Obituaries

Dale Curtis
Jan. 31, 1918-Oct. 7, 1975

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, October 8, 1975, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

NILES-- Dale Curtis, 57, 1569 Barron Lake Rd., died at 9:15 p.m. Tuesday at Pawating Hospital after illness of several years.

He was born Jan. 31, 1918 in Michigan City, Ind., and had lived his lifetime in the area.

He is survived by seven brothers, Chester, Floyd, Manley, Donald, Robert and Dean, all of Niles, and Edward of Marcellus; and three sisters, Mrs. Robert (Eleanor) Fairchild of Niles, Mrs. Clarence (Allene) Rowe of Pierson, Fla., and Mrs. John (Lucille) Whiteleather of Columbia City, Ind.

Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Silverbrook Cemetery with the Rev. Harold Asire of Emmanuel Baptist Church officiating.

Friends may call after 7 p.m. today at the Pifer Chapel of the Swem-Smith Funeral Home. Memorials may be given to any charity.

Louise B. Darnell
Feb. 18, 1910-Oct. 8, 1975

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, October 8, 1975, page 2, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library

NILES—Mrs. Louise b. Darnell, 65, 1324 W. River Rd., died at 1:25 a.m. Today at Memorial Hospital, South Bend, after an extended illness.

She was a retired beauty operator and a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church,and the Illa-He-Till-A-Kum Club.

Her husband Lewis J. Darnell survives, along with a son, Ralph C. Ballard of Niles; a daughter, Miss Kathleen M. Ballard of Chicago; a brother Edward Hudak of Niles; two sisters, Mrs. Irene Kajzer and Mrs. Monica Matafin, both of South Bend; and two grandchildren.

Funeral services will be an[sic] noon Friday at St. Mary's Catholic Church with Rev. Fr. Bernard I. Mullahy of St. Patrick's Church, South Bend, officiating.  Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends may call after 2 p.m. Thursday at the Halbritter Funeral Home, where a rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.  Memorials may be given to the Niles Community Library.

Deborah Dillman
July 22, 1954-July 23, 1954

Niles Daily Star, Saturday, July 24, 1954, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

Deborah Kay Dillman, rural route three, died at 8:15 p.m. Friday at Pawating Hospital. She was born at 11:30 a.m Thursday  at Pawating Hospital.

Surviving are her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Verlin Dillman, Niles and grandparents.

Committal services were held at 3:30 p.m. today, with the Rev. J.W. Hill, pastor of the First Evangelical Church, officiating.  Burial was in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Thomas Mills Dutkiewicz
July 22, 1975-Oct. 3, 1975

Niles Daily Star, Saturday, October 4, 1975, page 2, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library

NILES—Thomas Mills Dutkiewicz, age 9 weeks, of 208 Woodruff St., died at approximately 6 a.m. Friday at his home.

He was born July 22 at Berrien General Hospital in Berrien Center. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dutkiewicz, one sister, Amber, at home, and three grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Dutkiewicz, and Mrs. Doris L. Mills, all of Niles.

A graveside committal service will be held at 10:30 a.m. today at Silverbrook Cemetery, with the Rt. Rev. Msgr. John D. Slowey officiating.

Nellie A. Edmondson
Dec. 25, 1897-Oct. 4, 1975

Niles Daily Star, Monday, October 6, 1954, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

NILES—Mrs. Nellie A. Edmondson, 77, of Pharr, Tex., formerly of Niles, died at 3 p.m. Saturday at the McAllen General Hospital, McAllen, Tex., after an extended illness.

A member of the Westminster Presbyterian Church, she was a retired . . .[illegible] . .

She was born Dec. 25, 1897 in Christ Church, New Zealand and had lived in Texas since 1971, coming from Niles, Her husband LeRoy survives.

Also surviving are a niece, Mrs. Evelyn Williams of Niles and a nephew, Col. David Parsons of Burlington, Iowa.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Halbritter Funeral Home with the Rev. Irvin Nussdorfer of the Westminster Presbyterian Church officiating.  Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Donald Jorgenson
June 29, 1954-June 29, 1954

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, June 29, 1954, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

A son was stillborn at 8:15 a.m. today at Pawating Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Jorgensen, 2142 Lewis drive.

Surviving are his paternal grandmother, Mrs. Minnie Jorgenson, of Niles; his maternal grandparents, Mrs. Harvey Clark, of Glenn, Mich., and Arthur Emerick, of Michigan; three brothers, Harry, . . .[illegible] . . . Eleanor, Marcia, and Sandra, all at home.

Services were held at 4 p.m. today at Pifer Funeral Home, with the Rev. R.L. McCoy, pastor of the First Baptist Church, officiating.  Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.