Leon R. Ingleright
Sept. 30, 1870-Oct. 27, 1953

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, October 28, 1953, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

Dr. Leon R. Ingleright, 83, of 1614 Oak Street, Niles, Mi, died at 11 a.m. Tuesday in his home following an illness of two and a half years.

Dr. Ingleright was born Sept. 30, 1870, in Berrien Springs, and came to Niles from Rose City in 1925. He graduated from the former Chicago Medical School in 1887, and practiced in South Bend with his father before starting his own practice in Rose City. He practiced here until his illness. He was a Shriner, 32nd degree Mason and a member of Knights Templer.

Surviving are his wife, Katherine; two children, Mrs. Charles Lastner of Niles and Ray Ingleright of Eau Claire; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; two brothers, DeWitt Ingleright of Cassopolis and Ross Ingleright of West Branch and four sisters, Mrs. William Pletcher of Goshen, IN, and Mrs. Joseph Hostettler, Mrs. Mabel Carpenter and Miss Allegra Ingleright, all of South Bend.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in the Kiger funeral Home with the Rev. John G. Carlton, rector of Trinity Episcopal church officiating. Burial will be at Silverbrook Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.

 

Katherine F. Ingleright
Nov. 6, 1870-Jan. 26, 1963

Niles Daily Star, Saturday, January 26, 1963, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Katherine F. Ingleright, 92, 0f 1614 Oak St., died at 6:30 a.m., today in Pawating Hospital where she had been a patient one day.

Mrs. Ingleright was born Nov. 26, 1870 in Ypsilanti. She came to Niles from Rose City in 1924. Her husband, Dr. Leon Ingleright, died in 1953.

Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Thomas Lucas, Niles; a son, Ray Ingleright, Eau Claire; a sister, Mrs. Minnie Barnes, Niles; two grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday in the Kiger Funeral Home. The Rev. Frederick LaCrone, curate of her church, will officiate. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends are being received at the funeral home.

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Mother of Eau Claire Man Dies in Hospital.

Mrs. Katherine F. Ingleright, 92, of 1614 Oak St., Niles, died at 6:30 a.m. Saturday in Pawating Hospital after an illness of one day.

She was born Nov. 26, 1870 in Rose City, MI, and lived in Niles since 1924. Her husband, Dr. Leon Ingleright, died in 1953.  She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Thomas Lucas of Niles; a son, Ray of Eau Claire; a sister, Mrs. Minnie Barnes of Niles; two grandchildren; a step-grandson and four great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Monday in Niles, with Rev. Frederick LaCrone, assistant rector of the Trinity Episcopal Church officiating.

Burial was in the Silverbrook Cemetery.

Larry Clymer
February 6, 1938-June 16, 2008

Larry W. Clymer, 70, of Powers Court, Niles, Michigan, passed away suddenly in his home of natural causes on Monday, June 16th, 2008. He was born in Niles on February 6, 1938, to Greydon and Edith (Wheeler) Clymer.

On April 24, 1958, Larry married Eleanor Meldrum at a ceremony in Niles.

Larry graduated from Niles High School in 1957. He served in the National Guard for eight years while establishing a career at Tyler Refrigeration, retiring after 30 years of service. Larry served Niles as the city's mayor for 14 years. After leaving office as mayor, Larry decided to go back to work and was employed for several years at Gene Wesner Chevrolet in Buchanan, and was previously employed as a radio personality for WGTO where he hosted Clymer's Corner, a daily talk show. He was also past chairman of the Niles Board of Public Works, past member of the Niles Area Planning Commission, past city chairman of the Niles United Way, chaired the Juvenile Justice Task Force, the Lakeshore Coordinating Council, the Niles Area Transportation Committee and the Berrien County Administration Committee where he was the board liaison to the Berrien County Health Board. He served as chair of the Berrien County Disaster Team, the Southwestern Michigan Commission, president of the Southwest Michigan Football Clinic where he also coached, was a board member of the Niles FOP Little League Baseball and chaired the Berrien County Sewer Appeals Committee. Larry was instrumental in the implementation of the Niles Disaster Plan, the Downtown Development Authority, and helped establish the industrial park. He also assisted in the planning of the Four Flags Plaza senior citizen apartments and the Niles Riverfront Park. Larry was the chairman of the community relations committee of the Boy Scouts of America, was a Kentucky Colonel, a member of American Legion Post 26, member of the St. Joseph Valley Masonic Lodge #4 and was 32nd Degree Mason and a Shriner. Larry was currently a Berrien County Commissioner representing the 13th District for 14 years and was serving on the Four Winds Casino revenue board.

He will also be remembered for the two songs he had written "Tear Down the Berlin Wall" and "Glory to the Red, White and Blue." Larry also had a love for hunting, fishing, reading and oil painting. Most will remember Larry filling in for Santa for many years, bringing smiles to young and old alike.

Larry was preceded in death by his father.

He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Ellie Clymer of Niles; his mother, Edith Clymer of Niles; two sons, Larry "Jim" (Pati) Clymer of Niles and Jeffrey D. (Laura) Clymer of Valparaiso, Indiana; four grandchildren; a brother, Greydon Clark "Dennis Clymer" of Henderson, Nevada; and a sister, Cheryl (Jack) York of South Bend, Indiana.

A time of visitation will be held on Thursday, June 19, 2008, in the Brown Funeral Home from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., with a Masonic service at 7:30 p.m. in the funeral home by St. Joseph Valley Masonic Lodge #4.

A funeral service will be held in Wesley United Methodist Church, 302 Cedar Street in Niles, on Friday, June 19, at 11:00 a.m., with Rev. Emmett Kadwell officiating. A private interment will be held at Silverbrook Cemetery.

Contributions may be made in Larry's memory to The Salvation Army, 424 N. 15th Street, Niles, MI 49120; or to the American Heart Association, 950 Twenty Eighth Street, Grand Rapids, MI 49508-1393.

Condolences, memories and photos may be shared with Larry's family by visiting www.BrownFuneralHomeNiles.com.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Brown Funeral Home, Niles.Caption/Lead: Feb. 6, 1938 - June 16, 2008

 

Phillip F. Molica
June 20, 1917-March 19, 2009

 Phillip F. Molica, 91, of Hickory Street, Niles, died following a brief illness at 4:21 a.m. Monday, March 9th, in the Lakeland Community Hospital, Niles.

Mr. Molica was born on June 20, 1917, in Hammond, IN, to Rosario and Nancy (Merlo) Molica. He graduated from Niles High School in 1936 and had lived in Niles most of his life. He retired after 35 years of service from Michigan Central and New York Central Railroads.

Phillips was a veteran of World War II, having served in the United States Army.

Mr. Molica was a member of Saint John's United Church of Christ in Niles. He enjoyed hunting in the Upper Peninsula, reading, word and number puzzles, listening to music, and summering at his home at Diamond Lake.

On May 9, 1942, in Bryan, Ohio, he married the former Kathlyn Margaret "Kay" Kettlehut, who preceded him in death on October 19, 2003.

He is survived by his siblings, Anthony Molica, Henry Molica, Fanny Probst and Mary Curtis, all of Niles, Frankie Molica and Benny Molica of Jackson, MI, and Alfred Molica of Palm Coast, FL; and many nieces and nephews.

Phillip was also preceded in death by sisters, Nicolette McElroy and Jennie Imus, and a brother, Robert Molica.

The funeral services for Phillip F. Molica will be held Thursday, March 12th, at 2 p.m. in Saint John's United Church of Christ, with Rev. Kyle Gardner officiating.

Interment will be at Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles, with a Flag Presentation and "Taps" following the services at the graveside by the American Legion.

The family will receive relatives and friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday in the Halbritter Funeral Home, Niles.

Contributions in memory of Phillip F. Molica may be made to the charity of donor's choice.

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Lillian Welch
April 2, 1916-March 8, 2009

Lillian Ellen Welch, 92, of Niles, formerly of Christmas, Florida, passed away peacefully at West Woods of Niles on Sunday, March 8, 2009 following a brief illness.
 
She was born on April 2, 1916 in Berrien Springs, Michigan to the late William Henry and Bertha (Gorham) Fulkerth.
 
In 1935 Lillian married the late Jesse Welch at a ceremony in Niles.
 
A homemaker most of her life, Lillian enjoyed gardening and had a love for animals.
 
She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, six sisters, two brothers and a son Jesse Welch Jr.
 
Lillian is survived by tow sons Nathan (Patricia) Welch of Niles and Omer Welch of Niles, a daughter Tillie Drummond of Niles, eleven grandchildren, sixteen great-grandchildren and a brother Lynes Fulkerth of Niles.
 
In keeping with Lillian’s wishes, cremation has taken place and a private graveside committal will be held at Silverbrook Cemetery.
 
Memorial contributions can be made in Lillian’s memory to Humane Society 2506 Grape Road, Mishawaka, Indiana 46545.
 
Condolences, photos and memories may be shared with the family by visiting www.brownfuneralhomeniles.com.
 
Arrangements have been entrusted to Brown Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Niles.

Howard "Duffy" Huttenstine, Jr.
Sept. 6, 1951-Sept. 25, 1995

Howard ‘Duffy” Huttenstine Jr. 44, of 1405 N. Phillip Road, Niles, died at 11:45 a.m. Monday (Sept. 25, 1995) in his home of natural causes.

Mr. Huttenstine was employed in quality control at Delta Machine. He was born Sept. 6, 1951, in Niles. On April 1, 1988 in Buchanan, he married Patricia Redzinski. She survives with a daughter, Kristin Ann Holt of Niles; a son, Jared of Niles; a stepson, Harley Groves of Niles; two grandchildren; his father and stepmother, Howard D. Sr. and Martha Huttenstine of Boardman, Ohio; a sister, Marilyn Fox of Niles; two stepsisters, Jill Palmer of Niles and Laura Butler of Kingsville, Ohio; and two stepbrothers, Ron Rolfs of Vicksburg, Mich, and Steve Rohlfs of Niles.

Mr. Huttenstine was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He was a member of the Buchanan Moose.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Pifer-Smith Funeral Home. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice at Home.

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