Obituaries

Barbara J. Freeze
Aug. 25, 1922-April 10, 2004

Niles Daily Star, Monday, April 12, 2004, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

Funeral services for Barbara J. Freeze, 81, of 720 Colony Court, Niles, are Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Halbritter Funeral Home by Pastor Michael E. Ostrander of Niles Grace Brethren Church.

Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles.

Freeze died Saturday at 9:18 a.m. at Lakeland Hospital St. Joseph, following an extended illness.

She was born Aug. 25, 1922, in Niles, and was a life-long resident.

On April 13, 1941, in Niles, she was married to H. Thurman Freeze, who preceded her in death on July 4, 1998.

She was also preceded in death by a son, David Charles Freeze, on March 22, 1997, and a grandson, Donald Moore, on July 10, 1988.

Freeze enjoyed camping and spending time in nature and collecting tigers.

Survivors include a son, Gregory Thurman Freeze of Niles; five daughters, March Alice Biddle of Kileen, Texas, Candace Claire Smith of Decatur, Karol Ann Akey of Niles, Deborah Jean Hundley of Scottsburg, Ind., and Leslie Diane Freeze of Las Vegas, Nev.; 17 grandchilren; 9 great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Marilyn Zielinski of Chicago and Betty Stuglik of Niles.

Friends may call Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Halbritter Funeral Home, Niles.

Memorials may be made to the American Heart and American Lung Association.

William Kenneth Freshley
Aug. 15, 1912-Dec. 7, 2003

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday Dec 9, 2003 page 2

William Kenneth Freshley

1912-2003

William Kenneth “Uncle Kenny” Freshley, 91, of 1227 Rose Drive, Niles, died Sunday at Lakeland Hospital in Niles.

Freshley was born on August 15, 1912 in South Bend, Ind to the late Rev. William and Bertha Freshley.

He married Jane Rabbitt in South Bend in 1946.  She preceded him in death.

Freshley was a Mason and a Shriner.  He served his country proudly in the Navy during WWII.  He was retired from the St. Joseph County Road Commission after many years of service.

He is survived by a daughter, Katherine Freshley of California: a nephew and niece, Bob and Joyce Freshley, of Niles who he lived with for many years.

Cremation has taken place and private services will be held at a later date.  Interment will take place at Silverbrook Cemetery in Niles.

Duane C. Harger
Oct. 9, 1923-March 5, 2003

Niles Daily Star, Thursday, March 6, 2003 page 2, col. 2

Funeral services for Duane C. Harger, 79, of 20531 Darden Road in South Bend, Ind., formerly of Niles, are Saturday, March 8 at 11 a.m. at Halbritter Funeral Home with Rev. Carl W. Bassett of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church officiating.

Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Harger died on Wednesday at 1:40 p.m. at Healthwin Specialized Care Facility in South Bend, Ind.

He was born on October 9, 1923 in Buchanan.  He was a lifetime area resident and a member of First Presbyterian Church.

He is survived by several nieces and nephews.  He was preceded in death by a sister on Jan. 1, 1991.

Visitation will be an hour prior to services.

Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of the donor’s choice.

Abraham Sharpe Hargreaves
July 3, 1868-Feb. 6, 1945

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, February 6, 1945, page 2, col. 6, microfilm Niles District Library

A.S. HARGREAVES DIES EARLY TODAY

A retired National Standard employe, Abraham Sharpe Hargreaves, 76, of 415 North Eighth street, died at 8:30 this morning in Pawating hospital. He had been ill for two years.

Hargreaves came to Niles in 1906 from Leeds, England, where he was born July 3, 1868.  His wife, Harriet, died in 1930.

Surviving are two sons, James and John Hargreaves, Niles; seven grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren, and two sisters, Mrs. Frank Bowles and Mrs. Sarah Johnson, both of Niles.

Friends may call at the Price and Kiger funeral home. Funeral services will be conducted in the Trinity Episcopal church of which he was a member by the Rev. Harry L. Nicholson.  Time of the funeral has not been set.  Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.

Niles Daily Star, Thursday, February 8, 1945, page 2, col 2, microfilm Niles District Library

HARGREAVE[sic] RITES

Funeral services for Abraham Sharpe Hargreaves, 76, of 415 North Eight[sic] street, will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Friday in the Trinity Episcopal church, followed by burial in Silverbrook cemetery.

Hargreaves died Tuesday morning in Pawating hospital. Pallbearers will be Roy Brewster, Charles Richardson, Walter Egmer, Roy Parker, George Eisele and H.B. Wideman.

Nora Harker
Dec. 15, 1895-March 28, 1974

Niles Daily Star, Thursday, March 28, 1974, page 2, col. 5, Niles District Library

NILES--Mrs. Nora Harker, 78, of 16 Marmont St., died at 2:45 a.m. today at Pawating Hospital, where she was admitted Wednesday.

Born Dec. 15, 1895, at Wakarusa, Ind., Mrs. Harker had lived at Niles most of her life. Her husband, Samuel, died a year ago this month.

Surviving are four sons, Richard and William of Niles, Don of Jackson and Jack of Walhalla, Mich.; four brothers, John Dell of Granger, Ind., Ira Dell of Peru, Ind., Jacob Dell of Hollywood, Fla., and Charles Dell of Phoenix, Ariz.; four sisters, Grace Lake of Niles, Rosa Hall of Dowagiac, Dorothy Gonzaliz of Van Nuys, Calif., and Mrs. Alma Pence of Anaheim, Calif. six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 11 am. Saturday at the Pifer Chapel of the Swem-Smith Funeral Home. The Rev. Harold Boland, pastor of the First Assembly of God Church, will officiate and burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral chapel after 10 a.m. Friday.

Mattie L. Haslett
Sept. 10, 1891-March 4, 1974

Niles Daily Star, Monday, March 4, 1974, page 2, col. 2, Niles District Library

NILES--Mrs. Mattie L. Haslett, 82, of 2030 Portage Rd., died at 10:35 a.m. today in Pawating Hospital.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Halbritter Funeral Home.

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, March 5, 1974, page 2, col. 1, Niles District Library

NILES--Funeral services for Mrs. Mattie L. Haslett, 82, of 2030 Portage Rd., who died Monday in Pawating Hospital, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Halbritter Funeral Home.

Officiating will be the Rev. John Wyngarden, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. Burial will be in Slverbrook Cemetery.

Friends may call after 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Mrs. Haslett was born Sept. 10, 1891, in Alma Center, Wis., and had lived here since 1898. On Dec. 5, 1909,in Buchanan, she married Claude L. Haslett, who survives. She was a member of the Advent Christian Church.

In addition to her husband, Mrs. Haslett is survived by two sons, Donald C. of Stevensivlle[sic] and Hubert H. of Niles; a sister, Mrs. Theoda Warren of Indianapolis, Ind., nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.