Horner, Richard

Richard Horner
Nov. 15, 1901-July 19, 1926

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, July 21, 1926, page 4, col. 6, microfilm Niles District Library


    Richard Horner, 24, died Monday afternoon at the home of his aunt, Mrs. John Hanley, after five weeks of illness from a complication of diseases developing from influenza. The young man's condition had not been regarded as critical, but yesterday afternoon as he was sitting upon the porch he had a sinking spell and died before a doctor arrived. The body was taken to the Troost and Augustinge undertaking rooms, and the funeral services will be held there tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.  Rev. O.R. Grattan will officiate.  Burial will take place in Silver Brook cemetery.
    Richard Horner was born in Benton Harbor on November 15, 1901, and was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Horner.  Upon the death of their mother, he and his sister, Hazel, who has since died, came to Niles to make their home with Mrs. Hanley who is their father's aunt.  He attended the Niles schools, and had for several years been employed at the Koehler bakery as a baker. He was one of the victims of the accident last fall when a boiler exploded and was unable to work for a number of weeks because of injuries received. He was married in December, 1923, to Miss Leota Eldridge, of Buchanan.  Besides his aunt, he is survived by his father, by one son, Richard, and by his grandfather, Ezra Horner, of Barron lake.
    A pathetic incident in connection with the death is that the father reached the  Hanley home just after the body of his son had been taken to the undertaking rooms. He had been apprisd[sic] that his son was ill and  as his condition was not considered serious he waited until he secured a leave of absence from his work for several days.
Niles Daily Star, Thursday, July 22, 1926, page 4, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library


    Funeral services for Richard Horner were conducted this afternoon at the Troost and Augustine  chapel, Rev. O.R. Grattan, pastor of the Methodist church, officiated.  Burial took place in Silver Brook cemetery.  Among those from out of the city who attended the service were: Mrs. and Mrs. James Wolley and Miss Hanley, of Berrien Springs, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hanley, of South Bend, and Oscar Horner, of Chicago.