Rose Shockley
Oct. 29, 1886-July 13, 1987

Rose Shockley, 100, 215 Parkway St., Niles, died at 6:40 a.m. today at Woodfield Manor following an extended illness.

Born Oct. 29, 1886 in Niles, she was a lifetime area resident

On July 16, 1908 in Niles she married Charles H. Shockley who died in 1945.

Surviving is a sister, M. Hilda Gitchell of Niles.

Services are 2 p.m. Wednesday at Halbritter Funeral Home with Rev. Kenneth H. Hesselink of Niles officiating. Burial will be at Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends may call from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Niles Daily Star, Monday, July 13, 1987, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Ella Shockley
March 13, 1875-March 5, 1955

Mrs. Ella Shockley, 79, 0f 1101 Cedar Street, died at 7 a.m. today at the Berrien County Hospital at Berrien Center. She had been ill since Tuesday.

Born March 13, 1875 at Buchanan, she came to Niles 59 years ago. She was a member of the Methodist Church and the Adult Bible Class.

Her husband, Elias Shockley, died in 1924.

Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Theodore Young of Niles, two grandchildren and a brother, George Huff of Niles.

Friends may call at the Pifer Funeral Home where the Rev. L. George Beacock will conduct services at 2 p.m. Monday. Burial will be at Silverbrook Cemetery.

Niles Daily Star, Saturday, March 5, 1955, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

Charles W. Shockley
Feb. 26, 1867-Sept. 27, 1938

C.W. Shockley, Former Police Officer, is Dead

Charles W. Shockley, lifelong resident of Niles and a former member of the Niles police department, died Tuesday afternoon in Pawating hospital.

He had been in ill health for several years, and entered the hospital three weeks ago when his condition became serious.

The son of the late Clement and Eliza Shockley, Mr. Shockley was born in Niles, Feb. 26, 1867. Since the death of his parents, he had lived alone in the Shockley home at 904 Regent Street.

Mr. Shockley is the last of a family of three children. A brother and sister preceded him in death. He was never married.

Surviving are six cousins, Miss Cornelia Crowley, Mrs. Cora Brown and Clete Forrest, Niles; Mrs. A.J. Calder, Chicago; Robert Gardner, Elkhart, and Luella Batcherlor, Battle Creek.

Mr. Shockley served on the Niles police force in 1892 and 1893 under Daniel Klingerman, who was town marshal at that time.

Later he served as a special policeman in 1902 and 1903, records at the city hall revealed today.

Funeral services will be held at 2:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon in the Turner and Pifer funeral home with the Rev. T.O. Lee officiating.  Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home.

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, September 28, 1938, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

Irvin P. Wallace
March 17, 1895-Sept. 27, 1938

Irvin P. Wallace Dies in Veterans' Hospital, Dayton

Irvin P. Wallace, World war veteran, who was wounded in action while fighting in Siberia, died at 3:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon in the Veterans Facility Hospital, Dayton, Ohio.

Suffering from a stomach ailment, Mr. Wallace entered the hospital six months ago. He had been in ill health for a number of years.

Due to the absence of his discharge papers his complete war record was not available today.

He was born in Mishawaka, March 17, 1895, later moving to Bertrand where he spent most of his life. He moved to Niles four years ago, and with his wife and daughter was living at 1542 Maple street before entering the hospital.

Prior to his illness, Mr. Wallace was an active member of LaRue Messenger post, American Legion. He was elected adjutant in 1937, but [illegible].

Mr. and Mrs Wallace were married in Fort Wayne, Ind., Dec. 4, 1926. Mary Kathryn is the only child.

Other survivors are Mr. Wallace's father, Perry J. Gary; three brothers, Willard Schroeder, Charles E. Wallace, and George Wallace, Bertrand.

Full military funeral services will be conducted by the American Legion at 2:30 o'clock Friday afternoon in the Rutherford funeral home. The Rev. T.O. Lee will also assist in the service.

Burial will be in Silverbook cemetery.

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, September 28, 1938, page 2, col. 6, microfilm Niles District Library

Henrietta Dean Luby
1879-March 14, 1940

Niles Daily Star, Friday, March 15, 1940, page 1, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library

MRS. LUBY DIES; SERVICE IN NILES

Mrs. William J. Luby, 415 North Fourth street, died Wednesday morning in St. Petersburg, Fla., after an illness of several months. Mr. and Mrs. Luby left Niles for Florida in November and her condition had gradually become more serious.

Beside Mr. Luby, to whom she was married in 1927, Mrs. Luby is survived by a sister, Mrs. Alice Mannering, Yankee street; a niece, Mrs. Virginia Brooks, South Bend; a nephew, Dwight Benson, Niles and grandniece, Patricia Benson.

Mr. Luby, proprietor of the Dean Drug store, will arrive in Niles with the body Wednesday morning. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery. Plans for a service in Niles are incomplete.

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, March 19, 1940, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

RITES THURSDAY FOR MRS. LUBY

The body of Mrs. Henrietta Dean Luby, who died Wednesday in St. Petersburg, Fla., will arrive in Niles at 11:57 Wednesday morning and be taken to the Pifer funeral home. It will be removed to the residence Wednesday afternoon at 3. Friends may call there late Wednesday afternoon and evening.

Services will be held in th famly home, 415 North Fourth street, at 2:30 Thursday afternoon.  The Rev. Floyd Johnston will officiate and burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.

Mrs. Luby was born in Hanna, Ind., 60 years ago. She was the daughter of a former Niles business man and had spent most of her life in Niles. She was married to Mr. Luby in 1927.

Beside Mr. Luby, she leaves a sister, Mrs. Alice Mannering, Yankee street; a niece, Mrs. Virgina Brooks, South Bend; a nephew, Dwight Benson, and a grandniece, Patrica Benson, Niles.

The Lubys had been in Florida since last November. An illness which she was suffering when the couple left Niles became gradually more serious, resulting in her death Wednesday.

Alice Taggart
1851-March 19, 1940

Mrs. Alice Taggart, Niles Ex-Resident, Dies in Clarence, NY

Mrs. Alice Taggart, of Clarence, N.Y., and for many years a resident of Niles, died Tuesday. Her body will be brought to Niles Friday morning for interment in Silverbrook cemetery. Brief services at the grave will be held at 11.

Mrs. Taggart was the widow of Dexter Taggart. She had lived in Niles all her life until the death of her husband. The family home was on South Fourth street, near Michigan.

After her husband's death Mrs. Taggart went to the home of her sister in New York state. She was 89 years old.

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, March 20, 1940, page 2, col. 8, microfilm Niles District Library