William Emory File
Sept. 3, 1860-Jan. 24, 1948

Niles Daily Star, Monday, January 26, 1948, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

William Emory File, 87, rural route three, pioneer Niles resident and retired farmer, died Saturday at Pawating hospital after an illness of four days.

Services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Kiger funeral home. The Rev. Clarence Graham, pastor of the First Baptist church, will be in charge. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.

Mr. File had been a member of the East Union church. He was born in Berrien township Sept. 3, 1860.

Surviving are his widow, Mary Elizabeth; three sons, Russell C. and Joseph, both of Niles; Alva R., Berrien Center; a daughter, Mrs. Tina Patterson, South Bend; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Cora E. (Kennedy) Crossman Friday
Abt. 1865*-Jan. 29, 1948

Niles Daily Star, Friday, January 30, 1948, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

Services for Mrs. Cora E. Friday will be held 2 p.m. Monday at the Pifer funeral home with the Rev. T.M. Greenhoe, First Presbyterian pastor officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Sunday.

Mrs. Friday died Wednesday in St. Petersburg, Fla., after a four-day illness. Her husband, Phillip B. Friday, who died several years ago, was a prominent Niles real estate man.

Surviving are two sons, Ward O. Crossman, Niles; and L. Earl Crossman, Olivet; seven grandchildren; and a sister, Mrs. Maude Woodley, Benton Harbor.

Mrs. Friday, born and reared in Benton Harbor, made her home alternately between Niles and St. Petersburg during recent years.

*Berrien County Marriages, Philip B. Friday m. Cora E. Kennedy Crossman, Nov. 26, 1902, age 37 years, maiden name Kennedy

Ella Hand
Sept. 27, 1856-Jan. 24, 1948

Niles Daily Star, Monday, January 26, 1948, page 2, col. 5-6, microfilm Niles District Library

MRS. ELLA HAND, 91

Mrs. Ella Hand, 1401 Regent street, lifelong resident of Niles, passed away Saturday at the Carson Convalescent home, Benton Harbor. She had been ill for one year.

Services will be held at 3:30 p.m., Tuesday at the Kiger funeral home. The rev.L.George Beacock, pastor of the First Methodist church, will officiate. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.

Mrs. Hand was born Sept. 27, 1856 in Berrien township. She had been a member of the Methodist church.

Her husband, Joe, preceded her in death in 1944.

Surviving are a son, Merl Hand, Berrien Springs; a daughter, Mrs. Carl Dick, Niles; a niece, Mrs. Robert Davis, Berrien Springs; four grandsons, Joseph A. Hand, Lakewood, O., Robert M. Hand, McDonald, Pa., LeRoy Hand, Berrien Center, and Carl Dick,Jr., Niles; two great-grandchildren.

*Michigan Marriages, Ella Green m. Jo Hand, Dec. 14, 1881.

Marshall Humphrey
June 13, 1867-May 17, 1949

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, May 18, 1949, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

Marshall Humphrey, of 1120 Merrifield street, died at 3 p.m. . .[illegible]

Surviving are his widow, Lurena, and their children, Clarence Charles and Harry of Niles, Mrs. Irene Brunaell and Mrs. Violet Griffin, both of Chicago; 11 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Born June 13, 1867, in Knox, Ind., Humphrey came to Niles from there 23 years ago.

Friends may call at the Pifer funeral home where services will be conducted at 2 p.m Thursday by the Rev. Theo. Laesch, pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran church. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.

Camilla Hutchinson
Jan. 16, 1924-Nov. 14, 1992

Niles Daily Star, Monday, November 16, 1992, page 2, col. 2-3, microfilm Niles District Library

Camilla Hutchinson
1924-1992
Baha-i religion pioneer

Funeral services for Camilla Hutchinson, 68, 201 Cass St., Niles are scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday at Pifer-Smith Funeral Home in Niles.

Burial will follow at Silverbrook Cemetery in Niles.

Hutchinson died at 2:09 p.m. Saturday at Pawating Hospital following an lengthy illness.

Born Jan. 16, 1924, in South Bend, Hutchinson moved back to Niles in 1991 after living in Mexico.

She was married to George Hutchinson, who preceded her in death.

She was a retired dental hygienist of the Wayne County Public Health Department.

She had a dental hygienist degree from the Meharry School of Dentistry in Nashville, Tenn.

She was a 1942 graduate of Niles High School.

She was a pioneer for the Baha-i religion in Haiti, Mexico and the Bahamas.

She is survived by two sons, Robert Love of Niles and Dr. William C. Love of Mt. Juliet, Tenn.

Friends may call at Pifer-Smith Funeral Home, one hour prior to the service.

Memorials may be made to the Berrien County Cancer Service.

Henry D. Jantzen
April 6, 1882-Jan. 25, 1948

Niles Daily Star, Monday, January 26, 1948, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

Henry D. Jantzen, 65, retired locomotive engineer for the Michigan Central railroad, succumbed at his home at 3:45 a.m. yesterday. He had been ill two days.

Last rites are set for 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Kiger funeral home. Officiating will be the Rev. Theo Eisen, pastor of the St. John's Evangelical and Reformed church. Interment will be in Silverbrook cemetery.

Born in Germany, April 6, 1882, Mr. Jantzen came to Michigan City, Ind. Forty years ago he moved to Niles where he lived since. He was a member of the Locomotive Engineer society.

Surviving are his widow, Anna; a daughter, Genevieve Vaughn, Niles; a grandson, Raymond Vaughn, Niles; a twin sister, Mrs. Anna Delinde, Portland, Ore.; two other sisters, Mrs. Margaret Debrich, Lodi, Cal., and Mrs. Martha Campbell, Jackson; a brother, Martin, Michigan City, Ind.