Carl O. Henry
April 10, 1896-July 12, 1948

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, July 13, 1948, page 2-3, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

Carl O. Henry, rural route four, died at 10 a.m. Monday unon entering Lee Memorial hospital, Dowagiac, following a heart attack.

He suffered the attack while in the woods near Dowagiac with his son, Donald. His wife, Anna, died on April 1, 1948.

Surviving are children, Donald Klowetter, Niles; Mrs. Marian Gish, South Bend, and Gerald Klowetter, both of South Bend, Mrs. Marjorie Kline and Mrs. Betty Casey, both of Mishawaka, Ind.

Henry was born on Apr. 10, 1896, in South Bend and came to Niles from there 12 years ago.

Friends may call at the Kiger funeral home, where services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, by the Rev. C.K. Graham, pastor of the First Baptist church. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.

Ada May McBain
June 11, 1894-July 4, 1948

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, July 6, 1948, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Ada May McBain, 929 Michigan street, died at 5:50 p.m. Saturday in Pawating hospital, after an illness of several years. She had been a patient at the hospital since June 15, 1948.

Surviving are her husband, Marion; children, Mrs. Otto Everman, Everett, Joe, Ray and George McBain, and Mrs. George Hempel, all of Niles. Surviving brothers are Clarence Kelley, of New Carlisle, Ind., and Cecil Kelley, Laporte, Ind. Also surviving are 25 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Mrs. McBain was born on June 11, 1894, in Laporte county, Ind., and came here from New Carlisle, Ind., 32 years ago.

Friends may call at the residence. Services were conducted today in the Kiger funeral home by the Rev. L. George Beacock. Burial was in Silverbrook cemetery. Mrs. McBain was a member of of the First Methodist church.

Leona McIntyre
Oct. 30, 1908-June 19, 1972

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, June 20, 1972, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

NILES--Mrs. Leona A. McIntyre, 63, 1233 E. Main St., was dead on arrival at 6:05 p.m. Monday in Pawating Hospital.

Born Oct. 30, 1908, in Niles, Mrs. McIntyre had lived here all her life. On Sept 4, 1926, in Niles, she married Clarence McIntyre, who survives.

Also surviving are two sons, Clarence J. McIntyre of Niles and James A. McIntyre of St. Joseph; a daughter, Mrs. Robert Keiser of Niles; a sister, Mrs. L.D. Ramsby of Niles, and eight grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m Thursday in the Pifer Funeral Home, with the Rev. Ray Cunningham of the First Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends may call after 7 tonight at the funeral home.

Jack Miller
Feb. 18, 1890-July 6, 1948

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, July 6, 1948, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

Following a short illness, Jack Miller, 1414 North Fifth street, died at 2:50 a.m. today in Pawating hospital.

Survivors are his widow, Tulla Miller; children, Mrs. Julia Osborn, of Niles; Timer Miller, of Dowagiac; Tim and Theo Miller, of Niles, and one grandchild. Also surviving is a brother, Thad Miller, of New Edinburg, Ark.

Miller, who was born on Feb. 18, 1890, in New Edinburg, came here 10 years ago from Hermitage, Ark.  He was employed at the Oliver plant, South Bend.

Friends may call at the Pifer funeral home after Wednesday evening, and services will be conducted at the funeral home at 2 p.m. Friday by the Rev. R.B. Alexander, pastor of the Second Baptist church.

Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.

Albert S. Stone
March 8, 1893-July 13, 1948

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, July 13, 1948, page 2, col. 1-2, microfilm Niles District Library

Albert S. Stone, 111 Emmons street, died at 9 a.m. this morning in Pawating hospital, after an illness of one week.

He is survived by his widow, Jessie; a son, Sidney, of Mobile, Ala., and a daughter, Alice V. Stone, at home; one grandchild; a brother, Aubrey, of South Bend, and a brother, Avery, of Niles; sisters, Mrs. Bessie Sanders, of Lake Mary, Fla., Mrs. Orville Pegg, Mackville, Tenn., Mrs. Louis Fry and Mrs. Charles Crouch, of Morrison, Tenn.

Stone was born in Summitville, Tenn., on March 8, 1893, and came here from Indiana in 1932. He was employed at the Tyler Fixture corporation.

Stone was a member of the Niles Moose, American Legion and the 40 and 8 club.

Funeral arrangements which are being made by Pifer funeral home, are incomplete.

Anna Shouder
April 20, 1872-July 12, 1948

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, July 13, 1948, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

Anna Shouder, rural route, Berrien Springs, passed away at 6:24 p.m. Monday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Charles Krause, Berrien Springs, after an illness of a few hours.

Her husband, Carl, died in 1944, and she leaves a son, Fred Shouder, Niles; two grandsons; one brother, August Trockenbrod, of Niles, and William Trockenbrod, of Elkhart, Ind., and Charles Trockenbrod, of Reeder, N.D.

Mrs Shouder was born on April 20,1872, in Ypsilanti, and came here from Three Rivers. She had lived here most of her life.

Friends may call at the Pifer funeral home, where services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday by the Rev. Theo. Eisen, pastor of St. John's Evangelical and Reformed church. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery. Mrs. Shouder was a member of St. John's church.