Ruth Fay (Hartman) Carpenter
March 30, 1895-June 13, 1958*

Mrs. Ruth Fay Carpenter, 63, 196 East Villanova Drive, Claremont, Calif., after an illness of several months.

Mrs. Carpenter came to Niles from Akron Ind., in 1911 and formerly lived at 627 James Street. She also resided with Mr. Cora Carpenter, 940 North Fifth Street until September 1957, when she moved to California to reside with her daughter, Mrs. George Chickar.

Her husband, Harvey E. Carpenter, died Feb. 6, 1955. survivors are her daughter, four granddaughters; two sisters, Mrs. Lottie Purdue and Mrs. Goldie Hartman, both of Rochester, Ind.; and four brother, Roy Hartman, Fulton, Ind., Willard Hartman, Paw Paw, Robert Hartman, Peru, Ind., and Willis Hartman, Rochester, and. friends may call at the Kiger-Halbritter Funeral Home, where services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday by the Rev. Forrest Anderson, pastor of the First Assembly of God. Burial will be in Silverbook Cemetery.

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*DOB/DOD from California Death Index, 1940-1997

Otto Wilson Carpenter
January 22, 1888-June 25, 1950

Otto Wilson Carpenter, 62, 1121 North Sixth Street, died suddenly Sunday evening in his trailer at Eagle Lake where he had gone to do some work.

Surviving are his sons, Wilson J. and Joseph, and a daughter, Jean, all at home; and his brotherw, Frank, Ray and Wilbur Carpenter, all of Niles and Arthur Carpenter of Tucson. Ariz.

Carpenter was born in Wabash, Ind., Jan.22, 1888, and came here from Indiana four years ago. He was a carpenter by trade.

Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday by the Rev. L. George Beacock at the Pifer Funeral home, where friends may call. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

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Messick Carpenter
June 3, 1872-Nov. 18, 1922

Messick Carpenter dies in hospital.

Messick Carpenter, 1424 Broadway died this morning at 1 o’clock at St. Joseph’s Hospital in South Bend where he had been a patient for about three months suffering with a complication of diseases. The body will be brought to the Troost undertaking rooms today. The funeral arrangements have not been made.  Mr. Carpenter was about 54 years old. He is survived by three children, Mildred, Lloyd and Leon, whose ages range from eight to 15 years. Mrs. Carpenter whose maiden name was Bertha Starr, died four years ago.  Besides the children, Mr. Carpenter is survived by his brother, Elmer, 1424 Broadway.  Until ill health prevented Mr. Carpenter was employed in the freight department of the Michigan Central railway company.

Funeral services for Messick Carpenter, who died Saturday morning at St. Joseph Hospital in South Bend where held this morning at the Evangelical Church in west Niles. Rev. Peter Schurman conducted the services. Misses Dahlstrom and Willard sang. Burial took place in Silverbrook Cemetery.

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John Byron Carpenter
Oct. 17, 1859-May 26, 1933

James Elmer Carpenter
Feb. 22, 1868-March 9, 1952

Niles Daily Star, Monday, March 10, 1952, Page 2. col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

James Elmer Carpenter, of rural route six, died at 3:15 a.m. Sunday in the Grand Rapids home of a son, Orsie Carpenter, where he had been visiting.

Also surviving are a son, Milford, of Niles; about 25 grandchildren, and one-half-brother, Alvie Carpenter, of Niles. He was born on Feb. 22, 1868, in Howard township, Cass county, and had lived all his lifelife in this community.

Friends may call at the Pifer funeral home, where services will be conducted at 2 p.m Tuesday by the Rev. T.M. Greenhoe, Presbyterian pastor. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.

 

Howard E. Carpenter
Jan. 1, 1888-December 24, 1916

Death on the Rail is fate of Niles Boy who left here Saturday.

Chief Francis Notified by Deputy Coroner yesterday, Remains to arrive here this afternoon.

Yesterday, Deputy coroner Buhland of Hobart, Ind., phoned Chief Francis that he was in the possession of the body of Howard E . Carpenter, a young man who has been killed, presumably on the Michigan Central railroad, and requested that his relatives be notified. Chief Francis investigated immediately and learned that the deceased was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Byron Carpenter, of this place and that he had been sent to Hobart Saturday to relieve the track pan tender. The young man’s father who has charge of the Michigan Central pumping station in Front Street was notified and he and one of his sons left for Hobart.

Dr. Buhland the corner who, by the way, formerly resided here gave no particulars concerning the way in which the young man was killed.

Howard E. Carpenter was 28 years old, and leaves a father and mother; two sisters, Mrs. John Shoop of Day street and Miss Louise Carpenter and two brothers, Carl and Harvey of this place to mourn his tragic death.

The body arrived here over the Michigan Central this afternoon, and was taken to the Shoop home. The funeral arrangements have not yet been made.

Later: it has been learned that Mr. Carpenter was killed by a South Shore Interurban Car between Gary and East Gary, although there is considerable mystery connected with the case.

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