Bertha M. Watson
June 12, 1863-June 28, 1945

Niles Daily Star, Thursday, June 28, 1945, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

Funeral Saturday for Mother of Dailey Resident

Mrs. Bertha M. Watson, Buchanan, who formerly made her home with a son at Dailey, died at 6:15 a.m.  today at a rest home in Buchanan where she had been taken two weeks ago.  She was a former resident of Chicago.

Mrs. Watson was born in Effingham, Ill., June 12, 1863. She was a member of Eastern Star, Francis Willard chapter 433, Chicago. Survivors are two children, Forest Watson, of Daily[sic], and Alvin Watson, Chicago; and two sisters, Mrs. Sophie Henenthal, East St. Louis, Mo., and Mrs. Vina Moffett, Chicago.

The body is at the Pifer funeral home where services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday with the Rev. L. George Beacock, pastor of the Methodist church, in charge. Burial will be made in Silverbrook cemetery, Niles.

Marguerite Williams
Oct. 24, 1925-July 8, 1945

Niles Daily Star, Monday, July 9, 1945, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

Young Wife, 19, Succumbs Sunday

Mrs. Marguerite Williams, 19, wife of Laverne Williams, died unexpectedly Sunday morning at her home on rural route three, Niles.

Funeral services have been set tentatively for 4 p.m. Tuesday at the Pifer funeral home. Lewis Culp of the Friends Missionary Society will be in charge of the rites and burial will be made in Silverbrook cemetery.

Mrs. Williams, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raleigh Johnson, was born in Niles on Oct. 24, 1925.  Survivors, in addition to the husband and parents, are a daughter, Sharon Anne; brothers and sisters, Mary Anne, Muriel Vawn, Morris Max, Malcolm Mark, Mrs. Walter Martz of Cassopolis, Mrs. Ray Dietrich of Niles, Marvin Williams of Fort Custer and Marshall Gene of the U.S. Navy, now at home.

David Winget
May 24, 1862-June 19, 1945

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, June 19, 1945, page 2, col. 7, microfilm Niles District Library

David Winget, 83, Dies Early Today

Following a lingering illness, David Winget, 83, of 1109 Cass street, died at 1 this morning in Pawating hospital.

Born at Wolf Lake, Ind., May 24, 1862, he came here from South Bend 26 years ago and was a carpenter by trade.  His wife, Anna, died several years ago.

Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Walter Zimmer, Mrs. Ray Lowe and Mrs. Fred Hahn, all of Niles, and Mrs. Thomas Spry, of South Bend; a son, William, of Vancouver, Wash.; a half-brother, Dan Snyder, of Wilmar, Calif.; seven grandchildren and one greatgrandson.

Friends may call at the Pifer funeral home where services will be conducted at 2 Thursday by the Rev. Theo Eisen, pastor of the St. John's Evangelical and Reformed church, of which the deceased was a member.  Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.

Niles Daily Star, Thursday, June 21, 1945, page 2, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library

Around the Town:  WINGET RITES TODAY

Funeral services were conducted at 2 this afternoon in the Pifer funeral home for David Winget, 83, who died early Tuesday morning.  Pallbearers were Arthur and Owen Ulitz, Walter Zimer[sic], Fred Hahn, Thormas[sic] Spry, and Ray Lowe and burial was in Silverbrook cemetery.

Clyde Wolf
Dec. 8, 1877-June 9, 1945

Niles Daily Star, Monday, June 11, 1945, page 2, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library

Wolf, Former Resident, Dead

A former resident of Niles, Clyde Wolf, 67, of  115 West Washington street, South Bend, died in St. Joseph hospital Saturday night following a three week illness of pneumonia.

Born in Union City, Ind., Dec. 8, 1877, he came to Niles in 1925 and for 10 years was owner of the Grill restaurant. In 1936 he moved to South Bend and has resided there since.

He is survived by his widow Naida; a daughter, Mrs. Jerome Deppert, of South Bend; and a sister, Mrs. Charles Hill, of Vincennes, Ind.

Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 at the Orvis Funeral home, South Bend, by the Rev. Sell, Methodist pastor, and burial will be in Niles Silverbrook cemetery.

George H. Zwergel
April 13, 1893 - March 20, 1970

Niles Daily Star published Friday March 20, 1970, pg. 2 (From E. Lee)

NILES -- George H. (Polly) Zwergel, 76, of 965 S. 13th St., died at 8 a.m. today in Pawating Hospital, where he had been a patient for the past five weeks.

Born April 13, 1893, in Niles, Mr. Zwergel had lived here all his life.

He was a World War 1 veteran, a life member of the Niles Elks Lodge and a member of the Four Flags Barracks No. 1093, Veterans of World War 1.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday in the Pifer Funeral Home, with the Rev. Father Vincent A. Anderson of the Trinity Episcopal Church officiating.   Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery with graveside rites by the Elks Lodge.

Friends may call after 7 Saturday night at the funeral home.

Kathryn M. Hemphill, of Niles
Aug. 2, 1933 — Oct. 18, 2015

Niles Daily Star, Published 10:02am Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Kathryn M. Hemphill, 82, lifetime resident of Niles, Michigan died unexpectedly Sunday evening at her home of natural causes.

Kathryn M. Hemphill

She was born on Aug. 2, 1933 in Niles to Frank A. and Teresa (Buzulski) Goldfuss. She was graduated from Niles High School, and began her career in finance at the former Niles Federal Savings & Loan Association. She continued with Niles Federal’s successors including the Standard Federal Bank from which she retired.

Kay was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church in Niles. Her family was her greatest interest, providing care for her husband and her sister, and loving her grandchildren.

On June 5, 1954 in Niles she married Niles City Police Officer Elwood L. “Bucky” Hemphill with whom she celebrated last June the remarkable Sixty-first anniversary of their wedding.

Surviving family includes her husband, Bucky Hemphill and their children, Teresa Kay (Gerald) Baker of Reelsville, Indiana, Todd Elwood Hemphill of Niles, and Timothy Burgess (Paula) Hemphill of Spartanburg, South Carolina; grandchildren Ashley (Joe) Jones, Emily (Dayne) Nelson, Jacob Tyler Hemphill, Michael Todd Hemphill, and Kaitlyn (Nigel) Long; great-grandchildren Easton, Luke, and Charlotte; Kathy’s sister, Jean O’Connor of Niles; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by a brother, Robert Krysik and sisters Shirley Wert and Bonnie Medor.

Services for Kathryn Hemphill will be at 2 p.m. on Thursday, October 22, 2015 at the Graveside in Silverbrook Cemetery with the Rev. Cathi Huvaere of Wesley United Methodist Church officiating. The family will receive relatives and friends on Wednesday at the Halbritter Funeral Home from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Contributions in memory of Kathy Hemphill may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association.

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