James H. Emanuel
March 23, 1896-Feb. 1, 1960

Niles  Daily Star, Tuesday, February 2, 1960, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

James H. Emanuel, 3, route six (Ironwood drive), Niles, died at 2:55 p.m. Monday in Pawating Hospital where he was admitted Sunday after suffering a stroke at his home. He had been in failing health for the past two years.

Mr. Emanuel, a veteran of World War I, was born March 23, 1896, in Georgia and came to Niles 16 years ago from Muskegon. He had been employed at the South Bend Foundry.  Surviving are his widow, Lillian L., and a brother, Norman Emanuel, Portland, Ore.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Kiger and Halbritter Funeral Home here with the Rev. Theodis Hadley, pastor of Mount Calvary Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.

George S. Hoppin, Jr.
June 24, 1879-Feb. 1, 1960

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, February 3, 1960, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

George S. Hoppin, Jr., 80, a native of Niles, died Monday at Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, after a short illness. He had resided at 10064 Vernon Rd., Huntington Woods.

Mr. Hoppin was born in Niles June 24, 1879, and had lived in Detroit since 1903 when he began work in Detroit banks. he retired in 1946 as assistant casheir of the National Bank of Detroit, a position he had held since 1933.

He is survived by his widow, Lowella F. Hoppin; two daughters, Mrs. David D. Williams, and Mrs. Verne H. Sidnam, both of . . . [illegible]. . George S. Hoppin, III, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Services . . .[illegible] .. p.m. at the William R. Hamilton Funeral Home in Detroit. Committal services at Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles, will be conducted at 1 p.m. Friday by the Rev. John MacLachlan, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church.

Edward H. Radewald
June 1, 1900-Feb. 16, 1960

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, February 17, 1960, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

Edward H. Radewald,  59, 527 Cass St., died at 3:20 p.m. Tuesday on arrival at Pawating Hospital, after suffering a heart attack while trimming a tree in his yard.

Mr. Radewald, a former employe of Studebaker Packard Corp., South Bend, was born on June 1, 1900, in the home on 527 Cass St., He is survived by a brother, Ray S. Radewald, also of 527 Cass St.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in the Kiger and Halbritter Funeral Home with the Rev. Herbert Meussling, pastor of St. John's United Church of Christ (Evangelical and Reformed), officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.

Mary Walton
Dec. 27, 1874-Feb. 10, 1960

Niles Daily Star, Thursday, February 11, 1960, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Silverbrook Cemetery for Mrs. Byron (Mary) Walton, 85, Aberdeen, S.D. , who died Wednesday in South Dakota.  The Rev. John P. MacLaclan, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, will officiate.

Mrs. Walton was born Dec. 27, 1874, in LaFayette, Ind., and is survived by a son, Robert Noble Walton, Chicago. Her husband preceded her in death in 1950.

The body is to be removed from a funeral home in Aberdeen to the Pifer Funeral Home, Niles.

Niles Daily Star, Friday, February 12, 1960, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

The Rev. John P. MacLachlan, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, will read graveside rites at 11 a.m. Monday at Silverbrook Cemetery for Mrs. Byron (Mary) Walton, 85, who died Wednesday in Aberdeen, N.D. It was erroneously stated in a previous announcement of the death that services were to be held for Mrs. Robert Walton.

Marvel Kelly, 95
March 20, 1917-July 5, 2012

Kelly

Niles Daily Star, Published online 5:07pm Sunday, July 8, 2012

Marvel L. Kelly, 95, of Lewis Drive in Niles, died at 1:50 p.m. Thursday, July 5, 2012, at Silverbrook Manor in Niles following a brief illness.

Mrs. Kelly was born on March 20, 1917, in South Bend, Ind., to Clyde and Agnes (Clabaugh) Marks. Her family moved from South Bend to a farm, south of Plymouth, in 1930. She graduated from Plymouth High School in 1935.

After graduation, she moved to Niles and worked at Simplicity Pattern Company and Riveridge Nursing Home. She also assisted in her husband’s real estate business, Heritage Realty.

Marvel was a member of Grace United Methodist Church in Niles. She enjoyed flower gardening.

On July 30, 1937, in Niles, she married Walter L. Kelly, who preceded her in death on Jan. 30, 1977.

Mrs. Kelly is survived by her sons, David B. (Doris) Kelly, of Niles, and Larry W. (Marcie) Kelly, of Saint Joseph; grandchildren, Jeremy and Susana Kelly, Tara (Jim) O’Laughlin, and Ryan (Laura) Kelly; great-grandchildren, Kyle, Erin and Brendan O’Laughlin, and Rachel and Megan Kelly; and sister, June Marks, of South Bend.

In addition to her husband, she was also preceded in death by her brother, Harold Marks, and sister, Helen Chizum.

The funeral service for Marvel will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, July 9, 2012, at Halbritter Funeral Home, in Niles, with Dr. Anthony Tomasino, of Grace United Methodist Church, and the Rev. Colin Seitz, of Community Evangelical Free Church, officiating.

Committal services will be at 2 p.m. Monday graveside at Silverbrook Cemetery in Niles.

Contributions in memory of Marvel may be made to Grace United Methodist Church, or to the Berrien County Cancer Service.

Claud S. Woodward
Oct. 3, 1884-Feb. 17, 1960

Niles Daily Star, Thursday, February 18, 1960, page 2, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library

Claud S. Woodward, 75, 1105 Stateline Rd., died Wednesday morning in Memorial Hospital, South Bend, following a lingering illness.

Mr. Woodward, a retired employe of Roach Appleton manufacturing Co., South Bend, where he had worked for 16 years, was born Oct. 3, 1884, in Bonham, Tex., and came to Niles in 1936 from Denison, Tex. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Niles and the Men's Bible Class of the church.

Surviving are his widow, Jessie, several nieces and nephews, and two sisters, Mrs.Kelly Brown, Muskogee, Okla. and Mrs. J.S. Colley, Kerrville, Tex.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Pifer Funeral Home with the Rev. Earl J. Wickstrom, pastor of the First Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.  Friends may call at the funeral home.