Lodema Studley
Oct. 17, 1849-April 7, 1928
Niles Daily Star, Monday, April 9, 1928, page 1, col. 7, microfilm Niles District Library
MRS. LODEMA STUDLEY, 78, DIES AT DAUGHTER'S HOME
Resident of Niles for 43 Years Passes Away After Three Months Illness
Mrs. Lodema Studley, 78, widow of William H. Studley, died on Saturday afternoon about 4 o'clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. William Knott, 115 S. St. Joseph avenue. She had been ill for three months. Mrs. Studley had been a resident of Niles for 43 years and was well known to many in this city.
Mrs. Studley's maiden name was Lodema Dir. She was born in Mendon, Mich., on Oct. 17, 1849. She was married to Mr. Studley at Sherwood,Mich., on Sept. 30, 1866. The family moved to Niles from Mishawaka 43 years ago. Mr. Studley died on July 16, 1919.
Surviving Mrs. Studley are two daughters, Mrs. William Hamlin and Mrs. William Knott, and one son, Charles Studley, all of Niles, also two sisters, Mrs. Henry Colser, of Bear lake, who was expected here today, and Mrs. Joseph Roberts, of Detroit, who arrived Saturday.
The funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the Troost and Augustine chapel. Rev. O.R. Grattan, pastor of the Methodist church, of which Mrs. Studley was a member and faithful attendant for many years, will officiate. Burial will take place in the family lot in Silver Brook.