Mrs. Rosina Weaver
April 3, 1868-Oct. 13, 1953

BUCHANAN--Mrs. Rosina Weaver, formerly of Dowagiac, died at 7 a.m.  Tuesday at the Clear Lake Rest Home here after on illness of two years.

Her husband, Charles, died in 1946.  Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Joseph Grippe, of South Bend; three sons, William Camp, of West Bend, Wis., Oliver Camp, of Cedar Rapids, Ia., and John Boeson, of Jackson, Wis.; 18 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and 10 great-great grandchildren, and three brothers, Edwin, Fred and Milo Brundige, of Anamosa, Ia.

Mrs. Weaver was born on April 3, 1868, in Anamosa, and had lived in this vicinity most of her life.

Friends may call at the Pifer Funeral Home, Niles, where services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday.  The Rev. Richard Bonner, pastor of the Second Church of Christ, Niles, will officiate, and burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles.

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, October 14, 1953, page 2, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library

Maria Rose
Aug. 15, 1941-June 23, 1987

Maria Elena Rose, 45, 121 South Michigan Street, died 4 p.m. Tuesday at Pawating Hospital following a brief illness.

She was a member of Mt. Calvary Baptist church, Niles and a former bus driver for Dial-A-Ride.

She was born Aug. 15, 1941 in Key West, Fla. and moved to Niles in 1961.

Her mother, Mary Symonette, Key West, survives.

Other surviving relatives include: two sons, Michael and Harold, Niles; one daughter, Carol Lewis, Dallas; one brother, Lewis Knowls, Key West, Fla.; and two grandchildren.

Services are 1:30 p.m. Monday at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church with Rev. W.L. Daniel officiating.  Burial will be at Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles.

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

Memorial contributions may be made to the Berrien County Cancer Service.

Niles Daily Star, Friday, June 26, 1987, page 2, col. 6-7, microfilm Niles District Library

Peggy McClary DeSonia
June 17, 1903-June 22, 1987

Peggy McClary DeSonia, 84, a resident of the St. Paul's Retirement Home in South Bend, Ind., died Monday at 12:27 p.m. at Memorial Hospital in South Bend.
She was born June 17, 1903 in Niles and lived in South Bend since 1955, coming from Niles.  She married Elmer McClary in Niles in 1926.  He died in 1951. On Jan. 15, 1955 she married Fred G. DeSonia, who died Dec. 8, 1967.
Se was a retired clerk at J.C. Penney in South Bend and a member of the Calvary Baptist Church in South Bend.
Survivors include a son, Eugene McClary of Zelienotle, Pa.; a brother, O. J. Bennett of Niles and two grandchildren.
Services are 10 a.m. Thursday at the Welsheimer Funeral Home North, 17033 Cleveland Road in South Bend.  Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery in Niles.
Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, June 24, 1987, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

Anna M. Robbins
May 15, 1891-June 20, 1987

Anna M. Robbins, 96, 625 Chicago Road, Niles, died at 4:08 a.m. in her home on Saturday, after a lengthy illness.

Born May 15, 1891, in Kitchner, Ontario, Canada, she moved to the area from Wisconsin in 1936 with her husband, Warren, who died two years later.

She was a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Surviving are two sons, Frank and Floyd Robbins, both of Niles; three daughters, Mabel Robbins of Joliet, Ill., Rose Dittmar and Helen Kline, both of Niles; 20 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; and 25 great-great-grandchildren.

Services are 7 tonight at the Pifer-Smith Funeral Home with Gaspar Colon of Seventh-day  Adventist Church officiating. Burial will be at Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home prior to the start of services.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Niles.

Niles Daily Star, Monday, June 22, 1987, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

Gaylord L. Teske
June 2, 1911-June 21, 1987

Gaylord L. Teske, 76,, North 16th St., Niles, died Sunday at 5:47 p.m. at Pawating Hospital following a brief illness.

He was born June 2, 1911 in Niles. He had lived in Niles since 1973, coming from Wauwatosa, Wis.  He married June M. Bachman Nov. 3 in Niles. She survives.

He was a retired employee of Gugler Lithographers in Milwaukee, Wis., and was a member of the St. Joseph Valley Lodge No. 4 F & A.M.

Survivors also include two stepsons, Fred Bachman of Emmonsk, Alaska and Robert of Sparks, Nev.; a daughter, Joy Rowley of East Ely, Nev.; a stepdaughter, Bonnie McNeill of Metamora; two brothers, Edward Teske of Niles and Frank Teske of Jacksonville, Fla.; a sister, Gladys Pagels of Niles; and seven grandchildren.

Services are 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Halbritter Funeral Home.  Phyllis Castle, of the Reader-First Church of Christ, Scientist, will officiate. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends may call an hour prior to service time at the funeral home.

Memorials may be given to the First Church of Christ, Scientist Memorial Fund.

Niles Daily Star, Monday, June 22, 1987, page 2, col. 2-3, microfilm Niles District Library

Laura Salee
Aug. 21, 1870-Jan. 15, 1960

Niles Daily Star, Saturday, January 16, 1960, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Laura Salee, 89, formerly of Niles, died Friday morning in her home on 1063 Middlebury St., Elkhart, Ind.

Mrs. Salee was born Aug. 21, 1870, in Niles, the daughter of George and Mary Smith and was married on June 25, 1896, in Mishawaka, Ind., to Charles M. Salee, who preceded her in death on Jan. 6, 1946.

Surviving are a son, George Salee, Elkhart, Ind., two daughters, Mrs. Lindon Shearer and Miss Mary Jane Salee, both Elkhart; five grandchildren, and 11 great grandchildren.

The family will receive friends at the Stemm Funeral home, 214 Division St., Elkhart, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.  Saturday and Sunday.  Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday in the funeral home with the Rev. W.W. Kennell, pastor of the Elkhhart First Evangelical United Brethren Church, officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles.