Obituaries

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.

Agnes Margaret Womack
April 26, 1899-Aug. 18, 1956

Niles Daily Star, Monday, August 20, 1956, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Agnes Margaret Womack, 57, of 552 First Court, died at 11:20 p.m., Saturday in the Pawating Hospital after an illness of two years.

Mrs. Womack was born in Manchester, Tenn., April 26, 1899 and came here from Nashville 28 years ago.

Survivors are two sons, Alfred Hicks of South Bend and Bert Womack of Elkhart, Ind., one daughter, Mrs Richard Duis of Niles, five grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren . .[illegible] . .Nashville, Tenn., and Mrs. Jack Gowen of Jacksonville, Fla.

Friends may call at the Pifer Funeral Home where services will be held at 3:30 p.m., Tuesday with the Rev. L.George Beacock, pastor of the First Methodist church, officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Matthew Wozniak
Dec. 3, 1906-Aug. 24, 1956

Niles Daily Star, Saturday, August 25, 1956, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

Matthew Wozniak, 49, of 1348 Sheridan Avenue, died at 4:45 p.m. Friday in Healthwin Hospital, South Bend, following an illness of two weeks. Wozniak had been a hospital employe 22 years prior to his illness.

Wozniak was born Dec. 3, 1906, in South Bend and moved to Niles from there two years ago. He was a member of the Moose and Eagle Lodges in South Bend and the St. Joseph Club of that city.

Surviving are: his wife, Gipsie; a step-daughter, Mrs. Shirley Neville, of Niles; two step-sons, Robert and Vernon Schneider, both of Niles; 10 grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Clementine Fisher, of Niles, and Mrs. Lucille Crelol, of Barron Lake, and three brothers, Walter, Bert and Edward Wozniak, all of South Bend.

Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Monday in St. Mary's Catholic Church here with the Rt. Rev. Joseph Coyle officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.  The Rosary will be recited at 3 p.m. Sunday in the Pifer Funeral home, where friends may call.