Alice M. Burney
April 15, 1936- June 2, 1993

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, June 8, 1993, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

Alice M. Burney
1936-1993
Mary Kay saleswoman

Funeral services for Alice M. Burney, 57, of 150 Ontario Road, Niels, are scheduled for 1 p.m. Thursday at Pifer-Smith Funeral Home with the Rev. Dan Miller, of First Missionary Church in Niles, officiating.

Burial will follow at Silverbrook Cemetery.

Burney died at approximately 7 p.m. Wednesday at home.

Born April 15, 1936, in Oil City, Pa., she had been a resident of the area for 14 years, coming from Los Angeles.

On Nov. 11, 1978, in Niles, she married Billy Wayne Burney, who survives.

She was a salesperson for Mary Kay cosmetics for three years. She was a member of First Missionary Church.

Survivors include a step-daughter, Donna Lee Burney of LaPorte, Ind. and two grandsons, Robert Wayne Burney and Nicholas James Burney, both of LaPorte.

Friends may call from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Pifer-Smith Funeal Home.

Carl C. Best
Jan. 29, 1929-June 11, 1993

Niles Daily Star, Saturday, June 12, 1993, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

Carl C. Best
1929-1993
former Kawneer employee

Funeral services for Carl C. Best, 64, of 1386 Huntly Road, Niles, are Monday at 4:30 p.m. at Halbritter Funeral Home by the Rev. Richard L. Rice of Niles.

Burial will follow in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Best died Friday at 3:30 a.m. at his home, following a brief illness.

He was born Jan. 29, 1929, in Walton, Ky. and moved to Niles in 1953 from Frankfort, Ky.

In 1954, in South Bend, Ind., he married Norma J. LaPlaunt Best, who survives.

Best retired after 15 years with the Cass County Road Commission. He was also a former employee of 23 years with Kawneer Co.

Best was a U.S. Navy veteran.

Survivors include three daughters, Pamela Krueger of Niles, Sharon Krueger of Niles, and Carla Linville of Niles; and five grandchildren.

Friends may call one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

Memoral contributions may be made to the American Heart Association.

Clarence Richard Asmus
Feb. 24, 1912-June 8, 1993

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, June 9, 1993, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

Clarence Richard Asmus
1912-1993
retired Kawneer employee

No funeral services are planned for Clarence Richard Asmus, 81, of 111 Liberty St., Buchanan, who died Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Silverbrook Nursing Home in Niles.

Born Feb. 24, 1912, in Niles, he was a lifetime resident of the area.  He had lived in Buchanan for five years, moving there from Niles.

On Sept. 7, 1946, in Niles, he married Clara Edith Peters, who survives.

Asmus retired after 41 years of service at Kawneer in Niles. He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church of Niles.

Other survivors include a step-son, Jerry Schlundt of Dowagiac; a daughter, Claryce Neville of Buchanan; eight grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.

The body was cremated.

Ernest Hayworth
Jan. 17, 1894-May 19, 1968

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, May 21, 1968, page 14, col. 3-4, microfilm Niles District Library

SOUTH BEND--Funeral services for Ernest M. Hayworth, 74, of 1249 Longfellow St., here, formerly of Niles, who died at 9:10 p.m., Sunday in St. Joseph Hospital will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday EDT, in the Welsheimer Funeral Home, 521 Williams St. The Rev. Stanley Dodgson will officiate. Burial will be in the Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles.

Born Jan. 17, 1894, in Marionville, Mo., Mr. Hayworth had resided in both the South Bend and Niles area since 1921 after moving from Kokomo, Ind.

A Navy veteran of World War I, he was owner and operator of the Wholesale Distributors Corp., here.

He married Vera Peery in 1917, who died in 1941; later marrying Irene Bertles in 1943, who died Jan. 7, of this year.

[. .Illegible. .] Rotary Club, he was a member of the South Bend Lodge, 294 F&AM and a member of the Scottish Rites of South Bend.

In addition to a son Eucile Hayworth, he is survived by a step-son, Robert Bertles, both of South Bend; and a brother, Clyde of Kalamazoo; two sisters, Mrs. Orville Williams of Seymour, Mo., and Mrs. Everett Parsons of Marionville, Mo.; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Friends may call at the funeral home from 3 to 5 p.m. and from 8 to 10 p.m., EDT.

Upon family request, memorials may be given to the First Baptist Church, here of which he was a member.

Levi H. Strickland
May 29, 1898-May 13, 1968

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, May 14, 1968, page 10, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Lbirary

Levi H. Strickland, 69, of 2831 Adams Road, was dead on arrival at 5 p.m., Monday to Pawating Hospital, after he had suffered an illness of one year.

A fireman employed by the National Standard co., Mr. Strickland was born May 29, 1898, in Lake City, Ark. He moved to this area from there 30 years ago.

On March 25, 1937, he married Virginia Mae Curtner in Jonesboro, Ark.

In addition to the widow, he is survived by two sons, William of Peoria, Ill.; Frank of New London, Conn.; five daughters, Mrs. Perry Summers of South Bend; Mrs. Dean Westfall and Mrs. Frank Jendrezewski, both of Edwardsburg; Mrs. Howard Gogley Jr. of Niles; Miss Retha Strickland at home; two sisters, Mrs. Lizzie Caldwell of San Diego, Calif.; Mrs. Frank Flretcher of Spokane, Wash.; several step-sisters and eight grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Friday in the Pifer Funeral Home with the Rev. Lyle Schmidt officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.    Friends may call  at the funeral home after 7 p.m., Wednesday.

Elton Thompson
Sept. 4, 1907-May 11, 1968

Niles Daily Star, Monday, May 13, 1968, page 12, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library

Elton Thompson, 60, of 1518 Sheffield St., died at 6:45 a.m., Saturday in Pawating Hospital, following a six-month's illness.

A printer employed by Tyler Refrigeration, International, Mr. Thompson was born Sept. 4, 1907 in Three Oaks. He was a lifetime resident of this area.

On May 12, 1940, he married Helen E. Hardebeck in St. Joseph, who survives.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by his mother, Mrs. Lennie Thompson of Niles, a daughter, Mrs. Frank Zavitz of Niles; two sons, Gary Thompson of Niles; and Lt. Tommy E. Thompson of Ft. Hood, Tex., US Army; two sisters, Mrs. Ward Conrad of Niles; Mrs. Dick Fernwalt of Battle Creek; two brothers, Harold Thompson and Everett Thompson, both of Niles, and two grandchildren.

He was a member of the Niles Auxiliary Police.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Tuesday in the Halbritter-Swem Funeral Home with the Rev. Francis E. Timmons officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home.