Charles Bruner
May 18, 1884-Nov. 18, 1967

Niles Daily Star, Monday, November 20, 1967, page 2,  col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

Charles Bruner, 83, of 1280 W. Bertrand Road, died Saturday at 8:30 p.m. in Pawating Hospital, following a one-year illness.

A retired electrician, Mr. Bruner was born in Marshall, Ind., May 18, 1884. He moved here from South Bend in 1943.

His wife, Carrie, died in 1951.

His survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Myrtle Horner, of Buchanan; Miss Vera Bruner and Mrs. Leon Jerdon, both of Niles; two sons, Gordon of Corona, Calif.; and Rev. Norman Bruner of Maypearl, Tex.; and a sister, Mrs. Ruth Klaser of Carlsbad, Calif.

Funeral services will be Tuesday at 10 a.m., in the Pifer Funeral Home with the Rev. Stanley Dodgson, of the first Baptist Church, South Bend, officiating.

Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m., today.

Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Emily P. Burrell
Feb. 1, 1902-March 20, 1954

Niles Daily Star, Saturday, March 20, 1954, page 2, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Emily P. Burrell, 1610 North Eleventh street, died at 1 a.m. today in Pawating Hospital, after an illness of about five years.

Surviving are two Brothers, Charles Pettigrew, of Chicago, and Archer Pettigrew, of Lynchburg, Va., and four sisters, Mrs. Mary Johnson, White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., Mrs. Josephine Ray, of Wayne, Pa., Mrs. Orelia Butler, of New York City, and Mrs. Margaret Burton, of Niles.

Mrs. Burrell was born Feb. 1, 1902, in Lynchburg, and came here from Chicago about 14 years ago. She was a dressmaker by trade.

Friends may call at the Pifer Funeral Home, starting Sunday. Funeral arrangements  are incomplete and will be announced later.

Niles Daily Star, Monday, March 22, 1954, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

Services for Emily Burrell, 52, of 1610 North Eleventh street, who died at 1 a.m. Saturday, will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Pifer Funeral Home.

Friends may call at the funeral home. The Rev. Richard B. Alexander, pastor of Mount Calvary Baptist Church, will officiate, and burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.

Elmer Decker
April 21, 1870-Feb. 10, 1962

Niles Daily Star, Saturday, February 10, 1962, page 2,  col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

Elmer Decker, 92, of Range Line Road, Berrien Springs, former Niles resident and businessman, died at 9:30 a.m. today in the Berrien County Hospital, Berrien Center, where he had been admitted on Feb. 3 for treatment of a concussion suffered in a fall.

Mr. Decker was born April 21, 1870, in Three Rivers, and had spent many years in Niles prior to moving to Berrien Springs about 10 years ago. He had owned and operated the first taxi service in Niles, and had also owned and operated his own barbershop here. He was a member of the First Church of Christ, Scientist, Berrien Springs.

Funeral services have been set tentatively for Monday afternoon in the McLauchlin Funeral Home, Berrien Springs, with burial in Silverbrook Cemetery here.

Mary E. File
May 10, 1864-Feb. 2, 1962

Niles Daily Star, Saturday, February 3, 1962, page 2,  col. 5-6, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Mary E. File, 97, 1940 River Bluff Rd., died at 11:10 a.m. Friday in Pawating Hospital after a six months illness.

She was born in Niles Township, May 10, 1864, and spent her entire life in this community. Her husband, William E. File, died Jan. 24, 1948. Mrs. File was a charter member of the South Union Church in Berrien Center.

Survivors include three sons, Alva, Russell, and Joe File, all of Niles; a daughter, Mrs. Tina Patterson, South Bend; four grandchildren, and 13 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in the Kiger-Halbritter Funeral Home with the rev. Wayne Palmer, pastor from Napierville, Ill., officiating.  Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.

Minnie Grafford
Aug. 27, 1882-Feb. 9, 1962

Niles Daily Star, Saturday, February 10, 1962, page 2,  col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Minnie Grafford, 79, of 1114 Sycamore St., died at 12:55 p.m. Friday in Pawating Hospital where she had been a patient since Nov. 12.

Mrs. Grafford was born Aug. 27, 1882, in New Carlisle, Ind., and had lived in Niles since 1919, coming here from Michigan City., Ind. Her husband, George, died in 1956. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and the Golden Age Club.

Surviving are: four children, Russell Grafford, 2121 S. 3rd St., William Grafford, 1413 Sheridan Ave., Mrs. Frank Low 319 N. 15th St., and Mrs. Roy Jones, Denver, Colo.; 10 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; three brothers, Clyde Rodgers, Mishawaka, Ind., Elmer Rodgers, South Bend, and Jesse Rodgers, Denver, Colo., and two sisters, Mrs. Leota Andrews, Edwardsburg, and Mrs. Myrtle McEartland, Madison, Wis.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in the Pifer Funeral Home with the Rev. John Marvin, minister of education at First Presbyterian Church, officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends are being received at the funeral home.

Mrs. John (Almira) Hamilton
1805-May 4, 1894

Niles Mirror, Wednesday, May 9, 1894, page 5, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

The funeral of Mrs. John Hamilton occurred from her late residence in the country yesterday and was largely attended.  Rev. J.G. Lowrie, of the Presbyterian church, conducted the services and the burial was at Silver Brook cemetery.