Obituaries

We now have over 7,000 obituaries collected about the interred here at Silverbrook Cemetery.

The obituaries are transcribed by the volunteers of the Friends of Silverbrook Cemetery from various sources.  If you see an opportunity for an addition or a correction, please email our obituary editor at obits@friendsofsilverbrook.org.

Plym, Mary P. (Lipincott)

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Mary P. Plym
Oct. 1, 1906-Aug. 31, 1981

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, September 1, 1981, page 1, col. 6-7, microfilm Niles District Library

Death takes Mary P. Plym

 

Mrs. Mary P. Plym, 74, of 1660 Signal Point Dr., Niles, who was an active participant in many organizations in the area, died Monday at 11:45 a.m. in her home after an extended illness.

Mrs. Plym was a 1928 graduate of Goucher College, Baltimore, Md. and was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Niles, the Pawating Hospital Women's Auxiliary, the Niles Garden Club, the Ladies Historical Society and was a life member of the Federated Garden Clubs of Michigan.

She was the original patron of Fernwood Inc. and former chairman of the board, a former member of the board at Pawating Hospital, a former member of the Niles Service League and a former member of the South Bend Junior League.

Mrs. Plym was born Oct. 1, 1906 in Flint and came to Niles in 1933 from South Bend. She was married on Nov. 28, 1933 in South Bend to Lawrence J. Plym, who survives.

Also surviving are two sons, J. Eric of Vero Beach, Fla. and Andrew J. of Niles; one daughter, Mrs. Murray (Sarah) Campbell of Niles; one sister, Mrs. Samuel (Margaret) Emmons of Ponte Vedra, Fl. and nine grandchildren.

Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the First Presbyterian Church, Niles. Rev. William J. Fuersteneau of the First Presbyterian Church will officiate.

There will be no visitation and all arrangements are being handled by Halbritter Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made to Fernwood, Inc.

 

 

Young, Clayton D.

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Clayton D. Young
1851-Jan. 1867

Niles Republican, Saturday, April. 6, 1867, page 3, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library


Chester Rollo, the City Sexton, submitted his quarterly report of interments in the Cemetery for the quarter ending March 31st, of which the following is a summary:
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Jan. 29, Clayton D. Young, son of R. & A. Young, age 15 years, native of Niles, at Niles, of Consumption

Olmstead, Marie T.

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Marie T. Olmstead
1855-Jan. 1867

Niles Republican, Saturday, April. 6, 1867, page 3, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

Chester Rollo, the City Sexton, submitted his quarterly report of interments in the Cemetery for the quarter ending March 31st, of which the following is a summary:

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Jan. 31:  Maria T. Olmstead, age 11 years, native of Milton, at Milton, of Typhoid Fever.


Hibiske, William V.

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William V. Hibiske
April 5, 1878-May 8, 1946

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, May 8, 1946, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

Howard Township Resident Dies in Pokagon Home

 

William V. Hibiske, 68, resident of Howard township, Cass county, died today at 1:05 a.m. in the home of his daughter, Mrs. Earl Dick, Pokagon, after an illness of several months.

He was born in South Bend, April 5, 1878, and moved to Howard township 26 years ago.  He was a stock buyer.

Survivors besides Mrs. Dick are: one sister, Mrs. Josephine Michalski, South Bend; two brothers, Joseph Hibiske, rural route four; and Edward Hibiske, South Bend, and two grandchildren, Carole and Lois Dick, Pokagon.

Funeral will take place Friday at 4 p.m. from the Kiger funeral home with the Rev. Clarence Graham of the First Baptist church, officiating.  Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.

 

Hann, Willard E.

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Willard E. Hann
Dec. 29, 1892-June 30, 1946

Niles Daily Star, Monday, July 1, 1946, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

Bullet Wound Is Fatal to Nilesite

 

Willard E. Hann, 53, River Bluff, rural route three, died Sunday at 10:50 a.m., in Pawating hospital, from a self-inflicted bullet wound, state police said today. He was an electrician for the Michigan Central railroad.

Police were called to the Hann residence Sunday at 3:10 a.m. when Hann's son, James Hann, found his father lying on the ground near a barn approximately 50 feet east of the house.

Uses .38 Revolver

Hann shot himself with a .38 caliber revolver, police said, the bullet entertaining his skull just above his right ear. He was taken to Pawating hospital in a Pifer ambulance.

According to police, Hann left his bedroom, went through the kitchen and into the yard. Mrs. Hann called her husband, and when she received no reply, awakened their son, who began a search for Hann.

Claim Despondency

Police said he was despondent, and that he had threatened to commit suicide on previous occasions.

He was born in Everett, Pa., Dec. 29, 1892, and came to Niles 25 years ago, from Michigan City, Ind.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Bessie Hann; four sons, Joseph, Donald, James and Willard E. Hann, Jr., all of Niles; two brothers, Harry Hann, Lewistown, Pa., and Ealy Hann, Everett, Pa.; two sisters, Mrs. Stella Barton, Everett, Pa.; and Mrs. Anna Smith, Bedford, Pa. and two grandchildren.

Services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the Kiger funeral home, with burial in Silverbrook cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home until time for the services.

 

 

 

Hames, Clementina (Pullano)

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Clementina Hames
Jan. 18, 1929-Nov. 6, 2007

Niles Daily Star, Thursday, November 8, 2007, page 2, submitted by Candace Skalla

Clementina Hames, 78, of Market Street, Niles died at 10:43 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2007, at her home, following an illness.

Funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, at Halbritters Funeral Home, Niles, with Father David Otto of Saint Marys Catholic Church, Niles, officiating.

Burial will be at Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles.

She was born on Jan. 18, 1929, in Niles, to Raffaele Pullano and Rose Chime and had lived in Niles all of her life, in the same home for 60 years.

She had been employed for many years a Krajci Drugs and had previously been employed at Veni's Sweet Shop and Dean's Drug Store.

Hames was a member of Saint Marys Catholic Church, Niles. She bowled on area leagues and enjoyed playing cards and pool at home.

On February 18, 1956, in Niles, she married Robert F. Hames, Jr. who survives.

Additional surviving family includes a son, Robert F. (Deb Johnson) Hames, 111 of Niles; a daughter, Denise Hames Horak of Alto; grandchildren, Elyse Horak and Ian Horak and a sister, Rosemary Ball of Niles.

She was preceded in death by two brothers, Sam Pullano and Ralph Pullano.

Memorials may be made to Hospice at Home.

Arrangements were made by Halbritter Funeral Home.

Grimes, Mrs.

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Mrs. Grimes
1822-March 1867

Niles Republican, Saturday, April. 6, 1867, page 3, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library


Chester Rollo, the City Sexton, submitted his quarterly report of interments in the Cemetery for the quarter ending March 31st, of which the following is a summary:
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March 17, Mrs. Grimes, age 44 years, native of Touswanda, M.Y., at Niles, of Paralysis.

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