Susan Miller, 62
April 27, 1949 — June 16, 2011

Susan L. Miller, 62, of Ironwood Drive, Niles, died at 10:17 p.m. Thursday, June 16, 2011 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center, St. Joseph following an extended illness.

She was born April 27, 1949 in Jackson, Mich. to Richard C. Miller and Kathleen M. (Frizzell) Miller. She graduated from Brandywine High School and lived in Niles most of her life. She attended Vogue Beauty School after graduating from high school.

She is survived by her son, Dennis A. Dimmitt of South Bend; daughter, Denise A. (Chris) Norris of Niles; 13 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; brother, Ray (Christine) Burton of South Bend; and sister, Roseann (Bill) Clemans of Niles.
She was preceded in death by a son, Donald A. Dimmitt.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, June 24 at Halbritter Funeral Home, Niles with the Rev. Randy Pearman of Bethel Baptist Church.

Burial will be at Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles.

Friends may call from noon to 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to the donor’s choice.

Niles Daily Star, Published online 9:21pm Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Lucille M. Geishirt
Jan. 16, 1911-April 15, 1974

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, April 16, 1974, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

NILES--Mrs. Lucille M. Geishirt, 63, of 209 S. Third St., died at 11:05 p.m. Monday in Pawating Hospital after an illness of three months.

Mrs. Geishirt was born Jan. 16, 1911, in Galien, and moved back to this area in 1973, from Jackson.  On April 12, 1930, in South Bend, she married Lewis C. Geishirt, who survives. She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Niles Moose Lodge and the Rebekah Lodge.

Surviving, in addition to her husband, are a son, Lewis C. Jr., of Niles; two daughters, Mrs. Dorsey Pointer of Niles and Mrs. Harry Keeler of Kalamazoo; four brothers, Jack, William and Robert Jerue, all of Niles, and Donald Jerue of Berrien Springs; three sisters, Mrs. Thelma Decker and Mrs. John Frucci, both of Niles, and Mrs. Janet Lundgren of Chicago, and 12 grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday in the Pifer Chapel of the Swem-Smith Funeral Home, with the Rev. Donald Cozadd of the Grace United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends may call after 7 tonight at the funeral chapel.

Clarence E. Haight
April 13, 1885-March 30, 1961

Niles Daily Star, Thursday, March 30, 1961, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

Clarence E. Haight, 75, 2014 Bertrand Road, died at 6 a.m., today in the Fuller Rest Home at Eau Claire.  He had been in ill health since 1950.

He was born in Hastings on April 13, 1885 and moved to Niles in 1939.

Survivors include his wife, Irene; three sons, Maurice of California, Donald of Middleville and Kenneth of Grand Rapids; a daughter, Mrs. Clancy Tift of Hastings; a brother, Roy of Hastings; a sister, Mrs. Rosebella Jacobson of Grand Rapids, and five grandchildren.

Funeral Services will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday at the Kiger and Halbritter Funeral Home with the Rev. Gordon D. Everett, pastor of the Evangelical United Brethren Church, officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home on Friday.

Charles E. Hodgson
Sept. 19, 1867-March 28, 1961

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, March 38, 1961, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

Charles E. Hodgson, 93, 1634 Superior St., Died at 12:05 p.m. in the Beckwith Nursing Home.  he had been ill for one years.

Mr. Hodgson was born Sept. 19, 1867, in Niles Township and had lived his entire life in this community.  Surviving is a brother, Edwin J. Hodgson, Niles.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Pifer Funeral Home with Dr. Maurice McKean, pastor of the First Methodist Church, officiating.  Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.  Friends are being received at the funeral home.

Henry Weaver
March 29, 1880-March 25, 1961

Niles Daily Star, Monday, March 27, 1961, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

Henry Weaver, 80, 3014 US-31 N., died at 3:50 p.m. Saturday in Pawating Hospital where he had been a patient since Feb. 17. He had been in failing health for the past five years.

Mrs. [sic] Weaver was born March 20, 1880, in Greenville, Ohio, and had lived in the Niles and Berrien Springs communities for 75 years.  He was a retired farmer.

Surviving are: his widow, Effie; six daughters, Mrs. Guy Kizer, Mrs. Norman Burch, Mrs. Joseph E. Trowbridge and Mrs. Frank McLaughlin, all Niles, Mrs. Henry Morris, Berrien Center, and Mrs. Jack Griffendorf, Berrien Springs; two sons, Lelan Weaver, Niles, and Leonard Weaver, Dowagiac; a brother, Jesse Weaver, Niles; 30 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Kiger and Halbritter Funeral Home here with the Rev. Elton Mills, pastor of Berrien Center Community Church, officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.  Friends are being received at the funeral home.

Orange Homer Johnson
Dec. 5, 1883-March 27, 1961

Niles Daily Star, Monday, March 27, 1961, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

Orange Homer Johnson, 77, 1633 Cherry St., died at 5 p.m. Sunday in the Berrien County Hospital where he had been a patient for six days. He had been ill for one month.

Mr. Johnson, a retired minister, was born Dec. 5, 1883, in Benton, Miss. and had lived in Niles for 10 years coming here from Decatur.  He was a member of Franklin AME Church.

Surviving are his widow, Viola; three daughters, Mrs. Velma Fouche, Niles, Mrs. Henrietta Waugh, Cleveland, Ohio, and Mrs. Mattie Etta Emanual, New York City; seven sons, John W. Johnson, St. Louis, Mo., Leonard O. Johnson, Detroit, Daniel W. Johnson, Dowagiac, Sylvester and Joe K. Johnson, both Niles, and Jennings and James D. Johnson, both Indianapolis, Ind.; 22 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren.; three sisters, Mrs. Inez Laws, North Little Rock, Ark., Mrs. Julia E. Slaughter, Decatur, and Mrs. Esther Bennett, Chicago, and a brother William A. Johnson, St. Louis,Mo.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Franklin AME church with the pastor, the Rev. John H. Lindsay, officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends are being received at the Kiger and Halbritter Funeral Home.