Obituaries

Helen A. Hiles
1856-Aug. 30, 1945

Niles Daily Star, Saturday, Sept. 1, 1945, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Hiles, 89, Dies at Quick Convalescent Home

Mrs. Helen A. Hiles, 89, 1124 Fort street, died Thursday at the Quick Convalescent home. She had  been in poor health for five years.

Mrs.  Hiles had no immediate relatives in Niles. Her husband Theron, died several years ago. She was born in Chicago and moved here about 25 years ago.

Friends may call at the Kiger funeral home where funeral services will be held at 5 p.m.  Saturday. Rev. Theodore M. Greenhoe will conduct the services.  Burial will be at Silverbrook cemetery.

NB: Obituary was published Niles Daily Star, Friday, Aug. 31, 1945 page 2, col. 1, which was same except name was given as Hines

Mark Vernon Moody
Sept. 19, 1882-Sept. 1, 1945

Niles Daily Star, Saturday, Sept. 1, 1945, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

HEART ATTACK IS FATAL TO MARK V. MOODY, 62

A heart attack proved fatal this morning to Mark V. Moody, 62, of 402 Brown street, who died at his home at 3 a.m.
Born in Niles, he had lived his entire life in this city.
Surviving are four brothers, Albert, Claude, and Robert, all of Niles, and Arthur, of Rockford, Ill., and two sisters, Mrs. Alma Bishop, of Cassopolis, and Mrs. Grace Cochran, residing on a Niles rural route.
Friends may call at the Pifer funeral home where services will be conducted Tuesday at 2 p.m.  Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.

Albert G. Rooks
May 4, 1879-Jan. 13, 1960

Niles Daily Star, Friday, January 15, 1960, page 1, col.7, microfilm Niles District Library

Stroke Caused Driver Death

Albert G. Rooks, 80, 1303 Barron Lake Rd., who died Wednesday night in Memorial Hosptial, South Bend, was the victim of a stroke that resulted from a mild concussion suffered in an automobile accident on Jan.7 on Yankee street, Cass County.

Cause of his death was reported late Thursday afternoon to Niles State Police by the South Bend physician who attended him.

His death is the first this year in Cass County.

Mr. Rooks was injured when his car, for no apparent reason, careened out of control, crashed into a tree and went through a fence, overturning several times.

Funeral services for the victim are to be conducted Saturday afternoon in the First Presbyterian Church by the pastor, the Rev. John P. MacLachlan.  Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery. Friends may call at the Pifer Funeral Home.

Arneal Winfield Ash
Nov. 26, 1903-Sept. 20, 1993

Arneal Winfield Ash
1903-1993
Retired Pawating Hospital employee

Funeral services for Arneal Winfield Ash, 89, of 56 Marmont St., Niles, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday at Faith Baptist Church in South Bend, Ind., with the Rev. George M. Joseph, church pastor, and the Rev. Joseph Arnold, of Franklin AME chruch in Niles, officiating.

Burial will follow at Silverbrook Cemetery in Niles.

Ash died at 9:45 a.m. Monday at Woodfield Manor, Niles, following an extended illness.

Born Nov. 26, 1903, in Chicago, she had lived in Niles since 1914, coming from Vandalia.

On April 15, 1923, in Niles, she married the late Fred Shepard, who preceded her in death Nov. 25, 1958. On Dec. 30, 1967, in Niles, she married the late Irving Ash, who preceded her in death on Feb. 11, 1978.

She was a retired employee of Pawating Hospital. She was a charter member and pianist of Faith Baptist Church.

Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Marguerite Adams of Niles; a son, David Shepard of Dowagiac; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.

Friends may call from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Halbritter Funeral Home.

Memorial contributions may be made to Faith Baptist church.

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, September 21, 1993, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

Lenore L. Miller
Feb. 5, 1919-Oct. 9, 1953

Lenore L. Miller, 34, of 1344 Eagle street, died at 9:45 a.m. Friday in Pawating Hospital following an illness of two months.

Mrs. Miller was born Feb. 5, 1919, in Chicago and had lived most of her life in Niles.  She is survived by her husband, Howard; her father, Edward Bishop of Niles; a son David and three daughters, Vera Bernice, Loretta Mae and Trudy Ann, all at home, and a sister, Mrs. Leona Bishop, also Niles.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in the Pifer Funeral Home with the Rev. Clarence Pedersen, pastor of the First Assembly of God, officiating.  Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.  Friends may call at the funeral home.

Niles Daily Star, Saturday, October 10, 1953, page 2, col. 7, microfilm Niles District Library

Frank Couch
April 18, 1901-Oct. 9, 1953

Frank Couch, 52, of 533 Lake street, died at 2 p.m. Friday at Coldwater following a lingering illness.

Couch was born April 18, 1901 in Ypsilanti, He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Charles Couch Sr., Niles; two brothers, Charles Couch Jr., Niles, and William Couch, Gary, Ind., and two sisters, Miss Nellie Couch, South Haven, and Mrs. Clayton Rowe, Watervliet.

Private funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon in the Kiger Funeral Home with the Rev. T.M. Greenhoe, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Niles Daily Star, Saturday, October 10, 1953, page 2, col. 8, microfilm Niles District Library