Obituaries

Hattie Fender
Jan. 3, 1900-Aug. 6, 1989

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, August 8, 1989, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

Hattie E. Fender, 89, of 210 N. Eighth St., Niles, died at 12:53 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 6, at St. Joseph's Medical Center, South Bend, Ind., after a brief illness.

She was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Niles, where she was a member of Ladies' Aid and the Altar Guild. She was a member of the American Association of Retired Persons and was a retired employee of Simplicity Pattern Company.

She was born Jan. 3, 1900, in Berrien Center, and lived in Niles all her life.

Surviving are a daughter, Elaine K. Leidy of Niles; two sons, Eugene R. Fender and Richard D. Fender, both of Niles; a brother, Fred Griechen of Lake Wales, Fla.; four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Services are 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church with Rev. Leo E. Kostizen of St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Burial is at Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles. Friends may call between 2 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, at Halbritter Funeral Home. Memorial cotributions[sic] may be made to St. Paul's Lutheran Church.

Faye W. Frazee
Oct. 6, 1898-Aug. 20, 1989

Niles Daily Star, Monday, August 21, 1989, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

Services for Faye W. Frazee, 90, formerly of 718 Regent St., Niles, are Wednesday at 2 p.m. graveside in Silverbrook Cemetery by the Rev. Steven L. Schuneman of Trinity Episcopal Church of Niles.

Mrs. Frazee died Sunday at 9:10 a.m. at Meridian Nursing Center in South Bend, Ind., following an extended illness.

She was born Oct. 6, 1898 in Harrison County, Mo. She had lived in the area since 1925, coming here from Chicago.

She was married on Aug. 19, 1922, in Chicago to Carl H. Frazee, who preceded her in death on June 26, 1959.

Survivors include a niece, Charlene Stewart of North Hollywood, Calif.; and two sisters, Elsie Mathiascheck and Goldie Wolcut of Des Moines.

Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Halbritter Funeral Home, 615 E. Main St., Niles.

Clarence W. Grieger
Aug. 4, 1899-Dec. 24, 1965

Niles Daily Star, Monday, December 27, 1965, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

Funeral services for Clarence W. Grieger, 66, of 1022 Regent St., will be conducted at 2 p.m., Tuesday in the Pifer Funeral Home. The Rev. Arlan Schlundt, pastor of St. John's United Church of Christ, will officiate. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

He died unexpectedly Friday in Bradenton, Fla.

Mr. Grieger, a retired switchtender of the New York Central Railroad, was born Aug. 4, 1899, in Medaryville, Ind. He came to Niles from that city 45 years ago.

Survivors include his wife, Alta; wo daughter, Mrs. Mike Balos, Niles, and Mrs. Cy Bennett, Benton Harbor; a son, Capt. Donald Grieger, serving with the U.S. Air Force at Dayton, Ohio; two brothers, Otto, Valparaiso, Ind., and Alfred Medaryville; a sister, Mrs. Lena Walters, Also of Medaryville; and six grandchildren.

Friends are being received at the funeral home.

Flora A. Hamilton
March 29, 1883-Dec. 24, 1965

Niles Daily Star, Monday, December 27, 1965, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

Funeral services for Mrs. Flora Alice Hamilton, 82, of 820 Cass St., will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Mount Calvary Baptist Church, of which she was a member. The Rev. Theodis Hadley, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

She died at 10:30 a.m. Friday in Berrien General Hospital, Berrien center, following a four-month illness.

Mrs. Hamilton was born March 29, 1883 in Boligee, Ala. She came to Niles from Hollindale, Miss., in 1957. Her husband, Richard, died in 1951.

Survivors include two sons, Richard Jr., Hollindale, and James, Niles; three sisters, Sophia cook, Chaltongo, Tenn., and Mrs. Florence Braggs and Mrs. Anna Wells, both of Boligee; 12 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.

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

Norabelle Hart
March 29, 1888-Dec. 24, 1965

Niles Daily Star, Monday, December 27, 1965, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

Funeral services for Mrs. Norabelle Hart, 77, Warren, formerly of Niles, will be conducted at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Pifer Funeral home. The Rev. Leon Manning, pastor of the First Methodist Church, will officiate.  Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

She died at 1:45 a.m. Friday in Mount Clemens General Hospital, following a six-week illness.

Mrs. Hart was born March 29, 1888 in Galien, and lived most of her lifetime in this area.

Surviving are two daughters, Ilah Schnoor, Margate, Fla., and Mrs. Iris Verg, Warren; five grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.

She was a member of the Golden Age Club of Niles.

Friends are being received at the funeral home.

Rolf Krueger
April 6, 1936-March 2, 2006

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

Rolf Krueger, 69, of Pinehurst Lane, Niles, died at 1:45 a.m. on Thursday, March 2, at Lakeland Hospital-Niles, following a brief illness.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. on Monday, March 6, at Saint Paul's Lutheran Church, in Niles, with the Rev. Carl W. Bassett, of the church, officiating.  Burial will be at Silverbrook Cemetery, in Niles. Family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m.  on Sunday, March 5, at Halbritter Funeral Home, in Niles.

On April 7, 1936, in Hanover, Germany, he was born to Carl Krueger and Luise Hoyer and came to the United States in 1955, first to Chicago, then to Three Oaks. It was in 1966 that he moved from Three Oaks to Niles.

Earning a Master Machinist technical degree in Germany and continuing his education at Lake Michigan College, he was the former owner and operator of White Engineering on South 11th Street, in Niles.

During Peacetime, he proudly served in the U.S. Army. Many years ago, with the Optimist Club of Niles, he helped organize the local Soapbox Derby.

Boating and fishing on Lake Michigan were two of many enjoyments, as well as hunting near his cabin in Lake City.

On July 7, 1957, he married the former Hildegard (Skale) Krueger, who survives. Together, they participated in the activities of DANK.

He was preceded in death by two sisters and one brother.

In addition to his wife, Hildegard, surviving family includes, his daughter, Sonja (Chuck) Matheny, Granger, Ind.; two sons, Bernd (Tracey) Krueger, of Dowagiac and Kurt (Sharon) Krueger, of Niles; seven grandchildren, Jarimy, Nicole and Julian Springer and Rochelle, Jessica, Ryan and Andrea Krueger and his sister, Rosie Buenger, of Coloma.

Memorial contributions, in his memory, may be made to Saint Paul's Lutheran Church.

Arrangements were by Halbritter Funeral Home, in Niles.