Obituaries

Anna Bachman
Aug. 30, 1871 – Nov. 6, 1948

      Funeral services for Mrs. Anna (Weaver) Bachman, 77, lifelong Niles Resident will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Pifer Funeral Home. The Rev. Harold W. Hohman, pastor of the St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed Church, will officiate and burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery. Friends are being received at the funeral home.

      Mrs. Bachman died at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Nelson Shattuck, rural route five.  She was born August 30, 1871 in Niles, and had spent her entire life here.  Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Asa Durren of Three Rivers; Mrs. C.F. Fisher and Mrs. Shattuck, both of Niles; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a sister, Mrs. Fred Freeland, Kalamazoo.  Her husband Arthur died in 1937.

     All members of St. John’s Women’s Guild of St. John’s Evangetical and Reformed Church are requested to meet in a body at 1:45 p.m. Wednesday in the Pifer Funeral Home to attend the funeral of their honorary member, Mrs. Bachman.

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Alene Bachman

March 17, 1906 – April 18, 1981

     Alene C. Bachman (Gregg), 75, 322 S. Third St, Niles, died at 6:15 p.m. Saturday in Paul Stephan Nursing Home after an extended illness.

     Mrs. Bachman was a member of several organizations, including St. Mary’s Catholic Church, St. Mary’s Rosary Society, Lady Elks, American Legion auxiliary, Veterans of World War I Auxiliary and a charter member of Niles Music club.

     She was retired from Lansman Jewelry, Roseland, Indiana, where she served for 32 years.

     Born March 17, 1906, in Niles, she was a lifetime resident of the area.

     She married Earl S. Bachman, January 3, 1923 in Niles. He preceded her in death December 19, 1968.

     Surviving is a son, Earl A. Bachman of Niles.  Mrs. Bachman and three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

     Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 21, in St. Mary’s Catholic Church, the Rt. Rev. Msgr, John D. Slowey officiating.

     Burial will be at Silverbook Cemetery.

     Friends may call at Halbritter Funeral Home, after 2 p.m. Monday. A rosary services will be held at the funeral home at 7 p.m. Monday.

     Memorials may be made at the request of the family to St. Mary’s Catholic Church.

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Sept. 1, 1913 -- Dec. 23, 2003

Kathleen L. Atkinson, 90, of Countryside Place Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Mishawaka, died Tuesday in the center after an illness. Survivors include a sister, Lorraine I. Steiner of Niles. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles. There will be no visitation. Halbritter Funeral Home, Niles, is handling arrangements.

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William F. Asmus

July 7, 1873 – May 23, 1965

     Funeral services for William F. Asmus, 91 of 1312 N. Front St. will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Halbritter-Swem Funeral Home. The Rev. Earl J. Wickstrom, pastor of the First Baptist Church, will officiate. Burial will be at Silverbrook Cemetery.

     He died at 11:48 p.m. Sunday in the Dor-A-Lin Nursing Home here following a three year illness.

     Mr. Asmus, a retired foreman of the Kawneer Company, was born July 7, 1873 in Frauenbreitungen, Germany. He came to Niles from that country in 1886. His wife, Minnie, died Jan. 17, 1948.

     Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Jessie Behm, Mrs. Harry Atkins and Mrs. Ruth Griffith, all of Niles; eight grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. He was a member of the First Baptist Church, the Maccabees, the 25 year club of the Kawneer Company and a former member of the Kawneer Management Club.

     Friends are being received at the funeral home.

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Minnie May Asmus
May 4, 1877-January 17, 1948

Niles Daily Star, Monday, January 19, 1948, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Minnie Asmus, 1312 North Front street, died of a heart attack on Saturday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Asmus, Pasadena, Cal., where she went last November because for her health.

Mrs. Asmus was born north of Niles on May 4, 1877, daughter of Matilda and Jesse Jones. On Aug. 7, 1895, she married William F. Asmus, Niles, at South Bend, Ind.  They had celebrated their golden wedding anniversary two years ago.

Besides her husband, she leaves surviving three daughters, Mrs. Jessie Welsher, Mrs. Harry Atkins and Mrs. Murrel Griffith, all of Niles, eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

She was a member of the First Baptist church and of the Lady Maccabees.

Funeral arrangement have been tentatively set for 3 p.m. on Friday at the Kiger Funeral home to be conducted by the Rev. C.K. Graham, pastor of the First Baptist church. Burial wll be in Silverbrook cemetery.

Niles Daily Star, Thursday, January 22, 1948, page 2, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library

Funeral services for Mrs. Minnie Asmus, 1312 North Front Street, who died of a heart attack on Saturday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Asmus, Pasadena, Cal., where she went last November because of her health, will be conducted at 3 p.m. tomorrow in the Kiger Funeral Home.

The Rev. Clarence Graham pastor of the First Baptist Church will officiate. Burial will be at Silverbrook Cemetery.

William Asmus and Mrs. Carl Asmus have arrived from Pasadena, CA, for the rites and are staying at the home of Harry Atkins, 93 Marmont Street.

Herman C. Asmus
June 28, 1888 – Dec. 3, 1963,

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, December 3, 1963, page 2, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library

Herman C. Asmus, 75, of 1602 N. 11th St., died at 2 a.m. today in Veterans Hospital, Dearborn. He had been a patient in Veteran Administration Hospital for the past 30 years.

He was born June 28, 1888 in Niles. He lived here all of his life.

Mr. Asmus last employment was with the New York Central. He was a member of St. Johns United Church of Christ and Niles Elks Lodge 1332. He was a veteran of World War I.

Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. August Walter, Niles and Mrs. Clara Parker, Silver Springs.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in Pifer Funeral Home, with the Rev  Richard Fraser, pastor of St. John’s Church officiating. Veteran participating in the committal serves. Burial will be at Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends may call starting Wednesday evening at the funeral home.