Courtney Frederick Steere
Oct. 27, 1904-June 25, 1982

Niles Daily Star (Niles, Michigan), Saturday, June 26, 1982.

Courtney Frederick Steere, 77, of Lake Panasoffkee, Fla., formerly of Niles, died at 2:45 p.m. Friday at Pawating Hospital in Niles following a brief illness.

A retired printer for National Printing Company, he was born Oct. 27, 1904 in Providence, R.I. and had lived here many years.

His first wife, Ida Stewart, preceded him in death. He married Genevieve C. Ort on Oct. 27, 1972 in Niles. His wife survives.

Also surviving are four step-sons, Carlisle Stewart of Niles, Harold Ort of Buchanan, Louis Ort of South Bend and Jack Ort of Niles; three stepdaughters, Mrs. Opal VanVlasselaer of Niles, Mrs. Melvina Thompson of Niles and Mrs. Treva Vollman of Niles; three brothers, Benjamin Steere of Salisbury Center, N.Y., Dean Steere of Rochester and Milton Steere of San Diego; two sisters, Mrs. William (Helen) Schultz of Buchanan and Mrs. Ruth Davis of Sun City, Az.; 25 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren.

He was a member of the First Baptist Church, the American Association of Retired Persons, and the Lake Panasoffkee, Fla. Moose Club.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the First Baptist Church of Niles with Rev. Ray Cunningham officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends may call after noon Sunday at the Pifer-Smith Funeral Home in Niles.

The family suggests memorials be made to the First Baptist Church.

Dr. Gail C. Steiner
May 5, 1903-Feb. 19, 1984

Niles Daily Star (Niles, Michigan), Monday, February 20, 1984, page 1

NILES—Long-time Niles doctor, Gail C. Steiner, 80, died Sunday at 5:50 p.m. at Memorial Hospital in South Bend after an extended illness.

Dr. Steiner practiced medicine in Niles and South Beand[sic] for the last 53 years and was on the staffs of Pawating Hospital here and the South Bend Ostopathic[sic] Hospital.

The doctor was still seeing 10 to 12 patients each week and said in an interview in May of 1983 that he did not want to retire. “Hitting a golf ball and then trying to find it, “ said Steiner, was not for him.

He was born May 5, 1903 in Buchanan and lived his lifetime in the area.

Dr. Steiner was active in the Niles community. He served as president of the Niles Community School Board in 1950 and was a member of the Brandywine School Board for 15 years. He was a former President and past president of the Niles Lions club and was a life member of the Niles Shrine Club and the Niles Elks Club. He was a life member of the National Osteopathic Association. He was also a member of the Saladin Temple of Grand Rapids and Wesley United Methodist Church.

Dr. Steiner broke new ground in the local medical field when he was appointed to the Pawating Hospital board of directors in 1959. At the time the board was “purely medical” and he was the first osteopath on the board.

In the May 1983 interview, Dr. Steiner said he missed making house calls. “I made house calls for 30 years, even delivered babies right in the house. And up until 14 years ago, when the practice was stopped, I had a steady clientele from Dowagiac, Edwardsburg and South Bend.”

Dr. Steiner graduated from South Bend High School in 1922 and attended the Kansas City College of Osteopathy and Surgery. He met his wife Helen in Kansas City and marriedd[sic] on Aug. 29, 1929 in Atchinson, Kansas. She survives.

Also surviving are: two sons, Charles L. Steiner of Ann Arbor and Timothy Gail Steiner of Biloxi, Miss.; a daughter, Mrs. Marcia Cousins of Niles; a sister Miss Sylvia Steiner of South Bend; and four grandchildren.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Wesley United Methodist Church. Rev. Mark D. Graham of that church will officiate. Burial will follow at Silverbrook Cemetery.

There will be no visitation. Arrangements are being made by the Halbritter Funeral Home. Memorials may be given to the Berrien County Cancer Service or the Wesley United Methodist Church Memorial Fund.

Bruce Stewart
Jan. 4, 1945-Sept. 9, 1988

Niles Daily Star (Niles, Michigan), Friday, September 9, 1988, page 2, col. 3-4

Bruce Stewart, 43, 1001 N. 15th St., Niles, died today at 4:14 a.m. at Memorial Hospital in South Bend, Ind.

He was born Jan. 4, 1945 in Austin, Texas, and lived in Niles for 14 years coming from Texas. Stewart was a Niles High School counselor and a 1967 graduate of Kalamazoo College. He received his master's degree from Western Michigan University in 1970.

He married the former Merle Rickles in 1967 in Massachusetts. She survives.

Survivors also include his parents, Powell and Mary Stewart of Austin; and two sons, Michael and Alan at home.

Graveside services are today at 3:30 p.m. at Silverbrook Cemetery. Forest G. Hay Funeral Home in South Bend, Ind., handled arrangements.

Memorials may be made to the Bruce Stewart Scholarship Fund in care of Niles Community Schools.

Harry R. Stucky, Sr.
Oct. 27, 1925-May 23, 1991

South Bend Tribune (South Bend, Indiana), Saturday, May 25, 1991

Niles―Harry B. Stucky Sr., 65, of 880 Beechwood Drive, died at 4:20 p.m. Thursday in his home after an illness. Mr. Stucky was a retired engineer with Allied Signal, Inc.  He was born Oct. 27, 1925 in Lansing, living in Niles since 1954, coming from Japan.  On Jan. 2, 1953 in Fukuoka, Japan, he married Olive P. Cravens.  She survives with two daughters, Kathleen S. Bracken of Mount Pleasant, Mich., and Marjorie P. Burdine of Powder Springs, Ga.; a son, H. Bart Stucky Jr. of Kalamazoo; seven grandchildren; his mother, Juliette C. Stucky of East Lansing; three sisters, Susan Griffin of Ann Arbor, Juliette Foster of Rockford, Ill., and Betsy Harrington of Napa, Calif.; and a brother, George Stucky of Mill Valley, Calif. He was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church, Bendix Management Club and the U.S. Naval Reserve of South Bend. He was a veteran of World War II and the Korean war. He was a former precinct captain, 1st Ward, 2nd Precinct of Niles, and served as Niles city assessor from 1969-1971 and the 4th Ward supervisor in 1972.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Trinity Episcopal Church. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Halbritter Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to Trinity Episcopal Church or Hospice.

Lena Van Swinehart
June 9, 1907-Sept. 20, 1990

Niles Daily Star (Niles, Michigan), Friday, September 20, 1990

Funeral services for Mrs. L. Van Swinehart, 83, of 623 Topinabee Road, Niles, are Monday at 11 a.m. at Wesley United Methodist Church by the Rev. Lloyd A. Phillips, pastor of the church.

Burial will follow in Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles.

Mrs. Swinehart died Thursday at 1:05 p.m. at Riveridge Manor, Niles, following an extended illness.

On June 9, 1907, she was born in Easton, Ill. She moved to Niles in 1946.

On April 20, 1940, she married Leo G. Swinehart, who survives.

Mrs. Swinehart was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church, was a past member of the board of directors of Pawating Hospital Auxiliary, was a member of the Seepewa Ladies Club and the Signal Point Club.

Other survivors include a brother, E.G. VanEtten of Springfield; a sister, Ollie Leachner of Fort Scott, Kan.; and several nieces and nephews.

Friends may call Sunday from 20 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Halbritter Funeral Home.

Memorial contributions may be sent to the charity of the donor's choice.

Leo G. Swinehart
Jan. 4, 1911-Aug. 31, 1999

South Bend Tribune (South Bend, Indiana), Thursday, September 2, 1999, page 40, col. 3, @newspapers.com

Mr. Leo G. Swinehart, 88, of 623 Topinabee Road, Niles, Mich., died following an extended illness at 8:55 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 31, in Regency Place Health Care and Rehabilitation Center, South Bend, Ind.

He was born on Jan 4, 1911 in Cooksville, Ill. to Samuel E. and Bertha M. (Hutchinson) Swinehart. In 1946, he moved to Niles from Chicago.

Mr. Swinehart was a retired Corporate Secretary for the Kawneer Company and was also a Certified Public Accountant. He was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church in Niles, the Niles Lions Club, The former Pickwick Club, Signal Point Club, and the B.P.O. Of Niles Elks lodge #1322. He was a graduate of the University of Illinois, where he played varsity basketball.

On April 20, 1940 in Springfield Ill., he married the former L. Van VanEtten, who died on Sept 20, 1990.

Funeral services for Leo G. Swinehart will be at 11 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 3, in Wesley United Methodist Church, Niles, with the Rev. Nolan R. Williams of the church officiating. Interment will be at Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles.

Friends will be received from 6 to 8 p.m. today in the Halbritter Funeral Home.

Contributions in memory of Mr. Swinehart may be made to Wesley United Methodist Church or to the donor's choice.