Minnie S. Phillips
July 17, 1880-Nov. 3, 1967

Niles Daily Star, Friday, November 3, 1967, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Minnie S. Phillllips, 87, of 2253 Yankee St., died today at 12:55 a.m., in her home.

Moving here from New York in 1916, Mrs. Phillips was born in Oswego County, New York, July 17, 1880.

Her husband, Fred Phillips died in 1937.

She was a member of the Dailey Union Protestant Church and a charter member of Yankee Street Neighbors Club.

Her survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Clarence Haslanger, Mrs. George Jones, and Miss Donna Phillips, all of Niles; Mrs. G.P. Dailey of Eau Claire; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and a sister, Mrs. Lillian Dutton of Spokane, Wash.

Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 3:30 p.m., in the Funeral Home with Rev. William Schobert of the Dailey Union Protestant Church officiating.

Upon family request, all memorials may be made to the church of which she  was a member of the American Bible Society.

Burial will be in Silverbrook Cememtery[sic].

Friends may call at the funeral home afer  7 p.m., Saturday.

Niles Daily Star, Saturday, November 4, 1967, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

Funeral services for Mrs. Minnie S. Phillips, 2253 Yankee St., who died Friday, will be Monday at the Pifer Funeral Home.

The services will be at 3:30 p.m. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m., today.

Marie Dorothy Sands
Dec. 22, 1911-July 28, 1990

Niles Daily Star, Monday, July 30, 1990, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

Services for Marie Dorothy Sands, 78, 15738 Madron Lake Road, Buchanan, are 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Niles by the Rev. Leo E. Kostizen of St. Paul's Lutheran Church.

Burial will be at Silverbrook Cemetery in Niles.

Sands died at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, July 28, at Pawating Hospital in Niles following an extended illness.

She was a member of St. paul's Lutheran Church and the Ladies' Aid Society of the Church. She retired from Montgomery Ward and Co. in 1972.

Sands was born Dec. 22, 1911, in LaPorte County, Ind. She lived in the Buchanan/Niles area all her life.

On Feb. 26, 1940, she married Herbert L. Sands in Marshall County, Ind., who preceded her in death Dec. 2, 1950.

Survivors include daughters, Mary Anseth of Niles, Caroline Flanagan of Buchanan, Judith Mitchell of Niles, Joan Gobble of Fort Worth, Texas; son, Herbert Sands Jr. of Niles; 21 grandchildren; and, five great-grandchildren.

Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Halbritter Funeral Home in Niles.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Niles Community Library.

Stewart C. Savely
Oct. 30, 1901-Dec. 15, 1967

Niles Daily Star, Monday, December 18, 1967, page 2, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library

Funeral services for Stewart C. Savely, 66, of 1211 Barron Lake Road, will be held Tuesday at 3 p.m., in the Pifer Funeral Home. The Rev. Loyd Schloop, pastor of the First Methodist Church, will officiate.

Mr. Savely died Friday night in Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo, after a sudden illness.

His widow, Nellie, survives. Their children: Mrs. Richard Best, Buchanan, Mrs. Robert Pawlowski, Allegan, Stephen Savely, South Bend, and Jack L. Savely, St. Joseph, also survive. Twelve grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, and two sisters: Mrs. Ruth Clay, Niles, and Mrs. Leo Hartranft, Cassopolis, also survive.

Mr. Savely was born Oct. 20, 1901, in Wabash, Ind. He came to Niles from Wabash 60 years ago. He was a retired Bendix Corp. employe.

Mr. Savely was a member of the St. Joseph Valley Lodge 45, F & AM. Masonic services will be held at the Pifer Funeral Home tonight at 8:30 p.m. Masonic committal services will also be held at the Silverbrook Cemetery Tuesday.

Jack W. Sheeler
Dec. 24, 1924-Dec. 2, 1967

Niles Daily Star, Monday, December 4, 1967, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

Jack W. Sheeler, 42, of 331 Crestbrook Circle, Jackson, died Saturday morning there.

A former Nilesite, moving here from Michigan City, Ind., before moving to Jackson a few years ago, Mr. Sheeler was born in Michigan City, Dec. 24, 1924.

A veteran of World War II, he was employed with the New York Central Railroad as a train dispatcher.

He was a member of the Niles Elks Lodge 1322.

In addition to his mother, Mrs. Merl Sheeler of Niles, he is survived by his wife, Mildred; a daughter, Patricia, at home; and a brother, Robert of Niles.

Funeral services will be Tuesday at 3:30 p.m., in the Pifer Funeral Home with the Rev. John R. Wyngarden of the First Presbyterian Church officiating.

Burial will be in the Silverbrook Cemetery.

William Edward Sholtey
Jan. 22, 1915-July 15, 1990

Niles Daily Star, Monday, July 16, 1990, page 2, col. 5-8, microfilm Niles District Library

Military Rites graveside for William Edward "Ed" Sholtey, 75, of 843 Mobile Blvd., Niles, are at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Silverbrook Cemetery in Niles by American Legion Ralph Rumbaugh Post 51 of Buchanan.

Sholtey died at 4:26 p.m. Sunday in his home following an extended illness.

Sholtey was born Jan. 22, 1915 in South Bend, Ind., and had been a lifetime area resident.

He was a member of the American Legion Ralph Rumbaugh Post 51 of Buchanan, the Fraternal Order of Elks of Niles, and was a World War II Army veteran.

He was a retired mechanic from Gates Chevrolet in South Bend.

On Aug. 14, 1965, in Niles, he married Gladys E. Nellans, who survives him.

Also surviving are a daughter, Jaquelyn Sue King of Portland, Ore.; two step-daughters, Sally Nellans Lampley and Peggy Nellans Peters, both of Niles; a brother, Paul Sholtey of Linden; a step-brother, Grover C. Barnes of Mishawaka, Ind.; three sisters, Alice DeLong of Three Rivers. Marie Dimmick of Kalamazoo, and Emily Killian of Traverse City; four step-sisters, Ethel Hawkings of South Bend, Mrs. Lee Ross of New South Wales, Australia, Rose Griffen of Auburn, Wash. and Jean Moon of DesPese. Mo; 13 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.

Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Halbritter Funeral Home.

Lucille Franz Smith
March 24, 1898-Dec. 11, 1967

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, December 12, 1967, page 2, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Lucille Franz Smith, 69, of 510 N. 13th St., died Monday at 1:05 p.m., in Pawating Hospital, following an eight-month illness.

A retired school teacher and lifetime resident of this area, Mrs. Smith was born here March 24, 1898.

On June 10, 1920, she married Earle P. Smith , who survives.

A graduate of St. Joseph High School, St. Joseph, she attended Kalamazoo Normal Teaching College.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Dean Gano and Mrs. Allen Brooks, both of Niles; two sons, Brigadier General Donavon F. Smith of the United States Air Force, Saigon, Vietnam; and Jerrold E. Smith of Mishawaka, Ind.; 13 grandchildren; a great-granddaughter; and five sisters, Mrs. Tracey Dickey, Mrs. Arthur Ley and Mrs. Richard Koontz, all of Niles; Mrs. Robert Groat of Buchanan; Mrs. Kenneth Jackson of Edwardsburg; two brothers, Dean Franz of Edwardsburg; and Fred C. Franz of Wilmington, Del.

Funeral services will be Thursday at 2 p.m., in the Fiest Methodist Church of which she was a member with the Rev. Lloyd M. Schloop officiating.

Friends may call at the Halbritter-Swem Funeral Home after noon Wednesday.

Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Upon family requests, all memorials maybe made to the Berrien County Cancer Services.