Rodger F. Gephart
Dec. 14, 1887-July 16, 1950

Niles Daily Star, Monday, July 17, 1950, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

Rodger Fred Gephart, 62, former Niles resident, died at 11 p.m. Sunday in Marion, Ind., after an illness of two months. He had been active in real estate dealings here.

He was born Dec. 14, 1887, in Niles, and moved to Marion when. . [illegible]. .  .

Friends may call at the Pifer funeral home. The Rev. Percy D. Jones will conduct services at the funeral home at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.

Frank Gilbert
July 17, 1915-Aug. 6, 1938

Niles Daily Star, Saturday, August 6, 1938, page 1, col. 8, microfilm Niles District Library

Niles Boy Killed, 3 Hurt as Speeding Car Strikes Truck Near Indian Lake

Frank Gilbert Victim of Fatal Crash This Morning

Injured in Hospital

Truck Driver Claims to Have Misjudged Auto's Speed

One Niles youth was killed and his three companions injured when a speeding car crashed into a truck on the Indian lake road at 12:30 this morning.

The dead:

Frank Gilbert, 23, of 19 North Fourth street, Niles.

The injured:

Chester York, 24, 122 1/2 North Front street, driver of the car, jaw and thigh     fractures, punctured chest;

Anna Schultz, 18, Dowagiac, jaw and skullfractures, bruises;

Kathryn Rife, 18, Dowagiac, Possible fracture of spine and pelvis.

All of the injured are in Lee Memorial hospital, Dowagiac, with about an even chances for recovery.

Truck Driver Unhurt

James Gallinger, Sodus, truck driver, and Joseph Flamenbaum, owner of the truck, escaped injury.

The accident occurred two miles west of Dowagiac when Gallinger attempted a left turn in front of the speeding York car. The young people were en route from Indian lake to Dowagiac when the fatal crash occurred.

Dr James Kelsey, Cass coroner, could not be reached this morning for information on a possible inquest. Cass county sheriff's department has no record of any arrests in connection with the accident.

Home on Furlough

Young Gilbert was in Niles visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L.M. Gilbert. He was on furlough from the U.S. Aviation Corps headquarters at Chanute Field, Rantoul, Ill. He came to Niles Friday and joined his parents at Indian lake where they are vacationing.  He met York at a dance and the two were taking the girls to Dowagiac when the fatal crash occured[sic].  Gilbert and York were in the front seat, the girls in the rear seat of the car.

Gallinger, driver of the truck, said he believed he had time to make the left turn but misjudged the speed of the approaching car.

Gilbert's body was brought to the Rutherford funeral home. Services will be held there Monday.

Before coming to Niles Friday he had passed tests as a radio operator in the Air Corps of the United States army and was to have been graduated Aug. 19. He had been stationed at Rantoul since his enlistment Dec. 23, 1936.

Gilbert was born in Paw Paw, July 17, 1915. He came to Niles with his parents 12 years ago. He leaves his parents, three brothers, Norman, Leroy and Donald, and one sister, Mrs. Max Albright, Niles.

Friends of the family may call at the Rutherford funeral home.

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LeRoy Gilbert
March 11, 1912-June 30, 1950

Niles Daily Star, Friday, June 30, 1950, page 2, col. 7, microfilm Niles District Library

LeRoy Gilbert, 631 Vann street, died at 3 a.m. today in Pawating hospital.  He had been seriously ill for one week.

Surviving are his father, L.e. Gilbert, of Niles; a son, Raymond, of Niles; two brothers, Norman Gilbert, of Grayling, and Don, of Niles, and a sister, Mrs. Max Albrecht, of Niles.

Gilbert was born in Paw Paw on March 11, 1912, and came here from Paw Paw in 1926. He had been chef in several local restaurants. He was a member of the Eagle lodge.

Friends may call at the Pifer funeral home, where services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.

Albert B. Gimlin
Feb. 14, 1871-July 16, 1950

Niles Daily Star, Monday, July 17, 1950, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

BUCHANAN, July, 17--Albert B. Gimlin, 79, of 413 East Front street, died at 8:45 a.m. yesterday at Pawating hospital, Niles. He had been ill for several weeks.

Gimlin was born Feb. 14, 1871, in Pana, Ill., the son of Elijah and Mary Gimlin. He married Bessie McIlvain Oct. 12, 1893, at Augusta, Kans., She died on June 4, 1947. They moved here from Chicago in 1935,  Gimlin was an appraiser of printing plants and equipment.

Surviving are a son, Guy M., of Oak Park, Ill.; a daughter, Miss Henrietta, at home; a grandchild; and two great-grandchildren.

Friends may call at the Swem funeral home. The Rev. T.M. Greenhoe will conduct services at the funeral home at 3 p.m. tomorrow. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.

Bessie M. Gimlin
1870-June 4, 1947

Niles Daily Star, Monday, July 17, 1950, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

BUCHANAN, June 4--[Special]

Mrs. Bessie M. Gimlin, 413 East Front street, died today at 3:40 a.m. in the Niles Pawating hospital where she was taken Tuesday, following  an apoplexy stroke. She never regained consciousness.

Services will be held Friday at . . .[illegible] . . .with the Rev. Malcolm D. McNeal, First Presbyterian pastor, officiating. Interment will be in the Niles Silverbrook cemetery.

Mrs. Gimlin was born . .[illegible] . . ven, Ind., a daughter of John and Mary McIlvain. The family moved to Buchanan 12 years ago from Oak Park, Ill. She married Albert B. Gimlin, Oct. 12, 1893, in Augusta, Kan.

Surviving are the husband; a daughter, Henrietta, at home; a son, Guy M. Gimlin, Oak Park, Ill.; a grandson, and two great-grandchildren. On other son, Capt. Forrest G. Gimlin, died May 21, 1945 in Manila, P.I.

Elizabeth Gitchell
Dec. 19, 1855-July 25, 1950

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, July 26, 1950, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Elizabeth Gitchell, 94, of 215 Parkway, a lifelong Niles resident, died at 5 p.m. yesterday at Pawating hospital after an illness of four months.

She was born here Dec. 19, 1855, and married David Gitchell here on Nov. 18, 1885. He died Feb. 20, 1924. Mrs. Gitchell was a member of the Maccabees.

Surviving are two daughters, Miss Hilda Gitchell and Mrs. Charles H. Shockley, both of Niles, and two sisters, Mrs. David Reid and Miss Adelaide Deutsch, both of Niles.

Services will be held at 2 p.m Friday at the Kiger funeral home, with the Rev. Percy Jones officiating. Burial will be at Silverbrook cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.