Heber Dennison Parker
December 26, 1899-February 26, 1965

The Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Saturday, February 27, 1965, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

Heber Dennison Parker, formerly of Niles, died at 10:15 a.m., Friday in Pawating Hospital, following a two-day illness.

Mr. Parker, a former wholesale lumber dealer in Edwardsburg, was born in Salem, Ind. He moved to Mishawaka from Niles nine years ago. He married Mary Della Bailey May 5, 1917, in Syracuse, Ind. She survives.

Other survivors include a son, Jack R., Milan, Ind.; a brother, B.M. Parker, Hillsboro, Ore.; and three grandchildren.

He was a member of the Mishawaka First Presbyterian Church; St. Joseph Lodge No., 45, Free and Accepted Masons of South Bend; and was a past high priest of the Royal Arch Masons and the Messiah White Shrine, both of South Bend.  He was also a member of the Niles Knights Templar, the Saladin Temple of Grand Rapids and the Niles Elks Lodge.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Pifer Funeral Home.  The Rev. John H. Meengs, pastor of the Mishawaka First Presbyterian Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Masonic memorial services will be conducted at 8 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home, where friends will be received after 7 p.m. tonight.

Mary Della Parker
December 7, 1889-January 14, 1988

The Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Thursday, January 14, 1988, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

Mary Della Parker, 98, 2293 S. 14th St., Niles, died today at 4:30 a.m. at Pawating Hospital following a short illness.

She was born Dec. 7, 1889, in Wolf Lake, Ind., and lived in the Niles area for many years. She was a homemaker and on May 5, 1917, she married Heber Parker in Flint. He died in 1965.  A son, Jack died April 18, 1983.

She was an advisor for Rainbow Girls and a member of the Order of Eastern Star, Messiah White Shrine in South Bend, Ind., and the Fulkerson Park Baptist Church.

Survivors include: a sister, Marie Strock of Butler, Ind.; four grandchildren, Steven of Nashville, Tenn., Jerry of Indianapolis, Ind., Mark of Niles and Mary Dilts of Bridgeton, N.J.; and five great-grandchildren.

Services are Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Pifer-Smith Funeral Home, Niles, where the Rev. Edwards Villaba will officiate.  Burial will be in Silverbook Cemetery.  Friends may call beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday.

Richard Alan Ramsby
September 16, 1969

The Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Thursday, September 18, 1969, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

BATTLE CREEK—Committal services for Richard Alan Ramsby, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Ramsby, 114 Indian Road, who died Tuesday after being born prematurely, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in Silverbrook Cemetery.

The Rev. John R. Wyngarden of the First Presbyterian Church will officiate.

Arrangements are being handled locally by the Halbritter Funeral Home.

Elmer J. Regenos
May 12, 1908-September 16, 1969

The Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Thursday, September 18, 1965, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

Niles—Elmer J. Regenos, 61, of 1340 Eagle St., died Tuesday evening in Pawating Hospital, where he had been a patient for two weeks.

A retired truck driver for Tyler Fixture Corp., Mr. Regenos was born May 12, 1908, in Niles and had lived here all his life. He married the former Mamie Kelsey, who survives.

In addition to his wife, Mr. Regenos is survived by a son, Elmer Regenos, Niles; four step-sons, Robert Brocka, Galien, Vernon and Marvin Wilson, both of Niles, and Richard Wilson, Mishawaka; four daughters, Mrs. Eleanor Covington and Mrs. Theresa Cox, both of Niles, Mrs. Gladys Thomas, Shreveport, La., and Mrs. Florence Ferrell, Ft. McCoy, Fla.; a step-daughter, Jane Wilson; three brothers, Paul, Robert and Arthur Regenos, all of Niles; three sisters, Mrs. Guy Walls, Mrs. Alene Cavanaugh and Mrs. Carl Smith, all of Niles; a half-sister, Mrs. Cletus Myers, Niles; 29 grandchildren and a great-grandchild.

Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Friday in the Pifer Funeral Home, with the Rev. Ralph Pletcher of Coulter’s Chapel officiating.  Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home.

Arthur F. Stoll
February 1, 1891-November 13, 1974

The Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Wednesday, November 13, 1974, page 2, col. 3-6, microfilm Niles District Library

NILES—Arthur F. Stoll, 83, formerly of 1018 Cedar St., died at 8:20 a.m. today in the Paul Stephan Nursing Home after an extended illness.

Mr. Stoll was a retired Chevrolet agency owner. Born Feb. 1, 1891, in Niles, he lived here all his life.

On Sept. 16, 1914, in Niles, he married the former Florence A. Parks, who died Sept. 17, 1969.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Halbritter Funeral Home with the Rt. Rev. Msgr. John D. Slowey of St. Mary’s Catholic Church officiating.  Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Florence A. Stoll
September 9, 1892-September 17,1969

The Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Thursday, September 18, 1969, page 2, col. 1-2, microfilm Niles District Library

NILES—Mrs. Florence A. Stoll, 77, of 1018 Cedar St., was dead on arrival Wednesday afternoon in Pawating Hospital.

Mrs. Stoll was born Sept. 9, 1892, in Niles and had lived here a lifetime. She married Arthur F. Stoll, who survives, on Sept. 16, 1914, in Niles.

In addition to her husband, Mrs. Stoll is survived by a brother, William R. Park, Grand Rapids and a sister, Mrs. Adeline Earl, Miami, Fla.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Halbritter Funeral Home, with the Rt. Rev. Msgr. John D. Slowey of St. Mary’s Catholic Church officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.