Esther Conrad
March 22, 1912-April 25, 2004
Niles Daily Star, Monday, April 26, 2004, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library
Funeral services for Esther Conrad, 92, of 911 South Third Street, will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Halbritter Funeral Home in Niles with the Rev. Donald H. Wakeman of First Presbyterian Church officiating.
Conrad died Sunday, April 25, at Lakeland Hospital in Niles following a brief illness.
She was born March 22, 1912, in Three Oaks to Guy Thompson and Lennie Holett. She was a lifelong area resident. On June 10, 1933, in LaPorte, Ind., she married Ward E. Conrad who preceded her in death in 1966.
Conrad was retired in 1977 after managing Paul's Toggery and Mayfair Shoppe in Niles. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Ladies Auxiliary, VFW Post No. 4025, and a graduate of Niles High School in 1930.
Survivors include a son, Richard D. Conrad of Niles; two daughters, Beverly Gessinger and Connie L. Knapp, both of Niles; six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Everett Thompson, five other siblings and two grandchildren.
Friends may call from 6-8 p.m Tuesday at Halbritter Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to Berrien County Cancer Service.