Obituaries

Elizabeth Louise Arbogast
April 9, 1888-October 29, 1950

Niles Daily Star, Monday, October 30, 1950, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Elizabeth Louise Arbogast, 1502 North Twelfth street, died at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Pawating hospital. She had been ill 11 days and in poor health for some time.
Surviving are her husband; four sisters, Mrs. Charles Asmus, Mrs. George Asmus, and Mrs. Wilhelmina Zimmerman, all of Niles, and Mrs. Frieda Fay, of Kalamazoo, and two brothers, Carl Wedel and Julius Wedel, of Niles.
Mrs. Arbogast had lived in Niles most of her life. She was born in Germany on April 9, 1888. 
Friends may call at the Pifer funeral home, where services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday by the Rev. Harold Hoh. . .[illegible] . . .Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.
Members of Niles hive 39, Lady Maccabees, are asked to meet in front of the Pifer funeral home at 1:45 p.m. Wednesday, before attending services for Mrs. Arbogast.

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, October 31, 1950, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

The name of Mrs. Elizabeth Louise Arbogast's husband, Frank, was inadvertently omitted from the obituray published in Monday's issue of the Daily Star.

Mrs. John (Emielie Schmidt) Gipner
June 5, 1859-Jan. 3, 1934

Long Illness Fatal to Mrs. John Gipner

Mrs. John Gipner, 74, died at her home 921 North Fifth street, at 5:15 o'clock Wednesday afternoon after a long illness.
The funeral will be held at the home at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon with Dr. G.W. Simon in charge. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.
Mrs. Gipner was born in Niles on June 5, 1859, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Schmidt.  She has lived here all her life.  For many years, Mr. Gipner was local florist for the Michigan Central railway.  They were married in 1894.
The husband and a son, John, of Rochester, N.Y., survive, as does a sister, Mrs. John Diebolt, who lived north of Niles.

Niles Daily Star, Thursday, January 4, 1934, page 1, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

Note: First name is spelled Emielie on gravemarker.  Spelled Amelia on Death Record.

Edward Alvis Morrison
August 27, 1950-October 29, 1950

Edward Alvis Morrison,  two-month old son of Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Morrison, 1641 Taft street, was found dead in bed about 6:50 a.m. Sunday.  Coroner William Pifer said death was caused by suffocation.
The infant was born Aug. 27, 1950, in the Berrien county hospital in Berrien Center.
Surviving in addition to the parents are the following brothers and sisters: Helen Marie, Charles, Woodrow, Jr., Frank, John, Richard, William, Robert, and James, all at home.
Also surviving are his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rockwell, of Niles, and Mrs. Essie Stites, of Clinton, Ind.
Committal services will be conducted by the Salvation Army at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the graveside in Silverbrook cemetery.

Niles Daily Star, Monday, October 30, 1950, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Agnes Kline
March 1, 1868-Oct. 23, 1950

Mrs. Agnes Kline, 50 River street, died at 6:50 p.m. Saturday in her home after an illness of about seven years.
Surviving are her sons, John, Albert, Harvey and Anderson Kline, of Niles; a daughter, Mrs. Harold Thomas, of South Bend; six grandchildren;  nine great-grandchildren, and two half-sisters, Mrs. Dove Delaney, of Chicago, and Mrs. Louise Fiedman, of Kansas City, Mo.
Mrs. Kline, the granddaughter of Jacob Kinzie, who came here in 1830 as a veteran of the Black Hawk war, was born in Kansas City, Kans., March 1, 1868. She came to Niles from Kansas City 70 years ago. She was a member of Niles circle 45, GAR.
Friends may call at the Pifer funeral home, where services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday by the Rev. C.K. Graham, Baptist pastor. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.

GAR SERVICE TONIGHT

Members of the Niles circle 45, GAR, are requested to meet at 7 p.m. today at the Pifer funeral home to conduct a  memorial service for Mrs. Agnes Kline.

Niles Daily Star, Monday, October 25, 1950, page 2, col. 6-7, microfilm Niles District Library.

Cynthia Leota Hemminger
January 21, 1876-October 15, 1950

Mrs. Cynthia Leota Hemminger, 712 Maple street, died at 9:05 p.m. Sunday in her home. She had been ill for about three years.
Surviving are her husband, Clarence; one son and three daughters, Delbert Susan, of Union Pier, Mrs. Walter Sutton, Mrs. John Burge, and Mrs. Albert Schrumpf, all of Niles; seven grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren.
Also surviving are her brothers, Ed. and Orville Michael, of Burlington, Ind., Bert Michael, of Kirland, Ind., and Earl Michael, of Kokomo, Ind.
Mrs. Hemminger was born in Carroll county, Ind., on Jan. 21, 1876, and came here from South Bend four years ago. She was a member of the First Baptist church.
Friends may call at the Pifer funeral home, where services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday by the Rev. C.K. Graham, Baptist pastor, Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.

Niles Daily Star, Monday, October, 16, 1950, page 2, col. 6, microfilm Niles District Library

Edith Schneck, 97
July 2, 1913 — Feb. 22, 2011

Edith Leona Schneck, 97, of Ironwood Drive in Niles, died at 9:35 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011 at Silverbrook Manor in Niles following an extended illness.

Mrs. Schneck was born July 2, 1913 in Mendon, Mich. to Oscar M. and Myrtie B. (Coonfare) Reid. She lived most of her life in this area.

Edith was a member of the Niles Westside Seventh-day Adventist Church. She enjoyed fishing, camping and trapping with her husband. She also enjoyed traveling.

In 1935 she first married Darrell W. Johnson in St. Joseph County. He preceded her in death in June 1972.

She was married on Aug. 6, 1960 in Niles to Carl F. Schneck, who preceded her in death in September 2002.

Mrs. Scheck is survived by her sons, Dale (Nadean) Johnson of Traverse City, Mich. and Darrell (Sheryl) Johnson of Niles; 14 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was also preceded in death by her daughters, June Morris and Bonnie Johnson, two brothers and three sisters.

Funeral services for Edith Leona Schneck will be held at 9:30 a.m. Monday at Halbritter Funeral Home in Niles with Pastor Darrel le Roux of Niles Westside Seventh-day Adventist Church officiating.

Interment will be at Silverbrook Cemetery in Niles.

The family will receive relatives and friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

Contributions in memory of Edith may be made to Niles Westside Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Niles Daily Star, Published online 11:22pm Thursday, February 24, 2011; paper Friday, February 25, page 2.