Cyril E. Brockway
Jan. 4, 1894-Aug. 24,1946
Services Tuesday for C.E. Brockway Who Died Saturday
Services will be conducted Tuesday at 2 p.m. for Cyril E. Brockway, 52, who died Saturday at 6:20 p.m., in his residence at 1401 Ferry street. He died suddenly as the result of a heart attack.
He was born in Galien, Jan. 4, 1894, and came to Niles about 25 years ago. He had been an engineer on the Michigan Central railroad. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers.
Survivors Listed
His wife, Mrs. Catherine Brockway, died Sept. 27, 1945. He is survived by one son, Eugene, at home; one daughter, Mrs. Paul Mansfield, 1401 Ferry street; six sisters, Mrs. Ethel Thompson, Niles; Mrs. Gertrude Weed, 1432 Hickory street; Mrs. Edith Weed, Belle Plaine, Ia.: Miss Iva Brockway, and Mrs. Gladys Cradit, both of Kalamazoo; Mrs. Elmina Ferguson, Dayton; two brothers, Elwood, of Three Oaks; and Oliver, of Galien.
The Rev. Clarence K. Graham will conduct the services from the Pifer funeral home, and the burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Niles Daily Star, Monday, Aug. 26, 1946, page 2, col. 4, microfilm, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library