William August Dittmer
Nov. 29, 1881-April 9, 1948
Niles Daily Star, Saturday, April 10, 1948, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library
W.A. DITTMER DIES
William August Dittmer, 610 Howard street, died at 2:15 p.m. Friday in his home after an illness since May 1945.
He leaves three children, Kenneth, and Mrs. Carl Reum, both of Niles, and Mrs. Stephen Molner, South Bend, and two grandchildren. Also surviving is a sister, Mrs. Bertha Lee, Niles.
Dittmer, who was born Nov. 29, 1881, in Niles, had lived here all his life, and was a retired railroad clerk at the time of his death.
Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday by the Rev. Theo Eisen, pastor of St. John's Evangelical and Reformed church, at the Pifer funeral home. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.