John Edward Hamilton
April 2, 1949-April 4, 1954

Niles Daily Star, Monday, April 5, 1954, page 2,  col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

John Edward Hamilton, five-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hamilton, 1630 Hickory street, died of leukemia at 1 p.m. Sunday at Bob Roberts Hospital, University of Chicago. He had been a patient at the hospital four days.

Also surviving are his sister, Charlotte, at home; and his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hamilton, of Buchanan, and Mr. and Mrs. Cleon Knapp, of Dowagiac.

The child was born April 2, 1949, in Niles.

Friends may call at the Pifer Funeral Home, where services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, with the Rev. L. George Beacock, Methodist pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

John J. Hamilton
Sept. 3, 1844-May 16, 1914

Niles Daily Sun, Saturday, May 16, 1914,  page 4, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library

DEATH TODAY OF A PIONEER

John Hamilton, aged 72, uncle of Congressman Hamilton was born north of Niles

John J. Hamilton, an uncle of Congressman E.L. Hamilton and pioneer resident of this section died this morning at 10:30 o'clock at his home on the Berrien road near Long Lake church after a prolong[sic] illness.

The deceased was a son of John Hamilton and was born at the old Hamilton farm north of Niles in September, 72 years ago. He was a veteran of the Civil war. He is survived by a widow. There are no children.

The funeral will be held Monday afternoon at one o'clock from the home.

Interment will occur at Silver Brook cemetery in Niles.

Laura Jo Hamilton
Aug. 12, 1967-Nov. 18, 1967

Niles Daily Star, Monday, November 20, 1967, page 2,  col. 7, microfilm Niles District Library

NEW BUFFALO-- Laura Jo Hamilton, age three months, daughter of Mr.and Mrs. Loyd Hamilton, New Buffalo, died Saturday at 4 a.m., in her home.

In addition to her parents, she is survived by her grandmother, Mrs. Geneva Ornt of New Buffalo, three brothers, Loyd Jr., Leo and Robert, and four sisters, Susan, Cathie, Tammy and Geneva, all at home.

Graveside services were today at 10 a.m., in Silverbrook Cemetery with the Rev. Eurban Vanderhoff of the United Pentecostal Church, Dowagiac, officiating.

Note: DOB from Michigan Deaths

Mable Hamilton
Sept. 20, 1886-Feb. 27, 1962

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, February 28, 1962, page 2,  col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

Miss Mable Hamilton, 75, of 645 S. St. Joseph Ave., died at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday in her home following eight years of failing health.

Miss Hamilton was born Sept. 20, 1886, in Covington, Ky., and came to Niles in 1910 from South Bend.  She is survived by a sister, Miss Helen Hamilton, also 645 S. St. Joseph Ave., and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Pifer Funeral Home with the Rev. Clifford L. Killian, pastor of Bethel Baptist Church here, officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends will be received this evening at the funeral home.

Theodore C. Hepler
April 25, 1919-Nov. 19, 1967

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

Theodore C. Hepler, 48, of 536 Philip Road, died Sunday at 5:35 a.m., in Pawating Hospital, following a brief illness.

An employe of the National Standard Company, born April 25, 1919, Mr.Hepler moved here from Bremen, Ind., in 1945. On March 14, 1944, he married Dorothy Johnson in Bremen.

Funeral services will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Huntly Memorial Baptist Church of which he was a member, with the Rev. John R. Tolly officiating.

A veteran of World War II, serving on the U.S.S. Missouri, he was assistant Sunday School superintendent of the church, a member of the Board of Deacons of the church, and chairman of the building committee of the church.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by his mother, Mrs. Charles Hepler of Bremen, Ind., two daughter[sic], Miss Anna May Hepler of Battle Creek and Miss Linda Hepler of Niles; five sisters, Mrs. Wilma Carouthers, Mrs. Lucille Balsley, Mrs. Bernita Wise and Mrs. Juanita Koontz, all of Bremen, and Mrs. Marie Smith of Nappanee, Ind.; three brothers, Otho of Lakeville, Ind.; DeVoe of Tucson, Ariz.; and Don of Bourbon, Ind.

Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends are being received at the Halbritter-Swem Funeral Home.

Upon family request, all memorials may be made to the church of which he was a member.

Jesse S. Hill
Oct. 5 1889-Feb. 21, 1962

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, February 21, 1962, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

Jessie S. Hill, 71, 1516 Ontario St., died at 3 a.m. Wednesday while en route to Pawating Hospital.

He was born Oct. 5, 1889, in Darke County, Ohio. He had lived most of his lifetime in the Niles area.  Mr. Hill was retired in 1954 as a Studebaker employe, after 31 years of service.  He was also a member of the Elks Lodge.

Survivors include his wife, Ruby; three daughters: Mrs. Dorothy Johnson, 305 Bertrand Rd., Mrs. Richard Howard, Edwardsburg, and Mrs. John Johnson, South Bend; three sons: T-Sgt. Phillip Hill, Amarillo, Tex., Airman 1C Roland Hill, Thule Air Base, Greenland, and Albert Hill Hurlbutt, Buchanan; a sister, Mrs. Frank Eckenrod, Florida; 30 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren.

Friends may call at the Kiger-Halbritter funeral Home, where funeral services will be held but are incomplete.  The Rev. Edward Schantz, pastor of the First Church of Christ (Christian), will officiate. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.