Elizabeth Wolfard White
Sept. 7, 1880-July 5, 1929
Niles Daily Star, Friday, July 5, 1929*, page 1, col. 8, microfilm Niles District Library
MRS. ELIZABETH WHITE DIES AT LAKE ST. HOME
Long Suffering with Cancer Ended by Death Early This Morning
Mrs. Elizabeth Wolfard White, 48, died this morning at 2:45 at her home, 1015 Lake street after suffering for six months with cancer.
Mrs. White's maiden name was Elizabeth Wolfard, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Wolfard, deceased. She was born in Chicago, on Sept. 7, 1880. The family came to Niles when she was a little girl and she had since resided here. She was married to Clark White, who died in January of this year. She is survived by three children, Mrs. Ralph Smith, of Edwardsburg, Martin and Laverne White, of Niles, and by three grandchildren. She is also survived by eight brothers and sisters who are: William Wolfard, Miami, John and Frederick Wolfard, Mrs. Charles Exner, Edmund, Carl and Louis Wolfard and Mrs. Allen Benjamin, all of Niles.
Mrs. White was a member of the Niles auxiliary to the S.U. of N.A.
The funeral services will be held on Sunday afternoon at 2:30 (fast time) at the home and will be private. The Rev. G.W. Webbink, pastor of St. John's Evangelical church, will officiate. Burial will be made in Silver Brook cemetery. The body may be viewed at the home on Saturday afternoon or Sunday morning.
*Front page is labeled Wed., July 3, but issue is one for Friday, July 5.
Niles Daily Star, Monday, July 8, 1929, page 4, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library
FUNERAL MRS. WHITE
Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth White were conducted by the Rev. G.W. Webbink, pastor of St. John's church, on Sunday afternoon at her home, 1015 Lake street. Burial was made in Silver Brook cemetery. Guy and Joe Egbert, of Blue Island, Ill., were among those from out of the city who attended the services. They are nephews of Mrs. White.