Emil W. Villwock
Aug. 6, 1884-Nov. 27, 1970

Niles Daily Star, Saturday, November 28, 1970, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

NILES--Funeral services for Emil W. Villwock, 86, of Bry-Fern Nursing Home, Berrien Center, who died Friday  are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday at the Halbritter Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Silverbrook Cemetery

The Rev. Arlan E. Schlundt of St. John's United Church of Christ will officiate at the services. Friends may call beginning Sunday at the funeral home.

Mr. Villwock, a retired farmer and former resident of Niles, was born Aug. 6, 1884 in Russia. He came to Niles in 1900 after living in St. Joseph.

He married the former Minnie B. Priebe Sept . 26, 1914 in Niles, She died in 1963.

He is survived by three sons, Max and Lester of Niles and Albert of Berrien Springs; two daughters, Mrs. John Gold of Niles and Mrs. Henry Villwock of Berrien Springs; 13 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

John A. (Jack) Walter, Sr.
Died Jan. 14, 1965

Niles Daily Star, Friday, January 15, 1965, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

John A. (Jack) Walter, Sr., formerly of the Sodus-Berrien Center area, died Thursday morning in his home in Muncie, Ind.

He moved to Muncie from this area in 1933, and retired in 1949 following 47 years' service as a freight agent of the New York Central Railroad.

Survivors include a son, Jack Walter III, and two grandchildren, all of Muncie.

Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Meeks Funeral Home, Muncie. Interment will follow at 2:30 p.m. in Silverbrook Cemetery mausoleum here.

Viola Mae Weaver
Jan. 21, 1923-Nov. 17, 1970

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, November 18, 1970, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

NILES--Mrs. Viola Mae Weaver, 47, of St. Joseph, formerly of Niles, died at 2:45 p.m.  Tuesday in Memorial Hospital, St. Joseph, after being in poor health for the past two years.

Born Jan. 21, 1923, in Niles, Mrs. Weaver had lived here most of her life before moving to St. Joseph a year and a half ago. Her husband, Albert, died in February, 1969.

Survivors include two sons, Robert and Jackie Weaver of St. Joseph and Buchanan, respectively; two daughters, Mrs. Joyce A. Wiltfong of St. Joseph and Mrs. Mary Ellen Weaver of Elkhart; a brother Keith Diehl of Baroda, and eight grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in the Pifer Funeral Home, with the Rev. Sidney Short of the First United Methodist Church of St. Joseph officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends may call after noon Thursday at the funeral home.

Gertrude A. Weltzien
Sept. 21, 1891-Jan. 6, 1965

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, January 6, 1965, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Gertrude A. Weltzien, 73, of 618 Clay St., was pronounced dead on arrival at Pawating Hospital at 6:30 a.m. today. She had been ill several years.

Mrs. Weltzien was born here Sept. 21, 1891, and was a lifetime resident of the community. Her husband, Elmer, died June 5, 1963.

Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Charles Freyer, Niles; two sisters, Mrs. John Lockey,  Buchanan, and Mrs. Frank Archambeault, South Bend; three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

She was a member of the First Evangelical United Brethren Church.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday in the Halbritter-Swem Funeral Home.  The Rev. Leonard Putnam, pastor of her church, will officiate. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends are being received at the funeral home.

Claire H. White
Aug. 10, 1876-Aug. 13, 1956

Niles Daily Star, Monday, August 13, 1956, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Claire H. White, 80, of 510 North Fourth Street, died at 3:40 a.m. today in Pawating Hospital following an illness of about five years.

A lifetime resident of Niles, Mrs. White was born here on Aug. 10, 1876. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, the Order of Eastern Star, an honorary member of the Seepewa Reading Club, the Garden Club and a former member of the Library board.

Surviving are her husband, Charles F. White; a son, Richard H. White, of South Bend; a daughter, Mrs. Margaret E. Ham, of South Bend; six grandchildren; a brother, George S. Hoppin, of Huntington Woods, Mich., and a sister, [illegible].

Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday in the First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. [illegible]. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery. Friends may call at the Kiger Funeral Home.  The casket will remain closed.

Clarence Willyard
June 5, 1882-Aug. 12, 1956

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, August 14, 1956, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

Clarence Willyard, 74, of Edwardsburg, died at 5 p.m. Sunday in Kalamazoo. .[illegible]. . He had been in poor health for about four years.

Born June 5, 1882,, he moved to Edwardsburg about 34 years ago from Saginaw. He was a retired laborer and a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Donald Eaton, of Edwardsburg, and Mrs. Norman Baird, of Niles, six grandchildren; a brother, Raymond Willyard, of Johannesburg, Mich., and two sisters, Mrs. Grace Apshire, of New Braunfels, Tex., and Mrs. Lois Allison, of Boyne City, Mich.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday in the Pifer Funeral Home, Niles, with the Rev. Chester Wetzel, assistant pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, officiating.  Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.