Obituaries

Anna Gertrude Miller
Oct. 15, 1889-March 24, 1963

Niles Daily Star, Monday, March 25, 1963, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

Funeral services for Miss Anna Gertrude Miller, 73, of 303 S. 3rd St., will be conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Trinity Episcopal Church. The Rev. John G. Carlton, rector, will officiate.  Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

She died at 10 p.m. Sunday in Pawating Hospital, where she had been a patient 10 days.

Miss Miller was born Oct. 15, 1889, in Niles, and was a lifelong resident of this city.  She retired from the National-Standard Co. eight years ago.

She was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church.

Surviving is a sister, Mrs. Clara Gallagher.

Friends will be received at the Pifer Funeral Home, Tuesday evening.

Timer Miller
Feb. 17, 1922-March 5, 1963

Niles Daily Star, Saturday, March 6, 1963, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

Timer Miller, 41, of 1831 Fulkerson Road, was pronounced dead on arrival at Pawating Hospital at 11:30 a.m. Friday. Death was attributed to natural causes.

Mr. Miller, a gasoline station attendant, was born Feb. 17, 1922, in New Edinburg, Ark. He came to Niles from Arkansas 25 years ago.

Survivors include his widow, Eileen; a sister, Mrs. Julia Orsborn, Niles; and two brothers, Theodore, Niles, and T.M. Miller, South Bend.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday in the Pifer Funeral Home. The Rev. Theodis Hadley, pastor of the Mount Calvary Baptist Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends are being received at the funeral home.

Edouard W. Morris
March 17, 1896-March 28, 1963

Niles Daily Star, Friday, March 29, 1963, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

Edouard W. Morris, 67, of 1224 Shoey Court, died at 9:15 p.m. Thursday in Pawating Hospital. He was admitted to the hospital  March 7.

Mr. Morris was born in Chicago, March 17, 1896, and came to Niles from Detroit 30 years ago.

He operated the Ed Morris Co. on E. Main Street.  Mr. Morris was a former Chief engineer of the experimental laboratories, Clark Equipment Co., Buchanan. He was a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers and the Niles Elks Lodge.

He is survived by his widow, Marguerite, Niles, a son, Aurthur, St. Louis, Mo., and two grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Monday at the Pifer Funeral Home. The Rev. John P. MacLachlan, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, will officiate. Cemetery. The Elks Lodge will have charge of the committal service.

Friends may call after 7 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

Louise Mutz*
1846-June 1, 1923

Niles Daily Star, Friday, June 1, 1923, page 8, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Herman Mutz Dies Suddenly

Mrs. Louise Mutz, 68, wife of Herman Mutz, died suddenly this morning at [illegible] o'clock at her home, 904 Sycamore street, after suffering for a few minutes with a heart attack.  About 15 minutes before her death Mrs. Mutz arose on account of a feeling of suffocation, walked about for a short time and, then sinking in a chair, she died almost immediately.

Mrs. Mutz, as was also her husband, was born in Germany in 1846.  She was married to Mr. Mutz there. About 10 years ago they moved to Niles and had since resided here continuously , and in the same neighborhood in which her death occurred. Of the seven children born to Mr. and Mrs. Mutz, four survive their mother.  They are August Mutz, Niles; Mrs. William Fedore, Niles; Rudolph Mutz, Sturgis; and Mrs. George Foss, Niles. Beside the husband and children, 11 grandchildren survive.

Mrs. Mutz was well known in the city and was highly respected and her sudden death comes as a shock to many friends.

The funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at St. John's church. Rev. P.G. Saffran will officiate.  Burial will be in Silver Brook cemetery.

*Listed in Silverbrook records as Louise Muntz; gravemarker says Mutz.

Cletus L. Myers
May 13, 1893-July 15, 1963

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

Cletus L. Myers, 70, of 626 N. 6th St., died at 8:40 p.m. Wednesday in Pawating Hospital, where he had been a patient since Saturday.

Mrs. Myers, who retired May 10, 1963, from the Washburn Company here following 33 years of service, was born May 13, 1893 in Disco, Ind. He came to Niles from  . . . [illegible].. .married Zella F. Regenos Aug. 26, 1911 in South Bend. The couple celebrated their 50the wedding anniversary in 1961.

Survivors include the widow, a daughter, Mrs. Edwin W. Cramer, a sister, Mrs. John Derucke, and a brother, Noble, all of Niles; and two grandsons.

He was a member of the Niles Amateur Movie club and a charter member of the Berrien County Sportsman Club.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Kiger Funeral Home. The Rev. Earl J. Wickstron, pastor of the First Baptist Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends are being received at the funeral home.

Lloyd W. Ostrander
Feb. 2, 1883-Sept. 3, 1963

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, September 3, 1963, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

Lloyd W. Ostrander, 80, of 1438 Oak St., retired grocer and butcher, died at 5:15 a.m. today in Pawating Hospital. He had been in the hospital since Aug. 12.

A native of Indiana, Mr. Ostrander was born Feb. 2, 1883, in Mishawaka. He moved to Niles from South Bend 51 years ago and opened a grocery and meat market which he operated for 32 years.

Mr. Ostrander, a life member of St. Joseph Valley Lodge No. 4, Free and Accepted Masons . .. [illegible] . .his wife, Gertrude, on Feb. 1 of this year.

Surviving are a daughter, Aleta Styers, Niles; two sons, Lloyd M. Ostrander, South Bend, and J. Paul Ostrander, St. Claire Shores; a sister, Mrs. Iva Imbody, Fort Wayne, Ind.; two brothers, Joseph Ostrander, Fort Wayne, and William C. Ostrander, Edwardsburg; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. at the Pifer Funeral Home, Thursday, with the Lodge No. 4 . . .[illegible] . . Cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home.