William T. Johnson
Sept. 15, 1860-April 14, 1938

Niles Daily Star, Thursday, April 14, 1938, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

WILLIAM T. JOHNSON CLAIMED BY DEATH

Resident of Niles 20 Years Stricken; Rites Saturday

William T. Johnson, 77, a resident of Niles for the last 20 years, died at 4:30 o'clock this morning in his home, 1606 Maple street. Mr. Johnson's death was caused by cerebral hemorrhages. He had been ill since Jan. 1.

Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, he moved to Niles from Indian Springs, Ind. Prior to his illness he had been engaged in construction work in Chicago.

Mr. Johnson was twice married. The first time to the late Sarah L. Cox in 1877. Aug. 5, 1911, he married Nettie Eddington, she survives.

He leaves six sons, Harley, Charles and Urey, Niles; Troy, Chicago, and Hayes and McKinley, Indian Springs; also several sisters and brothers living in southern Indiana.

Funeral services will be held at 2:30 o'clcok Saturday afternoon in the Rutherford funeral home with the Rev. Harry Barnett officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home.

Niles Daily Star, Friday, April 15, 1938, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

Johnson Services

Grandsons--Leo, Roy, Res, Raymond, Kenneth and Dorrel Johnson--will serve as pallbearers at 2:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon for William T. Johnson. Rites will be conducted in the Rutherford funeral home by the Rev. Harry Barnett, and burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery. A resident of Niles for 20 years, Mr. Johnson died Thursday morning at his home, 1606 Maple street.  A daughter, Mrs. Claude Cox, Niles, was omitted from the list of survivors published Thursday.

George L. Andrews
Feb. 25, 1879-April 10, 1938

Niles Daily Star, Monday, April 11, 1938, page 2, col. 7-8, microfilm Niles District Library

George L. Andrews, 59, Ex-Resident of Niles, is Stricken

George L. Andrews, 59, former resident, died at 6 o'clock Sunday night in his farm home, R. 1, Dowagiac. He had been ill for one week.

He leaves a son, Donald, Dowagiac; one daughter, Mrs. Edward Reid, Barron lake; two brothers, Bert W., Jackson, and Walter F., Peoria, Ill., also an aunt, Mrs. Susan Krell, Niles.

The Rev. Thomas Rice, Buchanan, will conduct funeral services at 3:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon in the Price and Kiger funeral home. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home.

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, April 12, 1938, page 2, col. 7, microfilm Niles District Library

George L. Andrews, 59, to be Buried Today

Funeral services for George L. Andrews, 59, were to be held at 3:30 o'clock this afternoon in the Price and Kiger funeral home. The Rev. Thomas Rice, Buchanan officiated.

Burial was made in Silverbrook cemetery with Clarence Wetherall, Carl Taylor, Arthur Mallo, Ralph Wells, Fred Barrett and William White serving as pallbearers.

A former Niles resident Mr. Andrews died at 6 o'clock Sunday night in his farm home, R. 1, Dowagiac. He had been ill for one week.

Eliza Andress
10 Oct 1855-April 19, 1938

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, April 19, 1938, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Eliza Andress, 82, Resident of Niles 20 Years, Succumbs

Ill for the last several months Mrs. Eliza A. Andress, 82, of 206 1/2 Grant street, died at 7 o'clock this morning in a Kalamazoo hospital, according to work[sic] received here.

A resident of Niles for the last 20 years, Mrs. Andress was born in Adrian. Her husband died a number of years ago.

Surviving are two sons, Harvey, Niles, and Irvin, Vict, Okla., also a sister, Mary E. Harlow, Yakima, Wash.

The body will be brought to the Turner and Pifer funeral home where friends may call.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete.

Niles Daily Star, Thursday, April 21, 1938, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

SERVE AS PALLBEARERS

John Gregor, Edward Behm, Ralph DeMuth, Charles Renner, Charles W. Vinnedge and John Michelson served as pallbearers at 2 o'clock this afternoon for the funeral services of Mrs. Eliza Andress. Rites were conducted in the Turner and Pifer funeral home by the Rev. T.O. Lee. Burial was in Silverbrook cemetery

John W. Smith
Feb. 18, 1856-April 23, 1938

Niles Daily Star, Monday, April 25, 1938, page 2, col. 8, microfilm Niles District Library

John W. Smith, 82, Dies at Son's Home

John W. Smith 82, died in the home of his son, Albert E. Smith, 1238 South Fifteenth street, late Saturday night. He had been ill for one and one-half years but his illness became serious three weeks ago.

Mr. Smith was born in Ohio in 1856 and came here from Peoria 15 year[sic] ago.

Services will be held in the Rutherford funeral home Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock.

George Edward Flower
Feb. 21, 1872-April 22, 1938

Niles Daily Star, Friday, April 22, 1938, page 1, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

DEATH CLAIMS G.E. FLOWER, NILES BANKER

Prominent Citizen is Stricken at 12:30 Today

Came Here is 1897

Was Long Active in Community and Church

George E. Flower, president of the State Bank of Niles, and prominent in county and state banking circles, died at 12:30 this afternoon in his home, 513 Broadway. Funeral services probably will be held Monday afternoon.

With him when he died was his wife, Mrs. Emma Flower, the only surviving member of his immediate family.

Mr. Flower's death ended a long period of illness. His last illness became serious early in October.  Treatment in the University of Michigan hospital and in a Chicago hospital failed to relieve the Niles man, who returned to his home here a few weeks ago from his final trip to a hospital.

Mr. Flower had been president of the State Bank of Niles since its reorganization April 19, 1934.  He was a former president of the old Reliable Home Building and Loan association, and at the time of his death was a director of the Niles Federal Savings and Loan association, which absorbed the former organization.

Long Banking Career

As vice president of the old Newman and Snell State Bank, which was located in the building now occupied by the Economy Drug store, he gained his early experience in the banking profession. He entered banking circles at the insistence of the late Wingate W. Newman, who recognized his ability in that line.

Mr. Flower came to Niles in 1897 from Cleveland, and opened a department store which he operated until 1914, when he sold out to live in retirement for two years.

Served in Old Bank

During that time, the late Mr. Newman, president of the Newman and Snell State bank, as it was named before the 1916 reorganization into the State Bank of Niles, often urged Mr. Flower to become an official of the bank.

When it was reorganized in  1916 and the name changed, Mr. Flower accepted the offer and became cashier.

He was elected president of the reorganized bank in 1934 after being identified with the old institution 19 years. He served as cashier and vice president--sometimes in the dual capacity.

He was active in Trinity Episcopal church and for a number of years was lay reader, conducting services in the absence of the rector.

Association Official

For a number of years, Mr. Flower was secretary of the now-defunct Business Men's association of Niles, which ante-dated the Chamber of Commerce. In that capacity, he was largely instrumental in bringing in new industries.

Among the plants that came while he was secretary were the National-Standard company; Garden City Fan company; National Printing and Engraving company, and the Kawneer company.

He was also a leader in building the Community House, raising $23,000 for the purpose before the structure was completed.

Niles Daily Star, Saturday, April 23, 1938, page 1, col. 6-7, microfilm Niles District Library

G.E. FLOWER SERVICES IN TRINITY MONDAY AT 3

Church, business and lodge associates of the late George E. Flower will be represented at the funeral of the Niles  banker in Trinity Episcopal church Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock.

The services, which will be held in the church where he had served long as an official and active member, will be conducted by the Rev. H.L. Nicholson.  Mr. Flower's body will lie in state in the church from 1 o'clock to 2:45. Burial will be in Silverbrook abbey.

The State Bank of Niles, of which he had been president since its reorganization in 1934, will be closed Monday afternoon.

Mr. Flower, whose death Friday afternoon terminated a seven months' illness, was born in London, England, Feb. 21, 1872. He came  with his parents to Toronto, Ontario, when he was three years old. Fifteen years later he moved to the United States, coming to Niles in 1897 from Monmouth, Ill.

He was married to Miss Emma Weess in Keokuk, Iowa, Oct. 10, 1893. Mrs. Flower survives him, also two sisters, Miss Annie Flower, Los Angeles, and Mrs. Mayflower Littlefield, Santa Barbara, Calif.

Mr.  Flower was a member of Trinity church and Niles Lodge No. 1322, BPOE.

Friends of the family will be received in the home at 513 Broadway until noon Monday.

LEONA FRITZ
Sept. 21, 1899-April 11, 1938

Niles Daily Star, Monday, April 11, 1938, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Leona Fritz, Ex-Resident of Niles, Stricken

Mrs. Leona Fritz, Wilmington , Calif., daughter of Mrs. M.E. Gorton, Niles, died at 8:30 o'clock this morning in Epworth hospital, South Bend. She had been ill for one year. Mrs. Fritz was a native of Niles.

Her body was brought to the Price and Kiger funeral home, Niles, where services will be held. Arrangements for the funeral are incomplete.

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, April 12, 1938, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

SERVICES THURSDAY

Depending on the arrival of her husband, Edward, and sister, Mrs. James Stacey, Los Angeles, calif., funeral services for Mrs. Leona Fritz, will be held at 2:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon in the Price and Kiger funeral home. The Rev. T.O. Lee will officiate with burial in Silverbrook cemetery. A former Niles resident, Mrs. Fritz died Monday morning in Epworth hospital, South Bend.