Obituaries

Edna E. Reid
Jan. 3, 1900-Aug. 30, 1968

Niles Daily Star, Friday, August 30, 1968, page 13, col. 6, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Edna E. Reid, 68, of 1525 N. 12th St., died at 7:25 a.m. today in Pawating Hospital where she had been a patient for the past two months. Mrs. Reid had been in poor health for the past eight months.

She was born Jun. 3, 1900 in South Bend and had lived in this area most of her life.

Mrs. Reid is survived by her husband, Foster L. Reid; three daughters, Mrs. Alice Donaghe, Mrs. Betty Curtis, Mrs. Beverly Johnson, all of Niles; two step-daughters: Mrs. Louise Collins of Muskegon, Mich. And Mrs. Vivian Christenson of Los Angeles, Calif.; two step-sons: Oscar Reid of Shelby, Mich. And Russell Reid of Colo.; nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. Alice Rhinehart of Niles.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday

 in the Pifer Funeral Home with the Rev. Arlan E. Schlundt, pastor of the St. John's United Church of Christ, officiating.  Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home after noon Sunday.

Robert L. Roebeck
April 20, 1908-Feb. 21 1958

Niles Daily Star, Friday, February 21, 1958, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

Robert L. Roebeck, 49, of 922 Oak Street, prominent Niles businessman, died unexpectedly at 5 a.m. Today in his home.

He was born April 20, 1908, in Niles and lived his entire life here.  He was a graduate of Niles High School and attended Michigan State University. He operated an insurance agency in the city.

Mr. Roebeck married the former Marian Hawley in Ludington on September 5, 1938. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church ans was assistant treasurer of the church's Sunday School; St. Joseph Valley Lodge No. Four, F, & A.M.; and Niles Commandery No. 12, Knights Templar.

Surviving besides Mrs. Roebeck are his mother, Mrs. Herman Roebeck, Niles; A daughter, Mary at Hillsdale College, Hillsdale; a son, Thomas, at home; and three sisters, Mrs. Richard Warren, Muskegon; Mrs. G.A. Lightner, Dowagiac; and Mrs. H.J. Edmands, Bay City.

The body was taken to the Kiger-Halbritter Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. in the First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. John MacLachlan officiating.  Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Charles W. Schaber
Jan. 7, 1884-Jan. 3, 1958

Niles Daily Star, Friday, Jan 3, 1958, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

Charles W. Schaber, 73, 514 Howard Street, died at 3:30 a.m today in the Fuller Rest Home, Eau Claire, where he had been a patient for two years.

Mr. Schaber, who was born January 7, 1884, in Three Oaks, is survived by three sons, Clyde and Lorenzo, both of Niles; Ralph, Buchanan; and four grandchildren. His wife, Mary, died in 1954.

He was a lifetime resident of Niles and a retired New York Central car repairman. Mr. Schaber was a member of St. John's Evangelical and Reformed church, the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen, Modern Woodmen; Eagles; St. John's Brotherhood; Loyal Star of America; and the Pioneer Association of America.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Kiger-Halbritter Funeral Home. The Rev. Herbert Meussling will officiate.  Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Phillip Schultz
July 13, 1902-Dec. 3, 1941

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, December 3, 1941, page 2, col. 8, microfilm Niles District Library

Phillip Schultz, 39, Route 4, Stricken in Berrien Center

Phillip Schultz, 39, an employe of the Midwest metal products company for the last two years, died this morning in Berrien county hospital, Berrien Center, after a three-week illness. Death was attributed to a heart attack.

He is survived by his wife, Helen, and two children, Jean and Donald, both at home.  He made his home on Route 4, Niles, for the last two years, after  coming here from Chicago where he was born July 13, 1902.

Friends may call at the Rutherford funeral home. Funeral arrangements have not been completed.

Niles Daily Star, Thursday, December 4, 1941, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

RITES SATURDAY

Funeral for Philip Schultz, 39, Niles, who died Wednesday morning in Berrien county hospital, Berrien Center, will be conducted Saturday afternoon in the Rutherford funeral home with the Rev. A.C. DeVries officiating.  Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.

Niles Daily Star, Friday, December 5, 1941, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

SCHULTZ FUNERAL

Funeral for Philip Schultz, 39, Niles, will be conducted Saturday afternoon in the Rutherford funeral home with the Rev. A.C. DeVries officiating.

Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.  Pallbearers will be Richard Hathaway, Benjamin Purucker, Ray Webster, Theodore Brothers, Raymond Wetmore and Jack Ferris.

Elleanor J. Perdue a/k/a Elleanor J. Sisk
Feb. 22, 1894-March 5, 1976

Niles Daily Star, Friday, March 6, 1976, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

Niles―Elleanor J. Perdue, 82, of Cassopolis, died at 10 p.m. Thursday at Berrien General Hospital. She had been ill for two years.

Mrs. Perdue was born Feb. 22, 1894, in Cape Girardeau, Mo., and had lived in this area for many years. Her first husband, Volney Sisk, whom she married in 1909, died in 1953. Her second husband, Forrest Perdue, whom  she married in 1956, died in 1972. 

Surviving are eight sons, Gene, Wilbur, James, Robert and Lex Sisk of Niles, Paul and Gerry Sisk of Buchanan and Walter Sisk of Cassopolis; a daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Way of Cassopolis, 26 grandchildren and 38 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Pifer chapel of the Swem-Smith Funeral Home. The Rev. Morton Hemphil of the Church of God, Full Gospel, will officiate and burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.  Friends may call after 4 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

 Note:  Mrs. Perdue's gravemarker says and she is listed in cemetery records as SISK so she is listed in the grave search as Elleanor Sisk and also listed as Sisk in the obituary listing.

Laura Louise Smith
Jan. 15, 1914-Aug. 21, 1968

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, August 21, 1968, page 16, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Laura Louise Smith, 54, of 1218 Grant St., died at 4:15 a.m. today in Pawating Hospital where she had been a patient for  day.

Mrs. Smith was born in Niles Jan. 15, 1914. She was married Sept. 5, 1941 in Niles to Ralph C. Smith who survives.  She was a member of the Trinity Episcopal Church and of the Ladies Historical Club of Niles.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Robert B. Julius of Goldsboro, N.C. and Mrs. Peter Aaron of Columbia, Mo.; a son Peter W. Smith of Niles and a grandson.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in the Trinity Episcopal Church with the Rev. Vincent J. Anderson officiating.  Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends may call at the Halbritter-Swem Funeral Home from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday.  

The family request that memorials be made to the charity of personal choice