Mary Elizabeth Murphy McLochlin
Dec. 3, 1857-May 20, 1932
Niles Daily Star, Friday, May 20, 1932, page 1, col. 6, microfilm Niles District Library
MRS. MARY McLOCHLIN DIES AT M-40 RESIDENCE
Passes Away After Long Illness Following Operation in December
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Murphy McLochlin, wife of William McLochlin, died this morning at 9:15 in their home three miles north of Niles on M-40. Mrs. McLochlin had an operation last December in the Lee Sanitarium in Dowagiac, and since that time she has been confined to her room. Mrs. McLochlin is remembered in Niles as Mrs. Peter W. Murphy.
Mrs. McLochlin was born in Dover, Delaware, on Dec. 3, 1857. Her maiden name was Mary Elizabeth Meredith. She came to Michigan with her parents when she was a little girl and always since resided in the vicinity of Niles. She was married to Mr. Murphy who died on the day the Armistice of the World war was signed. Of the four children born to them, three survive their mother. They are Frank Murphy of Flint, Mrs. Maude Showers, of Niles, and Mrs. R.D. Fackert of Edinburgh, Ind. A daughter, Mrs. Oscar Eackert, of Chicago, died in May, 1930. Five grandchildren also survive, besides the husband and two brothers, John Meredith of South Bend, and Levy H. Meredith of Hobart, Okla.
The body is at the Troost and Augustine undertaking rooms and friends may call there to view it. The plans for the funeral are not completed but the services will be held on Monday afternoon in the Troost and Augustine chapel. Burial will be made in Silverbrook cemetery.
Niles Daily Star, Monday, May 23, 1932, page 4, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library
FUNERALS
Funeral services for Mrs. William E. McLochlin were held this afternoon. The Rev. Robert Meader, pastor of the Methodist church, and the Rev. G.W. Webbink, pastor of St. John's church and a former neighbor of the deceased, conducted the services. The pallbearers were Frank Bair, Charles Umholtz, John H. Huff, D.D. Waltz; S. G. Deam and Harry Barman. Burial was made in Silver Brook cemetery. Among those from out of the city who attended the services were Mrs. McLochlin's daughter, Mrs. R.D. Brown of Edinburgh, Ind.; Frank Murphy, a son, and his wife, of Flint; Miss Zifforah Fackert, a granddaughter; and her father, Oscar Fackert of Chicago; Mrs. Frances Murphy Anderson, a granddaughter, and her mother, Mrs. Violet Newlin, of Chicago, and Miss Bertha McLochlin, a daughter of Mr. McLochlin,and Mrs. Brosher, of Logansport, Ind.