Obituaries

Ralph Weaver
Feb. 16, 1891-Dec. 22, 1966

Niles Daily Star, Friday, December 23, 1966, page 2, col. 6, microfilm Niles District Library

Ralph B. Weaver, 75, of 207 Bertrand road, died Thursday at 8:50 p.m., in Pawating Hospital after he had been ill for several months.

Mr. Weaver, a retired poultry farmer, was born Feb. 16, 1891, in Stuttgart, Ark., and came to Niles from South Bend in 1927.

He married Carrie Hawkins June 18, 1927, in South Bend and was a member of the Bertrand Bible church.

He is survived by: his wife, Carrie; a son, Ted of Niles; a brother, Carl F. Weaver, Tucson, Ariz.; and three grandchildren.

Funeral services will be at the Halbritter-Swem Funeral Home Saturday at 3 p.m., with the Rev. Harold E. Asire officiating.

Burial will be at the Silverbrook Cemetery. Friends will be received at the funeral home after 7 p.m., today.

Claude M. Yesley
May 1, 1893-Dec. 28, 1966

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, December 29, 1966, page 2, col. 7, microfilm Niles District Library

Claude M. Yesley, 73, of 711 N. 4th St., died at 10:55 p.m., Tuesday at Pawating Hospital.

An area resident for 36 years, Mr. Yesley was a retired employe of National-Standard Co. He came to Niles from Terre Haute, where he was born May 1, 1893.

Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Wanda Reidenbach, South Bend; a sister, Mrs. Mae Barley, Terre Haute; and three grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Friday at the Pifer Funeral Home, with the Rev. John MacLachlan, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, officiating.

Friends may call after 7 p.m., at the funeral home. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

L. Earl Belding
Aug. 7, 1888-Sept. 4, 1955

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, September 6, 1955, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

L. Earl Belding, 67, Niles real estate agent, died at 1:30 a.m., Sunday in his home on 970 South 13th Street. He had been in poor health for some time.

Belding was born Aug. 7, 1888, in Fremont, Mich., and came to Niles from Traverse City in 1917.  Surviving are: his wife, Edith; a daughter, Mrs. Avery Haynes, of Niles; a son, Maurice Belding, of Detroit; five grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. Lillian Freemon, of Detroit.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday in the Pifer Funeral Home with the Rev. John G. Calrton, rector of Trinity Episcopal church, officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Claudine Louise PeGan
Sept. 1, 1955-Sept. 3, 1955

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, September 7, 1955, page 2, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library

INFANT RITES HELD

Services for Claudine Louise PeGan, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard PeGan of rural route six, Niles, who died Saturday at Pawating Hospital, were conducted Monday afternoon at the Pifer Funeral Home by the Rev. Orion Njus, pastor of the Bertrand Bible Church. Burial was at Silverbrook Cemetery.

The baby was born Thursday, Sept. 1, at the hospital.

Survivors beside the parents are a brother, Richard Allen, and two sisters, Cathryn Jean and Sue Ann.

David Franklin Susan
July 25, 1887-Sept. 6, 1955

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, September 7, 1955, page 2, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library

David Franklin Susan, 68, died at 9:15 p.m. Tuesday at his home, 1016 Fulkerson Road, after a long illness.

Born in Niles July 25, 1887, he lived all his life here and was employed as a watchman at the Tyler Refrigeration Corp. plant.

Survivors are his widow, Cleo, three stepchildren, Mrs. Richard Hoffman, Grand Rapids, and Frank Perry and George VanDyke, both of Niles.

Friends may call at the Pifer Funeral Home where services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday by the Rev. L. George Beacock, pastor of the First Methodist church. Burial will be at Silverbrook Cemetery.

Harry Thayer
Nov. 10, 1877-Sept. 8, 1955

Niles Daily Star, Friday, September 9, 1955, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

Harry Thayer, 77, of the Morris Hotel, Niles, died Thursday night. His body was found in the hotel room. He had been in poor health for some time. Thayer was born Nov. 10, 1877, in Niles and was a member of the Eagles Lodge here. The body is at the Pifer Funeral Home where arrangements are incomplete.

Niles Daily Star, Saturday, September 10, 1955, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

THAYER RITES SET

Funeral services will be held at 2 p..m Monday in the Pifer Funeral Home here for Harry Thayer, 77, of Morris Hotel, Niles, who died Thursday night following an extended illness.  The Rev. L. George Beacock, pastor of the First Methodist Church, will officiate and burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Thayer was a retired employe of the Kawneer Company here. His only known relative is a cousin, Mrs. George Andrus, of Edwardsburg. Memorial rites will be conducted at 8 p.m. today at the funeral home by the Eagles Lodge, of which he was a member.