Obituaries

Minnie L. Hutson
Sept. 18, 1868-March 14, 1953

Niles Daily Star, Monday, March 16, 1953, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Minnie L. Hutson, 84, of Niles, died at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in the Quick Convalescent Home after a six-month illness.

She was born in Berrien County on Sept. 18, 1868, and was a lifelong resident of the area. Her husband, Herbert, preceded her in death. Two grandchildren and six great-grandchildren survive.

Friends may call at the Kiger Funeral Home where services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday.  The Rev. T.M. Greenhoe, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, will officiate, and burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Lena May Iverson
Nov. 21, 1905-March 4, 1953

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

Mrs. Lena May Iverson died at 3:30 a.m. today in the home of her son, Melvin Iverson, 1418 Ontario street, where she resided.  She had been ill for a year.

Surviving are her husband, George, Niles; four daughters, Mrs. Margaret Okerbloom, Niles, Mrs. Marvin Skinner and Miss Ruth Iverson, Aurora, Ill., and Miss DeEtta Iverson, Niles; three sons, George Jr., Aurora, and Leon and Melvin, both of Niles; three sisters, Mrs. Clarence Hines, Tawas City, Mich., Mrs. Harm Richardson and Mrs. Sidney Bailey, both of Aurora, and two brothers, Sam Ostrander, Tawas City, and Owen Ostrander, Aurora.

Mrs. Iverson was born on Nov. 21, 1905, in Jamestown, N.D., and came here from Sioux City, Ia., one year ago.

Friends may call at the Pifer Funeral Home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.

Niles Daily Star, Thursday, March 5, 1953, page 2, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library

Services for Mrs. Lena Iverson, 47, who died early Wednesday morning, have been set at 2 p.m. Friday at the United Missionary Church, Seventeenth street.

Friends may call at the Pifer Funeral Home until 12 noon Friday, when the body will be taken to the church. The Rev. Russell M. Miller, pastor, will officiate, and burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Lillie A. Kompass
Sept. 3, 1864-Feb. 23, 1953

Niles Daily Star, Monday, February 23, 1953, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

Lillie A. Kompass, 88, 311 North Fourth street, died early today at Pawating Hospital after an illness of 12 days.

She was born in Buchanan Sept. 3, 1864, and lived in Niles since 1895. She was the last member of the pioneer Orlando L. Bunker family of Buchanan.

Mrs. Kompass married her husband, Rudolph, in 1895 in Buchanan.

She was a charter member of the American Legion Auxiliary here, and was a member of the St. Agnes Guild of the Episcopal Church.

In addition to her husband, surviving are: one son, Frederick B. Kompass, Niles, and two granddaughters.

Friends may call at the Kiger Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at the Trinity Episcopal Church Wednesday at 2 p.m.  Rev. John Carlton will officiate. Burial will be in the Family mausoleum in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Raymond Manley
Jan. 11, 1897-Feb. 24, 1953

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, February 25, 1953, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

Raymond Manley, 56, of Howard Township, died at 12:01 Tuesday in the Cass County Hospital at Cassopolis following an illness of one week.

Manley, who was employed by the New York Central Railroad, was born Jan. 11, 1897, in Carrier Mills, Ill., the son of Mr.and Mrs. William Manley. Surviving are: his father in Carrier Mills; a sister, Mrs. Helen Littlepage in West Virginia, and an aunt in Dowagiac.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in the Kiger Funeral Home with the Rev. Richard Alexander, pastor of Mount Calvary Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.  Friends may call at the funeral home.

Harry E. Marks
Nov. 9, 1889-Feb. 2, 1953

Niles Daily Star, Monday, February 2, 1953, page 2, col. 5-6, microfilm Niles District Library

Harry E. Marks, 2463 Yankee street, died at 12:30 a.m. today in his home, after a two-month illness.

He is survived by his wife, Hazel; two sons, Frederick Harold, of Cody, Wyo., and Harry E. Jr., at home; one daughter, Mrs. Alberta Woodward, Wabash, Ind.; five grandchildren, and one brother, Raymond Marks, Niles.

Marks was born on Nov. 9, 1889, in Grant County, Ind., and came here from Peru, Ind., in 1927. He was a school bus driver for Howard Township, and was a World War I veteran.

Friends may call at the Pifer Funeral Home, where services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday, by Lt. Arthur Homer of the Salvation Army. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Emily Mattick
May 24, 1869-Feb. 19, 1953

Niles Daily Star, Friday, February 20, 1953, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Emily Mattick, 1350 Ferry street, died at 4:40 p.m. Thursday in the Berrien Center Hospital, Berrien Springs. She had been ill for some time.

Surviving are one son, Ernest Mattick, South Bend; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; two brothers, John Mattick, Niles, and Herman Mattick, Milwaukee, Wis., and two daughters, Mrs. Theresa Mierau, Berrien Springs, and Mrs. Augusta DePlanque, Germany.

Mrs. Mattick was born in Germany on May 25, 1869, and came here from Berrien Springs 17 years ago.

Friends may call at the Pifer Funeral Home until 12 noon Saturday, when the body will be taken to the New Apostolic church. Services will be conducted at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the church by the pastor, the Rev. Hugh Lee, and burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.