Obituaries

Floy W. Webster
Nov. 28, 1894-Sept. 29, 1975

Niles Daily Star, Monday, September 29, 1975,  page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

NILES—Floy W. Webster, 80, 540 Oak St., died at 10:20 a.m. Today at Pawating Hospital after a one-day illness.

A retired employe of the Gaffil Oil Co., he was born Nov. 28, 1894 in Niles and had lived his lifetime in this area.

He wife Daisy C. Survives, along with three daughters, Mrs. Charles Noble and Mrs. Horace Freeze, both of Niles, and Mrs. Raymond Zielinski of Chicago; seven step-daughters, Mrs. Catherine Fuller, Mrs. Dorthy Pegan, Mrs. Joan Dunifin, Mrs. Helen Binns, Mrs. Jean Taylor, Mrs. Claudine Schaber and Mrs. Mary Ann Fox, all of Niles; 26 step-grandchildren; 12 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. 

Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Halbritter Funeral Home, where friends may call from 2 to 4 and from 7 to 9 .m. Tuesday.

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, September 30, 1975,  page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

NILES—Funeral services for Floy W. Webster, 80 of 540 Oak St., who died at 10:20 a.m. Monday in Pawating Hospital after a one-day illness, will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Halbritter Funeral Home with the Rev. Robert W. Strauss of Oronoko United Methodist church officiating. 

Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

William H. Whittaker
Jan. 31, 1948-March 7, 1990

Niles Daily Star, Thursday, March 8, 1990,  page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

Funeral services for William H. Whittaker, 42, of 3136 M-51 North, Niles, are Friday at 2 p.m.  at Halbritter Funeral Home by the Rev. Paul A. Fisher, pastor of Michiana First Assembly of God.

Burial will follow at Silverbrook Cemetery.

He died Wednesday at 3136 M-51 North in Niles.

Whittaker was a self-employed contractor in the heating/air conditioning business. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served during the Vietnam era.

Whittaker was born Jan. 31, 1948, in Dowagiac, and lived in the Niles area all his life.

Survivors include two sisters, Sue Campbell of Miller, Mo., and Nancy Hilderbrant of Olympia, Wash., and two brothers, Leonard Whittaker Jr. of Niles and Gary Whittaker of Niles.

Friends may call two hours prior to the service at the Halbritter Funeral Home.

Arrangements were made by the Halbritter Funeral Home of Niles.

Lloyd E. Whitcomb
July 24, 1904-Sept. 17, 1975

Niles Daily Star, Friday, September 19, 1975,  page 2, col. 6, microfilm Niles District Library

NILES—Lloyd E. Whitcomb, 71, of 1604 Regent St., died at 11:55 p.m. Wednesday at the Univeristy of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor, after an extended illness.

He was the retired owner of Feaser Whitcomb, Inc., and was born July 24, 1904 in Elkhart, Ind. He had lived in Niles since 1940, coming from Elkhart.

He is survived by his wife, Virginia; a stepson, Phillip A. Parker of River Vale, N.H.; two sisters, Mrs. Carrie Cluen of Elkhart, and Mrs. F.W. Boville of Prescott, Ariz.  

and eight step-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Halbritter Funeral Home with the Rev. John R. Wyngarden of the First Presbyterian Church officiating.

Memorials may be given to the Pawating Hospital Scholarship Fund or the Berrien County Cancer Service Inc.

Friends are calling at the funeral home.

Filbert Williams
Jan 15, 1889-Aug. 19, 1954

Niles Daily Star, Friday, August 20, 1954,  page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

Filbert Williams,1342 Silverbrook avenue, died at 1:45 p.m. Thursday in his home after an extended illness.

He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Mary Williams, of Niles; his wife, Grace; his children, Naomi, David, Charles and Donna, at home and Harold, Milford and LaVerne, of Niles; 13 grandchildren; four brothers, Henry, of South Bend, Benny, Lloyd and Edgar, of Niles; . . [illegible].

He was born on Jan. 15, 1889, in Michigan City, Ind., and came here from Michigan City. He has lived here most of his life, and was a painter and decorator by trade.

Friends may call at the Pifer Funeral Home, where services will be held at 4 p.m Saturday. Elder W.J. Coad, pastor of the Full Gospel Assembly on North Eleventh street, will officiate, and burial will be in the Silverbrook Cemetery.

Infant Witham
Nov. 10, 1954-Nov. 10, 1954

Niles Daily Star, Thursday, November 11, 1954,  page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

Infant Witham, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Dale Witham, 522 Howard street, died at Pawating Hospital Wednesday.

Besides her parents, she is survived by a brother, Richard Allen, and her grandparents, Mrs. Glen Kugler, of Niles, and Mr. and Mrs. Ora Woods, of Indiana.

Committal service were held at 3 p.m. today in Silverbrook Cemetery with the Rev. Theodore Green.

Verna S. Wolf
Sept. 8, 1885-Oct. 19, 1954

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, October 20, 1954, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Verna S. Wolf, 69, of 2548 Yankee street, died at Pawating Hospital at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday following an illness of five days.

Mrs. Wolf was born in Marshall County, Ind., on Sept. 8, 1885, and came here from Rochester, Ind. 53 years ago. She married John M. Wolf on Nov. 24, 1903.

She was a member of the Evangelical Church at Prairie Grove, Ind.

Surviving, besides her husband, are four children, John Dale Wolf, Mrs. Kenneth Martin,and Mrs. Joseph Coffman, all of Niles, and Mrs. Ray O'Blenis, of Rochester; two sisters, Mrs. Ivan Fenstermaker and Mrs. Donald Wagoner, both of Niles; seven grandchildren and six great-grandchlldren.

Friends may call at the Kiger Funeral Home where services will be held at 2 p.m Friday with the Rev. J.W. Hill, officiating.  Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.