Irene L. Snyder
April 17, 1917-Dec. 19, 1986

Niles Daily Star, Saturday, December 20, 1986, page 2, col. 1-2, microfilm Niles District Library

Irene L. Snyder, 69, of 2889 Beebe Road, Niles, died Friday at Pawating Hospital at 4:30 a.m., following a six-month illness.

She was born April 17, 1917 in Whitley County, Indiana and had been a Niles resident since 1938 coming here from Mishawaka, Ind. On Jan. 1, 1936 she married Leonard Snyder in Mishawaka. He survives.

She was a retired secretary of the Leonard Snyder Real Estate office and a member of the Edwardsburg Church of God and the Order of the Eastern Star.

Other survivors include: a son, George of Datona[sic] Beach, Fla.; a brother, Gilbert Zion of Mishawaka; four sisters, Lulu Pope of Bradenton,Fla., Alice Goheen of Cocoa, Fla. Alene Endicotte of California and Virgina Doty of Mishawaka; and five grandchildren.

Services are Monday at 11 a.m. at the Halbritter Funeral Home. Rev. Irvin L. Bame of the Edwardsburg Church of God will officiate. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends may call Sunday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to the Edwardsburg Church of God.

Mary Wadel
June 3, 1875-April 22, 1968

Niles Daily Star, Monday, April 22, 1968, Page 14, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

SOUTH BEND--Mrs. Mary Wadel, 92, of 21435 Cleveland Road, South Bend, died at 1:40 a.m. today in Pawating Hospital, following a three-year illness.

Living in the Niles area most of her life, Mrs. Wadel was born in Niles, June 3, 1875. Her husband, William H., died in 1911.

She is survived by a son, William and two daughters, the Misses Kathleen and Thira Jan Mays, all of South Bend.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., EST, at the Pifer Funeral Home with the Rev. James Dickey, pastor of the Portage Chapel Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

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

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, April 23, 1968, Page 10, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library

SOUTH BEND--Mrs. Mary Wadel, 92, of 21435 Cleveland Road, South Bend, died at 1:40 a.m. today in Pawating Hospital, following a three-year illness.

Living in the Niles area most of her life, Mrs. Wadel was born in Niles, June 3, 1875. Her husband, William H., died in 1911.

She was a member of the Olive Chapter, 396, and a member of the Order of Eastern Star.

Her survivors include a son, Leslie Wadel of South Bend; and two granddaughters.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., EST, at the Pifer Funeral Home with the Rev. James Dickey, pastor of the Portage Chapel Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends are being received at the funeral home.

Ethel N. Seely
March 23, 1882-April 23, 1968

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, April 23, 1968, Page 10, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Ethel Seely, 86, of 1024 N. Fifth St., died at 3 a.m., today in the Dor-A-Lin Nursing Home, following a six-month's illness.

A life long area resident, Mrs. Seely was born in Cass County, March 23, 1882. Her husband, Clayton H., died on April 2, 1952.

She is survived by a brother, Floyd J. McCoy of Ledward, Iowa.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Halbritter-Swem Funeral Home  with the Rev. John R. Wyngarden, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, of which she was a member, officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home after noon Wednesday.

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, April 24, 1968, Page 16, col. 1-2, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Ethel Seely, 86, of 1024 N. Fifth St., died at 3 a.m., today in the Dor-A-Lin Nursing Home, following a six-month's illness.

A life long area resident, Mrs. Seely was born in Cass County, March 23, 1882. Her husband, Clayton H., died on April 2, 1952.

She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Switchman's Union of North America.

Her survivors include a brother, Floyd J. McCoy of Ledyard, Iowa, nad several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Halbritter-Swem Funeral Home  with the Rev. John R. Wyngarden, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, of which she was a member, officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home after noon Wednesday.

Kenneth Murphy
Feb. 28, 1901-April 26, 1968

Niles Daily Star, Saturday April 27, 1968, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

Kenneth L. Murphy, 67, of 113 N. 15th St., died unexpectedly Friday afternoon. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Pawating Hospital at 1:15 p.m.

Mr. Murphy was born Feb. 28, 1901 in Dowagiac and was a lifetime resident of this area.  He married the former Gladys E. McCoy March 18, 1923, in Niles.

He is survived by his wife, a son, Kenneth N. Murphy of Niles, three grandchildren, two sisters, Miss Mildred Murphy of Benton Harbor and Mrs. Roy Hauck of Aurora, Mo.

Mr. Murphy was a payroll administrator in the treasury department at Clark Equipment Company.  He retired in 1964.  He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, St. Joseph Valley Lodge 4, Free and Accepted Masons, the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks Niles Lodge 1322, Clark Management Club, and the Brookwood Golf Course.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at the Halbritter-Swem Funeral Home, with the Rev. John R. Wyngarden pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery. Friends will be received after 7 p.m. today.

Nels Edwin Erickson
Oct. 2, 1896-April 26, 1968

Niles Daily Star, Saturday, April 27, 1968, pae 2 col. 4-5, microfilm Niles District Library

Nels Edwin Erickson, 71, of 26 S. 4th St., died unexpectedly at 9:30 a.m. Friday at his home.

He was born in Katrinaholm, Sweden Oct. 2, 1896 and came to Niles six years ago from Florida.

Mr. Erickson is survived by his wife Anna, a niece Mrs. Richard Rayburn and a nephew, Erick Erickson, both of Niles, a brother, Arvid, and a sister, Mrs. Sarah Johanson, both in Sweden.

Mr. Erickson was retired from Commonwealth Edison Electric, Waukegon,Ill.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday in the Pifer Funeral Home, with the Rev. John S. Hoenstine, pastor of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends will be received after 7 p.m. today iat the funeral home.

Ethel L. Cousins
Sept. 8, 1887-April 27, 1968

Niles Daily Star, Monday, April 29, 1968, page 10 col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Ethel L. Cousins, 80, of 416 N. 4th St., died at 7:40 a.m. Saturday in the Dor-A-Lin Nursing Home, following an eight-month;s illness.

Born Sept. 8, 1887, in Grafton, Ohio, Mrs. Cousins moved here from Easton, Ohio in 1913.  On March 4, 1908, she married Elmer C. Cousins in Beldon, Ohio.  He died in 1934.

Her survivors include a son, Lee B. Cousins of Niles; three daughters, Mrs. Ralph BeMiller of Elkhart, Ind., Mrs. Victor Szabo of South Bend, Ind., and Mrs. Harold Newman of Pittsburgh, Pa.; a brother, John Bowman of Wellington, Ohio, and a sister, Mrs. Kelland Mumaw of Wooster, Ohio; five grandchildren, and four great grandchildren.

She was a charter member of the Sumnerville Grange and a member of the Pleasant Hour Club of Niles.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday in the Halbritter-Swem Funeral Home with the Rev. Lloyd Schloop officiating.  Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home.