Mrs. Esther Jane Roberts
abt. 1834*-Feb. 11, 1916
Niles Daily Sun, Friday, February 11, 1916, page 4, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library
MRS. ROBERTS, AGED LADY, IS DEAD AT SOUTH BEND
Body to Be Brought Here For Burial on Monday
Mrs. Roberts, mother of the late Nat Roberts, and widow of Ephraim Roberts, former residents of Niles, died this morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. E.O. Vincent, at 628 South Fellows street, South Bend.
The funeral services will be held Monday at the South Bend residence at 1:30 p.m. Rev. R.A. Wright, pastor of the Niles Methodist church, of which the deceased was a member while a resident of Niles, will officiate at the funeral services. The remains will be brought to Niles on the interurban car and placed at rest in the family lot in Silver Brook cemetery beside the body of her husband, who died many years ago.
Mrs. Roberts was over 80 years of age and had been in poor helath for a number of years.
Niles Daily Star, Friday, February 11, 1916, page 1, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library
MRS. JANE ROBERTS PASSED AWAY IN SOUTH BEND TODAY
Mrs. Jane Roberts, a resident of this city for many years, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Edward Venson, 628 Fellow street, South Bend, this morning, presumably of old age.
Funeral services will be held at the home in South Bend, Monday at 1:30 p.m., and the body brought to Niles for interment in Silver Brook cemetery by the side of her husband. Rev. R.A. Wright will officiate.
*Indiana Deaths lists name as Esther J. Roberts gives age as 81 years.