Miss Ada Bronson
Nov. 5, 1856-July 31, 1937
Niles Daily Star, Saturday, July 31,1937, page 2, col 2, microfilm Niles District Library
MISS ADA BRONSON DIES THIS MORNING
Member of Pioneer Family Succumbs at 81 in Home in Niles
One of Niles' oldest residents, Miss Ada Bronson, died early this morning at her home 110 South St. Joseph avenue. She was 81 years old and had been ill for several years.
Miss Bronson, with her sister, Ida, who died three years ago, had lived in their St. Joseph avenue home for many years. They came from an early pioneer family, their parents having come to Bertrand township in a covered wagon in 1836.
Miss Bronson was born in Bertrand township, Nov. 5, 1856, and had lived in Niles and vicinity all her life. She is survived by a niece, Mrs. Velna Teater, Los Angeles, and a grandniece, Miss Beatrice Bronson, Wyandotte.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete but friends may call at the Rutherford funeral home. They are asked to omit flowers.
Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, August 3, 1937, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library
Bronson Services
The Rev. T.O. Lee, of the First Methodist church, will conduct funeral sesrvices at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon in the Rutherford funeral home for Miss Ada Bronson. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery. Grant Bolton, A.M. Cochran, Fred Hensler, William Knott, James Dittmer,and Roy Cramer will serve as pallbearers. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.