Obituaries

Larry Joe Nickell
Jan. 1, 1954-Feb. 12, 1954

Niles Daily Star, Saturday, February 13, 1954, page 2, col. 5, microflim Niles District Library

Larry Joe Nickell, six-week-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Nickell, 902 Michigan street, died at 6:55 p.m. Friday in Pawating Hospital.

He had suffered an ailment since birth on Jan. 1, 1954. Also surviving are his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ceasar Nickell, of NIles; Mr. and . .[illegible] . . .

Friends may call at the Pifer Funeral home, where services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, with the Rev. G.A. Steeby, pastor of the First Evangelical United Brethren Church, officiating.  Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.

Marietta Amelia Notbohm
April 9, 1862-Dec. Dec. 23, 1954

Niles Daily Star, Monday, December 27, 1954, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

Committal services for Mrs. Marietta Amelia Notbohm, 92, who died Thursday night at Battle Creek, were conducted at Silverbrook Cemetery today by the Rev. J.W. Hill, pastor of the Evangelical United Brethren Church.

Born April. 9, 1862 in Detroit, she came to Niles with her parents, Joseph and Elsie Mitchell in 1865. The family home was at 901 Cherry street.  After graduating from Michigan College, she studied art at Pratt College, Brooklyn, N.Y. and served as art instructor at Wisconsin . . . [illegible] . . .

She married Richard Cogdon Notbohm Aug. 8, 1900, at Milwaukee. He died in 1933. After his death Mrs. Notbohm operated a confectionary store in Milwaukee several years before moving to Battle Creek where she lived with her nephew and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Irving M. Carr, 3863 West Michigan avenue. He is the only immediate survivor.

Services were held Sunday afternoon at the Sloughter Funeral Home at Augusta near Battle Creek.

Ruth L. Dash
June 29, 1925-Nov. 22, 1997

Niles Daily Star, Monday, November 24, 1997, page 2, col. 1-2, microfilm Niles District Library

Funeral services for Ruth L. Dash, 72, 1238 Ontario Road, Niles, are Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Halbritter Funeral Home, Niles, by Pastor Jerry D. Bell of Twin City Baptist Church, Mishawaka, Ind., and the Rev. Walter Andrews of Twin Cities Baptist Church, Flint. Burial will follow at Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles.

Mrs. Dash died Saturday, Nov. 22, at 3:45 a.m., at her home, following an extended illness.

She was born June 29, 1925, in Lorraine, Wis., and had lived in Niles since 1952, coming from Wisconsin.

On May 20, 1946, in Wisconsin, she married Chester Albert Dash Sr., who survives.

Mrs. Dash was a member of Twin City Baptist Church, Mishawaka, where she was active in the choir, teaching Sunday School, Junior Church, and the Jolly Sixties group. She enjoyed raising her twelve children and caring for their friends.

Survivors include six daughters, Sue Sink of Dowagiac, Avis Carter of Niles, Ruth Dash of Marshfield, Mo., Linda Dash of Niles, Patty Smith of Niles, and Pam Petersen of Niles; six sons, Larry Dash at home, Chester Dash Jr. of Mishawaka, Roger Dash of Niles, Albert Dash of Niles, Tim Dash of St. Joseph, and James Dash of Niles; 23 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and three brothers, Marvin Benson of Woodstock, Ill., George Benson of Cumberland, Wis., and LaVerne Benson of Tucson, Ariz. She was preceded in death by a grandson, Chester A. Dash III, and two brothers.

Friends may call today from 2 until 4 p.m., and 6 until 8 p.m. at Halbritter Funeral Home.

Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice at Home.

Neah M. Daus
Sept. 22, 1896-Oct. 12, 1977

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, October 12, 1977, page 2, col. 6, microfilm Niles District Library

NILES--Neah M. Daus, 81, of 709 Cass St., died at 12 p.m. Wednesday at Pawating Hospital following a short illness.

She was born Sept. 22, 1896, in Union Mills, Ind., and has lived in the city since 1923, coming form Michigan City, Ind. She was a homemaker and was a member of the Mothers of World War II, the Golden Age Club, the Niles Senior Citizens and the Pride of Elkhart Train Sisters.

She married Edward Henry Daus on Nov. 26, 1913 in LaPorte, Ind. He died July 3, 1955.

Survivors include two sons, Raymond and Richard, both of Niles; five daughters, Mrs. Jack (Dottie) Jerue and Mrs. Earl (Jackie) Lowrance, both of Niles, Mrs. Joseph (Margie) Smith of Tampa, Fla., Mrs. Louis (Betty) Gelakosky of Benzonia, Mich., and Mrs. Roy (Beverly) Sosebee of St. John's, Mich; a sister, Mrs. Marguarite Bowman of Michigan City; 28 grandchildren and 39 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Pifer Chapel of the Swem-Smith Funeral Home with the Rev. K.V. Gateman officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends may call after 4 p.m. today.

Betty W. Deyo
Jan. 17, 1926-Dec. 13, 1997

Niles Daily Star, Monday, December 15, 1997, page 2, col. 2-4, microfilm Niles District Library

Funeral services for Betty W. Deyo, 71, 1855 Champlain, Niles, are Tuesday at 2 p.m., at Halbritter Funeral Home, Niles, by the Rev. Nolan R. Williams of Wesley United Church.  Burial will follow at Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles.

Mrs. Deyo died Saturday, Dec. 13, at 6:10 a.m., at Golden Place Assisted Living Facility, St. Joseph, following an extended illness.

She was born Jan. 17, 1926, in Cleveland, Ohio, and had lived in Niles since 1967, coming from Ohio.

On Aug. 28, 1954, in Fort Wayne, Ind., she married Robert C. Deyo, who preceded her in death May 20, 1987.

Mrs. Deyo was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church, and also a member of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority, Niles. She had worked as a legal secretary for Berrien County Legal Services, Niles.

Survivors include a daughter, Susan R. Tinkey of St. Joseph; a son, Peter W. Deyo of Cumming, Ga., three grandchildren; and a sister, June Huffer of Lexington, Ky.

Friends may call tonight from 5 unitl 8 p.m. at Halbritter Funeral Home, Niles.

Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice at Home, Inc.

Bert Dickeson
March 23, 1886-Oct. 19, 1977

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, October 19, 1977, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

NILES--Bert Dickeson, 91, of 911 S. Third St., died at 6:35 a.m. Wednesday at the Michigan Skilled Care Center following an extended illness.

A retired railroad employe, he was born March 23, 1886 and had lived in Niles since December, 1973, coming from Buchanan.

Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in Silverbrook Cemetery mausoleum with the Rev. Arnold O. Schaap of Edwardsburg officiating.

Funeral arrangements are being handled by the Halbritter Funeral Home.