Herman Muntz
Dec. 25, 1879-Jan. 12, 1923

Niles Daily Star-Sun, Friday, January 12, 1923, page 5, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

Herman Muntz Dies In Detroit Today

Mr. and Mrs. August Muntz, South Third street, received word this afternoon of the death of their son, Herman, in Detroit, after about six weeks of illness  with an infection of the throat. The body will be brought to Niles. Mr. Muntz was about 43 years old.

Niles Daily Star-Sun, Saturday, January 13, 1923, page 8, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library

Funeral Services for H. Muntz Monday

The body of Herman Muntz will be brought to Niles tomorrow from Detroit and will be taken to the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. August Muntz, 805 South Third street, where the funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock under the auspices of the Odd Fellow lodge.  Burial will take place in Silver Brook cemetery.

Mr. Muntz was born in Germany on December 25, 1879. He came to Niles about 39 years ago and had been a resident of this city until seven years ago when he went to Detroit to work.

A few weeks ago he developed a serious attack of  tonsilitis, but after submitting to an operation about six weeks ago, was apparently recovering, until yesterday when he died shortly before noon. He is survived by his parents and by the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. Bertha Webb, of Kenosha, Wis., who arrived in Niles today; Gus Muntz, Frank Muntz, Mrs. Charles Mouchour and William Muntz, all of Niles.

The body will be brought to Niles by Gus Muntz, a brother of the deceased.

Mr. Muntz had been employed by the Michigan Stamping company in Detroit.

Fraternally the deceased was identified with Berrien county lodge, I.O.O.F.

Blanche C. Murray
July 27, 1871-Dec. 1, 1942

Niles Daily Star, Thursday, December 3, 1942, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

Blanche C. Murray, Niles Ex-Resident to Be Buried Here

Committal rites for Mrs. Blanche C. Murray, 71, Chicago, a former Niles resident, will be conducted early Friday afternoon in Silverbrook cemetery. The Rev. Guy W. Simon, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, will officiate.

Mrs. Murray, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Cushman, Niles, left here about 30 years ago to live in Chicago. The body will arrive at the Pifer funeral home at 12:23 Friday afternoon and will be taken directly to the cemetery.

Raymond Henry Neff
Sept. 20, 1943-March 3, 1953

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, March 3, 1953, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

Raymond Henry Neff, 9, of rural route two, died at 12:45 a.m. today at Pawating Hospital. He had been ill a week, and entered the hospital at 6:40 p.m.  last night. An autopsy was to be performed this morning to determine the cause of death.

Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Neff, rural route two; a grandfather, Robert Neff, East Moline, Ill.; a grandmother, Mrs. Henry Kallenbach, Davenport, Ia., and two brothers, Daniel and Michael, at home.

He was born on Sept. 20, 1943, in Davenport, Ia., and came here from that state two and one-half years ago. He was a student at Howard Community School.

Friends may call at the Pifer Funeral Home, where services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday by the Rev. Vern F. Barr, pastor of the First Church of Christ. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Eva Smith Palmer
May 16, 1896-May 6, 1963

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, May 7, 1963, page 2, col. 1-2, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Eva Smith Palmer, 66, of 1265 S. 11th St., died at 8:35 a.m. Monday in her home. She had been in ill health five years. She was pronounced dead at Pawating Hospital.

Mrs. Palmer was born May 16, 1896, in Cassopolis, and lived her lifetime here. Her husband William Floyd, died in 1942.

Surviving are a son, Clair, Niles, and two grandchildren.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Pifer Funeral Home, The Rev. Oreln Njus, pastor of the Bertrand Bible Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends are being received at the funeral home.

Harry B. Pierce
Sept. 21, 1888-April 20, 1963

Niles Daily Star, Saturday, April 20, 1963, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

Harry B. Pierce, 74, of 541 First Court, died at 7:30 a.m. today in his home. He had been ill only a day.

Mr. Pierce,, a retired supervisor of the car department of the New York Central Railroad, was born Sept. 21, 1888 in Kalamazoo County. He came to Niles from South Haven 55 years ago. He married Cecil Milton Dec. 4, 1911 in South Bend. She survives.

Other survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Dean Wilkinson, Edwardsburg; a son, Homer H., Niles; a brother, Clyde, and a sister, Mrs. Frank Gleason, both of Niles; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

He was a member of the First Methodist Church and the Elks Lodge, and was president of the Railroad Pensioners Club.

Funeral services will be conducted at 4 p.m  Monday in the Kiger Funeral Home, Dr. Maurice McKean, pastor of his church, will officiate. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends are being received at the funeral home.

James "J.J." David Johnson
April 9, 1950-Feb. 7, 2006

Niles Daily Star, Friday, February 10, 2006, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

James "J.J." David Johnson, 55 of Maple Street, Niles, died suddenly at 2:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 7, at his home of natural causes.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 13, at Halbritter Funeral Home, in Niles, with Pastor Bill Dudgeon, the Associate Pastor of Niles Westside Seventh-day Adventist Church, officiating. Burial will take place at Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles.  The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 12, at the funeral home.

On April 9, 1950, in Dyess, Ark., he was born to Cecil Johnson and J. Mabelene Brasfield.

He lived most of his lifetime in Niles and was a former employee of Delta Machining, Niles. In 1968, he graduated from Niles High School.

Playing pool, he was on a league at Beachcomer Resort, was an avid NASCAR fan and enjoyed auto racing.  However, his greatest love was spending time with his grandchildren.

On Sept. 3, 1994, in Las Vegas, Nev. he married Angela D. (Rideout) Johnson, who survives.

His grandson, Michael David Johnson, preceded  him in death on Feb. 7, 1995.

In addition to his wife, Angela, surviving are his first wife, Marilyn L. Johnson; his daughter, Tamera M.  (Bill) Johnson, of Perry; two granddaughters, Alyson T. Johnson and Jessie L. Johnson and his grandson Cody J. Johnson, all of Perry; three sisters, Glenda F. Foster, of Niles; Janice L. Boyer, from Virginiia and Kathy L. Johnson-Sly, also of Niles and his brother, Larry Paul Johnson, of Buchanan.

Memorial contributions, in his memory, may be made to the American Heart Association.

Arrangements were by Halbritter Funeral Home, Niles.