Barbara E. Friedrich
Sept. 12, 1922-June 2, 1990
Niles Daily Star, Monday, June 4, 1990, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library
Funeral services for Barbara E. Friedrich, 67, of 710 Chicago Road, Niles, are Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Niles by the Rev. Clayton D. Fairo, pastor of the church.
Burial will follow in Silverbrook Cemetery in Niles.
Mrs. Friedrich died Saturday at 1:47 p.m. at Pawating Hospital in Niles, following an extended illness.
She was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Niles and was a deacon in the church. She was also a volunteer at Memorial Hospital in South Bend, Ind., and Fernwood Ind.[sic] of Niles.
Mrs. Friedrich was born on Sept. 12, 1922, in Worcester, Mass. and had lived in Niles since 1985, moving here from Cincinnati.
On Aug. 31 1985, in Niles, she married Thomas R. Friedrich, who preceded her in death on June 15, 1988.
Survivors include two daughters, Emily Gardner of Niles and Janet Schnieder of Cincinnati; four step-sons, David J. Friedrich of Raymond, Maine, Robert T. Friedrich of Gorham, Maine, Steven P. Friedrich of Boston and Michael J. Friedrich of Kalamazoo; one stepdaughter, Patricia E. Friedrich of Niles; six grandchildren; and one brother, Robert Ellis of Chicago.
Friends may call Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Halbritter Funeral Home in Niles.
Memorial contributions may be sent to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Michigan Chapter, 200-H Waters Bldg., Grand Rapids, MI 49503, or Fernwood Inc.