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Edwin Clarence Griffin
Died May 17, 1929
E.C. GRIFFIN, RETIRED NILES BUSINESS MAN, IS TAKEN BY DEATH
In the passing of Edwin Clarence Griffin, early this morning, Niles mourns the loss of a man whose whole life was been an expression of his love for his community. He was born in Niles, a member of a prominent pioneer family, his father having been Eli Griffin, a major in the Union army who gave his life during the Civil war, and his mother, Harriet Nichols Griffin, of an old Massachusetts family.
Mr. Griffin was in the drug business here for over forty years. He was actively concerned in the building up of a new Niles, being an officer in the Business Men's association which brought many of our present manufacturies here, and also an officer in several building and loan associations.
He was a member of Trinity Episcopal church, and long connected with Niles Commandery Council, chapter and Blue Lodge. He was secretary of the chapter for 38 years, very energetic in the Masonic Temple association and extremely interested in the organization of the De Molay chapter.
Mr. Griffin married Clara Jane Woodruff, the daughter of D.O. Woodruff, long a leader of civic enterprises in Niles, who was a member of the school board and of Trinity vestry for several decades. To her, the object of a life-times' devotion on the part of her husband and also to their two daughters is extended the sympathy of hundreds of loving friends. The daughters are Mrs. Harriet Haisley, wife of O.W. Haisley, superintendent of schools in Ann Arbor, and Miss Jeanne Griffin of the Kalamazoo public library. Miss Griffin is now traveling in Spain, and cannot be reached at this time.
Funeral services will be held at Trinity church on Sunday afternoon at 3:30. The ritual at Silverbrook cemetery will be conducted by the Blue Lodge, the members of the Niles commandery acting as escort.
(Source: Niles Daily Star, Friday, May 17, 1929, page 1, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library) |
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Miss Jeanne Griffin Died January 5, 1969
Miss Griffin, historian
EDITOR'S NOTE: Out of respect for Jeanne Griffin who will be buried Wednesday at 2 p.m., the Fort St. Joseph Museum will be closed in the afternoon. Miss Griffin served on the museum board of trustees for many years.
A requiem eucharist service for Jeanne Griffin will be held at 12:15 p.m., Wednesday in Trinity Episcopal Church, to be followed by a funeral service at 2 p.m. also in the church.
Miss Griffin, 81, died Sunday evening in Pawating Hospital after a month's illness. A retired librarian, she had resided at 409 N. 4th. She is survived by several cousins.
An avid historian, Miss Griffin was well qualified for her role since her family had been in the Niles area since 1832, migrating from New York.
Her grandfather, Lt. Col. Eli Augustus Griffin, served with the 6th Michigan Regiment in Sherman's march to the sea and her maternal grandfather, David Oliphant Woodruff who migrated from New York State in 1852, owned all of the land adjacent to the Ballard farm in the section of Niles now known as Arrowhead. It was then a cow pasture according to historical documents and Woodruff Street was named for the gentleman.
An active worker for international peace, Miss Griffin waged a one-woman crusade for many years and served as delegate-at-large for the Michigan Division of the United Nations Assn. traveling extensively in its behalf and joining in a United Nations world tour.
She had spent much of her lifetime in Niles, and had been librarian in Duluth, Minn., Detroit, and for 20 years in the Kalamazoo Public Library. She also directed the museum there. A member of the state board of the United Nations Association of the United States of America, Miss Griffin also served as president of the local organization. She was a former member of the board of trustees of the Fort St. Joseph Historical Association.
Miss Griffin, who attended the University of Michigan, was graduated from the Drexel Institute of Philadelphia, where she earned her degree in library science. She was a member of St. Agnes Guild of Trinity.
[Illegible] arrangements and burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. today.
Memorials may be given to the Fort St. Joseph Historical Society and Museum or to the Niles Public Library.
(Source: Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, January 7, 1969, page 2, col. 3-4, microfilm Niles District Library)
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Jennie Woodruff Griffin
October 13, 1858-December December 31, 1955
Deaths and Obituaries
Mrs. Jennie Griffin Dies Today at Pawating Hospital
MRS. JENNIE GRIFFIN, 97, 409 North Fourth Street, a prominent Niles woman and widow of E.C. Griffin, died at 2 a.m. today at Pawating Hospital after an illness of only a few hours.
She was born in Niles on Oct. 13, 1858, the daughter of David O. and Clarissa Hurd Woodruff. The Griffin, Woodruff and Hurd families were pioneer residents of Niles. Her husband operated a drug store in Niles for many years.
Mrs. Griffin was a life-long member of the Trinity Episcopal Church and honorary member of the Ladies' Historical Society. She was a charter member of the Niles Club of Home Gardens.
She leaves one daughter, Miss Jeanne Griffin and a son-in-law Otto W. Haisley of Ann Arbor [illegible]. Her daughter, Harriet Griffin Haisley, preceded her in death in January of 1834.
The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in Trinity Episcopal Church with the Rev. John G. Carleton officiating. Memorials to her church or to Pawating Hospital, instead of flowers, are requested. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.
(Source: Niles Daily Star, Saturday, December 31, 1955, page 2 col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library) |
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Melva Ann Groce, 66, Niles, died at 6:30 a.m. Sunday Nov. 11, 2007, in her home. She was born Feb. 26, 1941. Survivors include a son, William C. "Bubba" Groce Jr. of Granger; a daughter, Valerie Moore of South Bend; brothers, Raymond Johnson and Thad McDonald; and a sister, Arlene Jones of Kansas City, MO. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church. Friend may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday in Hoven Funeral Home, Buchanan. Burial will be at Silverbrook Cemetery. |
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Sergeant First Class Frederick S. Haas Sr., U.S. Army retired, 65, of Frantz Drive, Niles, died at 1:25 a.m. Saturday, March 31, 2007, in his home following a brief illness. He was born on June 21, 1941, in Marcellus, to Stanley Arthur and Doris Martha (Riley) Haas. He graduated from Decatur, Michigan High School, and has lived in Niles since 1963. Sergeant Haas served full- time in the United States Army for 30 years prior to retirement. Although his service was stateside, he was a veteran of the Viet Nam Era. He was a member of the American Legion Post #309, Decatur, and past president of the 246th Armored Association. He also owned and operated the former Lafayette Radio Store in South Bend, and attended classes at Davenport College. He was a member of Saint John's Untied Church of Christ, Niles; a member of and past master of Volinia-Marcellus Lodge #227 F & AM, and a member of the Dowagiac Peninsular Lodge #10 F & AM. He enjoyed learning about the John Deere Company and its equipment, and he maintained a large collection of John Deere scale models. On December 24, 1960, in Saint John's Church, Niles, he married the former Barbara J. Geideman, who survives. Also surviving are ther sons, Frederick (Shelly) Haas Jr. of Benton Harbor and Reginald J. Haas of Niles; grandchildren, Melissa, Chris, and Douglas Haas; and great-granddaughter, Autumn Haas; brother, James Haas of Decatur and sisters, Lola Lyons and Mary Helen Fosdick, both of Dowagiac, and Kathleen Pederson of Cassopolis. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Mere Haas and Wayne Haas. Funeral services for Frederick S. Haas Sr., will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 3, in the Halbritter Funeral Home, Niles, with Rev. Kyle Gardner of Saint John's United Church of Christ officiating. Committal services will follow at Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles, and will conclude with full military honors by American Legion Post #309, Decatur. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today in the funeral home, with Masonic services by the Volinia-Marcellus Lodge #227 F & AM at 7 p.m. Contributions in memory of Mr. Haas may be made to Saint John's United Church of Christ. |
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