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.

Schneider, Elizabeth (Yung)

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Elizabeth Schneider 
Aug. 7, 1868-Oct. 17, 1936

Niles Daily Star, Saturday, October 17, 1936, page 1, col. 7, microfilm Niles District Library

Long Illness Fatal To Mrs. E. Schneider,
Services On Monday


Mrs. Elizabeth Schneider, 1215 Sycamore street, died at her home at 7:30 o'clock this morning following a long illness.

Born in Germany Aug 7 1868, Mrs. Schneider was a lifelong member of the St. John's church.

She is survived by two sons, Lute J. Schneider, Niles; William H. Schneider, South Bend; two daughters, Mrs. Frank Zechlin and Mrs. W.A. Reum, both of Niles; two brothers, one in Canada and the other in Germany; and a grand daughter, Donna Margaret Schneider.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2:30 o'clock Monday afternoon at the Price and Kiger chapel by the Rev. Theo Eisen. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home to view the body.

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, October 20, 1936, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

Niles News In Brief: SCHNEIDER RITES HELD

Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Schneider, who died Saturday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Frank Zechlin, 1215 Sycamore street, were conducted Monday afternoon at the Price & Kiger chapel by the Rev. Theo Eisen. Burial was in Silverbrook cemetery. Herman Young, Raymond Young, Leo Young, Charles Young, Irving Pierce and William Kromer acted as pallbearers.

Note:  Maiden name from Michigan Death Certificate

Schneider, Marilyn Annette

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Marilyn Annette Schneider
Oct. 19, 1936-Oct. 20, 1936

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, October 21, 1936, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

Niles News In Brief: SERVICES THURSDAY

Funeral services for Marilyn Annette Schneider, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Schneider, Yankee street, who died at Pawating hospital Tuesday morning, Will be held at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon with the Rev. George Erich, Chicago, officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.

Dixon, Infant

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Dixon Infant
Dec. 5, 1936-Dec. 5, 1936

Niles Daily Star, Saturday, December 5, 1936, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

News In Brief: DIXON INFANT BURIED

Burial services were conducted at 3 o'clock this afternoon in Silverbrook cemetery for the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dixon, 904 Ferry street. The child was stillborn at Pawating hospital at 1:12 o'clock this morning.

Rayburn, Ernest

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Ernest Rayburn
Aug. 21, 1892-Nov. 10, 1936

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, November 10, 1936, page 1, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

Ernest Rayburn, 44, Is Taken By Death, Services Thursday

Ernest Rayburn, 44, died at this home, 308 North Sixth street, at 9:30 o'clock this morning following a three weeks' illness.

Born in Manchester, Tenn., Aug. 21, 1892, Mr. Rayburn moved to Niles with his famly in 1917. He had been employed as a machinist by the Original Cabinet company.

Besides his wife, Clyda, he is survived by three children, Mrs. Margueriate
Weeds, Niles, and James and Nathan at home; also his mother, Mrs. J.H. Rayburn, Morrison, Tenn.; four brothers, Homer Niles, and Morris, Stanley and Houston, of Morrison; three sisters, Mrs. Julia Corsey, Wildwood, Fla.; Mrs. Emmett Dickeson, Knoxville, Tenn., and Mrs. Robert Cunningham, Morrison.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the Price and Kieger chapel. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, November 11, 1936, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

Nles News in Brief: RAYBURN RITES THURSDAY

Funeral services for Ernest Rayburn, 44, who died at his home, 308 North Sixth street, Thuesday morning, will be conducted at 2:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the Price and Kiger chapel by the Rev. James Goodman. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.

Puthoff, Ethel Ann

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Ethel Ann Puthoff
Aug. 11, 1886-Feb. 23, 1978

Niles Daily Star, Friday, February 24, 1978, page 2, col. 7-8, microfilm Niles District Library

NILES--Ethel Ann Puthoff, 91, formerly of 650 N. Eighth St., died at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Michigan Skilled Care Center, following an illness of five years.

She was born Aug. 11, 1886 in Mattoon, Ill., and moved here from Illinois in 1914. She was a homemaker.

In 1906 in Mattoon, she married Julius H. Puthoff, who died Feb. 22, 1955.
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Wilber (Lucile) Meldrim of Niles; a grandchild; three great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the Pifer Chapel of the Swem-Smith Funeral Home with the Rev. Joe R. Johnson of the First Church of Christ Christian officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.

Friends may call after 2 p.m Saturday at the funeral home.

Porter, George Henry

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George Henry Porter
Aug. 6, 1863-Oct. 29, 1936

Niles Daily Star, Friday, October 30, 1936, page 1, col. 5 microfilm Niles District Library

GEORGE H. PORTER DIES AT PAWATING
Widely Known Resident of Niles Passes Away After Long Illness

George Henry Porter, 72, of 526 Ferry street died at 8 o'clock Thursday following a three months' illness of pneumonia and complications.

A resident of Niles for the past 20 years, Mr. Porter was widely known in the section having operated the American Cleaner and Tailoring shop since moving the this city from Tipton, Ind.

Born in Crawfordsvile, Ind., Aug. 6, 1863, Mr. Porter was married to Miss Carolyn Schuler in 1891, at Covington, Ind.

Beside his wife, he is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Alma Walsh, Niles, and one brother, Edwin Porter, St. Paul, Minn.
Funeral services will be conducted at 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon at the Rutherford chapel by the Rev. T.O. Lee of the Methodist church, of which Mr. Porter was a member.

Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.

Petro, Lewis

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Lewis Petro
Jan 12, 1916-Feb. 28, 1978

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, March 1, 1978, page 2, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library

NILES--Word has been received here of the death of Lewis Petro, 62, of Phoenix, Ariz., formerly of Niles. He died at 4:40 a.m. Tuesday at Phoenix, following an extended illness.

A member of the William Penn Fraternity, Mr. Petro was a retired farmer.  He was born Jan. 12, 1916 in South Bend and had lived here until 1975, when he moved to Arizona.

On March 1, 1956 in Angola, Ind., he married Beatrice Jarrell, who survives.

Also surviving are his mother, Mrs. Rose Petro of Berrien Springs; two daughters, Mrs. Judith Muntz of Berwick, Pa., and Mrs. Sharon Smith of Phoenix; a sister, Mrs. Roy Hand of Berrien Springs, and three grandchildren.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Halbritter Funeral Home with the Rev. Ray C. Cunningham of the First Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends may call from 2 to 4 and from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

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