Dorothy May English
April 25, 1933-Oct. 28, 1986

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, October 29, 1986, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

Dorothy May English, 53, 941 Clay St., Niles, died Tuesday at her home.

She was born April 25, 1933 in Niles and was a 20-year employee of Simplicity Pattern Co. She also was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church.

She married Edward H. English April 17, 1954 in Berrien Springs. He survives.

Other survivors include her mother, Blanche (Dee) Rude; a son, Brian C. English of South Bend, Ind., and three sisters, Cay Sisk, Jane Smith and Nellie Gentry, all of Niles.

Services are Friday at 1:30 p.m. at Pifer-Smith Funeral Home. Rev. Lloyd Phillips, of the Wesley United Methodist Church, will officiate.

Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday.

Memorials may be made to the Berrien County Cancer Service or the Memorial Hospital Oncology Department.

Terry Evans
June 2, 1966-Aug. 3, 1997

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, August 5, 1997, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

Funeral services for Terry Evans, 31, of Poplar St., Niles, are Thursday at 1 p.m. at Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church, Niles, by Pastor Nate Bradford.

Burial will follow in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Evans died Sunday at 7:10 p.m. at Lakeland Medical Center, Berrien Center, of natural causes.

He was born June 2, 1966, in Berrien Center, and was a lifetime resident of the area.

Evans worked as a security guard and was a member of the New Covenant Baptist Church of South Bend, Ind.

Survivors include his parents, Willie and Menthia Lee Jackson of Niles; and four brothers, Larry Evans and Robert Evans, both of Niles, Troy Evans of Columbus, Ohio, and Timothy Evans of Riverdale, Ga.

Friends may call from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday at Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church.

Memorial contributions may be made to New Covenant Baptist Church, 1819 Prairie Ave., South Bend, Ind.

Hoven Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Ira Russell Francies
Dec. 1, 1907-Oct. 29, 1986

Niles Daily Star, Thursday, October 30, 1986, page 2, col. 1-2, microfilm Niles District Library

Ira Russell Francies, 78, 900 Mobile Blvd., Lot 72, Niles, died at 9:38 a.m. Wednsday at St. Joseph's Medical Center, South Bend, Ind.

He was a self-employed painting contractor and a retired executive director of Painting and Decorating Contractors of America Inc. He also was active for 38 years as an adult leader in Boy Scouts and was a member of the Mother Church of the First Church of Christ, Scientist in Boston and the First Church of Christ, Scientist in Niles.

Born Dec. 1, 1907 in White Plans, N.Y., he lived in Yonkers, N.Y., moving to Niles 11 year ago.

On Jan. 6, 1945 in Norfolk, Va., he married Alyce M. Ryan, who survives.

Also surviving are a son, Peter Francies of Oxford; a daughter, Ellen Francies of Niles; a sister, Muriel Margitich of Holly Hill, Fla.; and two grandchildren.

Services are 10 a.m. Friday at Halbritter Funeral Home with Aleta Styers, a Christian Science reader with the First Church of Christ, Scientist in Niles, officiating. Burial is at Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends may call from 7 to 9 tonight at the funeral home.

Jonathan Gifford
Feb. 22, 1922-Oct. 27, 1986

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, October 29, 1986, page 2, col. 2-3, microfilm Niles District Library

Jonathan B. Gifford, 64, of 1415 N. 5th St., Niles, died at 8 p.m. Monday at Woodfield Manor.

He was born Feb. 22, 1922, in Pangburn, Ark. On Dec. 8, 1953, he married Carolyn Govert who survives.

Also surviving are a son, John B. Gifford of Niles; a brother, Monroe Gifford of Pangburn; and three sisters, Dorothy Weekly of Greenville, Ill., Mildred White of Breeze, Ill. and Allene Ramsey of Chester, Ill.

Services are 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Pifer-Smith Funeral Home, with Rev. James Baker of Emmanuel Baptist Bible Church officiating. Burial will be at Silverbrook Cemetery.

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

Jay V. Griffee
May 17, 1906-Oct. 18, 1986

Niles Daily Star, Monday, October 20, 1986, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

Jay V. Griffee, 80, 943 S. 11th St., Niles, died Saturday at Pawating Hospital.

He was born May 17, 1906 in Mishawaka, Ind. He was a self-employed plasterer. In 1925, he married Mildred Teske who died in 1980.

Surviving are two daughters, Jane McQuaid of Marquette and Julane Griffee of Niles; two sons, David and Jami Joe of Niles; two brothers, Kenneth of Niles and Robert of South Bend, Ind.; four sisters, Carrie Gregory, Edna Archambeault and Peggy Vaughan of South Bend and Verna Welty of Niles; 14 grandchildren and 15 great-children[sic].

Services are 11 a.m. Tuesday at Halbritter Funeral Home, Rev. Larry Whiteford officiating. Burial will be at Silverbrook Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. today.

Memorials may be made to the Berrien County Cancer Service or the Michigan Heart Fund.

Mary Maxine Hansen
Feb. 9, 1931- Aug. 6, 1997

Niles Daily Star, Thursday, August 7, 1997, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

Funeral services for Mary Maxine Hansen, 66, of 424 South Saint Joseph ave., Niles, are at 2 p.m., Friday, Aug. 8 at Halbritter Funeral Home by the Rev. Carol H. Bastin of First Christian Church in Dowagiac, and Pastor Collin D. Seitz of Community Evangelical Free, Niles.

Burial will follow at Silverbrook Cemetery in Niles.

She died at 10:25 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 6, at Memorial Hospital in South Bend, Ind., following a brief illness.

She was born February 9, 1931 in Benton Township.

She lived in Niles since 1949.  She served 14 years at Logan Industries in South Bend, retiring in December of 1996.

She worked at Electro-Voice, Inc., and Metalform, both of Buchanan, and was a graduate of Niles High School.  She enjoyed her flower garden and caring for and observing birds in her yard.

Survivors include a daughter, Marcia Marker of Niles; a son, Jerry Hansen Jr. of Niles; four sisters, Beverly Lundberg of Niles, Dorothy Fisher of Paw Paw, Lois Priest of Benzonia, and Wilma "Jean" Flickinger of West Allis, Wis.; two brothers, Donald Green of Albany, Ga., and Robert L. Green of Niles; six grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Halbritter Funeral Home.

Memorial contributions may be made for the care of the clients of Logan Industries.