Bobbie F. Bonner
May 8, 1927-Feb. 7, 1993

Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Tuesday, February 9, 1993, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

Bobbie F. “Bob” Bonner
1927-1993
Retired Niles Board of Public Works

Funeral services for Bobbie F. “Bob” Bonner, 65, 1612 Clarendon ave., Niles, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Wednesday at Halbritter Funeral Home with Robert F. Morris of Hodgenville, Ky., officiating.

Burial will follow at Silverbrook Cemetery.

Bonner died at 8 p.m. Sunday at his home following a brief illness.

Born May 9, 1927, in Niles, he was a lifetime resident.

On July 17, 1948, in Niles he married the former Carolyn J. Bare, who survives.

He was a retired employee of the Niles Board of Public works and was a graduate of Niles High School. He was a U.S. Navy veteran, serving in World War II.

He was a member of the Church of Christ in Niles.

Other survivors include two sons, Bob M. Bonner of McMinnville, Tenn., and Scott A. Bonner of Niles; four grandchildren and two brothers, Calvin M. Bonner of Niles and Richard J. Bonner of Manchester, Tenn. A brother Lewis Bonner preceded him in death in 1987.

Friends may call from 2 p.m. To 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Halbritter Funeral Home.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Church of Christ or the Berrien County Cancer Service.

Note: Obit first ran Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Monday, February 8, 1993, page 2, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library; corrected version above added info with deceased brother.

Hali M. Burns
Jan. 29, 1993-Jan. 29, 1993

Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Tuesday, February 2, 1993, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

Halie M. Burns
Infant

Graveside funeral services for Hali Marie Burns, infant daughter of David Allen Blake of Michigan City and Lori Burns of 216 Carol St., Niles, are scheduled for 1 p.m. Wednesday at Silverbrook Cemetery with the Rev. Fred Smith, of South Niles Community Church, officiating.

She died at 3 p.m. Friday enroute to Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. She was born at Berrien General Hospital in Berrien Center six hours and 53 minutes earlier.

Survivors include her parents; maternal grandmother, Jo Ann Fleenor of Niles; maternal grandfather, Terry Burns of Buchanan; maternal step-grandmother, Pauline Burns; maternal great-grandparents, Emmitt and Muriel Burns of Buchanan; maternal great-grandfather, Joseph Collard of Niles and paternal grandfather, Elmer Blake of Michigan City.

Funeral arrangements are being handled by Hoven Funeral Home in Buchanan.

Delbert D. Fox Jr.
July 31, 1930-Feb. 4, 1993

Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Friday, February 5, 1993, page 2, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library

Funeral arrangements for Delbert D. Fox Jr., 62, of 251 Cass St., Niles, were incomplete this morning at Halbritter Funeral Home.

Fox died at 7 a.m.l Thursday following an extended illness.

Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Saturday, February 6, 1993, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

Delbert D. Fox Jr.
1930-1993
self-employed home builder

Funeral services for Delbert D. Fox J., 62, of 251 Cass St., Apt. 514, Niles, are Monday at 2 p.m. at Halbritter Funeral Home in Niles By Captain Douglas Yeck of the salvation Army, Niles.

Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles.

Fox died Thursday at 7 a.m. at his home in Niles, following an extended illness.

He was born July 31, 1930, in Berrien Springs, and was a lifetime resident of the area.

Fox was a member of the American Legion Post 26 in Niles, the Eagles Lodge, Niles, and the Fraternal Order of Police.

He was a self-employed home builder.

Survivors include Janice Eileen Mann and their three children, Debbie Walter of Miliiani, Hawaii, Steve Fox of Bossier City, La., and Bud Fox of Athens, Mich.; eight grandchildren and a sister, Mary Jane Harker of Niles.

Friends may call Sunday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at Halbritter Funeral Home.

Military rites will be given at graveside, officiated by the American Legion Post 26. Memorial contributions may be made to the Delbert Fox Memorial Fund.

Roger D. Hamel
June 23, 1910-Feb. 4, 1993

Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Friday, February 5, 1993, page 2, col. 3-4, microfilm Niles District Library

Roger D. Hamel
1910-1993
Truck driver for Shipper's Dispatch

Funeral services for Roger D. Hamel, 82, 911 S. Third St., Niles, are scheduled for 3 p.m. Saturday at Halbritter Funeral Home.

Burial will follow at Silverbrook Cemetery in Niles.

Hamel died at 5:55 p.m. Thursday at Pawating Hospital in Niles following an extended illness

Born June 23 1910, in Manistique, Mich., he was a resident of Niles since 1949, coming from Manistique.

On Dec. 26, 1938, in Manistique, he married the former Grace E. Rosebush, who preceded him in death on Jan. 27, 1962.

He worked as a truck driver for the former Shippers' Dispatch in South Bend.

Survivors include two daughters, Mary Louise Heskett of Niles and Grace A. Tetzlaff of South Bend; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Michigan Heart Association.

Rita S. Lohse
Aug. 20, 1942-Feb. 5, 1993

Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Saturday, February 6, 1993, page 2, col. 3-4, microfilm Niles District Library

Rita S. Lohse
1942-1993
Lads and Lassies Clothing Store, Niles

Funeral services for Rita S. Lohse, 50, of 67016 Conrad Ave. Edwardsburg, are Monday at 11 a.m. at Halbritter Funeral Home, Niles, by the Rev. Gilbert Washington, chaplain, St. Joseph Medical Center, South Bend, Ind.

Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles.

Lohse died Friday at 5:50 a.m. at St. Joseph Medical Center, following an extended illness.

Born Aug. 20, 1942, in Detroit, she was a resident of the area since 1977, moving here from St. Charles, Ill.

On Oct. 14, 1966, in Cartagena, Colombia, she married Paul Lohse, who survives.

Other survivors include a daughter, Karen Lohse of Edwardsburg; a son, David Lohse of Edwardsburg; her mother, Sitta Puder of Oak Park; and a sister, Judy Fraiberg of Bloomfield Hills.

Friends may call Sunday from 3 to 5 at Halbritter Funeral Home, Niles.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Scleroderma Foundation of the Kidney Foundation.

Hugh T. Williams
1916-Dec. 23, 1960

Niles Daily Star(Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Saturday, December 24, 1989, page 2, col. 6, microfilm Niles District Library

Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday in St. Paul's Lutheran Church here for Hugh T. Williams, 45, Windmill Farms, Armonk, N.Y., who died at 6 p.m. Friday in St. Agnes Hospital, White Plains, N.Y. The pastor, the Rev. Theodore Laesch, will officiate and burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Surviving are: his widow, the former Miss Estella Lork, daughter of Mrs. and Mrs. Gus Lork, 311 Oak St.; two children, Jeffrey and Ann, both at home; his mother, Mrs. Henry Haumesseur, Mishawaka, Ind., and a sister, Mrs. Laverne Ries, Mishawaka, Ind.

Memorial services will also be held at 11 a.m. Monday in the Oelker and Cox Funeral Home at Mount Kisco, N.Y.

Arrangements here are being made by the Pifer Funeral Home.