Obituaries

Terry Leroy Knapp
March 14, 1950-Jan. 28, 1952

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, January 29, 1952; page 2, col. 3, microfilm, Niles District Library from K. Alton

Terry Leroy Knapp, two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Knapp, of 923 Regent street, died at 11 a.m. Monday in Pawating hospital after an illness of three months. Death was a result of leukemia.

Also surviving are his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Knapp, of New Troy, and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Nichols, of Mode, Ill., and one brother, David, at home.

Terry was born March 14, 1950, in Niles, and lived here all his life.

Friends may call at the Pifer funeral home, where services will be said at 2 p.m. Wednesday by the Rev. Edward Turner, pastor of the First church of the Nazarene.  Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.

Olive L. Matthews
Aug. 30, 1914-April 10, 1991

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, April 16, 1991, page 2, col. 4-5, microfilm Niles District Library

Funeral services for Olive L. Matthews, 76, of West Palm Beach, Fla., formerly of Niles are pending further notice.

Mrs. Matthews died Wednesday following an extended illness.

She was born Aug. 30, 1914, in Niles, where she lived until 1989.

She was married for 28 years to Glen D. Matthews, who preceded her in death in 1985.

She is survived by one daughter, Faith Orem of West Palm Beach, Fla.

Mrs. Matthews was a loving friend to Marion Ossmer and son, Jack, Ruth Carson and family, Jack Spence and family, Jim Hacker and family, Val Hyde, Martha Tucker and Mary Galagher all of Niles; Bill  Lunetta and family of Lowell, Mass.; Diana Dew and family of  West Palm Beach, Fla. And Margaret Reakopf of Memphis, Tenn.

She will also be missed by her beloved pets Keela and Skeeter.

Thomas Lee Nelson
Aug. 31, 1951-Nov. 10, 1951

Niles Daily Star, Saturday, November 10, 1951; page 2, col. 2, microfilm, Niles District Library from K. Alton

Thomas Lee Nelson, 1414 Sheridan avenue, died at 8:30 a.m. today in his home after a short illness.

Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Nelson; his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Middleton, all of Niles, and Mr. and Mrs. William T. Nelson, of Royal Oak, and a sister, Janet, at home.

The child was born on Aug. 31, 1951, and had lived here all his life.

Friends may call at the Pifer funeral home, where services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday by the Rev. Theo. Laesch, pastor of St. Paul’s Lutheran church.  Burial will be in Silverbrook.

Note:  Name on Death Record and gravemarker is "Tommy"

John Richard Noble
June 11, 1951-June 12, 1951

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, June 13, 1951; page 2, col. 5, Niles District Library from K. Alton

John Richard Noble, one of the twin sons prematurely born on Monday to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Noble, died at 6:25 p.m. Tuesday in Pawating hospital.

Surviving besides his parents and brother are his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Noble and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Vandeboegh, all of Niles.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete.

Okerbloom Infant
Jan. 16, 1952-Jan. 16, 1952

Niles Daily Star, Thursday, January 17, 1952; page 2, col. 5, microfilm, Niles District Library from K. Alton

An infant son, of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ocerbloom[sic], of 1306 Cass street, was still-born at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Pawating hospital.

Surviving besides the parents are a grandmother, Mrs. Hattie Stone, of Niles, and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George Iverson, of Aurora, Ill.

Committal services were conducted at 3 p.m. today by the Rev. l.  George Beacock, Methodist pastor.  Burial was in Silverbrook cemetery. Arrangements were made by the Pifer funeral home.

Mary Quillen
June 20, 1951-June 20, 1951

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, June 20, 1951; page 2, col. 3, microfilm, Niles District Library from K. Alton

Commital services for Mary Quillen, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Quillen, 1548 Hickory street, who died shortly after being born prematurely at Pawating hospital this morning were to be held this afternoon at Silverbrook cemetery. The Rev. Cletus Rose, of St. Mary’s Catholic church officiated.