Herman L. Ranft
Aug. 23, 1905-April 28, 1958
Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, April 29, 1958, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library
Herman L. Ranft, 52, 0f 715 Brown Street, retired Niles businessman, died at 3 p.m. Monday on arrival at Pawating Hospital.
Mr. Ranft, who had been [in] the trucking business for
30 years in the city, was born Aug. 23, 1905, in Niles. He was the former owner of the B. & R. Trucking firm. He was a member of the Niles Elks Lodge, St. Mary's Catholic Church and the Niles Fraternal Order of Police.
Surviving are his widow, Helen; two sons, Robert Ranft, of Niles, and Richard Ranft, of Big Rapids, Mich.; three grandchildren, and two sisters, Mrs. William F. Woods and Mrs. James Lewellen, both of Niles.
Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Mary's Catholic Church with the pastor, the Rev. Cletus Rose, officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery. The Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the Pifer Funeral Home here where friends may call.