Obituaries

Louise Hoadley Gillette
1878-Dec. 28, 1943

Louise Gillette, 65, Dies in Royal Oak; Service Friday

Mrs. Louise Hoadley Gillette, 65, died at the home of her son, Hoadley Gillette in Royal Oak Tuesday morning after a two-week illness of influenza.     Mrs. Gillette, who was born in Niles, and had lived here most of her life, had been visiting her son over the holidays when her death occurred. The son and a grandson are her only survivors.

Services will be conducted by Mrs. Durlin Wheeler, reader of the First Church of Christ Scientist, in the Price and Kiger funeral home at 2 Friday afternoon.

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, December 29, 1943, page 2, col. 6, microfilm Niles District Library.

Elmer Wright
Nov. 7, 1893-Dec. 26, 1943

Elmer Wright, 50, Dies in Carolina; Rites Here Friday

Funeral for Elmer Wright, 50, former Nilesite, who died Sunday in his home in Charlotte, N.C., after suffering a heart attack, will be conducted here Friday afternoon at 3 in the Pifer funeral home.

The body is being brought to Niles from Charlotte and friends may call in the Pifer funeral home after Thursday night.

He was born in Niles Nov. 7, 1893, and was married in Chicago to Miss Harriet Swartz, Niles.

Surviving, besides his wife, are a son, Richard A. Wright, and a sister, Mrs. Grace Culp, Kalamazoo.

A Christian Science service is scheduled , and burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, December 29, 1943, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library.

Mrs. Harry (Bertha) Stowe
March 30, 1877-Dec. 29, 1943

MRS. HARRY STOWE TAKEN BY DEATH

Mrs. Harry Stowe, 66, of 31 North State street, died at 1 this morning in Pawating hospital.

Born in Ottawa, Canada, March 30, 1877, she came to Niles from South Bend more than 50 years ago. She was married in Niles in 1896 to Harry Stowe.

She is survived by her husband; two sons, Raymond, Niles and Vernon, Benton Harbor; one sister , Mrs Jennie Cramer, Toledo, and three grandchildren.

Friends may call at the Pifer funeral home where services will be conducted Thursday afternoon at 2 by the Rev. J.K. Hoffmaster.  Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, December 28, 1943, page 2, col. 8, microfilm Niles District Library.

Mrs. Mildred G. Neese
Feb. 8, 1901-Sept. 2, 1961

Mrs. Mildred G. Neese, 60, route four, Weiser Red., died at 12:45 a.m. Saturday in Pawating hospital after a two week illness.
Mrs. Neese was born Feb. 8, 1901 in St. Joseph County, Ind. and came to this area in 1912 from South Bend.  On June 27, 1919, she married Harold Neese, who survives.  Other survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Dorothy . . .[Illegible] . .Neese, both of Niles; five grandchildren, and a brother, Roscoe Chamberlain, South Bend.
Friends may call at the Kiger-Halbritter Funeral Home beginning at 3 p.m.  Sunday. Funeral services will be held at the funeral home Tuesday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. John P. MacLachlan, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Niles Daily Star, Saturday, September 2, 1961, page 2, col. 6, microfilm Niles District Library.

Anna B. Daley
June 4, 1894-April 11, 1973

NILES--Mrs. Anna B. Daley, 78, of 135 Forest, died at 1:45 p.m. Wednesday at Pawating Hospital.  She had been in ill health for several years.
Mrs. Daley was born June 4, 1894, at Coleman, Tex.  She had lived here since 1955, coming from Chicago.
Surviving are her husband, Bert; three daughters, Mrs. J.F. Everling of Westchester, Ill., Mrs. R.C. Lemon of Vancouver, B.C., and Dr. Dorothy Hubler of Oblong, Ill., seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the Halbritter Funeral Home.  The Rev. John Wyngarden of the First Presbyterian Church will officiate and burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 to 9 tonight.

Niles Daily Star, Thursday, April 12, 1973, page 2, col. 1-2, microfilm Niles District Library

William Mansfield
Dec. 6, 1893-Aug. 10, 1983

William H. Mansfield, 89, o f415 S. 9th St., Niles, died at 9:16 a.m. Wednesday at Pawating Hospital after an extended illness.
He was born Dec. 6, 1893 in Yarmouth,Maine and had lived in the Niles area since 1916 coming from Maine.
He married Annis B. Crumb on Dec. 26, 1917 in St. Joseph; she preceded him in death on March 5, 1974.
Surviving are two sons, Paul H. Mansfield of Niles and Carl E. Mansfield, Sr., of Niles; a daughter, Mrs. Lola Wood, of Niles; and Brother, Myron L. Mansfield of Stuyvesant Falls, M.Y.; 11 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Friday at the Halbritter Funeral Home.  The Rev. Gordon D. Everett of the Wesley United Methodist Church will officiate. Burial will follow at Silverbrook Cemetery.
Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the Halbritter Funeral Home.

Niles Daily Star, Thursday, August 11, 1983, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library