Waymon Hodges, 60

Born: March 11, 1952

Hodges

Died: May 28, 2012

Niles Daily Star, Published online 9:44pm Thursday, May 31, 2012

Waymon Hodges, 60, of Benton Harbor, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, May 28, 2012, at his home.

Waymon was born March 11, 1952, in Niles to Arelia and Clarence Hodges. He attended Brandywine High School in Niles and Oakland University in Rochester Hills, Mich. He was president of the Benton Harbor Chapter of the NAACP, treasurer of Group 1, president of the Landlord Association, member of the National Association of Fire Fighters, International Association of Black Fire Fighters and a retired captain of the Benton Harbor Fire Department.Waymon was happily married to Dorthena Hodges.

Waymon is survived by his wife; children, Dajuan Hodges, Melanie (Davin Hackett) Hodges, Melvenea Hodges, Richard Hodges and Waymel Hodges; grandchildren, Ladaisha Hodges, Jaquan Hodges, Santeria Hodges, Zion Hackett, Jadin Hackett, Keyin Hackett and Rylen Hackett; a host of family and friends.

A celebration of life service will be held Saturday, June 2, at St. Matthews Missionary Baptist Church, 2026 Highland Ave., Benton Harbor. The
visitation begins at 10 a.m. followed by the funeral at noon with the interment in Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles.

Those wishing to sign the online guest book may do so at www.familyfuneralhomebh.org

Arrangements are entrusted to Family Funeral Home.

John H. Brown
Sept. 13, 1921-April 15, 1975

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, April 15, 1975, page 2, col. 7, microfilm Niles District Library

NILES--John H. Brown, 53, of 1720 Kilarney Lane, died at 8:15 a.m. today in Memorial Hospital in South Bend after an illness of two months.

He was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church, a graduate of Syracuse University and an Air Force veteran of World War II. He was a project safety engineer with for the Tyler Division of Clark Equipment Co.  Mr. Brown was born Sept. 13, 1921, in Dehli, N.Y., and lived in Niles for 20 years.

On July 14, 1951, in Cobleskill, N.Y., he married the former Jean B. Dusenbury. She survives, along with his mother, Mrs. Wilfred (Mary) Brown of Watkins Glen, N.Y.; two sons, Wilfred Brown of Syracuse, N.Y., and Dwight Brown of Interlochen, Mich., a daughter, Miss Mary Helene Brown of Kalamazoo, and a sister, Mrs. Robert L. Flack of Watkins Glen,N.Y.

Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Thursday in Trinity Episcopal Church with the Very Rev. Vincent J. Anderson officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m.  Wednesday at the Halbritter Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made to the Interlochen Music Camp, the Niles Community Library or the South Bend Symphony.

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, April 16, 1975, page 2, col. 6, microfilm Niles District Library

NILES--Funeral services for John H. Brown, 53, of 1720 Kilarney[sic] Lane, who died at 8:15 a.m. Tuesday at Memorial Hospital, South Bend, will be held at 3:30 p.m. Thursday in Trinity Episcopal Church.

Mr. Brown served with the Counter Intelligence Corps, attached to the U.S. Air Force. Memorials may be made to the Interlochen Foundation for the Arts, the Niles Community Library or the South Bend Youth Symphony, care of Dr. Robert Demaree at Indiana University at South Bend.

Halbritter Funeral Home is in charge of funeral arrangements, where friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today.

Carrie Unley
Sept. 29, 1891-April 15, 1975

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, April 16, 1975, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

NILES--Mrs. Carrie Unley, 83, of 3406 N. Fifth St., Died at 10:10 p.m. Tuesday in the Paul Stephan Nursing Home after an extended illness.

Born Sept. 29, 1891, in Dowagiac, she lived most of her lifetime in Niles. On June 21, 1913, in St. Joseph, she married John F. Unley.

He survives, along with two daughter, Mrs. Frank (Vawn) Buheker and Mrs. Ralph (Mary) Depoy of Niles; three sisters, Mrs. Bruce Berger of Roseland; Mrs. Paul Hendricks of Niles and Mrs. Jack Williams of Osceola, Ind., three grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday 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.

Frank Shefsick
Feb. 9, 1919-April 22, 1975

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, April 22, 1975, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

NILES--Frank J. Shefsick, 57, of 2545 Williams St., died at 0:34 a.m. today at Pawating Hospital after an extended illness. He was a retired employe of the Bendix Corp., South Bend.

Mr. Shefsick was born Feb. 9, 1919, at Maryville, Ill., and came to Niles in 1943 from South Bend. On Nov. 11, 1942, at South Bend, he married the former Phyllis Shepard, who survives.

Also surviving are two sons, Norman and Thomas of Niles; three sisters, Miss Beatrice Shefsick, and Mrs. Josephine Schmitz and Mrs. Sophie Blaskow, all of St. Louis, Mo, and four grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m.  Thursday at the Halbritter Funeral Home.  The Rt. Rev. Msgr. John D. Slowey, pastor of St. Mary's Catholic Church, will officiate and burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Viola M. Huff
Feb. 4, 1895-April 27, 1975

Niles Daily Star, Monday, April 29, 1975, page 2, col. 6, microfilm Niles District Library

NILES--Miss Viola M. Huff, of the Wesley Manor Methodist Home in Frankfort, Ind., died at 5 p.m. Saturday.

She was employed as a legal secretary and a librarian.

A long time Niles and South Bend resident, she is survived by a nephew and a niece.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Welsheimer Funeral Home, 521 N. Williams St., South Bend with the Rev. Carlyle Mason, superintendent of Wesley Manor Methodist Home, officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends may call after 4 p.m. (Central time ) today at the funeral home.

Eliza Jane Obier
Jan. 21, 1837-Feb. 26, 1899

Niles Weekly Mirror, Wednesday, March 1, 1899, page 5, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

Death of Mrs. Obier

From Monday's Star.

Mrs. Eliza Jane Obier, wife of Th. S. Obier, passed peacefully away early Sunday morning. She was 62 years, one month and three days of age and had been an invalid for the past three years. Her demise is attributed to senile paralysis.

Mrs. Obier was a pioneer resident of this vicinity, having come here with her husband 29 years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Obier upon their arrival in Michigan first settled in Milton township, near Smith's chapel. Later on they removed to Barron Lake where they resided until a few years ago when they again moved to this city.

The deceased was born in Delaware and was married in the state 45 years ago. She was the mother of nine children, eight of whom, together with  her husband, survive her.

The children are all here with the single exception of one son who could not be located.

Those who were in attendance at the funeral were as follows: John, of Chicago; William, of Buffalo, N.Y.; Samuel, of Toledo; Mrs. Chas. Golden, of Chicago; Mrs. Fred Osler, of this city and Fred and Florence, also of this place.

Note:  Michigan Death Record/obituary/cemetery records spell name as Obier; the gravemarker for Mrs. Obier and her husband read Obear.