Arthur W. Coffinger, Jr.
Aug. 18, 1988-Nov. 16, 1930
Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, November 19, 1930, page 1, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library
Arthur Coffinger of Pontiac is Buried in Silver Brook Today
The body of Arthur Coffinger of Pontiac, fatally injured on Saturday afternoon as he was returning to Pontiac after attending the Michigan-Minnesota game in Ann Arbor, was brought to Niles this afternoon and buried in the Coffinger family lot in Silver Brook cemetery. The Rev. G. W. Simon, pastor of the Presbyterian church, conducted the committal service. Accompanying the body to Niles was the widow of the deceased; and the latter's brother, A.L. Johnson, of Pontiac, a sister of the deceased, Miss Margaret Coffinger, of Grand Rapids, a son of Mrs. Lillie Davis Newman, and his wife, of Rochester, N.Y., and other relatives and they were met here by a group of Niles relatives and friends. Mrs. Newman who was a former resident of Niles for many years and who now lives in Bufflao was unable to come to Niles today on account of ill health.
Mr. Coffinger died on Sunday in the Beyers hospital in Ypsilanti where he was taken after the accident. His wife who was driving the car at the time of the accident was severely cut but her injuries were not considered serious. Particulars of the accidents are not available but resulted from a collision of about five cars as they were being driven out of the heavy line leaving Ann Arbor after the game.