Ida M. Shafer
1883-Dec. 1947
Niles Daily Star, Friday, December 12, 1947, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library
SHAFER RITES SATURDAY
Funeral services will be conducted for Mrs. Ida Shafer at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Hay funeral home, South Bend, according to word received by the decedent's sister, Mrs. O.J. Cooke, 221 Bond street. Interment will be at Silverbrook cemetery. Niles.
Obituaries
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Mary Walker
April 1, 1875-Jan. 8, 1948
Niles Daily Star, Thursday, January 8, 1948, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library
Mrs. Mary Walker, 72, died at her residence, 103 North Third street at 8:10 a.m. today after a five-day illness.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Pifer funeral home with the rev. L. George Beacock, pastor of the First Methodist church, officiating. Interment will be in Silverbrook cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Surviving are a son George Masten, Monico, Wis.; a daughter, Mrs. W.A. Beatey, South Bend; 11 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Mrs. Nora Thursby, Elkhart.
Mrs. Walker was born in Adamsville, April 1, 1875. She lived most of her life near Niles. She formerly lived at 725 Cushing street, South Bend.
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.