Rose E. Nieb
April 1, 1893-July 21, 1968

Niles Daily Star, Monday, July 22, 1968, page 12, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Rose E. Nieb, 75, of 1720 Phillip Road died t 10:30 a.m. yesterday in Pawating Hospital after an illness of three years.

Mrs. Nieb was born April 1, 1893, in Berrien County and is a life long resident of this area.  She was married to Howard Nieb November 24, 1915 in Niles.

She belonged to the First Presbyterian Church and was a life member of the Bend of the River Grange Home economics Club and was a member of the Farm Bureau.

She is survived by her husband, a son, George E. Nieb and a grand-daughter.

Funeral services will be held in the Halbritter-Swem Funeral Home at 1 p.m Tuesday. Officiating will be Rev. John Wyngarden.  Burial will be in the Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home.

Anna M. Starr
Feb. 13, 1885-March 18, 1976

Niles Daily Star, Thursday, March 18, 1976, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

Anna M. Starr, 91, of Ann Arbor, formerly of Niles, died at 12:55 a.m. Today at the Evangelical Home at Saline, Mich., after a three-year illness.

Mrs. Starr was born Feb. 13, 1885, at Chicago and moved to Ann Arbor from Niles in 1965. She was a member of the Pawating Hospital Auxiliary and Wesley United Methodist Church. Her husband, Henry, whom she married Aug. 10 1907, at South Bend, died in 1956.

Surviving are a sons, Joel of Sand Lake, Mich.; four daughters, Mrs. Gladys Barera of Ann Arbor, Mrs. Alma Wolven of Belmont, Mich., Mrs. Lucille Hunting of Chula Vista, Calif., and Mrs. Althea Luyk of Byron Center, Mich.; a brother, Gus Peterson of Kankakee, Ill.; a sister, Mrs. Florence Heck of Kankakee, 25 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Pifer Chapel of the Swem-Smith Funeral Home, where friends may call after 7 p.m. Friday.  Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Roselyn C. Steere
April 16, 1877-July 8, 1968

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, July 9, 1968, page 12, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Roselyn C. Steer, 91, of 316 Randolph St., Maywood, Ill, died at 11:45 p.m. Monday in the Baptist Retirement Home, there, following a two -year illness.

Mrs. Steere was born April 16, 1877 in Jackson and moved here from there in 918.  She moved to the Baptist Home in 1955. Her husband, Fredrick M. Steere, died in 1932.

Her survivors include four sons, Courtney and Benjamin, both of Noes; Melton of San Diego, Calif.; William of Rochester; two daughters, Mrs. S.E. Davis of El Paso, Tex.; Mrs. William Schultz of Buchanan; 16 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday in the Pifer Funeral Home with the Rev. Ray Cunningham, pastor of the First Baptist Church of which she was a member, officiating.  Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home after 10 a.m. Wednesday.

Upon family request, memorials may be made to the Hazel Rutter organ fund of the church.

John Jerrold Swanson
Jan. 18, 1914-July 25, 1934

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, July 25, 1934, page 1, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

'Jerry' Swanson, 19, Dies; Ill One Year

John Jerrold Swanson, 19, son of Mrs. William Lee, 522 North Second street, died at his home at 5 o'clock Wednesday morning after more than a year's illness.

He was born in Bay City, Mich., January 18, 1914, and came to Niles with his parents 14 years ago.

Surviving besides his mother are two brothers, Russell and Wayne, one sister, Patricia, his step-father, William Lee, all of Niles.

Funeral rites will be held at 2:30 o'clock Friday afternoon at the Price and Kiger funeral home. The Rev. Guy W. Simon, pastor of the First Presbyterian church will officiate.  Interment will be at Silverbrook cemetery.

Niles Daily Star, Friday, July 27, 1934, page 2, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library

HOLD SWANSON RITES

Funeral rites for John Jerrold Swanson, 19, son of Mrs. William Lee, 522 North Second street, who died at his home Wednesday morning after a long illness, were held at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon at the Price & Kiger funeral home with the Rev. Guy W. Simon, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, officiating.  Burial was made in Silverbrook cemetery.

Homer Pierce, Harry Swartz, Arthur Kane, Allen Brewer, John Holloway, and Charles Luke were pallbearers.

Niles Daily Star, Saturday, July 28, 1934, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

HERE FOR FUNERAL

Relatives from out of town who were here for the funeral services for Jerrold Swanson, who died at his home Wednesday morning, were Mr. and Mrs. William Thompson, Birmingham, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. Frank LaFever, Mrs. and Mrs. Mendell Fair and son, Bay City; Mrs. Julia Donahue, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Critea and daughter, Ruth; and Mrs. Ethel Donahue, Flint, Mich.

Leo L. Thornton
Sept. 21, 1890-July 20, 1968

Niles Daily Star, Monday, July 22, 1968, page 12, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library

Thornton founder dies Saturday at Pawating

Leo L. Thornton, 77, of 322 Parkway, founder of the Thornton Electric Co. in Niles, died at 5:10 pm. Saturday at Pawating Hospital after a long illness.

Mr. Thornton was a member of the Niles Lions Club and the St. Joseph Valley No. 4 F&AM.

Mr. Thornton was born Sept. 21, 1890 in Deckerville, Mich. He came to Niles from Northern Michigan and had lived here for 57 years.

His survivors include his wife, Anna, four sons, Ward, Lee, Gerald, and Jack, all of Niels; and one daughter, Mrs. James (Nancy) Evans of Twin Falls, Idaho; 15 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; one brother, Kenneth Thornton of Traverse City and one sister, Mrs. Jewel Ritchie of San Carlo, Calif.

Funeral services will be held in the Pifer Funeral Home at 2 p.m. Tuesday. Officiating will be Rev. Ray Cunningham of the First Baptist church. Burial will be in the Silverbrook Cemetery, where a Masonic committal service will be conducted.

Friends may call at the funeral home.

Wilburn K. Tittle
Feb. 18, 1934-Aug. 29, 1968

Niles Daily Star, Thursday, August 29, 1968, page 1, col. 1-2, microfilm Niles District Library

Milburn Tittle

South Bend crash claims Niles man

South Bend—A Niles man was killed early today when his auto left Portage Road, about a mile north of here and flipped over several times.

The victim was identified by Indiana State Police as Milburn[sic] K. Tittle, 34, of 2423 Dick St., who was manager of the DX Service Station at 11th and Main Streets.

He was pronounced dead on arrival at 2:30 a.m. at South Bend's Memorial Hospital by a deputy coroner.

Troopers said the Tittle auto was traveling south on Portage when the accident occurred. Evidence at the accident scene showed that the scar skidded and fishtailed for 210 feet before leaving the road.

When the auto struck a large rock, officers said it flipped over several times, coming to rest about 100 feet from where it left the pavement.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Pifer Funeral Home,with Mr. Gary F. Johnson of the Church of Christ officiating.  Friends may call after 7 p.m. today and burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Mr. Tittle was born Feb. 18, 1934 in Winston county, Ala. And he came here six years ago from Campbell, Mo.

He is survived by his wife, Pamela, a daughter Mary Jo Ellen, at home; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Tittle of Campbell and 11 brothers and sisters, Kermit Tittle, A.G. Tittle, Manley Tittle, T.R. Tittle Jr. and Douglas Tittle, all from Campbell; Allen Dale Tittle, serving with the army in Vietnam; Darrell M. Tittle, Mrs. Brodie Pennington, Mrs. Kenneth Elrod, all of Niles; Mrs. William Mann and Mrs. Joseph Smith, both of Goshen, Ind.