Joseph D. Kennedy
April 6, 1896-Aug. 24, 1924

Niles Dsily Star, Tuesday, August 26, 1924, page 4, col. 1 (microfilm Niles District Library)

YOUNG MAN DIES

Joseph Kennedy, 28, died this morning at 10 o'clock at his home, 1001 Ferry street, after a prolonged illness with tuberculosis. He is survived by his wife. The funeral arrangements have not been made.

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, August 27, 1924, page 4, col. 1 (microfilm Niles District Library)

FUNERAL SERVICE THURSDAY

Funeral services for Joseph Kennedy, 1101 Ferry street, will be held on Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Troost and Augustine funeral chapel. Burial will take place in Silver Brook cemetery. Mr. Kennedy died Tuesday morning after a prolonged illness with tuberculosis. The surviving widow was formerly Miss Doris Finley, a daughter of Schuyler Finley.

Note: DOB/DOD from Michigan Death records

Anna London
Feb. 11, 1902-Feb. 9, 1980

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, February 11, 1980, page 2, col. 6 (microfilm Niles District Library)

NILES—Mrs. Anna London, 77 of 1521 Cherry St., died at 6:35 p.m. Saturday at the Michigan Skilled care Center, following an extended illness.

She was born Feb. 11, 1902 in Sullivan, Ind.  and had lived here since1950 coming from Indiana.

On Oct. 28, 1919 in Sullivan, she married Merrill J. London, who survives.

Also surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Virginia L. Dutton of Niles; four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Halbritter Funeral Home with the Rev. Theodore Laesch of St. Paul's Lutheran Church officiating.  Burial will be at Silverbrook cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m.

Catherine A. McMenamin
Oct. 4, 1894-Feb. 25, 1980

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, February 26, 1980, page 2, col. 6 (microfilm Niles District Library)

NILES—Mrs. Catherine A. McMenamin, 85, of 911 S. Third St., died at 6:45 p.m. Monday at Memorial Hospital, South Bend, following an extended illness.

A member of the Trinity Episcopal Church and the St. Agnes Guild, she was a retired employee of the National-Standard Company.

She was born Oct. 4, 1894 in Woodside, England, and had lived here since 1928, coming from Chicago.

On April 26, 1913 in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada, she married Thomas G. McMenamin, who died Nov. 11, 1940.

Survivors include two sons, George E. McMenamin, of Indianapolis, Ind., and James R. of Berwyn, Ill.; a daughter, Mrs. Keith (Helen) Milburn of Niles; five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Trinity Episcopal Church with the Rev. Vincent J. Anderson of the Trinity Episcopal Church officiating. Burial will be at Silverbrook Cemetery.

Funeral arrangements are being handled by the Halbritter Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the Altar Guild of the church.

Helen Mary Post
Nov. 22, 1918-Feb. 6, 1980

Niles Daily Star, Thursday, February 7, 1980, page 3, col. 6 (microfilm Niles District Library)

NILES-- Helen Mary Post, 61, of 2296 Westfield, died at 11:45 a.m. Wednesday at Pawating Hospital, following a lengthy illness.

A homemaker, she was born Nov. 22, 1918 in Indiana Harbor, Ind., and had lived here since 1959, coming from South Bend.

On June 29, 1946 in South Bend, she married Roger E. Post, who died Nov. 18, 1974.

Survivors include two sons, Glenn and Jeffrey, both of Niles; and a sister, Mrs. Paul Rubel of Sturgeon Bay, Wis.

She was a member of the Community Congregational Church of Roseland.

Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Pifer-Smith Funeral Home wth the Rev. L. Paul Harris of the Community Congregational Church officiating.  Burial will be at Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. today.

Alma L. Stevens
Aug. 24, 1891-Feb. 22, 1980

Niles Daily Star, Monday, February 25, 1980, page 2, col. 8 (microfilm Niles District Library)

NILES—Word has been received here of the death of Mrs. Alma L. Stevens, 88, formerly of Niles, of  Ada, Mich.

She died at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Kent Community Hospital, Grand Rapids, following an extended illness.

She was born Aug. 24, 1891 in Chicago and lived in Niles before moving to Ada in 1976.

Mrs. Stevens was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, a 50-year and life member of the Order of the Eastern Star, past matron of the Eastern Star, past mother to Rainbow Girls and a member of the Lady Elks.

Her husband, J. Floyd Stevens, died in 1954.

Survivors include a son, Leland F. of Niles; two daughters, Mrs. Henrietta Welling of Niles, and Mrs. Doris Volkhardt of Grand Rapids; six grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandson.

Funeral services will be at 1:30 pm. Wednesday at the Halbritter Funeral Home with the Rev. William J. Fuerstenau of the First Presbyterian Church officiating.  Burial will be at Silverbrook Cemetery.

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

Memorials may be made to the First Presbyterian Church Memorial Fund.

Emil Thau
Aug. 16, 1911-Feb. 1, 1980

Niles Daily Star, Monday, February 4, 1980, page 2, col. 8 (microfilm Niles District Library)

NILES—Email Thau, 68, of 746 Hickory St., died at 5:30 p.m. Friday at the Paul Stephan Nursing Home.

Funeral services were to be at 10:30 a.m. Today at the Pifer-Smith Funeral Home with the Rev. Robert L. Livingston of St. John's United Church of Christ officiating. Burial was to follow at Silverbrook Cemetery.

Mr. Thau was born Aug. 16, 1911 in South Bend, and had lived here since 1950, coming from South Bend.  He retired in 1972 from the Bendix Corporation.

A Navy veteran of World War II, he was a member of the South Bend Odd Follows Lodge.

In 1946 in South Bend, he married Mary Weinmann.  She died in 1957.

Survivors include two brothers, William O. and Ernest Thau, both of South Bend; and three sisters, Mrs. Mildred Bushman and Miss Helen Thau, both of South Bend, and Mrs. Christine McGuire of St. Louis, Mo.