Dale L. McBain
Nov. 19, 1939-May 10, 1993

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, May 12, 1993, page 2, col. 1-2, microfilm Niles District Library

Dale L. McBain
1939-1993
Worked for 22
years for Clark
Equipment Co.

Funeral services for Dale L. McBain, 53, of 3019 Miller Road, Buchanan, are scheduled for 1 p.m. Friday at Hoven Funeral Home with Ed Mihelich speaking.

Burial will follow at  Silverbrook Cemetery in Niles.

McBain died at 2:30 p.m. Monday at Pawating Hospital.

Born Nov. 19, 1939, in Niles, he had lived in Buchanan since 1962, coming from Niles.

On Nov. 10, 1962, in Lydick, Ind., he married the former Laurea "Tish" LaFree, who survives.

He worked for Clark Equipment Co. in Buchanan for 22 years. He was a former member for many years of the Buchanan Township Fire Department and was chairman of the BASSA senior citizens group.

Other survivors include his mother, Louise McBain of Niles; two daughters, Kim Lynn McBain of Buchanan and Vicky Shawn Ruth of Buchanan; a son, Cory McBain of Buchanan; two grandchildren and a sister Rae Ann Clark of Buchanan,.  An infant daughter, Kelly Lee McBain preceded him in death in 1963.

Friends may call from 2 p.m to 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.  to 9 p.m.  Thursday at Hoven Funeral Home.

Memorial contributions may be made to Life Net, 1839 Miami St., South Bend, Ind., 46613. Life Net transports transplant patients to hospitals free of charge.

William McKay
Feb. 9, 1884-Feb. 6, 1953

Niles Daily Star, Saturday, February 7, 1953, page 2, col. 7, microfilm Niles District Library

William McKay, 68, who resided at  Kugler Hotel here, died at 10 a.m. Friday at the Clear Lake Woods Rest Haven near Buchanan following an illness of three weeks. He was a patient at the rest home since Sept. 17, 1952.

Committal rites will be conducted at 10 a.m. Monday at Silverbrook Cemetery with Elder Earl Snow, of  Seventh-day Adventist Church, officiating.  Friends may call at the Kiger Funeral Home.

McKay was born Feb. 9, 1884, in Denver, Colo. His wife, May, died in 1938.  There are no other survivors.

David Miller
Sept. 16, 1881-Feb. 10, 1953

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, February 11, 1953, page 2, col. 6, microfilm Niles District Library

David Miller, 71, Buchanan, died Tuesday evening at the Berrien County Hospital at Berrien Center after an illness of one year.

Mr. Miller was born in Cass County and spent his lifetime in this area. He was a retired employe of the Clark Equipment Company; and a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge No. 57, Dowagiac; the Eagles and Elks Clubs, Niles, and  Moose Lodge at Buchanan.

Surviving are two brothers, Wallah Miller, Niles, and George Miller, Dowagiac; and two sisters, Mrs. Lizzie Baumann, Tuttle, Okla., and Mrs. Mary Suydam, South Bend.

The body was brought to the Kiger Funeral Home in Niles, where funeral serivces[sic] will be held Friday at 2 p.m. by Rev. L. George Beacock of the First Methodist Church. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Tom Rupert
Sept. 11, 1878-May 23, 1963

Niles Daily Star, Thursday, May 23, 1963, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

Tom Rupert, 84, of 1613 Huron St., died at 8:30 a.m. today in the Berrien County Hospital, Berrien Center, where he had been a patient six weeks. He had been ill four months.

Mr. Rupert, who was retired, was born Sept. 11, 1878, in Spencerville, Ohio. He came to Niles 50 years ago. His wife, Ada, died in 1935.

Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. George Etzcorn, Niles; a son, Lyle A. Wallace, Roseland; two brothers, Fred, Lima, Ohio, and Ray, Jackson; a sister, Mrs. Joseph Miller, Lima; two additional sisters; five grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m Saturday in the Kiger Funeral Home. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.

Friends will be received at the funeral home beginning Friday.

John C. Schick
1944-Feb. 3, 1953

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, February 4, 1953, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

John C. Schick, nine-year-old son of Capt. and Mrs. W.C. Schick, Waco, Tex,. formerly of Niles, died Tuesday evening in his home after an illness of 18 months.

Surviving besides his parents are his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. H. Schick of Niles and Mr. and Mrs. Claude L. Wooster, North Liberty, Ind.

The body will arrive in Niles Friday evening and friends may call at the Pifer Funeral Home. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery. Funeral Arrangements will be announced later.

Niles Daily Star, Saturday, February 7, 1953, page 2, col. 7, microfilm Niles District Library

Services for John C. Schick, nine-year-old son of Capt. and Mrs. William C. Schick, Waco, Tex., and formerly of Niles, were announced this morning by the Pifer Funeral Home.

Friends may call at the funeral home until 1 p.m Monday. Services will be performed at 2 p.m. Monday by the Rev. T.M. Greenhoe at the First Presbyterian Church. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

He died Tuesday evening in his home, after an illness of 18 months.

Alonzo J. ‘Lon’ Holmes, 92
Nov. 6, 1920- May 4, 2013

Niles Daily Star, Published online 3:35pm Monday, May 6, 2013

Alonzo J. “Lon” Holmes, age 92 years of Berrien Springs, Mich., died at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 4, 2013 at his home following a brief illness.

Holmes

He was born on November 6, 1920 in Buchanan, Mich., to Alonzo James and Ardell E. (Burnett) Holmes, Sr. He attended school in South Bend, Ind., and has lived on Scherr Road since 1965.  He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the United States Army.  He participated in two European Theater battles and the amphibious assault on Salerno.

Lon owned and operated Holmes Builders.  His firm completed many projects including the State of Michigan Liquor Control Building in Niles, the original Niles Township hall, portions of Bell Plaza, and the Gateway subdivision around Country Club Drive.  He was also a life member of the National Rifle Association.

On Aug. 13, 1958 in Roseland, Ind., he married the former Sharon Kay DeForest with whom he celebrated last year the fifty-fourth anniversary of their wedding.

Surviving family includes his wife, “Shari” Holmes and their sons, James (and Angela) Holmes of Niles, Michigan and Gary (and Victoria) Holmes of Berrien Springs; Lon’s daughters, Joyce Kerschner and Nancy (and Patrick) Hemminger, both of South Bend; twelve grandchildren and many great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; and Lon’s sisters, Shirley (and Bob) Byerle of Van Buren, Arkansas and Phyllis Solberg of South Bend; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by a son, Sergeant Lonnie Michael Holmes, U.S.Army who was killed in action in Tay Ninh, South Viet Nam on June 15, 1967; and by a sister, Lois Johnson.

The funeral service for Alonzo J. Holmes will be at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at the Halbritter Funeral Home in Niles with the Rev. Ray Fulbright of Memorial Presbyterian Church in South Bend officiating.  Committal will follow at Silverbrook Cemetery in Niles, and will conclude with Full Military Honors by the United States Army Honor Guard and American Legion Post #51 of Buchanan, Mich.

The family will receive relatives and friends at the funeral home from 6 until 8 p.m. on Tuesday.  Contributions in memory of Lon may be made to the Niles Veterans Memorial at Riverfront Park.

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