David Bledsoe
April 15, 1908-April 16, 1953

Niles Daily Star, Thursday, April 16, 1953, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

David Bledsoe, rural route two, died at 4:30 a.m. today in Cass County Hospital.

Surviving are his wife, Rosalee, two sons, David and Robert, at home, and six sisters, Including Mrs. Reuben Henman, Elkhart, Ind., ; Mrs. Joe Johnson and Mrs. B.D. Wallace, of Milwaukee, Wis.; Mrs. Lee Roberts, Elkhart, Ind.; and Mrs. George Warford and Mrs. Cyril Graham, of Milwaukee.

Bledsoe was born on April 15, 1908,in Huntington, Tenn., and came here from Elkhart about one year ago. He was employed by the New York Central Railroad Company.

Friends may call at the Pifer Funeral Home. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Church of God in Christ, rural route two, with the Rev. Charles Lewis officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Margaret L. Boose
Aug. 17, 1893-March 27, 1953

Niles Daily Star, Saturday, March 28, 1953, page 2, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Margaret L. Boose, 59, route one, died at 6:20 p.m. Friday in Pawating Hospital. She had been ill one day.

Surviving are her husband, Floyd; five daughters, Mrs. William Hibbard, Mrs. Russell Davis, Mrs. William Davis, Mrs. Theodore Przybsz and Mrs. Elmer Werntz, all of Niles; one son, Robert Miltenberger, Niles; 12 grandchildren and one great-granddaughter; two sisters, Mrs. Clifford Cartwright, Niles, and Mrs. Floyd Trowbridge, Benton Harbor, and two brothers, Percy Snyder, Niles, and William Snyder, North Liberty, Ind.

Mrs. Boose was born on Aug. 17, 1893, in Marshall County, Ind., and came here from Walkerton, Ind., four years ago.

Friends may call at the Pifer Funeral Home, where services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Niles Daily Star, Monday, March 30, 1953, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

BOOSE RITES HELD

The Rev. Hubert Johnston, pastor of the First Church of God, South Bend, officiated at rites held this afternoon at the Pifer Funeral Home for Mrs. Margaret L. Boose, rural one, who died Friday night. Burial was in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Colin Clayton Clark
Aug. 20, 1949-April 2, 1953

Niles Daily Star, Thursday, April 2, 1953, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

Colin Clayton Clark, 1993 Lewis drive, died at 5 a.m. today in Pawating Hospital. He had been in poor health for about a month.

Surviving are: his parents, Mr.and Mrs. Ira Clark; his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Williams, of Niles, and Mrs. Milland Vaughn, of Kenosha, Wis., and one sister, Dana.

He was born in Niles on Aug. 20, 1949, and had lived here all his life.

Friends may call at the Pifer Funeral Home, where services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday. Burial will be Silverbrook Cemetery.

John Henry Daugherty
Feb. 12, 1884-April 1, 1953

Niles Daily Star, Thursday, April 2, 1953, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

John Henry Daugherty, 69, rural route four, Dowagiac, died at his residence Wednesday afternoon after a six weeks' illness.

He was born Feb. 12, 1884, in Walkerton, Ind., and spent most of his lifetime in the Niles area. He was a retired fireman.

Surviving are his widow, Dora; one brother, Albert Daugherty of Niles; and one sister, Mrs. Lavina Johnston, rural route four, Dowagiac.

Friends may call at the Kiger Funeral Home, where funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. with Rev. H.P. Buel of the United Brethren Church near Indian Lake officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Mary C. Hodgson
Jan. 4, 1866-March 29, 1953

Niles Daily Star, Monday, March 30, 1953, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Mary C. Hodgson, 87, of 2105 Lake street, died at 8:30 p.m. Sunday at Pawating Hospital after an illness of one day.

She was born near Ann Arbor on Jan. 4, 1866, and was married in Port Sanlac on Dec. 38, 1891, to Edwin Hodgson who survives. They came here from Detroit in 1905. Also surviving is a brother, Herman Beck, of Port Sanlac.

Friends may call at the Kiger Funeral Home where services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday. The Rev. L. George Beacock, pastor of the First Methodist Church, will officiate, and burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Harry W. Luke
Oct. 2, 1891-May 9, 1952

Niles Daily Star, Friday, May 10, 1952, page 2, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library

Cassopolis, May 9,--Harry William Luke, of rural route two, Cassopolis, died at 10 p.m. Thursday in Pawating hospital. He had been in ill health since October.

Surviving are his widow, Julia; three sons, Forest, of Battle Creek, Robert, at home, and Richard Luke, of Buchanan; three daughters, Mrs. June Shaffer, of Battle Creek, Mrs. Edward Norris, of South Bend, and Patricia, at home; 10 grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Minnie VanGilder, of Niles.

Luke was born in Niles on October 2, 1891, and had lived in this vicinity all his life. He was a sheet metal worker at The Kawneer Company, was a member of the American Legion post, a veteran of World War I, and a member of the Kawneer's 25 year club.

Friends may call at the Pifer funeral home, where services will be conducted at 4 p.m Monday by the Rev. H.A. Meussling, pastor of St. John's Evangelical and Reformed church.  Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery, and the American Legion post will have charge of committal services.