Obituaries

Cliffee Boose
Aug. 1, 1868-April 30, 1952

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, April 30, 1952, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Cliffee Boose, of 1270 South Eleventh street, died at 10:45 a.m. today in her home. She had been ill since January.

Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Lena Johnson and Mrs. George May, of Niles, and Mrs. Dorothy Monte, of Benton Harbor; three sons, Fred and Charles , of Niles,and Floyd Boose, of Dowagiac; 15 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren, and one sister, Mrs. Mary Sparks, of Lafayette, Ind.

Mrs. Boose was born on Aug. 1, 1868, in Burnettsville, Ind., and came here from Logansport, Ind., in 1922.

Friends may call at the Pifer funeral home, where services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, by the Rev. Ray L. McCoy, pastor of the First Baptist church.  Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.

George A. Burnham
Oct. 28, 1893-April 29, 1952

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, April 29, 1952, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

George A. Burnham, 2117 South Thirteenth street road, died at 12:05 a.m. today at the Berrien county hospital, Berrien Center.  He had been ill a short time.

Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Burnham, of Dowagiac; his wife, Ida; six sisters, Mrs. Harry Symons, of San Antonio, Tex., Mrs. Frank Avery. of Newaygo, Mich., Mrs. Lester Dandurand and Mrs. Harvey Farrell, of Dowagiac, and Mrs. Bryan Caraway and Mrs. Vernon Brown, of Niles, and one brother, Charles C. Burnham, of Niles.

Burnham was born Oct. 28, 1893, in Washington, Ia., and came here from Chicago 15 years ago. He was a watchman at the Niles outdoor theater.

Friends may call at the Pifer funeral home, where services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday by the Rev. John G. Carlton, rector of Trinity Episcopal church. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.

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.