George N. Rowlee
1866-Feb. 25, 1940

Niles Daily Star, Monday, February 26, 1940, page 2. col. 7, microfilm Niles District Library

GEORGE N. ROWLEE TAKEN BY DEATH

George N. Rowlee, 73, died Sunday morning in his home on Route 3. He had lived in the community 42 years, coming here from Fulton, N.Y., where he was born in 1866.

Services will be in the Price and Kiger funeral chapel Wednesday afternoon at 2, with burial in Silverbrook. The Rev. G.W. Simon will officiate. Friends of the family may call at the funeral home until noon Wednesday.

Mr. Rowlee had been ill more than a year. Prior to his illness he had operated the farm where he had lived nearly half a century.

He was married in Niles to Miss Mary Alice DeMott, who survives; other members of the family are two daughters, Mrs. Lottie June Bartlett and Mrs. Catherine Clare, Niles; a brother, B.D. Rowlee, and a sister, Mrs. Nellie Ives, both of Fulton, N.Y.; also five grandchildren and one great grandchild.

Pallbearers at the funeral Wednesday afternoon will be . .[illegible]. .Chamberlain, Arthur Beebe and Henry Camp.

Woodrow Wilson Ruttschaw
April 30, 1932

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, May 3, 1932, page 4, col. 6, microfilm Niles District Library

FUNERALS

Funeral services for Woodrow Wilson Ruttschaw, who died on Satruday in the home for afflicted children at Lapeer, will be held at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon in the Troost & Augustine chapel. Burial will be made in Silverbrook cemetery.

Henry L. Sanford
June 29, 1853-Aug. 24, 1931

Niles Daily Star, Monday, August 24, 1931, page 4, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

Death of H.L. Sanford

Henry L. Sanford, 78, a former resident of the Bend of the River neighborhood, died this morning in the home of his son, Glen D. Sanford, 417 W. Front street, in Buchanan. Mr. Sanford was born in Oswego county, New york on June 29, 1853. He was married in Fulton to Miss Anna Belle DeMott on March 12, 1880. They moved to the farm of her father, John DeMott, in 1910 in the Bend of the River where Mrs. Sanford died in 1911.  In 1931 Mr. Sanford went to Buchanan to reside with his son, Glen. Mr. Sanford is survived by two sons, Floyd Sanford of Fulton, N.Y., and Glen D. Sanford of Buchanan, and by two daughters, Mrs. Fred Phillips of Niles, and Mrs. Dort Dutton of Spokane, Wash., who has been in Buchanan for several weeks. The funeral services will be held on Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the home of Mr. and Mrs .Glen Sanford. Burial will be made in Silver Brook cemetery in Niles.

Anna Schmueser
Feb. 20, 1884-April 22, 1947

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, April 23, 1947, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Anna Schmueser, 63, life-time resident of Niles, died yesterday at 2:50 p.m. at the Berrien county hospital, where she had been ill for seven months.

Born in Niles Feb. 20, 1884, she was married to August Schmueser, who survives.  She lived at 631 North Fifth street. She was a member of the Salvation Army.

Besides her husband, she leaves six children: Miss Ida Schmueser, Niles; Joseph Schmueser, Crawfordsville, Ind.; Jack Ruttschow, California; Harold Ruttschow, Fremont, O.; Pvt. Lewis E. Ruttschow, Japan; and Mrs. Betty Barker, Belleview, O.; and a brother, William McGuirk, Niles.

Friends may call at the Kiger funeral home, where Capt. Herbert Jensen of the Salvaton Army will conduct services tentatively set for Friday at 2 p.m.  Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery. Final arrangements await word from the son in Japan.

Charles G. "Carlie" Smith
May 31, 1866-Nov. 3, 1923

Niles Daily Star-Sun, Monday, November 5, 1923, page 1, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

Carlie Smith Dies In Chicago Today

Carlie Smith, a former resident of Niles, died at his home in Chicago this morning after a brief illness. In a telephone message to Mrs.H.E. Price today, Mrs. Smith stated that the body will be brought to Niles on Monday afternoon and will be taken to the Presbyterian church where Rev.H.T. Scherer will conduct the funeral services at 3 o'clock. Burial will take place in Silver Brook cemetery.

Mr. Smith was born in Niles. He was a son of Charles and Margaret Smith, both deceased. He is survived by his widow and one daughter, Mrs. Harvey Rostizer, of South Bend. Mrs. Rostizer was in Chicago when her father passed away.

Chris Sorenson
June 10, 1886-Dec. 25, 1953

Niles Daily Star, Saturday, December 26, 1953, page 2, col. 7, microfilm Niles District Library

Chris Sorenson, 67, died suddenly at his room at the Powell Hotel at 2 p.m. Dec. 25.

Sorenson was born in Independence, Ia., on June 19, 1886. He came to Niles from Moberly, Mo., in 1923. He was a retired boilermaker for the New York Central railroad.

Surviving are five sons, Walter, Archie, Clifford, Eugene and Marvin, all of Niles; two grandchildren; [illegible]; and two sisters, Mrs. Michael Sorenson of Missouri Valley and Mrs. Lena Johnson of California.

Friends may call at the Kiger Funeral Home where services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.