Lucy Moss
Feb. 11, 1856-May 16, 1949

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, May 17, 1949, page 2, col. 7, microfilm Niles District Library

Miss Lucy Moss, 98, of rural route three, Niles, died at 10:45 a.m. yesterday at the Emmanuel home in Covert, after an illness of one year.

Miss Moss was born Feb. 11, 1856, in Niles township. She lived in the Niles area all her life and was a member of the Second Baptist church.

Survivors are a niece, Mrs. Elsie Jackson, of Niles, and two nephews, Alton Johnson, of Inkster, Mich.,and Alva Johnson, of San Francisco.

Friends may call at the Kiger funeral home. Services will be held there at 2 p.m. Thursday with the Rev. Richard Alexander officiating.  Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.

Richard N. Neal
Dec. 2, 1918-Nov. 23, 1992

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, November 24, 1992, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

Richard N. Neal
1918-1992
Retired from Bendix

Funeral services for Richard N. Neal, 74, 308 Ontario St., Niles, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Wednesday at Pifer-Smith Funeral Home with the Rev. Robert Freitas, of Bertrand Bible Church, officiating.

Burial will follow at Silverbrook Cemetery.

Neal died at 1:50 p.m. Monday at Pawating Hospital following a short illness.

Born Dec. 2, 1918, in LaPorte, Ind., he moved to Niles in 1940.

On Jan. 21, 1940, in Roseland, Ind., he married the late Betty J. Finn, who preceded him in death on May 8, 1985.

He retired in 1984 after 35 years at Bendix as a forklift driver.

He is survived by a daughter, Treana Kay Rock of South Bend; two grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

Alice Marie Pawlak
May 14, 1916-Nov. 16, 1992

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, November 17, 1992, page 2, col. 1-2, microfilm Niles District Library

Alice Marie Pawlak
1916-1992
retired store clerk

Funeral services for Alice Marie Pawlak, 76, of Silverbrook Manor Nursing ome, formerly  of 17 N. Seventh St., Niles, are Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Pifer-Smith Funeral Home by the Rev. Edward Villalba, pastor of Fulkerson Park Baptist Church, Niles.

Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Mrs. Pawlak died Monday at 3:15 p.m. at Silverbrook, following an extended illness.

Born May 14, 1916, in Putnam County, Ohio, she lived in this area most of her lifetime.

She was preceded in death in 1975 by her husband, William D. Pawlak.

Survivors include three daughters, Karen Thompson and Mary Lou Lappan, both of Niles and Sharon Lane of Plant City, Fla.; two sisters, Hulda Driebelbeis of South Bend, Ind., and Lucille Kalinsek of Delphas[sic], Ohio; 10 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren.

Friends may call today from 4 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Hospice at Home of Berrien County.

Debra Ann Prince
Nov. 24, 1957-Nov. 9, 1992

Niles Daily Star, Monday, November 9, 1992, page 2, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library

Deborah Prince
arrangements pending

Deborah Prince, 34, 2585 Dick St., Niles, died at 5:13 a.m. Monday at Pawating Hospital following an extended illness.

Arrangements at Halbritter Funeral Home are incomplete.

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, November 10, 1992, page 2, col. 1-4, microfilm Niles District Library

Debra Ann Prince
1957-1992
former employee of
Niles Board of
Public Works and
Michigan Bell

Funeral services for Debra Ann Prince, 34, 2585 Dick St., are scheduled for 11 a.m. Thursday at First Church of Christ-Christian with church Pastor Lowell Black officiating.

Burial will follow at Silverbrook Cemetery in Niles.

Prince died at 5:13 a.m. at Pawating Hospital following an extended illness.

Born Nov. 24, 1957, in Niles, she was a resident of Niles all her life.

She was active in the First Church of Christ-Christian, the church choir and the Multiple Sclerosis Society. She was a 1975 graduate of Niles High School.

She is survived by her parents, Richard and Nellie Prince of Niles; a brother, U.S. Navy Petty Officer Fist[sic] Class Matthew Lee Prince of Charleston, S.C.; a nephew, William Prince of Charleston and a niece, Angela Prince of Charleston.

Friends may call from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Halbritter Funeral Home.

Memorial contributions may be made to the First Church of Christ-Christian or the Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Earl Reed
March 7, 1892-Feb. 21, 1952

Niles Daily Star, Thursday, February 21, 1952, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

Earl Reed, of 620 Sycamore street, died this morning at Hines Memorial hospital, Hines, Ill. He had been in poor health since October of last year.

Surviving are his mother, Mrs. Laura Reed, of Frankfort, Ind.; his widow, Lillie; two daughters, Mrs. Quincy Sharp, of Frankfort, Ind., and Mrs. Robert Martin, of Niles; three sons, Elmer, of Frankfort, and Eddie and Frank Reed, of Niles; three grandchildren; two brothers, Calvin, of Chicago, and Donald Reed, of Noblesville, Ind., and two sisters, Mrs. James Langston, of Monticello, Ind., and Mrs. Allen Stone, of Frankfort, Ind.

Reed was born in Frankfort, Ind., on March 7, 1892, and came here from South Bend 29 years ago. He was a railroad yard conductor and a veteran of World War I.

Friends may call at the Pifer funeral home, where services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday by the Rev. L. George Beacock, Methodist pastor. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery, and veterans will have charge of the committal service.

Stanton M. Tharp
March 1, 1909-Nov. 7, 1992

Niles Daily Star, Monday, November 9, 1992, page 2, col. 1-2, microfilm Niles District Library

Stanton M. Tharp
1909-1992
Retired from Niles Automotive

Funeral services for Stanton M. Tharp, 83, 1418 S. 13th St., Niles, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Halbritter Funeral Home with Pastor Glen Howenstine of Laketon-Ijamsville United Methosdist Church.

Burial will follow at Silverbrook Cemetery in Niles.

Tharp died at 4:22 a.m. Saturday at Silverbrook Manor in Niles following an extended illness.

Born March 1, 1909, in Pokagon Township, he was a lifetime area resident.

On May 9, 1936, in South Bend, he married the former Vivian R. Sherburn who survives.

He was retired from Niles Automotive. He was a former member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles in Niles, American Legion Post 28 and a former volunteer fireman with both the Niles Township and Morris Township fire departments.

Other survivors include two daughters, Selva Garson of Mishawaka and Lois Bilotti of Niles; two sons, Robert Tharp of North Manchester, Ind., and Roger Tharp of Niles; nine grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; three sisters, Anna Akin of Niles, Marjorie Garrard of Mishawaka and Ellen Gillette of Howard, Ill., and four brothers, Milton Tharp, Verdon Tharp of Granger, Frank Tharp of Niles and Edmund Tharp of Elkhart.

Friends may call from 2 p.m .to 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday at Halbritter Funeral Home.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Berrien County Cancer Service.