Obituaries

Lawrence E. Gilbert
June 18 1890-Oct. 18, 1964

Funeral services for Lawrence E. (Pop) Gilbert, 74, of 2512 Lakeshore Drive, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Pifer Funeral Home.  Dr. Maurice Maldran, pastor of the First Methodist Church will officiate. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

He died at 12:10 a.m. Sunday Oct. 18, 1964 in his home, following an illness of a year and a half.  Mr. Gilbert who retired in 1957 from City Products Company, following 33 years service was born June 18, 1890, in Hebron, IL.  He came to Niles 39, years ago from Paw Paw.

Survivors include his widow, Ethel; two sons, Norman, Kalkaska, and Donald A., Niles; a daughter, Mrs. Beulah Albrecht, also of Niles; seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.  Friends are being received at the funeral home.

Joseph J. Gilbert
Aug. 30, 1879-Aug. 15, 1963

Niles Daily Star, Thursday, August 15, 1963, page 2, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library

Joseph J. Gilbert, 82, of 2520 Yankee St. died at 7 a.m. today, in the Oak Manor Nursing Home.  He had been ill three months.

Mr. Gilbert was born Aug. 30, 1879, in Bertrand Township and was a lifetime resident of the area.

Surviving is his widow, Laura.  He was a member of the New Century Rebekah Lodge No. 351 and the Odd Fellow Lodge.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Pifer Funeral Home. The Rev. Max Bailey pastor of the Carson City Congregational Church will officiate. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.

Paul V. Gerold
April 12, 1924-April 15, 1996

Paul V. Gerold, 72, of 251 Cass St., Niles, died at 5:35 p.m. Monday April 15, 1996, in Woodfield Manor after an illness. Mr. Gerold retired from Kawneer Co. after 25 years. He was born April 12, 1924, in Niles and was a lifelong area resident. Surviving are a brother, Roger D. of Simpsonville, S.C.; and a nephew, R. Noel Gerold of Wyoming, Mich. Mr. Gerold was an Army veteran of World War II and a member of American Legion Post 26.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Halbritter Funeral Home. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery. Friends may call one hour before services in the funeral home.  Memorial contributions may be made to Niles Community Library

Submitted by family member; publication details unknown 

Joseph D. Gerberich 
Sept. 25, 1860-March 2, 1930

Niles Daily Star, Monday, March 3, 1930, page 1, col. 7, microfilm Niles District Library

JOSEPH GERBERICH, 70, ILL FEW DAYS IS DEAD
Passes Away at Hospital After Short Illness with Pneumonia

The death of Joseph D. Gerberich, 69, 223 N. Seventh street at Pawating hospital on Sunday afternoon at 3:45 came as a shock to relatives and many friends. His death followed a brief illness with pneumonia.

The funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home of his sister, Mrs. N.H. Bacon, 16 N. Fifth street. Friends may call to view the body between the hours of 10 and 12 o'clock. The Rev. W.W. Slee, pastor of the Methodist church will officiate. Burial will be made in the family lot in Silver Brook cemetery.

Joseph David Gerberich was born in Bertrand township on Sept. 25, 1860. In the spring of 1862 his parents, David and Catherine Gerbeich bought and moved to a farm in Howard township five miles northeast of Niles. In 1883 he went to South Dakota. He returned after the death of his mother in 1905 and purchased the home farm which he owned at the time of his death. He made his home with his sister, Mrs. Amos Ribble, 223 N. Seventh street. He is survived by four sisters and two brothers who are Mrs. Amos Ribble, Mrs. S.C. Thomson, Mrs. William Van Ness and Mrs. N.H. Bacon, all of Niles, Henry Gerberich, Tucson, Ariz.; and Charles E. Gerberich, Marion, Mich.

Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Wednesday, March 5, 1930, page 4, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library

Niles News in Brief: FUNERAL JOS. GERBERICH

Funeral services for Joseph Gerberich were conducted by the Rev. W.W. Slee, pastor of the Methodist church, at the home of Mr. Gerberich's sister, Mrs. N.H. Bacon. Burial was made in Silver Brook cemetery.

William C. Gentry
June 23, 1914-July 31, 1999

William Clayton Gentry, 85, of Stowe Court, Niles, Mich., died following a brief illness at 7:15 a.m. on Saturday, July 31, 1999,  in Saint Joseph's Regional Medical Center, South Bend, Ind.

He was born on June 23, 1914, in Coffee County, Tenn., to Claude and Nancy (Smith) Gentry and had lived in Niles since 1939, coming from Coffee County.

Mr. Gentry retired from Bendix Automotive, South Bend, in 1978 following 36 years of service.

He was a member of the Church of God, Niles and the U.A.W. Union Local #9, South Bend. He enjoyed going to sales and auctions of antiques, and had a special interest in collecting Hall china and Victorian marbletops.

On Aug. 11, 1936, in Morrison, Tenn., he was married to the former Evaline C. Holt, who survives. They celebrated there 60th anniversary of that marriage in 1996.

Other surviving family includes his daughters, Barbara Carter of Niles and Beverly Swanson of Belleville, Ill.; 13 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; and a sister, Josephine McLaughlin of Niles.

Mr. Gentry was preceded in death by his son, Clayton L. ''Bubby'' Gentry, who died on Feb. 16, 1996; and by eight brothers and sisters.

The family gathered privately for funeral services on Tuesday, Aug. 3, in Halbritter Funeral Home, with Elder John Rayburn of Granger, Ind., officiating. Committal services followed at Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles.

Contributions in memory of William Clayton Gentry may be made to Wings of Eagles, 309 West Washington, Suite 800, Chicago, IL 60606-3200.

Pauline A. Gentry
Feb. 19, 1918-Aug. 14, 2007

Pauline A Gentry, 89, was escorted by angels into her heavenly reward on Tuesday Aug. 14, 2007, after and extended illness while surrounded by her family.  She was born Feb. 19, 1918. She is survived by her children, Nancy (Don) Boose, Kenneth (Rosemary) Gentry, Keith (charlotte) Gentry, Keith (Charlotte) Gentry, Lynda (Michael) Lasich, Loren (Catherine) Gentry, Karen (Lynn) march and Rebecca (Mark) Williams and a sister, Louise Harner. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Halbritter Funeral Home, where friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today.