Francis D. "Frank" Low
Oct. 19, 1914-Oct. 20, 1994

Services for Francis D. ''Frank'' Low, 80, of 730 Colony Court, Niles, who died at 3:54 p.m. Thursday  Oct. 20, 1994, in his home after an illness, will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Halbritter Funeral Home. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery. Friends may call from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Foundation of First Presbyterian Church, Niles, or Hospice at Home.

Mr. Low retired from Simplicity Pattern as maintenance supervisor in 1978, after 32 years. He was born Oct. 19, 1914, in Culver, and was a lifelong area resident. On July 18, 1936, in Niles, he married Vivian A. Grafford. She survives, with two sons, Terry of Sunrise, Fla., and Gary of Niles; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. He was a member of American Association of Retired Persons, Pawating Hospital Auxiliary and Simplicity Retirement Club.

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Sara M. Lolmaugh
April 3, 1900-March 13, 1984

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, March 14, 1984, page 2, col. 1-2, microfilm Niles District Library

Sara M. Lolmaugh, 83, 903 Mobile Blvd, Niles, died (March 13, 1984), at 7:35 p.m. Tuesday at Pawating Hospital after an extended illness.

She was member of St. Mark Catholic Church, the Christian Mothers, American Legion Post 26 Auxiliary (past president), the Yankee Street Neighborhood club and the Grand Lodge of the Ladies Society of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen.

Born April 3, 1900, in Buffalo, NY, she lived her since 1921, coming from Michigan City, IN. On Jan. 15, 1944, in Niles, she married Chester Lolmaugh, who died in 1962.

Surviving are a son, Eugene Lolmaugh of Sevilla, Spain; a daughter, Mrs. Arthur (Caroline L.) Juroff of Niles; seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Mark Catholic church with Rev. Donald A. Wieber of that church officiating. Burial will be at Silverbrook Cemetery.

There will be no visitation. Arrangements are being handled by the Halbritter Funeral Home.

Hazel Lolmaugh
May 3, 1899-July 3, 1943

Funeral services for Mrs. Hazel Lolmaugh, 43, who died Saturday, July 3, 1943, at 6 in her Pucker street home were conducted this afternoon at 1 in the Pifer Funeral Home by the Rev. J. Kenneth Hoffmaster, pastor of the Methodist Church. Burial was in Silverbrook Cemetery.

A member of the American Legion auxiliary, the Navy Mothers club and the Christian church of Rochester, Ind. Mrs. Lolmaugh came her from South Bend 10 years ago. She had been in ill health the last five years.

She was a native of Culver, Ind., where she was born May 3, 1899.

Surviving with her husband, Chester Lolmaugh, are a son, Eugene Lolmaugh stationed at Norfolk, VA with the Navy; a daughter, Caroline at home and one grandchild.

She also leave nine brother and sisters, Mrs. S. L. Stevens and Donald Souder, both of South Bend, Forrest and Martin Souder, Phoenix, Ariz., Mrs. C. A. McCay, New Carlisle, Ind., Mrs. Ross Morris, North Liberty, Ind., Mrs. Louis Smith, Lydick, Ind.; Mrs. Clifford Holloway, Rochester, Ind., and John Souder, San Diego, Calif.

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Jeanie Litty
Aug. 6, 1938-Oct. 1, 2006

Miss Jean Helen "Jeanie" Litty, 68, of Lykins Lane, Niles, Michigan, died following a brief illness at 5:10 p.m. Sunday, October 1, 2006, in Lakeland Community Hospital, Niles.

She was born on August 6, 1938, in South Bend, Indiana, to Joseph and Dorothy H. (Rose) Litty, and had lived most of her life in Coldwater, Michigan, and Niles.

Jeanie loved children and dogs. She brought joy to those around. Her family and friends loved to hear her laugh.

She was preceded in death by her father, Joseph Litty, who died in 1949; her nephew, Eric Baich, who died in 1998; her stepfather, Arthur Wisniewski, who died in 2005; and her sister-in-law, Margaret Litty, who also died in 2005.

Surviving family includes her mother, Dorothy Wisniewski of Buchanan, Michigan; devoted twin sister, Joan (Fred) Hubele of Niles; sister, Nancy (Steffen) Baich of Buchanan; brother, James Litty of Crown Point, Indiana; six nieces and two nephews; 15 grand-nieces and nephews; and many cousins, aunts and uncles.

The funeral service for Miss Jean Helen Litty will be at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, October 5, 2006, in the Halbritter Funeral Home, Niles, with the Rev. Alan O. Carson of Lighthouse Baptist Church, South Bend, officiating. Committal services will follow at Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles. The family will receive relatives and friends beginning at 1:00 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home.

Contributions in memory of Jeanie may be made to the Shepherd's Home in Union Grove, Wisconsin -- a home for individuals with developmental impairments.

"Jean has been released from her shackles. Jean's niece, crying tears of joy, said 'I can picture her running and doing things she could not do on this earth.' She is in her heavenly home. She will be missed by those who knew and loved her."

Psalm 23:6b -- "I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever."

Terrence Lee "Terry" Linville
 July 13, 1941-Jan. 25, 2003

Terrence Lee “Terry” Linville, 61, of North Shore Drive, Edwardsburg, MI, died at 5:54 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 25, 2003, in Saint Joseph’s Hospital, Savanna Ga., following a sudden illness while at his winter home on Wildbird Lane, Hilton Head Island, SC.

He was born on July 13, 1941, in Niles, MI, to Floyd William and Barbara Jean (Knoll) Linville. He graduated from Niles High School where he had excelled in athletics and attended Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI. After living in Granger, Ind., several years, he moved to Eagle Lake last year. He formerly owned Linville Olds and Cadillac, Elkhart, Ind., and had previously co-owned Tyler-Linville Chevrolet Inc., Niles. He began his career as an employee of Lee Dennis Briggs Olds-Cadillac in Niles. 

Terry was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church, Niles, and the B.P.O. of Niles Elks #1322. He enjoyed golf and was a member of the Orchard Hills county club, Niles and the Palmetto Hall Country Club, Hilton Head Island.

On Sept. 5, 1981, Niles, he was married to the former Dorothy E. Kennedy, who survives.  He is also survived by his children, Jeffery Scott Linville of Buchanan, MI, Christopher Shane Linville of Niles, Lisa Linville of South Bend, IN, and Brandi Linville of Vincennes, Ind.; granddaughters, Amber, Terra, Shelby and Haley Linville; and by brothers, Larry Linville of Nashville, TN, Tim Linville of Granger and Kim Linville of Davisburg, MI.  Terry’s parents Jean and “Red” Linville, both preceded him in death.

Funeral services for Terry L. Linville will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29 in the Trinity Episcopal Church, Niles, with the Reverend Franklin P. Schuster III of the church officiating. Committal services will follow at Silverbook Cemetery, Niles.The family will receive friends from 5 to 8 p.m. today in the Halbritter Funeral Home, Niles.

Contributions in memory of Terry may be made to Trinity Episcopal Church or to the American Heart Association.

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