April 10, 1853-Dec. 21, 1919
DEATH CLAIMS MRS. F. ALWARD
Mrs. Fred Alward, a former well known resident of Niles, passed away yesterday at her home in Pullman, Ill. Mrs. Alward was formerly Miss Nettie Wing. She leaves a husband and daughter, Mrs. Medeline Peterson, to mourn her passing.
The family left Niles about 35 years ago. The body is to arrive here, accompanied by relatives, on Michigan Central train due here at 12:58 p.m. on Wednesday, and will be taken directly to Silver Brook cemetery, where brief committal services will be conducted at the graveside by Rev. Harry Scherer, pastor of the Presbyterian church. The regular funeral services will be conducted at Pullman.
Niles Daily Star-Sun, Monday, December 22, 1919, page 1, col. 6, microfilm Niles District Library