Obituaries

William H. Hoover
June 15, 1860-Jan. 4, 1940

Niles Daily Star, Friday, January 5, 1940, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

W.H. Hoover, 79, Ill Four Years, Taken by Death

William H. Hoover, 79, who came to Niles from Indiana 32 years ago, died Thursday night in the home of his daughter, Mrs. Andrew Norman, three and a half miles southeast of Niles.

Mr. Hoover had been ill four years. Until illness prevented further activity, he had been a farmer nearly all his life.

He was born in St. Joseph county, Indiana, June 15, 1860, and was married Aug. 22, 1885, to Mary A. Ernsperger, of Buchanan.  Mrs. Hoover survives, also two sons, Albert C., South Bend, and Henry, at home; and two daughters, Mrs. Norman and Mrs. Vincent Smith, Route 4.

The body was taken to the Price and Kiger funeral home where services will be held Monday afternoon at 2.  Friends may call at the family home until noon Monday.

Maude R. Johnston
Jan. 18, 1898-Aug. 26, 1981

Niles Daily Star, Thursday, August 27, 1981, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Maude R. Johnston, 83, of 819 N. 13th St., Niles, died at 7:05 p.m. Wednesday following an extended illness.

A member of the Wesley United Methodist Church, she was born Jan. 18, 1898 in Olinda, Ontario, and came to Niles in 1962 from Phoenix, Ariz.

She married Simeon O. Johnston on May 24, 1917 in Windsor, Ontario. He died in 1976.

Survivors include a daughter, Miriam M. Johnston of Niles, and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday at Silverbrook Cemetery. The Rev. Mark D. Graham of Wesley United Methodist Church will officiate.

Friends may call after 3 p.m .Thursday at the Halbritter Funeral Home in Niles.

Lela Lewis
Nov. 17, 1911-Aug. 25, 1981

Niles Daily Star, Friday, August 28, 1981, page 2, col. 7-8, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Lela Lewis, 69, of 2787 Detroit Rd., Niles, died at 11:15 p.m. Tuesday at Pawating Hospital in Niles.

A homemaker, she was a member of the Order of Eastern Star and Mount Calvary Baptist Church in Niles.

She was born Nov. 17, 1911 in Arkansas and had lived here since 1944. She married the late Lawrence Lewis in Arkansas in 1940.

Survivors include a son, William Lewis of Chicago; two brothers, three sisters; one grandchild  and two great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Mount Calvery Baptist Church. Pastor W.L. Daniel will officiate.

Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends may call at the church from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. the day of the service. The Hoven Funeral Home of Buchanan is in charge of arrangements.

Autie Livingston
June 7, 1887-Aug. 28, 1970

Niles Daily Star, Friday, August 28, 1970, page 2, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library

NILES--Mrs. Autie Livingston, 83, of 10 S. 10th St. died at 4 a.m. today in the Paul Stephan Nursing Home, after an illness of more than two months.

Born June 7, 1887, in Cannon County, Tenn., Mrs. Livingston had lived here since 1923, coming from Tennessee. Her husband, Eldie, died in 1955. She was a member of the Church of Christ.

Surviving is a sister, Mrs. Hattie Shelton, Niles.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday in the Pifer Funeral Home, with burial in Silverbrook Cemetery.

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

Carl T. Longenecker
Oct. 14, 1898-Aug.24, 1981

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, August 26, 1981, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

Carl T. Longenecker, 82, of Kalamazoo, died Monday at approximately 8 p.m. in Holland.

Mr. Longenecker was born Oct. 14, 1898 in Mishawaka and lived in Kalamazoo for some 30 years.

He is survived by his wife Vivian; three children, Charles H. of Kalamazoo, Mrs. Lloyd (Mary) Ross and Elder Paul D., both of Holland; one brother, Rosco of Sturgis; two sisters, Mrs. Addie Schrumps and Mrs. Wilbur (Mable) Carpender, both of Niles; 17 grandchildren, 44 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.  Services will be Thursday, Aug. 27, at 1 p.m. at Langland Memorial Chapel in Kalamazoo. Burial will be at Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends may call at the chapel.

William McLellan
1880-Jan. 8, 1940

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, January 9, 1940, page 2, col. 8, microfilm Niles District Library

William McLellan, Niles Ex-Resident, Dies in Lowell, Ind.

Services will be held at 2:30 Thursday afternoon in the Pifer funeral home for William McLellan, former resident of Niles, who died Monday at his home in Lowell, Ind.

Mr. McLellan, who was proprietor of an oil station in Niles, left here 13 years ago. His wife is a sister of Mrs. Oscar Johnson, who left for Lowell when she received news of her brother-in-law's death.

Beside his wife Mr. McLellan leaves two sons, William and Seth, and two sisters, Mrs. Kate Sheehan and Miss Ruth McLellan, also a brother in South Dakota.