Alice M. Fowler
Died March 11, 1916
DEATH AT MISHAWAKA OF MRS. ALICE FOWLER
Was a Former Resident of Niles--Burial will Occur Here.
Was a Former Resident of Niles--Burial will Occur Here.
Mrs. Alice Fowler, a former well known and highly esteemed resident, died this morning at the home of her brother, Albert Collins in Mishawaka. She has been in ill health for some time with heart disease and her death is attributed to that cause. Mrs.Fowler was about 65 years of age. She was born on what is now the A.D. Young farm west of Niles and until five years ago she had always resided in Niles. Her maiden name was Alice Collins.
Her husband, Fred Fowler, died several years ago. Her only son was drowned a number of years ago in the river above the dam here and her only daughter, Mrs. Shockley, has been dead for several years. The immediate surviving relatives are two brothers and a sister, Albert Collins of Mishawaka, Rev. Stanley Collins of Port Austin, Mich., and a sister, Mrs. Edwin Fowler, of Neosha, Mo., The latter was formerly Miss Emma Fowler. There are also other relatives in this city.
The body will be brought to Niles on Monday. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:30 o'clock Monday afternoon from the First Baptist chruch. Interment will occur at Silver Brook cemetery.
(Source: Niles Daily Sun, Sat., March 11, 1916, page 1, col. 6, microfilm Niles District Library)
ALICE M. FOWLER PASSES AWAY AT MISHAWAKA TODAY
Alice M. Fowler, for years a resident of Niles, passed away this morning about 9 o'clock, at the home of her brother, Albert Collins, in Mishawaka. Last Thursday night she suffered a stroke of apoplexy, from the effects of which death came this morning. Mrs. Fowler was 63 years of age and will be remembered here, having passed some time in the city last summer. Since the death of her husband and children, however, she had not made her permanent home here, although her visits were frequent.
She is survived by two brothers, Albert Collins of Mishawaka, Stanley Collins of Port Austin, Mich., and one sister, residing in Missouri.
Funeral services will be held from the First Baptist church in this city at 3 o'clock Monday afternoon with Rev. A.W. Lyons officiating. Interments will be made in Silver Brook cemetery.
(Source Niles Daily Star, March 11, 1916, page 1, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library)