Jack L. Utter
Jan. 21, 1899-Dec. 28, 1947

Niles Daily Star, Monday, December 29, 1947, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

Jack L. Utter, 48, rural route one, passed away yesterday morning in Pawating hospital after an illness of one year.

Friends may call at the Kiger funeral home where funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday. The Rev. Anthony J. Martin, pastor of Coulters chapel, will officiate. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.

Mr. Utter, who was employed as a stock clerk at the National-Standard company, was born Jan. 21, 1899 in Lawrence. He came to Niles from Benton Harbor 18 years ago.

Surviving are his widow, Norma, two sons, Charles, Dowagiac; William at home; four sisters, Mrs. Jeff Lancaster, Puyullap, Wash., Mrs. Fred Nye, Dowagiac, Mrs. Ralph Dobson, Decatur, Mrs. Roe Johnson, Gobles; two brothers, Everette, Benton Harbor, and Riley, Lawrence.

Louise Van Evera
Feb. 1, 1873-Jan. 12, 1948

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, January 13, 1948, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

South Bend, Jan. 13--Louise Van Evera, 69, lifetime resident of Niles and South Bend, died at 3 p.m. yesterday at the Jones Nursing Home here. She had been in ill health for several years.

Friends may call at the Kiger funeral home where services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday. The Rev. T.M. Greenhoe, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, will officiate. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.

Miss Van Evera had been employed by the Michigan Bell Telephone company for a number of years. Later she was employed by the Indiana Bell company.  She was born Feb. 1, 1873 in Niles.

Survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Kitty Stowe, Niles and Mrs. Carrie M. Toms, Toledo, Ore., and a nephew, John F. Stowe, Niles.

Jacob C. Weiser
April 7, 1882-Dec. 10, 1947


Niles Daily Star, Thursday, December 11, 1947, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

WEISER RITES SATURDAY

Jacob C. Weiser, rural route four, died at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Pawating hospital, following poor health for the past year.

He is survived by his son, Claude, South Bend; one brother, Edward, Niles; a sister, Mrs. James Haskill, Chicago Heights.

The decedent, who was born on April 7, 1882, in Bertrand township, has been a life-long resident of the area, and was employed by the Niles Creamery for 23 years.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday in the Pifer funeral home, with the Rev. G.A. Steeby, pastor of the First Evangelical and Reformed church, officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.

Doris Sarellen Wilson
June 18, 1947-Dec. 30, 1947

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, December 30, 1947, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

Doris Sarellen Wilson, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Wilson, 1206 South Thirteenth street, died in her home at 3:30 a.m. today after a short illness.

Services will be held 2 p.m. Friday in the Pifer funeral home with Elder Charles A. Johnson, pastor of the South Niles Pentacostal church, officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.

The baby was born June 18, 1947 in Niles. Surviving besides parents are her brothers, Vernon Lee, Marvin and Richard.

Burt Womack
Dec. 5, 1895-Dec. 28, 1947

Niles Daily Star, Monday, December 29, 1947, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

Following an illness of two years, Burt Womack, 701 North Third street, passed away at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at his home.

He is survived by his wife, Agnes, a step-son, Alfred Hicks, South Bend; daughter, Mrs. James Parks, Chicago; son Burt Womack, Jr., Benton Harbor; two grandchildren; brotehr, Patrick Womack, Elizabeth, Ind., a brother, Frank Womack, Manchester, Tenn.; a sister, Lena Morgan, Hillsboro, Tenn.

Womack, who was born on Dec. 6, 1895 came here from Tennessee 21 years ago, and has been employed as a salesman.

Friends may call at the Pifer funeral home until 12 noon Wednesday, when the body will be taken to the Methodist church, where services will be held at 2 p.m. with the Rev. L. George Beacock officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.

Womack was a member of the Moose lodge and the Eagle lodge.

NEVA PEARL HORNER
July 2, 1902-May 18, 1984

Mrs. Neva Pearl Horner, 81, 1265 Huntly Road, Niles, died at 6:15 pm Friday in St. Joseph's Medical Center, South Bend, following a five-year illness.

Born July 5, 1902, in Aix, Ind., the homemaker lived in Niles since 1924, coming from Buchanan.  She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church.  On Aug. 23, 1924, in St. Joseph, she married Clarence Horner, who preceded her in death on Jan. 22, 1983.

Surviving are three daughters, Patricia A. Horner, Mrs. Barbara Houghteling and Mrs. Marjorie Reed, all of Niles; one brother, Ernest Price of New Buffalo; two sisters, Mrs. Stella Kleine of New Carlisle, Ind. and Mrs. Laura Dohlman of Kalamazoo; two grandchildren; and two greatgrandchildren.

Services are 1:30 pm today at the Pifer-Smith Funeral Home, Niles, with the Rev. William Fuerstenau of the First Presbyterian Church officiating.  Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to the Kidney Foundation, St. Joseph's Medical Center.

from the Niles District Library - microfilm Niles Daily Star, Niles, Berrien, Michigan. Monday, May 21, 1984; page 02; col. 02.