Marsha Lynn Hungerford
Oct. 17, 1948-Nov. 17, 1960

Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Friday, November 18, 1960, page 1, col. 8, microfilm Niles District Library

Former Niles Girl Shoots, Kills Self Accidentally

Record Session at Home Ends in Tragedy
Marsha L. Hungerford Dies at Dowagiac Soon After Accident.

A 12-YEAR OLD girl, a former Niles resident, died at 4:37 p.m. in Lee Memorial Hospital, Dowagiac, after accidentally shooting herself in the head with a revolver.

Cass County sheriff's deputies said Marsha Lynn Hungerford was at home on the southwest side of Indian Lake, with her sister, Judith, 13, and two other girls playing records.

Marsha stepped into the master bedroom, deputies said, and emerged with a .38 caliber revolver. She placed the gun against the right side of her head, not knowing it was loaded, and pulled the trigger, playmates said.

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FOLLOWING THE accident, one girl phoned sheriff's men from the home and the others rushed to a neighbor's to call for an ambulance which rushed Marsha to the hospital where she died 90 minutes later in the emergency room. The death was ruled accidental by William Kurdelmeyer of Dowagiac, Cass County coroner.

Marsha's mother, Mrs. Betty Laverty, was in Niles having her car serviced at the time of the accident. Niles State Police rushed her to the hospital at Dowagiac.

Marsha's step-father, Ralph Laverty, was hunting deer at Tahquamenon Falls in the Upper Peninsula. Niles State Police dispatched an emergency message to the Newberry post and they contacted Laverty. He returned to Niles today.

Marsha was born Oct. 17, 1948 in Benton Harbor and had attended the Franklin School at Indian Lake. The family resided in Niles until about a year ago.

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SURVIVORS BESIDES her mother, sister and step-father is a step-sister, Shirlee at home, her father, Lyle Hungerford of Benton Harbor, two grandmothers, Mrs. Lena Farr and Mrs. Daisy Hungerford, both of Benton Harbor.

Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Monday at St. Mary's Catholic Church with the Rev. Father Cletus Rose officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends may call at the Pifer Funeral Home after 7 p.m. today.

Marguerite King
Sept. 1, 1906-April 22, 1971

Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Thursday, April 22, 1971, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

NILES—Mrs. Marguerite King, 64, of 206 Bertrand Rd., died at 1:25 this morning at Pawating Hospital. She had been in poor health for two years.

Mrs. King, who was born Sept. 1, 1906, in South Bend, Ind., married Wesley King, who survives, June 7, 1926 in South Bend. She and her husband moved to the Bertrand area that year and have lived there ever since.

Mrs. King was a life member of the Bertrand Bible Church.

Besides her husband, she is survived by two sons, James King of Niles and Robert Wesley King of Kansas City, Mo.; two brothers, Vernon Prytz of South Bend, Ind. and George Prytz of Santa Cruz, Calif.; a sister, Mrs. Gordon Ford of South Bend, Ind. and two grandchildren.

Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at the Bertrand Bible Church. The Rev. Robert Kinney, of the Bertrand Bible Church, will officiate. Burial will follow in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends may call at the Pifer Funeral Home after 7 tonight.

Kenneth Eugene Klein
Nov. 20, 1939-Dec. 11, 1975

Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Thursday, December 11, 1975, page 2, col. 6, microfilm Niles District Library

NILES—Kenneth Eugene Klein, 37, of 1919 S. Third St., died at 2 a.m. today at Mercy Hospital, Benton Harbor, after a short illness.

A member of the Buchanan Moose Lodge, he was a computer programmer with the South Bend Range Corp. He was born Nov. 20, 1938 in Ironwood, Mich. and has lived here since 1956, coming from Ohio.

On June 13, 1959 in Niles, he married the former Sandra Fleming, who survives. Also surviving are three sons, Scott, Gregg and Robbie, all at home, and a sister, Mrs. Carole Gaskill, of Farmington Hills, Mich.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Pifer Chapel of the Swem-Smith Funeral Home with the Rev. David Jenkins of Bertrand Bible Church officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m. Friday.

Jacob J. Kleinhaus
June 24, 1861-July 28, 1941

Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Monday, July 28, 1941, page 2, col. 6, microfilm Niles District Library

J.J. Kleinhaus, 80, Dies in Home Here

J.J. Kleinhaus, 80, died Sunday at midnight in his home at 1345 Maple street. He had been ill for several weeks.

Mr. Kleinhaus is survived by his wife, Florence. Friends may call at the Price and Kiger funeral home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.

Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Tuesday, July 29, 1941, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

J.J. Kleinhaus Dies; Funeral at 2:30 Wednesday

Funeral services for J.J. Klienhaus, who died Monday morning at 12:10 in his home at 1345 Maple street will be conducted Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 in the Price and Kiger chapel.

Mr. Klienhaus was born June 24, 1861, in Chicago and came her in 1912. He was a printer by trade. He was married Dec. 15, 1892 to Miss Florence Willey, who survives.

He is also survived by three sisters, Mrs. Augusta Breyer and Mrs. Pauline Seeghtz, Chicago, and Mrs. Mary Stupp, California.

Friends may call at the Price and Kiger funeral home until the hour of the funeral. Services will be conducted by the Rev. Theo Eisen, pastor of St. John's Evangelical church. Burial will be in Silverbrook.

Note: Gravemarker spells name as Kleinhans. Michigan Death Certificate says Jacob J. Kleinhaus as does Illinois Marriage record for Jacob Kleinhaus and Florence Willey.

Iva Jean Knauf
May 27, 1930-July 9, 1930

Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Thursday, July 10, 1930, page 4, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

Niles News in Brief: FUNERAL BABY KNAUF

Funeral services were held this afternoon for Iva Jean, six weeks, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Knaff[sic], 605 N. Twelfth street,. The services were held in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ora Sherer, 722 Howard street. Mrs. Sherer is a sister of Mr. Knauff. The Rev. G.W. Webbink, pastor of St. John's Evangelical church officiated. Burial was made in Silver Brook cemetery. The baby was an only child of Mr. and Mrs. Knauff[sic].

Thomas C. Larson
July 17, 1904-July 27, 1941

Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Monday, July 28, 1941, page 2, col. 6, microfilm Niles District Library

THOMAS LARSON TAKEN BY DEATH

Thomas C. Larson, 37, died Sunday afternoon at 2:30 in his home on Rout 3, Niles. He had been ill three days suffering from a heart attack.

Mr. Larson was an ignition expert and had worked in several garages about the city. He was born July 17, 1904, in North Judson, Ind., and came to Niles 15 years ago. He was married Sept. 28, 1926, in South Bend, to Miss Thelma Dunsizer, who survives.

He is also survived by four children, Thomas, Jr., Barbara, James and William; three sisters, Mrs. Harry Benning, and Mrs. Thomas Fries, Niles, and Mrs. Ralph Hopkins,Logansport; two brothers, Floyd Larson, Niles, and Martin Larson, Logansport.

Friends may call at the Pifer funeral home where services will be conducted Wednesday afternoon at 2:30. The Rev. A.C. DeVries, pastor of the First Evangelical church, will officiate and burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.