Cleland Reprogle
March 5, 1910-May 18, 1911

Niles Daily Star, Friday, May 19, 1911, page 4, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

FIRST DEATH FROM SCARLET FEVER

Reprogle Child on North Front Street Died Last Night--Buried Today

Out of the many cases of scarlet fever last fall and this spring, the first victim to die was the 14 months' old boy of Mr.and Mrs. Ezra Reprogle of north Front street.

The child died last night after several days' suffering and was buried this afternoon in Silver Brook cemetery.

As is customary in such cases where the afflicted has had a contagious disease no funeral services of any kind were held. Neither was there a funeral, the body being conveyed to the cemetery by Undertaker H.E. Price.

Mr. Reprogle is an employe of the French Paper company and have[sic] lived in Niles but a short time.

Niles Daily Sun, Friday, May 19, 1911, page 1, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library

FIRST SCARLET FEVER VICTIM

Infant Son of Ezra Reprogle Died Last Night

The first death from scarlet fever since the epidemic broke out a few wees ago in Niles occurred last evening when the fourteen months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Reprogle passed away last night about 10:45 p.m.

This afternoon, Undertaker Price, assisted by Mr.  Reprogle, who boards with Mrs. C.J. Smith, Short street, opposite the house where the family lives, took the body to Silver Brook cemetery where interment occurred without funeral services.

There were three children in the family and all had the scarlet fever but the other two, a boy and a girl are recovering.

Yesterday as the youngest child continued to grow worse, Mrs. Lucy Rounds, who is a neighbor, went into quarantine with Mrs. Reprogle and will remain so long as her assistance is needed.

Virgil J. Blanchard
Sept. 3, 1879-Sept. 22, 1957

Niles Daily Star, Monday, September 23, 1957, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

Virgil J. Blanchard, 78, a retired rural mail carrier and farmer, died at 6 a.m. Sunday, at this home on route one, Berrien Center, after an illness of two years.

Born Sept. 3, 1879 in Berrien Township, he had lived in the community all his life. He was a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge, Rural Mail Carriers Association, Cass County Historical Society, Berrien Center Grange and the Michigan Archaelogical Society.

Survivors include his widow, Bertha; two daughters, Mrs. Joseph Trattles and Mrs. A.B. Miller, both of Niles, and two grandchildren.

Friends may call at the Kiger-Halbritter Funeral Home where . .[illegible]. . p.m. Thursday by the Rev. Garrell Flewelling of the Central Christian Church, Decatur, Ill. Burial will be at Silverbrook Cemetery.

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, September 25, 1957, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

Blanchard Rites Held

Services for Virgil J. Blanchard who died Sunday at this home on route one, Berrien Center, were held Tuesday at the Kiger-Halbritter Funeral Home. Burial was at Silverbrook Cemetery. It was erroneously stated Monday that the funeral would be held Thursday.

Emma Roebeck
Sept. 21, 1867-Sept. 2, 1957

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, September 3, 1957, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

Miss Emma Roebeck, 89, rural route two, Niles, died suddenly at 7 a.m., Monday in her home.

She was born September 21, 1867, in Germany. Sixty-six years ago, she came to the Niles area from Vandalia.

Surviving are three sister[sic], Mrs. Harriett Schinke, South Bend, Ind.; Mrs. Bertha Reum, Niles; and Mrs. Katheryn Olson, Niles.

Funeral services are planned at 2 p.m., Wednesday at the Kiger-Halbritter Funeral Home, with the Rev. Herbert Meussling of St. John's Evangelical and Reformed Church, officiating.  Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Laura Lee Fay Simpson
March 28, 1957-Sept. 4, 1957

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, September 4, 1957, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in the Pifer Funeral Home here for Laura Lee Fay Simpson, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Simpson, of rural route three [Anderson Road], Dowagiac, who died at 1:45 a.m. today in Pawating Hospital where she had been a patient for the past . . [illegible] . . Bethel Baptist Church here, will officiate and burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

The infant, who also is survived by her grandfather, Belton Simpson of Niles, and a brother and sister, Judy Kay and Randall James, both at home, was born March 28, 1957, in Pawating Hospital.

Bruce L. Park
Aug. 25, 1887-Sept. 4, 1957

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, September 4, 1957, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

Bruce L. Park, 70, of 437 1/2 East LaSalle Street, South Bend, former Niles resident, died at 5:15 a.m. today in St. Joseph Hospital, South Bend, following an illness of two weeks.

Mr. Park, a retired employe of the French Paper Company here, was born Aug. 25, 1887, in Niles and had made his home in this city before moving to South Bend.

Surviving are: a son, Harry L. Park of Niles; a daughter, Mrs. J. F. Barry, of Houston, Tex.; two grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Arthur Stoll, of Niles, and Mrs. Addie Earl, of Miami, Fla., and two brothers, Harry Park, of Detroit, and William Park of Grand Rapids.

The body is at the Kiger-Halbritter Funeral Home here where friends may call beginning Thursday. Service arrangements are incomplete.

Niles Daily Star, Thursday, September 5, 1957, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

Funeral Rites Set

Funeral services for Bruce L. Park, 70 of 437 1/2 East LaSalle Street, South Bend, a former Niles resident who died Wednesday, have been set for Friday at 2 p.m., in the Kiger-Halbritter Funeral Home.

The Rev. L. George Beacock of the First Methodist Church will officiate. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

The body may be viewed at the funeral home.

Fanny Lacey
December 11, 1836-May 3, 1911

Niles Daily Star, Thursday, May 4, 1911, page 4, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

MISS FANNY LACEY

Died in Kalamazoo Last Night--Funeral Saturday Afternoon

Miss Fanny Lacey died last evening at 7 o'clock at Kalamazoo. The body will be brought here this evening and taken [to] the home of her niece, Mrs. F.M. Pierson. The funeral will occur Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the house. The Rev. Geo. Huntington of Trinity church will officiate and burial will be in Silver Brook cemetery.

Friends are invited to attend. Please omit flowers.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

Fanny Lacey was born Dec. 11, 1836, the daughter of Obed Pierpont Lacey and Lucy Pellitier, who were among the pioneers of Niles. She inherited many of the traits of her Virginia father and her French mother, making an unusual combination by which her character stands out--unique in her generation. She possessed solid qualities with the lighter graces of life and a love of companionship and genial conservation[sic] which only her intimate friends realized. Natural shy and reserved, she "came out" surprisingly when she fell[sic] untrammeled. Her fine mind; ready courtesy; unselfishness; desire to serve with the best of her ability, were appreciated and understood by those who were fortunate enough to be close to her heart.

The death of her beloved father was a life-long memory of sorrow. It occurred when she was a mere child, but shadowed her life. Later she was to bear more separations. The death of her mother to whom she was devoted, had the most depressing effect; failing health for years, and brooding over the past, afflicted her mind, yet through all that clouded her reason, Faith shone bright and she looked forward to "the rest that remaineth."

We, whose hearts have been with her along "The Sorrowful Way." rejoice in her happy deliverance! In Paradise with her Christ and loved ones gone before.

"She lives--whom we call dead."