Obituaries

Herman F. Schrumpf
Nov. 13, 1884-March 3, 1960

Niles Daily Star, Friday, March 4, 1960, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

Herman F. Schrumpf, 75, 79 Desaix St., died at 11:10 a.m. Thursday at his home following an illness of three years.

Mr. Schrumpf, a retired foreman of Tyler Refrigeration Corp., was born Nov. 13, 1884, in Niles and had lived in this community his entire life. He was a member of St. John's United Church of Christ (Evangelical and Reformed), the Men's Brotherhood of the church, the Junior Order of United American Mechanics, Modern Woodmen of America and the Daughters of America.

Surviving are his widow, Addie; four daughters, Mrs. John Horner and Mrs. Ray Kirk, both of Niles; Mrs [illegible] Kirk, Dayton, Mich; and Mrs. Carl Rossow, Buchanan; two sons, George Schrumpf, Niles, and Kenneth Bothwell, Niles; 14 grandchildren, and five great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in St. John's United Church of Christ with the pastor, the Rev. Herbert Meussling, officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery. Friends may call at the Pifer Funeral Home until noon Saturday.

Members of the Daughters of America will meet at 7:30 p.m. today at the funeral home to conduct memorial services.  Members also have been asked to meet Saturday afternoon at the church to attend funeral services.

Lloyd Otto Schultz
Nov. 18, 1922-Feb. 26, 1960

Niles Daily Star, Friday, February 26, 1960, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

Lloyd Otto Schultz, 37, 321 1/2 Bertrand rd., died at 6:30 a.m. today in Pawating Hospital where he had been a patient since Feb. 19. He had been ill for several years.

Mr. Schultz, a janitor for the Fishing & Tackle Products of America, South Bend, was born Nov. 18, 1922, in Gary, Ind., and came to Niles from Buchanan 13 years ago. He was married on July 7, 1947 in Niles to Mary Corwin, who survives.

Also surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Schultz, Buchanan, and a brother, Harry Schultz, Gary Ind.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in the Kiger and Halbritter Funeral home with the Rev. Herbert Meussling, pastor of St. John's United Church of Christ (Evangelical and Reformed), officiating.  Friends may call at the funeral home beginning Saturday noon.

Kathrina Seifert
Sept. 23, 1866-Jan. 2, 1940

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, January 3, 1940, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Seifert, 73, Dies After Crash in South Bend

Mrs. Kathrina Seifert, 73, who died Tuesday in her home in South Bend of injuries suffered Dec. 28 when struck by an automobile in South Bend, was a former resident of Niles.

She was a sister of the late John Bauman and the late Mrs. Charles Pfeil.  Mrs. Seifert was born in Germany, Sept. 23, 1866, but spent most of her early girlhood in Niles. She is survived by two step-children, Mrs. Hattie Gilliland, Detroit, and Mrs. Mayme Jennings, Marion, O.; two sisters, Mrs. Rena Fritz, Detroit, and Mrs. Laura Motz, in Canada, and a brother, Henry Bauman, also in Canada.

Friends may call at the home, 513 South Bend avenue, tonight. Services will be conducted Friday at 1 o'clock in the L.H. Orvis chapel by the Rev. Waldemar Goffeney, pastor of Eton Evangelical and Reformed church. The body will be brought here to Silverbrook cemetery for burial. Her husband, Andrew S. Seifert, died Dec. 4, 1939.

Richard E. Singleton
Aug. 30, 1930-March 13, 1993

Niles Daily Star, Monday, March 15, 1993, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

Richard E. Singleton
1930-1993
Retired C&E Trucking Co.
truck driver

No funeral services for Richard E. Singleton, 62, 265 Roosevelt Dr., Niles.

The remains have been cremated.

Singleton died at 8:40 a.m. Saturday at Pawating Hospital following a brief illness.

Born Aug. 30, 1930, in South Bend, he was a lifetime area resident.

On Oct. 19, 1948, in Niles, he married the former Wanita Bell Baxter, who survives.

He was a retired truck driver for C&E Trucking Co., of South Bend.

Survivors include his mother Azuba Singleton of Niles; two daughters, Linda Moyer of Niles and Kimberly LaPlace of Georgia; two sons, Richard Singleton of Goshen,Ind., and Chris Singleton of Niles; five grandchildren; a sister, Beverly Hillyer of Niles and Jack Singleton of Niles.

Memorial contributions may be made to American Lung Association.

Arrangements were handled by Pifer-Smith Funeral Home.

Edward H. Wandrey
Dec. 29, 1895-March 22, 1984

Niles Daily Star, Saturday, March 24, 1984, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

Edward H. Wandrey, 88, 102 Stowe Ct., Niles, died Thursday at Chateau Gardens in Flint.

Born Dec. 29, 1895, in Kouts, Ind., he lived in Niles for the past 41 years. A World War I Army veteran, he was a member of the Disabled American Veterans as well as St. Paul Lutheran Church. He retired as conductor from the New York Central Railroad on Dec. 29, 1963, after 40 years of service.

Surviving are his wife, Elma; two sons, Edward W. of Rohnert Park, Calif and Thomas J. of Burton; one brother, Roy Wandrey of Beeville, Texas; one sister, Ruth Wandrey of Kouts, Ind.; 13 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

Services will be held both in Flint and Niles. The Flint services will be conducted at 7 p.m. Monday at the Sharp & Swartz Funeral Home, 605 Garland, Flint.

Niles services will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday at the St. Paul Lutheran Church, with Pastor Gregory J. Gerendas of that church officiating. Burial will be at Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends may call at St. Paul Lutheran Church from 1 p.m until the time of the service.

Friends who desire may make contributions to the St. Paul Lutheran Church.

Gerald Bradley Wedel
April 11, 1903-July 2, 1970

Niles Daily Star, Thursday, July 6, 1970, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

NILES--Gerald Bradley Wedel, 67, a Niles native living at Hendersonville, Tenn., died Thursday at a Hendersonville nursing home after an extended illness.

A retired farmer, Mr. Wedel was born April 11, 1903, in Niles, and had lived in Hendersonville for three years, moving there from Dowagiac. On June 15, 1930, he married Pauline Trusner, who survives. He was a member of the St. Joseph Valley Masonic Lodge.

Survivors include a son, Jerry of Vasser, Mich.; two daughters, Mrs. Patricia Mills of Niles and Mrs. Karen Renfro of Hendersonville; a sister, Mrs. George Thurston of Niles, and six grandchildren.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. today in the Pifer Funeral Home, with the Rev. Arlan Schlundt of St. John's United Church of Christ officiating.  Burial was in Silverbrook Cemetery.