Edward F. Ehlenfeldt
Dec. 19, 1883-Nov. 25, 1969

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, November 26, 1969, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

NILES--Edward F. Ehlenfeldt, 85, of 1315 State Line Road, died at 8:15 p.m. Tuesday in Memorial Hospital, South Bend, after being ill for a month.

A retired employe of the Bendix corp., South Bend, Mr. Ehlenfeldt was born Dec. 19, 1883, in Elgin, Ill., and had lived here since 1915, coming from South Bend. he married the former Katherine M. Becker on Aug. 12, 1905, in St. Joseph. She preceded him in death on Dec. 25, 1965.  He was a member of the Bertrand Bible Church.

Mr. Ehlenfeldt is survived by a son, Erwin, Niles; two daughters, Mrs. Dorothy Wade, Niles and Mrs. Marguerite Hoffman, Wyandotte, Mich.; a brother, William and a sister, Mrs. Mabel Wilcox, both of Elgin; four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

Private funeral services will be held at 2 p.m .Friday in the Halbritter Funeral Home, with the Rev. Robert K. Kinney of the Bertrand Bible Church officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends may call after noon Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials may be given to the Bertrand Bible Church.

Ervin E. Ehlenfeldt
June 11, 1906-May 9, 1993

Niles Daily Star, Monday, May 10, 1993, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

Ervin E. Ehlenfeldt
1906-1993
Retired brick layer

Funeral services for Ervin E. Ehlenfeldt, 86, of 134 E. Bertrand Road, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Wednesday at Halbritter Funeral Home with the Rev. Chris Johnson, of Bertrand Bible Church, officiating.

Burial will follow a[sic] Silverbrook Cemetery.

Ehlenfeldt died at 8:55 am. Sunday at Silverbrook Manor following an extended illness.

Born June 11, 1906, in South Bend, he was a lifetime area resident.

On Oct. 28, 1928, in Niles, he married the former Ruth E. King, who survives.

He was a retired bricklayer and received his 50-year gold card from the Bricklayer's Union 18 in South Bend, of which he was a member. He was also a member of Bertrand Bible Church. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps.

Survivors include a foster son, Richard Beavo of Niles; and two sisters, Dorothy Wade of Galien and Marguerite Hoffman of Northport, Mich.

Memorial contributions may be made to Bertrand Bible Church.

Katherine M. Ehlenfeldt
June 18, 1880-Dec. 25, 1965

Niles Daily Star, Monday, December 27, 1965, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

Private funeral services for Mrs. Katherine M. Ehlenfeldt, 85, of 1315 State Line Road, were conducted today in the Halbritter-Swem Funeral Home. The Rev. Harold E. Asire, Pastor of the Bertrand Bible Church, officiated.  Burial was in Silverbook Cemetery.

She died at 7:35 a.m. Saturday in Memorial Hospital, South Bend, where she had been a patient 25 days. She had been ill six years.

Mrs. Ehlenfeldt was born June 18, 1880, in Germany. She came to Niles from South Bend in 1915. She was married to Edward Ehlenfeldt Aug. 12, 1905, in St. Joseph. The couple celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in August.

Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Mrs. Dorothy Wade, Niles, and Mrs. Marguerite Hoffman, Wyandotte; a son, Ervin, Niles; four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

She was a member of Bertrand Bible Church.

The family requests memorial contributions be made to her church.

Ruth King Ehlenfeldt
December 3, 1907-February 27, 2006

Niles Daily Star, Friday, March 3, 2006, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

Ruth "Ruthie" King-Ehlenfeldt, 98, of Bertrand Road, Niles, died at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 27, at Memorial Hospital.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. on Monday, March 6, at Hoven Funeral Home, in Buchanan with Pastor Willis Brock officiating.  Burial will be at Sivlerbrook Cemetery. The family will receive friends at 1 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 27[sic], one hour prior to the funeral.

Arrangements were by Hoven Funeral Home, in Buchanan.

Fred Andrews
April 15, 1875-Nov. 24, 1942

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, November 25, 1942, page 1, col. 7, microfilm Niles District Library

FRED ANDREWS TAKEN BY DEATH

Fred Andrews, 67, who was active in Niles church and Scouting activities for many years, died Tuesday night in the Berrien county hospital. He had been ill several years.

A native of Flint, where he was born April 15, 1875, Andrews served as Niles Scoutmaster and commissioner for 22 years before his retirement.

An employe of the Nation[sic] Printing and Engraving company 30 years, he resigned as assistant superintendent several years ago. Mr. Andrews was long an active member of the First Presbyterian church, where he served as elder 24 years, and of the Modern Woodmen of America.

Rites Friday

Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Gertrude Andrews, Los Angeles, Calif., and a sister and three brothers, Edna, Bert, Joshua and Ephriam Andrews, all of Flint.

Friends may call at the Price and Kiger funeral chapel where the service will be conducted Friday afternoon at 2. The Rev. Guy W. Simon, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, will officiate. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.

Walter Lyle Bachman
June 8, 1910-June 28, 1991

Niles Daily Star, Saturday, June 29, 1991, page 2, col. 7-8, microfilm Niles District Library

Funeral services for Walter Lyle Bachman, 81, 1514 S. Bond St., Niles, are Monday at 11 a.m. at Halbritter Funeral Home in Niles by the Rev. Arnold O. Schaap of Edwardsburg.

Burial will follow in Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles.

Bachman died Friday at 11:15 a.m. at Pawating Hospital in Niles, following an extended illness.

He was born June 8, 1910, in Niles and lived here all his life. On July 23, 1929, in South Bend, Ind., he married Maxine M. VanSkiver, who survives.

Bachman was a retired employee of the Bendix Corp. and was a member of Local 9 of the United Auto Workers.

Other survivors include a son, Larry L. Bachman of New York City; and two sisters, Joan Spenner of Niles and Ruth Abrew of Miami.

Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Halbritter Funeral Home.

Memorial contributions may be made to Niles Community Library.