Obituaries

Myrtle M. Harpole
Dec. 26, 1924-June 16, 1993

Niles Daily Star, Thursday, June 17, 1993, page 2, col. 4-6, microfilm Niles District Library

Myrtle M. Harpole
1924-1993
Long-time Niles resident

Funeral services for Myrtle M. Harpole, 68, of 1221 S. 14th St., Niles, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday at Halbritter Funeral Home with the Rev. Paul A. Fisher, of Michiana First Assembly of God, officiating.

Burial will follow at Silverbrook Cemetery.

Harpole died at 9:58 a.m. Wednesday at Pawating Hospital following an extended illness.

Born Dec. 26, 1924, in Manchester, Tenn., she had lived in Niles since 1946, coming from Manchester.

On June 26, 1941, in Trenton, Ga., she married the late John D. Harpole, who preceded her in death on Oct. 24, 1978.

Survivors include a daughter, Teresa Earl of Dowagiac; Oliver W. Harpole of Niles, Doyle L. Harpole of Niles, James W. Harpole of Niles, Ralph E. Harpole of Niles, and Ronnie G. Harpole of Niles; seven grandchildren; five greatgrandchildren; four sisters, Colleen Stone of Searcy, Ark., Jane White of Niles, Alma Ledbetter of Niles, Fay Eytcheson of Hudson, Fla., Kenneth Elrod of Niles, Paul Elrod of Niles and George Elrod of Niles. A son, Gary R. Harpole, preceded her in death on May 28.

Friends may call from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at Halbritter Funeral Home.

Sharon Rose (Adams) Lingerfelt
Jan. 13, 1939-June1, 1993

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

Sharon Rose (Adams) Lingerfelt
1939-1993
Tyler Refrigeration employee

Funeral services for Sharon Rose Lingerfelt, 54, of 1232 S. 14th St., Niles, are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Friday at First Church of Christ Christian, with the Rev. Lowell Black and Bob Young officiating.

Burial will follow at Silverbrook Cemetery.

Lingerfelt died at 1;43 a.m. Tuesday at St.Joseph Medical Center in South Bend following a lengthy illness.

Born Jan. 13, 1938, in Niles she was a lifetime area resident.

On Jan. 5, 1969, in Chicago, she married William R. Lingerfelt, who survives.

She was a systems analyst for Tyler Refrigeration Co. in Niles.

Survivors include four sons, Arthur "Skip" Callahan of Rochester, Ind., Douglas Callahan of Alto, Mich., Gregory Bierwagen of Niles and Adam Lingerfelt at home, a daughter, Sherry Lingerfelt, at home; five grandchildren; three sisters, Barbara Young Rodebush of Niles, Olive Line of South Bend and Yvonne Brady of Niles and four brothers, Robert L. Adams of South Bend, Delbert Adams of Niles, Kermit Adams of Niles and Damon Adams of Niles. A brother, Donald Adams, preceded her in death in 1982.

Friends may call from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday at Pifer-Smith Funeral Home.

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.