Obituaries

Henriette Trockenbrod
June 28, 1876-Dec. 26, 1967

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, December 27, 1967, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Henriette Trockenbrod, 91, of 925 N. 5th St., died Tuesday at 1:30 p.m., in the Berrien General Hospital, Berrien Center, following a six-month illness.

Funeral services will be Friday at 1 p.m. , in the Pifer Funeral Home with the Rev. Arlan E. Schlundt of St. John United Church of Christ of which she was a member officiating.

Living here all of her life, she was born here June 28, 1876. Her husband, August, died March 19, 1963.

She is survived by several nieces and nephews.

Mrs. Trockenbrod was an honorary member of her church.

Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. today.

Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Gary V. Veach
Sept. 16, 1949-Aug. 17, 1990

Niles Daily Star, Saturday, August 18, 1990, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

Funeral services for Gary V. Veach, 40, of 1229 E. Main St., Niles, are Monday at 11 a.m. at Halbritter Funeral Home, 615 E. Main St., Niles, by the Rev. R. Paul Doherty, pastor of the First United Methodist Church, Dowagiac.

Burial will follow in Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles.

Veach died Friday at 9:30 a.m. at Pawating Hospital in Niles, following a brief illness.

Born Sept. 16, 1949, in Dowagiac. Veach had lived in Niles since 1971, coming here from Dowagiac.

On Oct. 7, 1970, in Niles, he married Teresa S. Frizzell, who survives.

Veach was a National Guard veteran of the Vietnam era. He was a member of the American Legion Post No. 26, Sons of Legion.

He was an employee of Gordon Food Services.

Other survivors include two sons, Jon Veach and Michael Veach, both at home; and a daughter, Trisha Veach, at home; a brother, Thomas Veach of Sebring, Fla.; a sister Jacqueline Anstiss of Berrien Springs; and his mother, Janet Veach of Dowagiac.

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

Memorial contributions may be made to Niles FOP or Niles Babe Ruth.

Charlie Watkins
Dec. 15, 1915-Aug. 23, 1990

Niles Daily Star, Monday, August 27, 1990, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

Funeral services for Charlie Watkins, 74, 782 Beebee Road, Niles, are Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Mount Calvary Baptist church in Niles.

Burial will follow at Silverbrook Cemetery.

Watkins died at 8:30 a.m. Thursday at Pawating Hospital, Niles, following a brief illness.

Born Dec. 15, 1915, in Rolling Fork, Miss., he had lived in the area since 1988, coming here from Perris, Calif.

He worked as a mechanic.

Survivors include four daughters, Lillie Slaughter of Niles, Willie Bacon of Flint, Nanette Watkins of Niles and Victoria Watkins of South Bend, Ind.; four children; and three great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a son on Feb. 23, 1962.

Friends may call from 10 a.m. until time of the services on Wednesday.

Hoven Funeral Home of Buchanan is in charge of arrangements.

Milford R. Williams
Sept. 18, 1911-Dec. 8, 1967

Niles Daily Star, Friday, December 15, 1967, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

Milford R. Williams, 56, of 2141 Lewis drive, died Friday, Dec. 8, in Berrien General Hospital, Berrien Center.

Funeral services were Monday, Dec. 11, in the Pifer Funeral Home with the Rev. Burdette L. Faulk, officiating.

Burial was in Silverbrook Cemetery.

His survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Joan Replogle of Buchanan; and Mrs. Carol Collier of Alexandria, Va.; two sons, Darrell of Berrien Springs; and Robert of United States Army, Germany; 16 grandchildren; and four brothers, LaVerne, David and Harold, all of Niles; Charles of Buchanan; two sisters, Mrs. Donna Cinquemani of Downey, Calif.; and Mrs. Naoma McQuaid of Niles.

Born here, Sept. 18, 1911, he was a lifetime member of this area.

Mark Williamson
July 28, 1960-Aug. 12, 1990

Niles Daily Star, Monday, August 13, 1990, page 2, col. 3-5, microfilm Niles District Library

Graveside funeral services for Mark D. Williamson, 30, of 1705 E. Ontario Road, Niles, are at 3 p.m. Friday at Silverbrook Cemetery in Niles by the Rev. Arnold O. Schaap of Edwardsburg.

Williamson died at 1 a.m. Sunday at 21st Street and Fulkerson Road in Niles.

Williamson was born July 28, 1960, in Niles and had been a lifelong resident. He was a student of Indiana Vocational Technical College of South Bend, Ind., and was employed by Auto Molded Plastics, Inc., of South Bend.

On Feb. 26, 1985, in Niles, he married Dianna J. Stephens, who survives him.

Also surviving are his parents, Gerald Dee Williamson of Three Oaks and Sandra Jean Deitz of Baldwin; a daughter, Courtney Williamson at home; a step-daughter, Emily J. Burrows at home; his grandparents, Charles "Max" and Marthaleen Schulke of Ludington, and Elverna Williamson of Wichita, Kan.; two sisters, Cynthi Hayes of Niles and Shelley Lynn Ingle of South Bend; three step-brothers, Charles "Chuck" Dietz and Robert Dietz, both of Niles, and James Dietz of Mishawaka, Ind.; and a step-sister, April Dietz of Buchanan.

A step-father, Charles "Jake" Dietz, preceded him in death in March, 1989.

Visitation will be private at Halbritter Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Courtney Williamson Education Fund.

John Witherspoon
Dec. 17, 1926-July 30, 1990

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, August 1, 1990, page 2, col. 7-8, and Thursday, August 2, 1990, page 2, col. 7-8, microfilm Niles District Library

Funeral services for John Edward Witherspoon, 63, of 164 ironwood Drive, Niles, are at 1 p.m. today at the Mount Calvary Baptist Church of Niles by the Rev. W.L. Daniel, pastor.

Burial will follow at Silverbrook Cemetery of Niles.

Witherspoon died at 10:15 p.m. Monday at Memorial Hospital in South Bend, Ind.

Witherspoon was born Dec. 17, 1926, in Brownis, Miss., and had lived here for more than 40 years coming from Missouri.

A retiree of Clark Equipment Co. of Buchanan, he was also a member of the Mount Calvary Baptist Church.

On Jan. 26, 1990, in Cassopolis, he married Josephine Jackson, who survives him. A son James Witherspoon, preceded him in death Sept. 16, 1986.

Also surviving are four sons, Henry Witherspoon and Joe Witherspoon, both of Tacoma, Wash., Patrick Witherspoon of Pasco, Wash., and Dwight Witherspoon of Niles; eight daughters, Delores Witherspoon of Dayton, Ohio, Annie Trotter of South Bend, Earline Witherspoon of Columbus, Ohio, Eveline Witherspoon and Kathy Williams, both of Niles, Demetria Witherspoon of West Covina, Calif., Jeweldean Miller of Marion, Ind., and Audrey Jackson of Dowagiac; four step-daughters, Cheri Jones, Jacqueline Palmer, Glenda Jackson and Leesa Jackson, all of Niles, a brother, Lloyd Lafton of Chicago, Ill.; four sisters, Earline Cross and Nella Brown, both of Gary,Ind., Evelyn Sholar and Nora White, both of Chicago, Ill.; 28 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. at the Hoven Funeral Home of Buchanan. A Wake Service will be at 7 p.m.