More detail on this person: BENNINGTON -
Capt. Malcolm Bruce Niles, U.S. Army, Ret., 71,
died Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013, at Southwestern
Vermont Medical Center, following a long illness.
Born in Bennington March 7, 1942, he was the son
of Louise (Kastenbein) and Robert MacGrey Niles
Jr.
He was a 1961 graduate of Bennington Catholic
High School.
A Vietnam War veteran, Capt. Niles retired from
the U.S. Army in 1983 after serving as an officer
and an enlisted man. He attended Embry-Riddle
Aeronautical University, Field Artillery Officer
Candidate School, Field Artillery Officer Advanced
School and served as a combat helicopter pilot for
12 years. His military awards included the
Distinguished Flying Cross, Meritorious Service
with Oak Leaf Cluster, Bronze Star, Air Medal with
Valor and 27 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Vietnam
Cross of Gallantry.
Following his military career, he was employed for
the next 20 years by the U.S. Postal Service,
retiring from the North Bennington Post Office.
He served as past chairman of the parish council
and youth ministry leader for St. John the Baptist
Catholic Church. He was also a member of Vietnam
Helicopter Pilot's Association, Distinguished
Flying Cross Society, VFW Post 1332 in
Bennington, American Legion Post 13, NorShaft
Lions Club and Shaftsbury Veterans Committee.
Capt. Niles was an avid outdoorsman.
Survivors include his wife, Nancy (Fierro) Niles
of Bennington, whom he married April 19, 1997, in
Bennington; five children, Patrick of Lincoln,
R.I.; Diana (Niles) Jones of Hope Mills, N.C.;
Peter of Washington, D.C.; Colette (Niles) Reid of
Summerville, S.C.; and Maria (Fierro) deLeon of
Berlin, N.Y.; eight grandchildren; two brothers,
James of Beaver Dam, Wis., and Peter of North
Bennington; many nieces, nephews and
cousins.
He was predeceased by two brothers, Robert III and
Eric.
The funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan.
4, 2014, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church
in North Bennington.
Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 3,
2014, at the Mahar & Son Funeral Home.
Private burial will be at a later date in
Arlington (Va.) National Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to
Southwestern Vermont Medical Center Cardiac
Rehab, in care of Mahar & Son Funeral Home, 628
Main St., Bennington, VT 05201.
For online condolences, visit
http://www.maharandsonfuneralhome.net/
Published in Rutland Herald on Jan. 3, 2014
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