Edward Klann
Feb. 26, 1884-Dec. 12, 1963

Niles Daily Star, Friday, December 13, 1963, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

Edward Klann, 79, of 1105 Huntley Road, died at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in his home. He had been ill health two years.

Mr. Klann, a retired farmer, was born Feb. 26, 1884, in Germany. He came to Niles from three Oaks 15 years ago.

Survivors include his widow, Hulda; five sons, Albert and Harold, both of Three Oaks, Niles, Herbert, Detroit and Edward, St. Joseph; four daughters, Mrs. Agnes Donnelly, Sheldon, Wis.,  Mrs. Esther Pretikit, Michigan City, Ind., Mrs. Gladys Bauler, Chicago, and Mrs. Alice Pfauth, Loveland, Colo.; three step-sons, William Albright, Naples, Fla., Max Albrecht, Niles and Clarence Albrecht, Hialeah, Fla.; three stepdaughters, Mrs. Edward Schadler and Mrs. William Davis, both of Niles, and Mrs. Erich Wokeck, Trout Lake; a sister, Mrs. Ida Scanlon, Benton Harbor; 35 grandchildren, and 40 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Pifer Funeral Home. The Rev. Ernest Lindstedt, pastor of the New Apostolic Church, South Bend, will officiate. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends are bening received at the funeral home.

Lewis R. Koontz
May 25, 1904-Sept. 12, 1943

Niles Daily Star,  Thursday, September 12, 1963, page 2, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library

Lewis R. Koontz, 59, of 1606 Sycamore St., died suddenly at 1:45 a.m. Today in his home.

Mr. Koontz, a retired mail clerk, was born May 25, 1904 in St. Joseph. He came to Niles from Benton Harbor.

Survivors include his widow, Alene; a son, Lewis R. Jr., Mishawaka; a daughter, Mrs. Shirley Faretra, Boston, Mass.; a sister, Mrs. Evelyn Baumbach, Chicago; and 10 grandchildren.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Pifer Funeral Home. The Rev. John MacLachlan, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends are being received at the funeral home.

Theodore Krause
Aug. 26, 1873-May 26, 1943

Niles Daily Star, Thursday, May 26, 1943, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

Theodore Krause, Berrien Springs, Succumbs in Home

Berrien Springs, May 27裕heodore Krause, 69, died Wednesday night at 7:15 in his home, after a lingering illness. He was born Aug. 26, 1873, and had lived in Berrien township for 26 years.  He married Emma Schultz in 1899 in St. Joseph.

Surviving are his wife; four sons, Arthur, at home; Charles and Alden Krause, Berrien Springs; Lieut. Chester Krause, Avon Park, Fla., on leave until May 30; two daughters, Mrs. Edward F. Toney, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Mrs. William Rice, Norwich, N.Y.; and one granddaughter.

Services will be conducted Saturday afternoon at 3:30 in the home, and burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery, Niles. The Rev. Theo Eisen, Niles, will officiate.

Frank Lamberton
May 16, 1861-Oct. 16, 1943

Niles Daily Star, Monday, October 18, 1943, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

FRANK LAMBERTON TAKEN BY DEATH

Frank Lamberton, 82, of Niles, died Saturday night at 8 in the Cass county infirmary.

He was born May 16, 1861, in Howard township, Cass county, and had lived all his life in this vicinity. He was a farmer.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Robert Tuesley, Barron lake, and a nephew, Daniel Kingston, of Niles.

Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 in the Price and Kiger funeral home, where friends may call. The Rev. J. Kenneth Hoffmaster, pastor of the Methodist church, will officiate and burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.

Florence Lauridsen
March 23, 1890-Nov. 27, 1943

Niles Daily Star, Saturday, November 27, 1943, page 2, col. 7, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Lauridsen Dies in Manistee Soon After Mother

Mrs. Arnold Lauridsen, 53, of 1121 North Seventh Street, died suddenly at 4:20 this morning in Manistee, after a heart attack. She had gone there to attend the funeral of her mother.

She is survived by her husband, Arnold, and two children, Mrs. Marian Marks, Niles, and Corp. Arnold Lauridsen, Jr., Fort Berry, Calif.

Niles Daily Star, Monday, November 29, 1943, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

LAURIDSEN RITES AT 2:30 WEDNESDAY

Services for Mrs. Arnold Lauridsen, 53, who died suddenly Saturday morning in Manistee, will be conducted in the Rutherford funeral home Wednesday afternoon at 2:30, conducted by the Rev. Theo Eisen. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.

Mrs. Lauridsen had gone to Manistee with her husband and daughter, Mrs. Marian Marks, Friday to attend the funeral home mother, Friday.  She was taken ill Friday night and died at 4:20 Saturday morning.

Native of Manistee

Born in Manistee, March 23, 1890, she came to Niles from Grayling, Mich. In 1929. She was married to Arnold Lauridsen May 8, 1913, in Manistee.

Surviving with the husband and daughter, Mrs. Marian Marks, Niles, is a son, Corporal Arnold, Jr., who is expected to arrive Tuesday from Fort Barry, Calif. Two sisters, Mrs. Henry Wittliff and Mrs. Paul Mack, Manistee; a brother, Charles Fredrickson, Manistee, and two grandchildren also survive.

The body is in the Rutherford funeral home, where friends may call.

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, November 30, 1943, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

PALLBEARERS

George Geideman, George Krueger, Harry Keihn, John Sellers and George L. Ausmus, Niles and Fred Larsen, Benton Harbor, will act  as pallbearers for Mrs. Arnold Lauridsen. Services will be conducted in the Rutherford funeral home Wedneaday afternoon at 2:30 by the Rev. Theo Eisen. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.

Gladys Powell Liebetrau
March 23, 1894-Aug. 26, 1963

Niles Daily Star, Monday, August 26, 1963, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

Funeral services for Mrs. Gladys Powell Liebetrau, 69, of 1365 Regent St., will be conducted at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the Kiger Funeral Home. The Rev. John G. Carlton, rector of Trinity Episcopal Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

She died at 12:05 p.m. Saturday in the Dor-A-Lin Nursing Home, South Bend, following a 10 month illness.

Mrs. Liebetrau was born here March 30, 1894, and was a life-time resident of the city. Her husband, Ernest J., died Aug. 19, 1959.

Survivors include two sons, William P. and Richard E., both of Niles; a sister, Mrs. Kenneth Kloko, Indian Lake and 11 grandchildren.

She was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church, the Order of Eastern Star, and the White Shrine and the Ladies' Auxiliary of the American Legion.

Friends are being received at the funeral home where Eastern Star Memorial services will be conducted at 7:30 p.m. tonight.