAY AFTER OPERATION

Burl Warren, 40, alderman from the Fourth ward, and engaged in the plumbing and heating business for the  past several years died just before noon today at his residence where he had been taken last Wednesday after an operation in Pawating hospital for the removal of the appendix.

Mr. Warren was feeling poorly on April 4 when he served as judge of election at the municipal balloting.  As soon as he had completed the task of counting and tallying the ballots in the fourth ward he went to his . .[illegible]. . His ailment was diagnosed as an affliction of the appendix and an operation was performed on April 5 at Pawating Hospital. It was found by the surgeon that the appendix had broken and a considerable amount of pus had infected the entire system. After being at death's door for several days Mr. Warren rallied and had sufficiently recovered that he was removed last Wednesday  to his home on Grant street.

Only last week his only son Robert fell while playing in the Warren yard and broke one of the bones in an arm.

As a member of the city council Mr. Warren made a reputation for a keen knowledge of the business affairs of the city. He was serving his third term in the city council and held a position on the more important committees.

Mr. Warren is survived by a widow, Mrs. Ilah Miller Warren, by two children, Robert and Rhea and by one sister, Mrs. Logan Van Doran, of Warsaw, Ind.

Mr. Warren was a member of the Evangelical church, was treasurer of the church society and treasurer of the current expense fund of the stewardship board.

The funeral service will be held Tuesday afternoon although the arrangements are not completed.

Niles Daily Star, Monday, May 2, 1932, page 1, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

FUNERAL SERVICES FOR BURL WARREN TO BE HELD TUESDAY P.M.

Funeral services for Alderman Burl Warren, who died on Saturday about noon in his home at 401 Grant street, will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 in the Evangelical church in West Niles of which he was a member and official. The pastor of the church, the Rev. M.R. Everett, will officiate. Burial will be made in Silverbrook cemetery.

The flag over the city hall is at half-mast as a mark of respect to the memory of alderman Warren and in his home many expressions of sympathy are being received by the family of the deceased who was held in high esteem.

Mr. Warren was born in Palestine, Ind., on August 14, 1892. His mother died when he was seven years old and his father also preceded him in death.  He came to Niles 18 years ago to engage in plumbing work as an employe of E.H. Power and later launched into business for himself. His work here was interrupted by the world war he having been in service in a camp in the east.  He was married on March 27 (Easter) 1918 to Miss Ilah Miller, who survives him. He is survived also by two children, Robert, seven, and Rhea, four, and a sister, Mrs. Logan Van Doran, of Warsaw, Ind. He was a member of LaRue Messenger post, American Legion. Mr. Warren had served the Fourth ward as an alderman for seven years having been elected to that office for his first term in 1925 and had been re-elected every two years since.

Mr Warren was a treasurer of the Evangelical church society and also treasurer of the stewardship boards' current expense fund. He was interested in all activities in the church and had recently been interested in the organization of a Boy Scout troop in the church.

Amelia Wetherby
March 6, 1843-May 26, 1932

Niles Daily Star, Saturday, May 26, 1932, page 1, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Amelia Wetherby, 89, widow of William A. Wetherby, died this morning at 2:15 in her home 403 N. Third street. Mrs. Wetherby was born in Niles and had spent her entire life here and for several years had been Niles oldest native resident. She had lived in the house in which she died for upwards of 50 years. Last December Mrs. Wetherby fell and broke her hip and had since spent much time in a wheeled chair. Her last illness was of but two days duration. In spite of her advanced years and although she enjoyed reading and to do sewing she had never worn glasses.

The funeral services will be held in the home on Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Rev. Harry L. Nicholson, rector of Trinity Episcopal church of which she had been a communicant since her youth, will officiate. Burial will be made in Silverbrook cemetery.

Mrs. Wetherby's maiden name was Amelia Barron, a daughter of Clement and Mary Cutting Barron.  She was born on March 6, 1843. She had for many years been the last member of her family, her only brother, Clement Barron, having died in the '70s. She was married in Niles to William A. Wetherby, a pioneer Niles shoe merchant. He died in 1886. Three children were born to Mr.and Mrs. Wetherby, one, a girl, died in infancy, another daughter, Mrs. Bessie Ringler died six years ago, and the other a son, Barron, survives his mother and made his home with her.  Besides the son, Mrs. Wetherby is survived by two grandchildren, William Barron, of Gardiner, Maine, who is now motoring to Niles for the funeral services,and Dorothy, at home.  Their mother, Mrs. Minnie Groth Wetherby, died 12 years ago.