MRS. BESSIE FEIN
Feb, 19, 1893-May 7, 1972
NILES – Mrs. Bessie Fein, 79, of 251 Cass St., died at 4:30 p.m. Sunday in Pawating Hospital after an illness of several weeks.
Born Feb. 19, 1893, in Bessmer, Ala., Mrs. Fein had lived here since 1929, coming from Beverly Hills, Ill. On Dec. 14, 1908, in Chicago, she married Edward E. Fein, who died in 1962.
Mrs. Fein was a member of the First Baptist Church, a past president of the Mothers of World War II, founder and past president of the Gateway Neighbors Club, past president of the Army Service Club, a member of the Navy Mothers, the Daughters of America, the Royal Neighbors of America and the Golden Age Club.
Survivors include six sons, Ralph, Robert and Jack, all of Niles, Louis of Saginaw, Edward Jr. of Fairfield, Calif., and Harold of Galien; two daughters, Mrs. Harry Wood and Mrs. Charles Coon, both of Niles; 30 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Halbritter Funeral Home, with the Rev. Arlan Schlundt of St. John's United Church of Christ officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.
Friends may call after 7 tonight at the funeral home.
From microfilm at the Niles District Library, Niles, Berrien, Michigan, Niles Daily Star, Niles, Berrien, Michigan, Monday, May 08, 1972; page 02