Obituaries

Carol Kay Johnson
Aug. 4, 1952-Aug. 4, 1952

Niles Daily Star, Monday, August 4, 1952; page2, col. 6, microfilm, Niles District Library, from K. Alton

Child is Still-Born

Carol Kay Johnson was still-born at 2:56 a.m. today in Pawating hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Johnson, of 105 Betram road.

Also surviving are her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Haze Johnson, of Indian Springs, Ind., and Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Kane, of Niles, and her brothers and sisters, Robert, Ronald, Gloria, Shirley and James, all at home.

Committal services were conducted at 4 p.m. today by the Rev. L. George Beacock, Methodist pastor, at the Pifer funeral home. Burial was in Silverbrook cemetery.

Martha Ann Turnbo
Oct. 16, 1872-July 27, 1952

Niles Daily Star, Monday, July 28, 1952; page 2, col. 2, microfilm, Niles District Library from K. Alton

Martha Ann Turnbo, 79, died at 3:35 p.m. Sunday at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Pulley, 1040 Huntley road, Barron lake.  She had been ill two weeks.

Funeral services will be held in the Pifer funeral home at 2p.m. Wednesday, with the Rev. Charles Johnson officiating.  Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery. A son-in-law, Arthur Pulley, of Benton Harbor, and five grandchildren survive.

Mrs. Turnbo was born in Wayne county, Tenn., on Oct. 16, 1872, and came to Niles from Waynesboro, Tenn., last May 6.

Mrs. Pearl Ethel Sherrick
1890-Feb. 24, 1975

Niles Daily Star, Monday, February 24, 1975, page 2, col. 7, microfilm, Niles District Library, from K. Alton

Niles – Funeral services were held Sunday in Phoenix, Ariz., for Mrs. Pearl Sherrick, 84, who died Saturday in Phoenix.

Mrs. Sherrick lived most of her lifetime in Niles until moving to Zephyr Hills, Fla., in 1955 and in 1965 to Phoenix. 

Her husband, Joseph E. Sherrick died in 1957.

Survivors include two sons, Larry of Phoenix and Joseph C. Sherrick of Niles; a sister, Mrs. John Lessor of New Buffalo, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Thomas Earl Matthews
Feb. 2, 1930-Dec. 17, 2000

Niles Daily Star, Monday, Dec. 18, 2000; page 2, col. 1, microfilm, Niles District Library from K. Alton

Thomas Earl Matthews, 70, of 2381 Cherokee Pointe, Greensboro, Ga., passed away this Sunday in his residence.

Thomas was born on Feb. 2, 1930, to J. Earl Matthews and Laura Elizabeth Dougan Matthews.

He is survived by his wife, Gail Matthews, daughter April E. Matthews, Greensboro, son, Kurt Thomas Matthews, Marietta, Ga., a sister Patricia Lewis, Overland Park, Kan., and brother Richard Matthews, Niles

Thomas had recently moved from Niles to Greensboro in 1998.

He served in the Navy from 1948 to 1949 and again from 1952 to 1954, was a member of the Niles Masonic Lodge and a Kawneer 25-year member as well as a member of the First United Methodist Church and Greensboro. He was a Niles High School graduate and an alumnus of Michigan State University.

Friends may call the McCommon’s Funeral Home at (708) 453-2626.

Family requests that memorial contributions be made to Vistas Hospice, Athens, South Care, PO Box 309, Washington, Ga., or the First Methodist Church of Greensboro.

No Visitation is scheduled.

Kenneth Unger
Dec. 9, 2014 — Dec. 12, 2014

Niles Daily Star, Published 9:17am Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Kenneth “Owl” Greyson Unger, three days old, passed away on Friday, Dec. 12, 2014, at Memorial Hospital in South Bend, Indiana.

Kenneth, a triplet, arrived prematurely to Lyle and Jennifer (Duncan) Unger on Dec. 9, 2014 in South Bend, Indiana.

Although he did not live years upon this earth, Kenneth’s sweet face will be forever etched on his family’s hearts.

He is survived by his parents, Lyle and Jennifer (Duncan) Unger, Jr. of Niles, his brothers Lyle Unger, III and Liam Unger, paternal grandparents Lyle (Lisa Perkins) Unger, Sr. of Niles, maternal great-grandparents Kenneth and Mary Duncan of Niles, Godmothers Nancy Miller of Watervliet and Amy Gearhart of Edwardsburg, many aunts, uncles, cousins and countless other lives Kenneth has already impacted.

Those wishing to make a memorial donation in honor of Kenneth may do so to NICU at Memorial Hospital or The Ronald McDonald House, both at 615 North Michigan Street, South Bend, IN 46601.

Arrangements for Kenneth have been entrusted to Brown Funeral Home.

Note:  Reinterment at Silverbrook July 20, 2015

Liam Unger
Dec. 9, 2014-Dec. 15, 2014

Niles Daily Star, Published 8:29am Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Liam “Monkey” Alexander Unger, six days old, passed away on Monday, December 15, 2014 at Memorial Hospital in South Bend, Indiana.

Liam, a triplet, arrived prematurely to Lyle and Jennifer (Duncan) Unger on Dec. 9, 2014 in South Bend, Indiana.

Although he did not live years upon this earth, Liam’s sweet face will be forever etched on his family’s hearts.

He was preceded in death by his brother Kenneth Unger just three days prior.

He is survived by his parents, Lyle and Jennifer (Duncan) Unger, Jr. of Niles, his brother Lyle Unger III, paternal grandparents Lyle (Lisa Perkins) Unger, Sr. of Niles, maternal great-grandparents Kenneth and Mary Duncan of Niles, Godmothers Nancy Miller of Watervliet and Amy Gearhart of Edwardsburg, many aunts, uncles, cousins and countless other lives Kenneth has already impacted.

Those wishing to make a memorial donation in honor of Liam may do so to NICU at Memorial Hospital or The Ronald McDonald House.

Arrangements for Liam have been entrusted to Brown Funeral Home.

Note:  Reinterment at Silverbrook July 20, 2015