Melville E. Harger
Sept. 29, 1854-Oct. 21, 1932

Niles Daily Star, Friday, October 21, 1932, page 1, col. 6, microfilm Niles District Library

WM. E. HARGER, BERRIEN RESIDENT FOR 75 YEARS, DIES AT HIS FARM HOME

Melville E. Harger, 78, a resident of Berrien county for 75 years, died this morning at 2:30 in his home two miles north of Niles on M-40. He had been in ill health from heart diease[sic] for several months.  For the last four weeks he had been confined to his bed.

Mr. Harger was born in Lorraine, Ohio, on Sept. 29, 1854. When he was a child of three years he was brought to Michigan by his parents. They located in Berrien county, and he had since resided here. Mr. Harger was married to Inez Young on March 31, 1881 and last year they celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. Mrs. Harger died last January.

Immediately after their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Harger went to housekeeping in the farm home which was their home until their deaths.  Of the five children born to them four survive their father. The children are Mrs. Otto Waltsgott of Pasadena, Calif., who has been at her father's home for several weeks on account of his illness, Claude Harger, Mrs. Florence Eager and Reginald Harger.  Another son, Carol Harger, died in 1910.  Two daughters of the latter are among the 13 surviving grandchildren. One sister, Mrs. Clyde R. Young of Eau Claire, also survives.

Throughout his lifetime Mr. Harger engaged in the business of farming. He was a member of the board of review of Niles township at the time of his death, an office to which he had been elected for several consecutive years.

The funeral services will be held in the home on Sunday afternoon at 2:30.  The Rev. G.W. Simon, pastor of the Presbyterian church, of which Mr. Harger was a member, will officiate. Burial will be made in the family lot in Silverbrook cemetery.

Note: Headline is apparently incorrect.

Ethel D. Hill
Aug. 31, 1879-July 1, 1948

Niles Daily Star, Friday, July 2, 1948, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Ethel D. Hill, 68, rural route one, wife of J.F. Hill, died Thursday evening at Pawating hospital after 10 months illness.  Born in Sodus township August 31, 1879, she came here from Millburg in 1917.  She was a member of the local Home Economics club. Surviving, besides her husband, are two sons, John D., and Clifford K., both of Niles; and one brother, Melvin Moore, Eau Claire. Funeral services will be held at the Kiger funeral home at 2 p.m. Monday; the Rev. G.A. Steeby, pastor of the First Evangelical United Brethren church, will officiate. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.

Mrs. Otto A. (Lina) Hinderer
1877-March 1947

Niles Daily Star, Thursday, March 6, 1947, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

INTERRED IN SILVERBROOK

The ashes of Mrs. Otto A. Hinderer, who died in Wolfesboro, N .H., early this week, were interred this afternoon in Silverbrook cemetery, with services conducted by the Rev. Theodore Greenhoe, of the First Presbyterian church.

Mrs. Helen Harrison, of Wolfesboro, and Mrs. Albert Hall, of New York city, nieces of the deceased, were here to attend the services, and were guests of the Misses Emma and Berta Hinderer, in their home at 221 Bond street.  Mrs. Hinderer was the wife of the Misses Hinderer's brother, Otto, who resided in Chicago.

Emma Hinkle
April 26, 1869-July 10, 1948

Niles Daily Star, Monday, July 12, 1948, page 2, col. 6, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Emma Hinkle, 79, 321 Brookfield, died at 4:07 p.m. Saturday at Pawating hospital after a brief illness. She was born in St. Joseph county April 26, 1869 and came here from Mendon in 1894. She was the wife of W.S. Hinkle who died Feb. 4, 1946. Surviving are one son, Vern Hinkle, of Niles; one grandson, and one sister, Mrs. Albert Gross, Niles. Services were to be held today at 4 p.m. at the Pifer funeral home; the Rev. L. George Beacock, pastor of the First Methodist church, where Mrs. Hinkle was a member, will officiate. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.

Maude R. Hoisington
Aug. 21, 1877-Nov. 11, 1946

Niles Daily Star, Monday, November 11, 1946, page 2, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Hoisington, 69, Dies After 8-Month Illness

Mrs. Maude R. Hoisington, 69, of 732 Maple street, succumbed today at 10:45 a.m. at Pawating hospital after an illness of eight months.

A resident of Niles for the past 30 years, Mrs. Hoisington had come here from Berrien Springs in 1916. She had been born in Ovid, Aug. 21, 1877. Here she was a member of the First Baptist church.

Survivors include: four sons, Paul W. Hoisington, Niles; Perry F. Hoisington, Chambersburg, Pa.; Donald Hoisington, Kodiak Island, Alaska; and Earl L. Hoisington, Chicago Heights, Ill.; nine grandchildren, and a brother J. Clayton French, Lansing.

Friends may call at the Pifer funeral home, where services will be held Wednesday at 3 p.m. with the Rev. Clarence Graham officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.

Baby Girl Holt
June 6, 1960


Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, June 8, 1960, page 2, col 1, microfilm Niles District Library

Infant Rites Held

Committal rites were held Tuesday afternoon at Silverbrook Cemetery for the new born daughter of Mr.and Mrs. George Holt, 2260 Terminal Rd., who was stillborn Monday night at Pawating Hospital. Elton Rodgers, minister for the Church of Christ, officiated.

Surviving,  beside the parents are: two brothers and a sister, Michael, Les and Debra, all at home and the grandparents, Mrs. Lois Holt, Muncie, Ind., and Mr.and Mrs. Arthur Olson, Niles.