Mrs. Minnie Young
May 30, 1884-Nov. 12, 1963

Mrs. Minnie Young, 79, of 203 1/2 E. Main St., died suddenly early today. She was pronounced dead on arrival at Pawating Hospital at 2:50 a.m.

Mrs. Young was born May 30, 1884, in Germany. She came to Niles from Dennin, Ind., in 1915. Her husband, Charles, died July 10, 1955.

Survivors include three sons, Henry Shedrow, Niles, William Shedrow, Knox, Ind., and Elmer Shedrow, Morocco, Ind.; a daughter Mrs. Elmer Spangler, Albion; a brother, William Wruck, Niles; four sisters, Mrs. Annie Engel and Mrs. Elsie Lind, both of Winamac, Ind., Mrs. Elizabeth Carlson, Chicago, and Mrs. Thomas Flick, Niles; 14 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren.

She was a member of the New Apostolic Church.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday in her church. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends are being received at the Kiger Funeral Home.

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, November 12, 1963, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

Moore Infant
November 10, 1963

Committal rites for the stillborn son of Mr.and Mrs. Robert Moore, route three, were conducted at 10 a.m. today in Silverbrook Cemetery. The Rev. Perry Deyarmond, pastor of Wood Memorial Bible church, Sumnerville, officiated.
He was still born at 7:11 a.m. Sunday in Pawating Hospital.

Niles Daily Star, Monday, November 11, 1963, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

Joseph W. Lynd
Jan. 21, 1892-Nov. 9, 1963

Funeral services for Joseph W. Lynd, 71, of 3090 Lawrence St., will be conducted at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the Pifer Funeral Home.  The Rev. John Carlton, rector of Trinity Episcopal Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

He died at 11  a.m. Saturday in Pawating Hospital, where he had been a patient since Oct. 17.

Mr. Lynd, a retired salesman, was born Jan. 21, 1892, in Toronto, Ont. He came to Niles from Marshall in 1926.

Survivors include his widow, Lilian; two sons, Adam, Niles, and Joseph, San Marino, Calif.; three daughters, Mrs. Casper Burns and Mrs. Don Jerue, both of Niles, and Mrs. George Bingham, Kalamazoo; three sisters, Mrs. C. Clark and Miss Elizabeth Lynd, both of Toronto, and Mrs. Frank Umlauf, Girardville, Pa.; 10 grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren.

Friends are being received at the funeral home.

Niles Daily Star, Monday, November 11, 1963, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

Carrie Young
March 21, 1864-March 4, 1944

Niles Daily Star, Monday, March 6, 1944, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library.

Carrie Young, 79, Life Resident of Niles Area, Dies

Miss Carrie Young, 79, of 404 Michigan street, died Saturday afternoon at 12:30 in the home of her nephew, Clifford Young, the only surviving relative, who lives west of Buchanan.  She had been ill five months.

Born in Niles township March 21, 1864, she had lived all her life in this vicinity. She was a member of the Methodist church.

Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday afternoon at 2 in the Price and Kiger funeral home. The Rev. J. Kenneth Hoffmaster, pastor of the Methodist church, will officiate and burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, March 7, 1944, page 2, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library.

PALLBEARERS

Harry, John and Norris Young, and Claude Harger, served as pallbearers at the funeral for Miss Carrie Young, 404 Michigan street, who died Saturday Afternoon. Services were conducted in the Price and Kiger funeral chapel at 2 today by the Rev. J. Kenneth Hoffmaster and burial was in Silverbrook cemetery.

Iden Ward Logan
Feb. 23, 1879-Oct. 14, 1963

Funeral services of Iden Ward Logan, 84, of Watervliet, formerly of Niles, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Kiger Funeral Home.  The Rev. John P. MacLachlan, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

He died at 2:05 a.m. today in Watervliet Community Hospital, following an illness of several years.

Mr. Logan was born Feb. 23, 1879 in Plymouth, Ind. He came to Niles from there in 1906, serving as a police officer here for a time before moving to Watervliet.  His wife, Edna, died in 1913.

Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Lewis Walton, Traverse City, and Mrs. Jack Miller, Etna Green, Ind.; a son, Harold Logan, Ann Arbor; and five grandchildren.

He was a member of St. Joseph Valley Lodge No. 4, Order of Free and Accepted Masons.

Friends are being received at the funeral  home.

Niles Daily Star, Monday, October 14, 1963, page 2, col. 1-2, microfilm Niles District Library

Harriet Renshaw
Sept. 9, 1886-Jan. 5, 1919

Niles Daily Sun, Monday, January 6, 1919, page 1, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

DEATH CLAIM YOUNG MATRON
Mrs. James Renshaw, Aged 32 Years, Mother of Five Children, Succumbs to Pneumonia at Parents' Home.

Mrs. Harriett Renshaw, aged 32 years, wife of Lieutenant James L. Renshaw, died Sunday afternoon at 4:40 o'clock at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.F. Makepeace, 722 Maple street, after a brief illness with pneumonia. Mrs. Renshaw came to Niles from Chicago on Christmas day for a visit and soon after became ill.  Prior to coming to Niles, Mrs. Renshaw had been a patient in a hospital in Chicago.  Five little children, the oldest 10 years, and the youngest, 4 years, are left motherless by her death. They have been at the home of their grandparents here for several weeks.

Mrs. Renshaw was born in Portsmouth, O., Sept. 9, 1886. Thirteen years ago she was married to Mr. Renshaw at Trafford City, Pa., Several years ago the family moved to Niles.  About a year ago they moved to Chicago.

Besides her husband and children, Mrs. Renshaw is survived by her parents and two brothers. The latter are Edwin L. Makepeace of Newport, R.I., and Harold Makepeace of Niles.

Mr. Renshaw arrived in Niles from Chicago Sunday. He has been stationed at Camp Taylor, Kentucky.

The funeral arrangements have not been completed.

Niles Daily Star, Monday, January 6, 1919, page 1, col. 6, microfilm Niles District Library

PNEUMONIA IS FATAL TO MRS. RENSHAW

Mrs. Harriet Renshwa, only daughter of Mr.a nd Mrs. Charles Makepeace, and wife of Lieut. Jas. L. Renshaw, died at the home of her parents, 733 Maple street Sunday afternoon at 4:40 o'clock, aged 32 years, three months and one week. The cause of death was pneumonia.

She is survived by her parents and two brothers, Edwin L. at Newport, R.I. and Harold E. at home; by the husband, Lieut.James L. Renshaw, stationed at Camp Taylor, Louisville, Ky., and by five little children, James Milo Vaughn, aged 10 years, Thelma Annetta, aged 8; Orville Makepeace, aged 7; Norman W., aged 5; and Dorothy Yvaun, 3.

She was married to Lieut. Renshaw at Thafford City, Pa., April 27, 1906.

Funeral notice later.

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, January 7, 1919, page 4, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

Funeral services for Mrs. Harriet Renshaw will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock from the  home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Makepeace, 722 Maple street. Rev. E.G. Lewis will officiate. Burial will take place in Silver Brook cemetery.