Jennie M. Hartsell
June 26, 1876-Feb. 3, 1961

Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI) Saturday, February 4, 1961, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Jennie M. Hartsell, 84, 1328 Oak St., died at 8:15 p.m. Friday in Pawating Hospital where she had been a patient for one day.

Mrs. Hartsell was born June 26, 1876, in Pennsylvania and had lived in this community since she was a year old. Her husband Clyde D. Hartsell, preceded her in death on Dec. 20, 1932. She was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church and St. Agnes Guild of the church.

Surviving are: two daughters, Miss Volta Hartsell, Niles, and Mrs. LeRoy Forler, Sherman Oaks, Calif.; a son, Gordon Hartsell, Jamaica, Long Island, N.Y.; three grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in Trinity Episcopal Church with the rector, the Rev. John G. Carlton, officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends are being received at the Kiger and Halbritter Funeral Home here.

Iva M. Myers
Sept. 18, 1914-Jan. 3, 1993

Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Tuesday, January 5, 1993, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

Funeral services for Iva Myrtle (Baker) Myers, 78, 410 W. Main St., Niles are scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Pifer-Smith Funeral Home with the Rev. Mark Thompson, of Grace United Methodist Church, officiating.

Burial will follow at Silverbrook Cemetery.

Myers died at 6 p.m. Sunday at Silverbrook Manor following a five-month illness.

Born Sept. 18, 19814, in Fowlerville, Mich., she was a resident of the area most of her lifetime.

She was preceded in death by two husbands, Amon Long in 1968 and Hubert Myers in 1979.

She was retired from Pawating Hospital after 25 years, where she was a laundry supervisor.

Myers is survived by a daughter, Wanda Burchfield-Ellis of Niles' four grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; one great-greatgrandchild and a sister, Bertha Clough of Niles.

Friends may call from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Pifer-Smith Funeral Home.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Berrien County Cancer Service.

Edith E. Ramsay
Dec. 17 1889-Feb. 15, 1961

Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Thursday, February 16, 1961, page 2, col. 5-6, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Edith E. Ramsey, 1806 Cass St., died Wednesday at 11:25 p.m. at Pawating Hospital. She had been ill since Tuesday.

Mrs. Ramsey was born Dec. 17, 1889, in Chicago. She came to Niles from Wyoming in 1936. Her husband, Jesse, died in 1962.

Surviving are two sons, Al Ramsay and Hugh Ramsay, both of Niles; a brother, Hugh Young of Detroit; a sister, Mrs. Alice Dunn of Detroit; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday at the Pifer Funeral Home with the Rev. Kenneth Carey, pastor of the Westminster Presbyterian Church, officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Note:  Obituary spells last name Ramsey but Cemetery and other records spells as Ramsay.

John F. Shook
Aug. 17, 1892-Feb. 3, 1961

Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI) Saturday, February 4, 1961, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

John F. Shook, 68, 932 S. 14th St., retired New York Central Railroad employe, was dead on arrival at Pawating Hospital at 10:00 a.m. Friday after being stricken ill in a downtown office building.

Mr. Shook, who retired three years ago as supervisor of air brakes and steam heat for the railroad, was born Aug. 17, 1892, in Bertrand Township and had lived his entire lifetime in this community. He was a member of St. Joseph Valley Lodge, F & A.M., the Pioneer Association of the railroad and the Airbrake Association.

Surviving are: his widow, Alma; a daughter, Mrs. Wilbur Adams, Cincinnati, Ohio; one granddaughter, and a sister, Mrs. Byron Rosenberger, Bertrand Township.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in the Pifer Funeral Home, with the Rev. John P. MacLachlan, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends are being received at the funeral home.

Richard Todd Snyder
July 23, 1960-Jan. 4, 1961

Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Thursday, January 5, 1993, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

Richard Todd Snyder, 5-month old son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Snyder, 540 Grant St., died at 3:52 p.m. (EST) Wednesday in Memorial Hospital, South Bend, where he had been a patient since Dec. 5, 1960.

The infant was born July 23, 1960, in Niles.

Surviving besides the parents are: a sister and brother, Cathy Ann and Timothy Richard, both at home; the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Snyder and Mr. and Mrs Lester T. Decker, all Niles, and four great grandmothers, Mrs. Frances Salee, Dorr, Mrs. Effie Welsh, Los Angeles, and Mrs. Frank Sibert and Mrs. Fred Sears, both Niles.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Pifer Funeral Home with Dr. Maurice McKean, pastor of the First Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

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

Ella Swartz
March 4, 1860-Oct. 8, 1930

Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI) Wednesday, October 8, 1930, page 4, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

Niles News in Brief; DEATH MRS. ELLA SWARTZ

Mrs. Ella Swartz, 70, widow of Joseph Swartz, died this morning at 8 o'clock at her home, 17 S. Barrett street. The funeral plans are not completed. The body is at the Troost and Augustine chapel.

Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI) Thursday, October 9, 1930, page 3, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

Niles News in Brief; FUNERAL MRS. ELLA SWARTZ

Funeral services for Mrs. Ella Swartz, 70, widow of Joseph Swartz, will be held in her home, 17 S. Barrett street, tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. Burial will be made in Silver brook cemetery. Mrs. Swartz who died early on Wednesday morning was born on Portage Jrairie[sic] on March 4, 1860, and had spent her entire life in this vicinity.

Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI) Wednesday, October 10, 1930, page 4, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

Niles News in Brief: FUNERAL MRS. ELLA SWARTZ

Funeral services for Mrs. Ella Swartz were conducted this afternoon in her home, 17 Barrett street by the Rev. M.R. Everett, pastor of the Evangelical church. Burial was made in Silver Brook cemetery. Relatives from Three Oaks, Galien and Detroit were among those who attended the services.