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.

Marion Clifford McBain
Jan. 30, 1884-Feb. 10, 1962

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

Marion Clifford McBain, 78, of 929 Michigan St., retired farmer, died at 6:30 a.m. today in Pawating Hospital where he had been a patient since Jan. 23. He had been in failing health for several months.

Mr. McBain was born Jan. 39[sic], 1884, in St. Joseph County, Ind., and came to Niles 45 years ago from New Carlisle, Ind. His wife, Ada, died on July 3, 1948.

Surviving are: six children, Mrs. Otto Everman, [illegible] McBain, Ray McBain, Joe McBain and Mrs. George Hempel, all of Niles, and George McBain, Berrien Springs; two sisters, Mrs. James Landis, Fort Wayne, Ind., and Mrs. Clarence Kelley, New Carlisle, Ind.; a brother, Lawrence McBain, South Bend; 27 grandchildren, and 45 great-grandchildren.

Funeral serices will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Kiger and Halbritter Funeral Home here with the Rev. Kenneth G. Carey, pastor of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Oak Manor, officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends are being received at the funeral home.

Cammy Jo Moore
Feb. 10, 1962

Niles Daily Star, Monday, February 12, 1962, page 2,  col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

Committal services were held this morning at Silverbrook Cemetery for Cammy Jo Moore, infant daughter of Mr.and Mrs. William Moore, 2009 Baldwin Drive, who was still born at 7:49 p.m. Saturday in Pawating Hospital.  The Rev. John Marvin, minister of education at First Presbyterian Church, officiated.

Surviving beside the parents are: two brothers, Kerry and Nathan, both at home, and the grandparents, William L. Moore Sr., New Carlisle, Ind., Mrs. Hannah Moore, South Bend, and Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Ashbrook, Stateline Road.

Arrangements were made by the Pifer Funeral Home.

James T. Patterson
March 25, 1890-Feb. 4, 1962

Niles Daily Star, Monday, February 5, 1962, page 2,  col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

Candy Firm Founder Dies

James T. Patterson, 71, of 330 N. Lincoln Av., well known businessman here for many years and founder of the Paris Candy Co., of Niles, died at 2:45 a.m. Sunday in Pawating Hospital where he had been a patient for 12 days. He had been in failing health for several months.

Mr. Patterson was born March 25, 1890, and had lived in Niles for the past 52 years, coming here from Lansing. He was a professional confectioner.

He was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church and the following Masonic orders--St. Joseph Valley Lodge, No. 4, F. and A.M., York and Scottish Rites, the Chapter Council, Consistory and Commandry, and the Shrine Club.

Surviving are: his widow, Josephine; two children, Mrs. Robert Richards, Dayton, Ohio, and Theodore J. Patterson, 336 N. Lincoln Ave.; nine grandchildren, and a brother, Pendel Patterson, Bay City.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Trinity Episcopal Church with the rector, the Rev. John G. Carlton, officiating.  Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery with full Masonic rites at the graveside.

Friends are being received at the Kiger and Halbritter Funeral Home.