Herman R. Klopfenstein
Dec. 28, 1895-Oct. 31, 1961

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, November 1, 1961, page 2, col. 6, microfilm Niles District Library

Herman R. Klopfenstein, 65, route six (Yankee Street), was dead on arrival at Pawating Hospital at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday after being stricken ill at Silverbrook Cemetery, where he was employed.

Mr. Kolpfenstein was born Dec. 28, 1895, in Elkhart, Ind., and lived most of his lifetime here.

Surviving are: his widow, Margaret; three sons, Clayton Klopfenstein, 2717 Horton Court; Gorden Klopfenstein, 2254 White St., and Dale Klopfenstein, route two, Edwardsburg; four daughters, Mrs. Dora Hase, 1812 Cass St.; Mrs. Pat Cates, 1937 S. 13th St., ; Mrs. Richard Brown, 222 S. 15th St. and Miss Charlotte Klopfenstein, at home; 13 grandchildren, and two sisters, Mrs. Mary Anderson, 523 S. 5th St.,and Mrs. Pearl Chamberlain, Berrien Springs.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in the Pifer Funeral Home, with the Rev. Harold Lewis, pastor of Bible Baptist Church of Augusta, officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home.

Floradean G. Zehner
Aug. 12, 1919-Oct. 29, 1961

Niles Daily Star, Monday, October 30, 1961, page 2, col. 6, microfilm Niles District Library

Floradean G. Zehner, 42, 311 Parker St., Dowagiac, formerly of Niles, died early Sunday in Lee Memorial Hospital, Dowagiac, following an illness of several months.

Mrs. Zehner was born Aug. 12, 1919, in Niles, and had lived in Niles and Dowagiac all of her lifetime.

Surviving are; her husband, Glen; four children, Glen Jr., and Dorothy, both at home, Mrs. Nancy Baldwin, Dowagiac, and Larry, stationed at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.,; her mother, Mrs. Sylvia Binkley, Dowagiac; two grandchildren, and a brother, Cleo Binkley, Barron Lake, Niles.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Pifer Funeral Home with the Rev. J. Blossomgame, pastor of Pentecostal Church, Dowagiac, officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery here. Friends may call at the funeral home.

Gladys V. Bosler
Dec. 20, 1905-Oct. 27, 1961

Niles Daily Star, Saturday, October 28, 1961, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Gladys V. Bosler, 55, 17 N. 5th St., died at 10 a.m. Friday in Cullon, Ill., where she had lived since August. She had been in failing health for three years.

Mrs. Bosler, an employe at National-Standard Co. here for 18 years, was born Dec. 20, 1905, in Piper City, Ill. She had lived here for 35 years. Her husband, Elmer, died a number of years ago, and her only son, Robert, was killed several years ago in an auto accident near Elkhart, Ind.

Surviving are two grandchildren and a brother, Floyd Cook, Cullon, Ill.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Monday in the Pifer Funeral Home with Dr. Maurice McKean, pastor of First Methodist Church, of which she had been a member, officiating. Burial will be in Silverook Cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m., today.

Floyd K. Siebert
Sept. 17, 1909-Oct. 27, 1961

Niles Daily Star, Saturday, October 28, 1961, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

Floyd Kenneth Siebert, 52, 640 N. 7th St., died at 5:45 p.m. Friday on arrival at Pawating Hospital. He had been ill since September.

Mr. Siebert, a maintenance man for the New York Central Railroad, was born Sept. 17, 1909, in Niles and had lived his entire life here. He never married.

Surviving are: his mother, Mrs. Dora Siebert, 640 N. 7th St.; a brother, LaVern Siebert, 640 N. 7th St., and six sisters, Mrs. Frances Hipshear, 660 N. 12th St.; Mrs. Elmer Lewis, 708 Howard St.; Mrs. Harold Snyder, 116 Parkway; Mrs. William Shinneman, South Bend; Mrs. Fred Patchett, Kalamazoo, and Mrs. Duane Asmus, 1635 Howard.

Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Monday in the Pifer Funeral Home with the Rev. Richard Fraser, pastor of St. John's United Church of Christ (Evangelical and Reformed), officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. today.

Rosetta Hinton-Lowery, 85
Jan. 8, 1927 — Feb. 9, 2012

Niles Daily Star Published online 10:52pm Thursday, February 16, 2012

Hinton-Lowery

Rosetta Hinton-Lowery, 85, of Hatcher Avenue, Niles, died at 6:38 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, at Memorial Hospital, South Bend.

She was born Jan. 8, 1927, in Oran, Mo. to Zime F. and Mary E. (West) Hinton. She attended South Bend Schools and moved to Niles in the 1980s. She was employed at area restaurants as a cook, including at the former restaurant at U.S. Highway 12 and Bell Road in Niles.

Rosetta professed her faith in Jesus Christ at an early age, and more recently she attended God’s Mercy Seat Ministries in Niles. She enjoyed cooking and flower gardening. She also enjoyed reading, especially about current events.

She was formerly married to Aaron Lowery.

She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Robert Hinton; and sister, LaVerne Darcel Smith.

Surviving family includes her cousin, Marcia A. West, who provided her care, and other cousins, Rosie Moore, Ruby Coleman, Goldean West, Doris Brown, and a special cousin, the Rev. Duane West. Also surviving are a goddaughter, Michele Francis; a stepdaughter, Wanda Lowery-Anderson; and a host of relatives and friends.

The funeral service for Rosetta Hinton-Lowery will be at noon Friday, Feb. 17, at God’s Mercy Seat Ministries with the Rev. Duane West of the church officiating. Interment will follow at Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles.

The family will receive relatives and friends beginning at 11 a.m. Friday at the church.

Arrangements were made at Halbritter Funeral Home, Niles.

Donald Harger, 96
July 14, 1915 — Feb. 14, 2012

Niles Daily Star Published online 10:54pm Thursday, February 16, 2012

Harger

Donald E. Harger, 96, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, at Lakeland Community Hospital in Niles.

He was born July 14, 1915, in Niles to Claude and Lulu (Starr) Harger. He was a lifelong resident of Niles, graduating from Niles High School in 1934. He attended Michigan State University, Western Michigan University and South Bend College of Commerce.

Don retired from Harger Accounting Service. He continued to help part-time with the preparation of income taxes until 2004, at the age of 89. He was a member of Independents Accountants Association of Michigan,

First Presbyterian Church of Niles, Orchard Hills Country Club and the B.P.O. of Niles Elks Lodge 1322.

On Sept. 3, 1938, in Niles, he married the former Dorothy Crippen, who preceded him in death on Dec. 3, 1998.

He was also preceded in death by three brothers: Marin, Keith and Robert Harger.

He is survived by a son, D. Richard (Sue) Harger; a daughter, Luann (Roger) Hargreaves, both of Niles; grandchildren, Todd (Becky) Harger, Tami (Robert) Newcomer, Craig Harger, Paul Hargreaves and Daniel Hargreaves; 14 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.

Funeral services for Donald E. Harger will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday at First Presbyterian Church in Niles with the Rev. Fran Lane-Lawrence, of the church, officiating.

Interment will be at Silverbrook Cemetery in Niles.

The family will receive friends and relatives beginning at 2 p.m. until the time of service at the church.

Arrangements were made by Halbritter Funeral Home in Niles.

Contributions in memory of Donald may be made to the Foundation of First Presbyterian Church, 13. S. Fourth St., Niles, MI 49120, or the donor’s choice.