Vernon Lee Mohr
Aug. 30, 1949-Aug. 30, 1949

Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Wednesday, August 31, 1949, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

INFANT SON DIES

Vernon Lee Mohr, born prematurely at 12:30 p.m Tuesday in Pawating hospital, died at 6:22 p.m. yesterday.

His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Amos J. Mohr, of Tipton, Ia., were travelling through the city when Mrs. Mohr became ill and was taken to the hospital.

Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery this afternoon at 4, and graveside services will be conducted by the Rev. T.M. Greenhoe, pastor of the First Presbyterian church.

Arrangements are in charge of the Pifer funeral home.

Cpl. Lawrence W. Mould
Feb. 1, 1930-Sept. 24, 1949

Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Monday, September 26, 1949, page 1, col. 6-7, microfilm Niles District Library

Niles Soldier, 19 Dies in Nebraska Jeep Crash

Cpl. Mould Was Son of Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Mould, 61 S. Third St.

A 19-year-old Niles youth and his companion, both corporals in the air force met a violent death Saturday when the jeep in which they were riding left the highway near Orofino, Neb., and plunged 40 feet tot he bottom of a canyon.

Based at Omaha Field

Killed were Cpl. Lawrence W. Mould, of Niles, and Cpl. Albert O. Moreau, also 19, of Pawtucket, R.I. They were based at Offutt air field, near Omaha.

Cpl. Mould was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Reginald W. Mould, of 61 South Third street, Niles. He had graduated from Niles High school in June, 1948, and enlisted in the air force Sept. 2, 1948.

The body was scheduled to arrive in Niles at 12:48 p.m. today, according to word received earlier.

Survivors Are Named

He was born in Niles on Feb. 1, 1930. Besides his parents, he is survived by his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose Mould, of Niles; two uncles, Arthur Mould of Niles and Sidney Mould of South Bend; two aunts, Miss Lillian Mould and Mrs. Earl L. Belding, both of Niles; and a cousin, Mrs. Avery Haynes of Niles.

Cpl. Mould was a member of . . .[illegible]

Funeral Rites Tomorrow

The body will be taken to the Kiger funeral home on arrival. Services will be conducted at the Episcopal church at 2 p.m. Tuesday by the pastor, the Rev. Percy D. Jones. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery with full military rites.

Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Monday, September 26, 1949, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

ATTEND MOULD RITES

Out0of-town relatives and friends attending the funeral of Cpl. Lawrence W. Mould yesterday were Mrs. Mathews Kearns, Walnut, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. Archie Markillie, Parchment, Mich.; Mrs. Garnet Williams, Kalamazoo; Mr. and Mrs. Everett Hood, Grand Rapids; Mrs. Clinton Jackson, Chicago; Mrs. Gene Jorgensen, Glenview, Ill. Also attending were Mr. and Mrs Arthur Muir and Mr. William Clark, Evanston, Ill., and Mr. and Mrs. William Suthard, Benton Harbor.

Emma A. Murphy
Dec. 24, 1889-April 23, 1971

Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Saturday, April 24 1971, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

NILES--Emma A. Murphy, 81, of 103 Market St., died at 5:20 p.m. Friday in Pawating Hospital. She had been in Ill health for several years.

Mrs. Murphy was born Dec. 24, 1889 in Niles and was a life long resident of this area.

She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Wilbur (Bernice) Shanafelt, South Bend; two sisters, Mrs. Ruth Frizzell and Mrs. Dorothy Schumbacher, both of Niles; two grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m Monday in the Halbritter Funeral Home, with the Rev. John R. Wyngarden, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, officiating. Burial will follow in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends may call after 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Lillian Murphy 
1862-July 1 1941

Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Wednesday, July 2, 1941, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Murphy, Once Resident of Niles, Expires in Chicago

Committal services for Mrs. Lillian Murphy, 80, who died Tuesday in the home of her son, Rolland, Chicago, will be conducted at 1 Thursday afternoon at Silverbrook cemetery. The Rev. Floyd W. Johnston, pastor of the First Baptist church, will officiate.

Mrs. Murphy, the former Lillian Mangold, lived in Niles many years.

Gladys Kneeshaw
April 8, 1892-Dec. 8, 1975

Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Tuesday, December 9, 1975, page 2, col. 7, microfilm Niles District Library

NILES—Miss Gladys Kneeshaw, 83, of St. Joseph, formerly of Niles, Died at 10:45 p.m. Monday in Pawating hospital following an extended illness.

Miss Kneeshaw, active in the Niles community for more than 50 years, was born April 8, 1892, in North Platte, Neb., and came to Niles in 1922. She moved to St. Joseph last year.

A retired owner of the Little Shop in Niles, she also was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, the Ladies Historical Club, the American Association of University Women, the Niles Weavers, and was a member and former president of the Niles Community Library and the Niles Garden Club.

She is survived by a brother, George Kneeshaw, and a sister, Mrs. Mary J. Kompass, both of Niles.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at the First Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. John R. Wyngarden officiating. Burial will follow in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends may call at the Halbritter Funeral Home from 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.

Memorials may be made to the Niles Community Library or the First Presbyterian Church memorial fund.

Ada May Knott
1875-Aug. 18, 1941

Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Wednesday, August 20, 1941, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

Niles News in Brief: MRS. KNOTT DIES

Mrs. Louis C. Knott, Route 6, South Bend, died Monday morning in her home. Mrs. Knott had lived in Niles for many years prior to living in South Bend and had many acquaintances here. Funeral services were conducted this afternoon at the [illegible] home with the Rev. M.G. Lester, Mishawaka, officiating. Burial was in Silverbrook cemetery, Niles.