Dr. George I. Vetter
March 29, 1888-April 27, 1952

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, April 28, 1952, page 2, col 5, microfilm Niles District Library

Dr. George I. Vetter, 64, a lifelong resident of Niles and a dentist here for 25 years, died at noon Sunday in Pawating hospital where he was admitted at 9:35 a.m. that morning.  He had been ill for 18 years.

Private funeral services will be held from the Kiger funeral home Tuesday at 3 p.m., with the Rev. T.M. Greenhoe, pastor of the first Presbyterian church, officiating.  Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.

Survivors are: his mother, Mrs. Fred Vetter, of Niles; his wife, Kathryn, also of Niles; three sons, Thomas of Rochester, N.Y., John of Galesburg, and Alan at home; a sister, Mrs. Iva Weaver, of Niles; . .[illegible] . .

Dr. Vetter was born in Niles on March 29, 1888.  He married Kath-

. . .[illegible] . .. 12, 1922. A graduate of the Niles . . [illegible] . .the University of Michigan in 1910, Dr. Vetter carried on a dental practice until illness forced him to retire in 1934.

He was a member of the First Presbyterian church, the Masonic lodge and the Psi Omega Dental fraternity.

The family asked that flower be omitted.

Note: Some of the library's microfilm is in fragile condition so that parts of some obituaries are not readable.  The editor chooses to indicate that rather than guessing or supplying information from other sources that may or may not be true to the original.

John Fisher
April 4, 1887-April 22, 1952

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, April 22, 1952, page 2, col. 6, microfilm Niles District Library

John Fisher, 65, of Decatur, father of Carl and Roy Fisher of Niles, died at 4:30 a.m. today at a hospital in Watervliet. He had been ill five months.

Funeral services will be held from the Kiger funeral home Thursday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Russell Wright, of Decatur, officiating.  Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.

Survivors Include: the wife, Marvel; two other sons, Dwight,, of Edwardsburg and Jack, of South Bend; a daughter, Mrs. E.C. Fenters, of Long Beach, Cal.; 12 grandchildren; four sisters and three brothers.

Fisher, a carpenter by trade, was born in St. Joseph county, Ind., on April 4, 1887, and spent most of his life in Decatur.

John C. Marshall
Nov. 4, 1884-Sept. 3, 1954

Niles Daily Star, Saturday, September 4, 1954, page 2, col. 6, microfilm Niles District Library

John C. Marshall, 69, of No. 7 South Third street, died at Pawating Hospital at 3:30 pm. Friday following a two-year illness.

Marshall was born in Silver Lake, Ind., on Nov. 4, 1884, and came here from Benton Harbor in 1929. He was a former bridge construction engineer and a retired foreman of the Niles Board of Public Works.

Marshall was a life member of Valley City Masonic Lodge No. 86 of Grand  Rapids. His wife Daisy died on Oct. 1, 1953.

Surviving are a son, Wesley, and a daughter, Mrs. Eugene Gallagher, both of Niles; a brother, Mearl, of Grand Rapids, and four grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at the Kiger Funeral Home at 2 p.m. Tuesday with the Rev. L. George Beacock officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery, with Masonic rites conducted at the grave.

Vinnia E. Webster
Jan. 1, 1870-Sept. 7, 1954

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, September 7, 1954, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Vinnia Webster, 537 Grant street, died at 10 a.m. today in Berrien County Hospital, Berrien Center. She had been ill three months.

Her husband, James, died in 1935. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Carl Vogelsang, of Niles; two sons, Milo and Herman Webster, of Niles; 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Lucy Jones, of Berrien Springs, and three brothers, Jesse, Charles and Henry Weaver, all of Niles.

Mrs. Webster was born on Jan. 8, 1870, in Dark County, O., and at the age of 13 moved to this community where she had resided for the remainder of her lifetime. She was a member of the United Lutheran Church.

Friends may call at the Kiger Funeral Home Wednesday afternoon until 2 p.m. Thursday, when the service will be held. The Rev. Ivan C. Ross, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church, will officiate, and burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Dr. Roy S. Waterson
Oct. 28, 1879-Sept. 8, 1954

Niles Daily Star, Thursday, September 9, 1954, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

Physician Here Is Dead at 74

Dr. Roy S. Waterson, 74, Niles physician for 45 years, died at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at his home, 103 North Third street, after a five month illness.

He was born Oct. 28, 1879 in St.Joseph County near White Pigeon. He was graduated from the Chicago College of Medicine and Surgery in 1907 and practiced a short time in Chicago before coming to Niles.

He was a member of the Niles BPO Elks Lodge, St. Joseph Valley Lodge No. 4, F & A.M. , White Shrine of Jerusalem and Order of Eastern Star.

Survivors are a son, Robert Waterson, A Dowagiac attorney, and two grandchildren, John and Jane Waterson.   His wife, Gertrude Waterson, died in 1935.

Friends may call at the Kiger Funeral Home where services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday. The Rev. John Paul Jones, pastor of the Dowagiac Federated Church, will officiate. Burial will be at Silverbrook Cemetery.

All members of Madonna Shrine, White Shrine of Jerusalem, are required to meet at the funeral home at 1:45 p.m to attend the service as a group.

Mary L. Schaber
Jan. 27, 1882-Sept. 9, 1954

Niles Daily Star, Friday, September 10, 1954, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in St. John's Evangelical and Reformed Church here for Mrs. Mary L. Schaber, 72, of 514 Howard street, who died at 11:45 a.m. Thursday in Pawating Hospital following an illness of seven months. The Rev. Herbert Meussling, pastor, will officiate and burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Mrs. Schaber was born Jan. 27, 1882, in Germany and came to Niles 46 years ago from Sawyer. She was a member of St. John's Church, the Royal Neighbors of America and Loyal Star No. 13, of Niles. She was married March 12, 1908, in Three Oaks to Charles Schaber, who survives.

Also surviving are: three sons, Clyde and Lorenzo, both of Niles, and Ralph, of Buchanan; four grandchildren, and two sisters, Mrs. August Noack, of Coloma, and Mrs. Edward Block, of Scottsdale.

Friends may call at the Kiger Funeral Home here. All members of the Royal Neighbors of America here are asked to meet at 1:45 p.m. Saturday at St. John's Church to attend funeral services in a body.