Montz, Jesse

Jesse Montz
June 1, 1910-Dec. 16, 1984


Niles Daily Star, Monday, December 17, 1984, page 2, col. 4-5, microfilm Niles District Library

Jessie Joseph Montz, 74, 214 Carter Ave., Niles, died Sunday at Memorial Hospital in South Bend after a sudden illness.

He was formerly a Milton Township trustee and treasurer and served on the Winkler School Board for 10 years.

He was born June 1, 1910 in South Whitley, Ind. and lived in the area for 50 years, coming from South Whitley. He was formerly employed in the sheet metal department of Quality Metal in Niles.

He married Anna Litty on Sept. 24, 1938 in South Bend.  She survives.

Also surviving are: five daughters, Donna Adams and Karol Dlouhy of Niles, Marsha Montz of Anchorville, Linda Vary of Russiaville, Ind. and Kathy Laudig of Yoder, Ind.; a brother, Henry Montz of Winnamac, Ind.; three sisters, Della Stanner and Sophia Brandenburg of Cedar Lake, Ind. and Sarah Lower of LaGrange, Ind.; 14 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

There will be no services. Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Pifer-Smith Funeral Home.  Burial will be at Silverbrook Cemetery.

Memorials may be given to the UNICEF Foundation.