Louis F. Exner
Oct. 13, 1870-Jan. 28, 1953

Niles Daily Star, Thursday, January 29, 1953, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

Louis F. Exner, 82, of 639 North Thirteenth street, died suddenly at 8 p.m. Wednesday at his home.

He was born in Niles on Oct. 13, 1870, and was a lifelong resident of the city. He was a member of St. John's Evangelical and Reformed Church. His wife, Emma, died in 1908.

Surviving are: two daughters, Mrs. Albert Strang and Mrs. Gertrude Garland, both of Niles, a son, Henry, Niles; two brothers, August of Niles and George of Buchanan; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Friends may call at the residence. The body will lie in state from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday  at St. John's Evangelical and Reformed Church where services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday. The Rev. Herbert Meussling, pastor, will officiate and burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Niles Daily Star, Friday, January 30, 1953, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

WILL ATTEND RITES

Mothers of World War II are requested to meet at 1:45 p.m. Saturday at St. John's Evangelical and Reformed Church to attend rites for Louis F. Exner.

Freeda Fay (Wedel)
Jan. 18, 1894-Jan. 25, 1959

Niles Daily Star, Monday, January 26, 1959, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Freeda Fay, 65, of Kalamazoo, formerly of Niles, died at 1:30 am. Sunday in a Kalamazoo hospital following an illness of two weeks.

Mrs. Fay was born Jan. 18, 1894, in Niles and had lived here and in Kalamazoo. Surviving are: four daughters, Mrs. Roy Hambley, Mrs. LaVern Bolle and Mrs. Wesley Marshall, all of Niles, and Mrs. David Jones,  of New Buffalo; nine grandchildren, and two brothers, Carl Wedel and Julius Wedel, both of Niles.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Kiger-Halbritter Funeral Home here with the Rev. Herbert Meussling, pastor of St. John's United Church of Christ [Evangelical and Reformed] of which she had been a member, officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.

Clarence Fitz
Oct. 25, 1896-Jan. 22, 1959

Niles Daily Star, Friday, January 23, 1959, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Pifer Funeral Home here for Clarence Fitz, 62, of 52250 Oakand Avenue, South Bend, form Niles community resident who died at 10 a.m. (EST) Thursday on arrival at Memorial Hospital, South Bend.  The Rev. Orlen Njus, pastor of the Bertrand Bible Church, will officiate and burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Mr. Fitz, who had been ill for the past six weeks, was born Oct. 25, 1896, in Pulaski County, Ind., and had lived 33 years in the Bertrand area, moving eight years ago to his present address. He had bee an assembly line employe of the Studebaker-Packard Corp.

Surviving are: the widow, Sarah; three daughters, Mrs. Pauline Kruz and Mrs. Raymond Pegan, both of Niles, and Mrs. Charles Bakeman, of Kalamazoo; three sons, Lester Fitz, with the United Sates Air Force at Wells Lake, Wis., Robert Fitz, of Niles, and Lloyd Fitz, at home; eight grandchildren; two brothers, Lloyd Fitz, of Francisville, Ind., and Ora Fitz, of Battle Ground, Ind., and a sister, Mrs. Irene Bell, of Logansport Ind.

Friends may call at the funeral home beginning this evening.

Otis Flint
Feb. 25, 1880-Jan. 29, 1953

Niles Daily Star, Friday, January 30, 1953, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

Otis Flint, 1207 North Eight Street, died in the Berrien County Hospital, Berrien Center, at 10:30 p.m. Thursday after an illness of two years.

Surviving are one nephew, Walter Flint, and one brother, Fred Flint, both of Niles. He was born in Huntsville, Ala., on Feb. 25, 1880, and came here from Chicago in 1917. He was employed by the New York Central Railroad Company.

Friends may call at the Pifer Fueral[sic] Home, where services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday by the Rev. Richard B. Alexander, pastor of Mount Calvary Baptist Church. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Mary Margaretta Florence
April 30, 1901-Jan. 8, 1959

Niles Daily Star, Thursday, January 8, 1959, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Mary Margaretta Florence, 57, of 1532 Oak Street, died at 5:30 a.m. today in her home. She had been in poor health for some time.

Mrs. Florence was born April 30, 1901, in Juniata County, Pa., and came to Niles in 1950 from Royal Oak. Surviving are: her husband, Andrew; a brother, William Megaughey, of Niles, and a sister, Mrs. Mildred Elliotte, of Royal Oak.

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

Niles Daily Star, Friday, January 9, 1959, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

FLORENCE RITES SET

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Pifer Funeral Home for Mrs. Mary Margaretta Florence, 57, of 1532 Oak Street, who died early Thursday at her home.  The Rev. John P. MacLachlan, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, will officiate and burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Bernard Fouche
March 12, 1911-Nov. 30, 1987

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, December 1, 1987, page 2, col. 1-2, microfilm Niles District Library

Bernard "Ben" Fouche, 76, 810 Lake St., Niles, died Monday at 6:30 a.m. at Memorial Hospital in South Bend, Ind., following an extended illness.

He was born March 12, 1911, in Yazoo County, Miss., and lived in this area since 1950. He married the former Velma Johnson April 15, 1931, in Yazoo City, Miss. She survives.

He was a retired contractor and carpenter and was also a retired employee of Clark Equipment Co. He was a member of the Franklin A.M.E. Church.

Survivors include: three sons, Otis of South Bend and Alton and Leonard of Detroit; three daughters, Vera Stokes and Etha Fouche of Atlanta, Ga., and Ola Hayes of Detroit; three brothers, Alphonso of Benton, Miss., Harold of Yazoo City and Lawrence of Chicago.

Also surviving are: five sisters, Mary Bryant of Dallas and Alice Johnson, Louise Dagley, Lucille Hubbard and Wilhemia Scott, all of Chicago; 16 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

A brother, Clifton, died in January.

Services are Friday at 1 p.m. at the Franklin A.M.E. Church, where Rev. Louis Perry will officiate.  Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery. A wake service will be held Thursday at the Halbritter Funeral Home from 7 to 8 p.m.