Obituaries

We now have over 7,000 obituaries collected about the interred here at Silverbrook Cemetery.

The obituaries are transcribed by the volunteers of the Friends of Silverbrook Cemetery from various sources.  If you see an opportunity for an addition or a correction, please email our obituary editor at obits@friendsofsilverbrook.org.

Eaton, Leland

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Leland Eaton
Nov. 12, 1898-Feb. 15, 1960

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, February 16, 1960, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

Cassopolis—Leland Eaton, 61, route three, Cassopolis, a well known cattle buyer, died at 4:30 a.m. Monday after he was stricken with a heart attack while cutting wood in an area two miles north of Union.
Mr. Eaton was born Nov. 12, 1898, in Manchester, Tenn. and had lived in this community for 39 years coming here from Tennessee. His wife preceded him in death in 1956.
Surviving are three sons, Donald Eaton, Edwardsburg, and Leland Jr. and Eugene Eaton, both Cassopolis; 10 grandchildren; four brothers, James Eaton, Manchester, Tenn., Euless Eaton, Tullahoma, Tenn., Clyde Eaton, Anderson, Ala., and Delbert Eaton, Elkhart, Ind., and four sisters, Mrs. Lee James and Mrs. Rollie Keele, both Manchester; Mrs. Allen Harges, Nashville, Tenn. And Mrs. Thelma Harvill, Floral City, Fla.
Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Thursday in the Pifer Funeral Home, Niles, with the Rev. John P. MacLachlan, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, Niles, officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles. Friends may call at the funeral home.

Carter, A. Lawrence

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A. Lawrence Carter
April 3, 1907-May 16, 1995

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, May 17, 1995, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

A. Lawrence Carter, 88, of 2101 E. Main St., Niles, died at 8:05 p.m. Tuesday at Pawating Hospital in Niles, following a brief illness. The family, respecting the wishes of Mr. Carter, will gather privately for services and no other information will be published.


Arrangements are being completed by Halbritter Funeral Home in Niles.

Frankenberry, Florence (Bunbury)

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Florence (Bunbury) Frankenberry
Sept. 18, 1887-Aug. 18, 1962

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, August 29, 1962, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Fred Frankenberry, 74, 44 S. 3rd St., died Tuesday at 10 p.m. In Pawating Hospital.
Mrs. Frankenberry was born Sept. 18, 1887, in Niles and lived most of her lifetime here. Her husband Fred and daughter Anne died.
She was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church and the St. Agnes Guild.
Following cremation, funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 10 a.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church with the Rev. Frederick LaCrone officiating.
Friends may pay their respects at the Pifer Funeral Home after 7 p.m. today.

Blackburn, Della L.

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Della L. Blackburn
March 23, 1887-June 25, 1962

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, June 26, 1962, page 2, col. (microfilm Niles District Library)

Miss Della L. Blackburn, 75, of 218 Parkway, died at 1:50 p.m. Monday in the Berrien County Hospital where she had been patient for one week. She had been in failing health for one year.
Miss Blackburn was born March 23, 1887, in Coffee County, Tenn., and came to Niles in 1917.
Surviving are: three sisters, Mrs. Rose McLaughlin and Mrs. Minnie Bonner, both Niles, and Mrs. Cora Bennett, Cooksville, Tenn., and a brother, Herman Blackburn, Niles.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Pifer Funeral Home with Theordore Starkey of the Cxhurch of Christ officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

 

Frankenberry, Fred

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Fred Frankenberry
March 8, 1889-Aug. 27, 1945

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, August 28, 1945, page 2, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library

Former Resident of Niles Dies in Ypsilanti

Word was received today by friends in Niles of the death Monday of Fred Frankenberry, 53, fromer[sic] Niles resident, at his home in Ypsilanti.
Born in North Liberty, Ind., Frankenberry lived in Niles seven years before moving to Detroit almost 20 years ago. He was employed by the Michigan Central railroad at their main offices there. He married the former Florence Bunbury of Niles, who survives him. He was a member of the Trinity Episcopal church and the St. Joseph Valley lodge F. & A.M.
Besides his wife he is survived by a daughter, Ann, a sister in Youngstown, Ohio, and a brother in Indiana. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.

Gentry, Carmella Sue

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Christina Lou Gentry
Carmella Sue Gentry
June 28, 1962-June 28, 1962

Niles Daily Star, Friday, June 29, 1962, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

COMMITTAL RITES

Committal rites were held this morning at Silverbrook Cemetery for Christina Lou and Carmella Sue, infant twin daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Keith Gentry, 1815 Cass St., who died at 11:15 a.m. Thursday in Pawating Hospital about an hour after birth.
Worthy Rowe of the South Bend Apostolic Temple, officiated.
Surviving besides the parents are the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Forest Gentry and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brockus, all Niles.
Arrangements were made by the Pifer Funeral Home.

Gentry, Christina Lou

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Christina Lou Gentry
Carmella Sue Gentry
June 28, 1962-June 28, 1962

Niles Daily Star, Friday, June 29, 1962, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

COMMITTAL RITES

Committal rites were held this morning at Silverbrook Cemetery for Christina Lou and Carmella Sue, infant twin daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Keith Gentry, 1815 Cass St., who died at 11:15 a.m. Thursday in Pawating Hospital about an hour after birth.
Worthy Rowe of the South Bend Apostolic Temple, officiated.
Surviving besides the parents are the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Forest Gentry and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brockus, all Niles.
Arrangements were made by the Pifer Funeral Home.

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