William F. Walker
July 1, 1869-Aug. 30, 1943

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, August 31, 1943, page 2, col. 8, microfilm Niles District Library.

WILLIAM WALKER TAKEN BY DEATH

William F. Walker, 74, native of Niles and step-father of George Masten, Niles, died Monday night at 8:15 in his farm home southeast of South Bend. He had been ill four weeks.

Born in Niles July 1, 1869, Mr. Walker had . . [Illegible] . . all his life.

Surviving with his wife, Mrs. Mary E. Walker, are two stepchildren, Mrs. Gladys Batey, South Bend, and Mr. Masten, Niles; two brothers, Louis Walker, South Bend and Fred Walker, Watervliet, and a sister, Miss Elizabeth Walker, Watervliet. He also leaves seven grandchildren.

Friends may call in the Pifer funeral home where services will be conducted Wednesday afternoon at 2 by the Rev. Guy W. Simon, pastor of the First Presbyterian church. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, September 1, 1943, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library.

Walker Funeral

Funeral services for William F. Walker, 74, were conducted this afternoon at 2 in the Pifer funeral home by the Rev. Guy W. Simon, pastor of the First Presbyterian church. Burial was in Silverbrook cemetery. Mr. Walker, a native of Niles, died Monday night in his farm home near South Bend.

Mae Weiser
Dec. 22, 1886-July 15, 1963

Niles Daily Star, Thursday, July 16, 1963, page 2, col. 6, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Mae Weiser, 76, of 36 S. 5^th St., died at 10:20 a.m Wednesday in Pawating Hospital, where she had been a patient since July 4.

Mrs. Weiser was born Dec. 22, 1886, in Kalamazoo. She came to Niles from that city 45 years ago. Her husband, Edward, died in 1953.

Survivors include a son, Dwayne Clevering, and a daughter, Berylle Clevering, both of Niles; another daughter, Mrs. R. Whitney Jones, Dallas, Tex.; a brother, William H. Reifsnyder, Kalamazoo; a granddaughter, and a niece and two nephews.

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.

William Weiser
March 31, 1875-Aug. 6, 1943

Niles Daily Star, Saturday, August 7, 1943, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

WILLIAM WEISER STRICKEN FRIDAY

William M. Weiser, 68 of 578 Union street, died Friday afternoon at 4:00 in Pawating hospital after an illness of six months of a heart ailment. A lifelong resident of Niles, he was active for years in contracting and carpenter work.

He was born March 31, 1875. Surviving is his widow, the former Katherine Ruttschow, to whom he was married in 1901 in St. John's Evangelical church.

He also leaves two children, Mrs. Frank Martin and Homer Weiser, both of Niles; two brothers, Edward and Jacob Weiser, Niles; a sister, Mrs. James Haskill, Chicago Heights, and three grandchildren, Wyatt, Joyce and Ronald Martin.

Friends may call in the Pifer funeral home until 7 tonight when the body will be taken to the Weiser residence. At 1 Monday afternoon it will be removed to the First Evangelical church, of which he was a member, where rites will be conducted at 2:30 by the Rev. A.C. DeVries. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, August 10, 1943, page 2, col. 7, microfilm Niles District Library

Weiser Services Attract Many From Outside Niles

Many out-of-town persons attended the funeral Monday afternoon at 2:30 in the First Evangelical church for William H. Weiser, 68, of 578 Union street, who died Friday afternoon in Pawating hospital after an illness of six months of a heart ailment.

From away were: Mrs. Harry Carlson, Detroit; Mr. and Mrs. George Geishirt, Kalamazoo; Mr. and Mrs. William Geishirt and daughter and John Geishirt, Jackson; Mr. and Mrs. Albert Barker, Bellevue, Ohio; Harold Ruttschow, Freemont, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Dipert, Wakerton; Mrs. George Staffel and daughter, Michigan City.

Floyd Goodsell, Dowagiac; the Rev. and Mrs. A.R. Kuehn, Ionia; Mrs. Gladys Palo and daughter, Mrs. Harry Hamilton, Mrs. Clara Fox, Mrs. Anna Heintzleman, South Bend; Mr. and Mrs. Frank McLaughlin and family, Benton Harbor; Mrs. James Haskell, Chicago Heights; Frank Wilkinson and son, New Carlisle; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Smith, Buchanan; and Aviation Cadet Wyatt Martin, Delaware, Ohio.

Elmer Weltzien
Nov. 14, 1892-June 5, 1953

Niles Daily Star, Friday, June 5, 1953, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

Elmer Weltzien, 60, of 618 Clay street, died early today at Pawating Hospital. He had been ill one year.

Weltzien was born in South Bend, Ind., on Nov. 14, 1892. He lived here 42 years and was employed by The Kawneer Company.

Surviving are his widow, Gertrude; one daughter, Mrs. Charles Freyer, of Niles; three grandchildren; one brother, Frederick Weltzien of South Bend; and two sisters, Mrs. Frank Whittaker and Mrs. Anna Herring, both of Los Angeles, Calif.

Funeral services will be held Saturday at 3 p.m. at the Kiger Funeral Home with the Rev. G.A. Steeby, pastor of the First EUB church, officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Josephine Wenzel
July 21, 1865-Aug. 8, 1943

Niles Daily Star, Monday, August 9, 1943, page 2, col. 8, microfilm Niles District Library.

JOSEPHINE WENZEL FUNERAL TUESDAY

Mrs. Josephine Wenzel, 78, formerly of 318 Woodruff street, died Sunday afternoon at 12:30 in the Quick rest home, River Bluff, after an illness of six years of a heart ailment.

Her death came less than three months after that of her husband, Martin Wensle, who died in Niles May 9.

A resident of Niles 60 years, Mrs. Wenzel was born In St. Joseph county, Indiana, near South Bend, July 21, 1865. Surviving are four children, Mrs. Floyd Higgins and Rudolph Wenzel, both of Niles, and James and Martin Wenzel, Jr. Both of South Bend; a brother, Henry Amon, Niles; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Friends may call in the Rutherford funeral home where the service will be conducted Tuesday afternoon at 2:30. The Rev. Theo Eisen, pastor of St. John's Evangelical and Reformed Church, of which she was a member, will officiate. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.

Mary Bessie Yost
Nov. 7, 1880-July 23, 1963

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, July 24, 1943, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library.

Mrs. Mary Bessie Yost, 82, of 1218 S. 13^th St., was pronounced dead on arrival at Pawating Hospital at 10 a.m. Tuesday. She had been ill three days.

Mrs. Yost born Nov. 7, 1880, in Indiana. Her husband, Marion, died in 1957.

Survivors include three sons, Clark, Niles, Cecil, Los Angeles, and Charles Banks, Benton Harbor; three sisters, Mrs. Peter White and Mrs. Vernie Sanders, both of Forrest, Ind., and Mrs. Daisy [illegible], South Bend; a brother, Pearl Kirkendall, Forrest; seven grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m Thursday in the Pifer Funeral Home. The Rev. Gordon D. Everett, pastor of the First Evangelical United Brethren Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends are being received at the funeral home.