Celestino Feliciano ‘Tino’ Echevarria, of Niles
April 18, 1933 — June 24, 2018

Niles Daily Star, Published 8:01 am Wednesday, June 27, 2018

April 18, 1933 — June 24, 2018

Celestino Feliciano “Tino” Echevarria, 85, of Niles, died peacefully at 11:25 p.m. on Sunday, June 24, 2018, with family gathered around at his home following a brief illness.

He was born on April 18, 1933, in Anasco, Puerto Rico, to Jose Feliciano and Severiana Echavarria, and attended school in Puerto Rico.

Celestino Feliciano “Tino” Echevarria

He came to Niles in 1956, and retired after 28 years of service from the Niles Community Schools.

Tino has been attending Saint Mary Catholic Church in Niles. He and his wife enjoyed traveling to Puerto Rico, took several cruises to the Caribbean, toured South America, and visited Las Vegas.

He also enjoyed the produce of his garden, his flock of chickens, and his goats.

On Oct. 25, 1958, in Buchanan, he married the former Geraldine Carter with whom he celebrated the 57 anniversary of their wedding prior to her death on Jan. 19, 2016.

He was also preceded in death by his parents, and by several siblings including his sister, Agueda Rodriguez.

Surviving family includes his children, Patricia (Philip) Bianchini, David (Tonia) Echevarria, and Steven Echevarria, all of Niles, and Robert (Patricia) Echevarria of Katy, Texas, grandchildren Shawn Echevarria, Christopher (Karina) Dunnem, Michael (Bekah) Echevarria, Amanda Echevarria, Brian Echevarria, Dena Dunnem, Denise (Nathan) Ford, Kc Dunnem, Haley Echevarria, and Joey Echevarria; 10 great-grandchildren, and Tino’s siblings, Isabel Echevarria of South Bend, Indiana, Primitiva Rodriguez and Jose Rodriguez, both of Anasco, and Amado Rodriguez of Phoenix, Arizona, and many nieces and nephews.

The Catholic Funeral Liturgy for Celestino Echevarria will be read at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 30, 2018, at the Halbritter-Wickens Funeral Home, 615 East Main Street, in Niles, by the Rev. Christian Johnston of Saint Mary Catholic Church. Committal Rites will follow at the Silverbrook Cemetery in Niles.

The family will receive relatives and friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday at the funeral home. Online condolences may be left at: halbritterwickens.com

Janet M. Hendershott, of Niles
March 29, 1951-July 19, 2018

Niles Daily Star, Published 8:20 am Monday, July 23, 2018

Janet M. Hendershott, 67, of Niles, passed away at 12:11 p.m. Thursday, July 19, 2018, in Lakeland Health, St. Joseph.

Janet was born on March 29, 1951, in South Bend to Ralph W. and Lucia J. (Brothers) Hendershott, Sr. Janet was preceded in death by her father, Ralph Sr.

Janet is survived by her mother, Lucia; brother, Ralph W. (Suzette) Hendershott Jr.; nephew, Levi (Monica) Hendershott; niece, Carisa (Randy) Simpson; great-nephew, Devon Simpson; and great-nieces, Esma Simpson, and Ginger Hendershott. A special thank you from the family goes to cousins Colleen and Mike Klindworth for all their help.

Janet graduated from Brandywine High School and attended Lake Michigan College for two years. She worked as a sales representative for Simplicity Pattern for 38 years. She loved flowers but enjoyed traveling even more. Her travel destinations included Ireland and almost all 50 States including Alaska.

Visitation is from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, July 22, 2018 at Halbritter Wickens Funeral Home, 615 E. Main St., Niles, where a rosary will be prayed at 4:30 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday, July 23, 2018 in St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Burial will follow in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Condolences for the family may be made at halbritterwickens.com.

Dovie Marie Nelson, of Niles
May 7, 1923 – December 21, 2017

Niles Daily Star, Published 11:23 am Tuesday, December 26, 2017

Dovie Marie Nelson, 94, of Niles, died Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017. Private services are being held and handled by Halbritter Wickens Funeral Home.

* * *

From Halbritter-Wickens website:

Dovie Marie Nelson
May 7, 1923 – December 21, 2017

Dovie Marie Nelson, 94, of Niles passed away on Thursday, December 21 in the Chalet of Niles.

Marie was born on May 7, 1923 in Tennessee to the late Samuel and Mary Ellen Lowe.

On August 18, 1945 she married Lucian who passed away on January 30, 2010.  She is also preceded by her sons, Kenneth and Mitch.

Marie is survived by her sons, Rick(Debbie) Nelson of Edwardsburg, Greg (Penny)Nelson and Jim Nelson, both of Niles; her daughters, Judy (Glen) Peck and Deb (Bob) Hames of Niles.  She is also survived by 12 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren.

Marie was a member of 1st Church of Christ Christian.  She loved to quilt and was an amazing seamstress.  She was a master at playing checkers and she also enjoyed playing Zelda.

Cremation has taken place and private services will be at a later date.

Halbritter Wickens Funeral Home 615 E. Main St. Niles is assisting the family with arrangements. 

Marjorie (Duis) Rhude, of Niles
Dec. 5, 1925 — July 5, 2018

Col. Henry A. Morrow
July 10, 1829-Jan. 31, 1891*

Berrien County Record, Buchanan, Michigan, Thursday, February 5, 1891, page 3, col. 3. 

COL. HENRY A. Morrow, of the First U.S. Infantry, died at Hot Springs, Ark., on Sunday. Col. Morrow was born in Virginia, but came to this state when quite young. In 1862 he raised the 24^th Mich. Inf. and was commissioned Colonel Aug. 15. he was a good officer and was several times promoted until he ranked as Bvt. Major General of volunteers. After the war he was made Lieut. Col. Of the 36^th U.S. Inf., and in 1870 was commissioned Colonel and assigned the First Reg. Inf. He was married before the war to Miss Belle Graves, daughter of the late Maj. Wm. Graves, of Niles, who with four children, survives him. He was about 62 years of age. Funeral in Niles, tomorrow, at 2 o'clock.

*There is discrepancy on date of death. Cemetery record says January 31 date of death; obituary dated Thursday, February 5, says death occurred on Sunday which would have been February 1.

Howard Arthur Bolton  
Aug. 4, 1926 - Dec. 13, 2017

Howard Arthur Bolton, of Naples, FL, died December 13, 2017. He was the husband of Helen Jane (Pohl) Bolton, to whom he was married on February 14, 1953 in New York City.

Howard was born in Cass County, Michigan on August 4, 1926 to Samuel and Lula (Hawkins) Bolton. After graduating from Niles (MI) HIgh School in 1942, he was employed by Associates Investment Co. and the Army Air Corps until he was drafted in 1944. He served with the 96th Division as a machine gunner in the Okinawa campaign and then in the offices of the Fiscal Director, AFWESPAC, Manila and GHQ, Tokyo.

Following military service, he attended the University of Michigan, earning BA and MBA degrees and studied his first year of law there. He moved to New York City in January, 1953 to marry and finish his law studies, earning his JD degree from Columbia University in February 1955.

He immediately joined the New York City law firm of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, from which he retired as a partner in December, 1982 because of a stroke in 1980. From 1962 until his retirement in 1983, he served as Tax Counsel to the Rockefeller Family, then as tax consultant until 1988.

Howard and Helen moved to Florida in 1986 and have been residents of Bentley Village since 1999. Both have devoted their time to volunteer activities there.

Published in Naples Daily News on Dec. 20, 2017