Louis S. Goodsell
May 30, 1884-Dec. 12, 1937
Niles Daily Star, Monday, December 13, 1937, page 1, col. 7, microfilm Niles District Library
LIFELONG RESIDENT OF NILES STRICKEN
Louis S. Goodsell, 53, Ex-Postal Employe, Dies Suddenly
Louis S. Goodsell, 53, prominent Niles resident and retired mail carrier, died suddenly at 6 o'clock Sunday morning in Pawating hospital.
Although Mr. Goodsell had been in ill health for the past year his condition did not become critical until 12: 30 o'clock Sunday morning when he suffered a stroke of apoplexy and was rushed to the hospital.
Services Tuesday
The Rev. Guy W. Simon of the First Presbyterian church will conduct funeral services at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon in the Rutherford funeral home followed by burial in Silverbrook cemetery.
A lifelong resident of Niles, Mr. Goodsell was born here May 30, 1884, the son of the late George M. and Lydia Swartz Goodsell.
Educated in the Niles public schools he was married to the former Bessie Ausmus, August 18, 1911. The ceremony was performed in Crawfordsville, Ind.
Ex-Postal Employe
For more than 15 years he carried a city mail route retiring voluntarily April 10, 1923. Later he served as manager of the Claude Huff tire shop and more recently was employed as a clerk in the Niles license bureau. He also served as a special deputy under Sheriff Charles E. Miller.
Besides his wife, Mr. Goodsell leaves three sons, George M., Robert L. and Harold Henry, all of Niles; also one sister, Mrs. J.L. Sweet, Chicago; and two brothers, Floyd Goodsell, Niles and Howard Goodsell, Dowagiac.
Friends may call at the Rutherford funeral home.
Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, December 14, 1937, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library
Goodsell Rites Held
Final rites for Louis S. Goodsell, 53, lifelong resident fo Niles, were conducted at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon in the Rutherford funeral home by the Rev. Guy W. Simon. Burial was in Silverbrook cemetery. Claude Huff, Lawrence Hastings, Carl Frazee, Maurice McDonald, Alexander Henderson, and Chester Overcash served as pallbearers. Mr. Goodsell died Sunday morning following a stroke of apoplexy.