Edmund O. Merchant
Feb. 17, 1911-April 1, 1974
Niles Daily Star, Monday, April 1, 1974, page 3, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library
NILES--Edmund O. Merchant, 63, of 2670 Lake St., died at 3:55 a.m. today in St. Joseph Hospital, South Bend, where he was admitted 10 days earlier.
A retired paper maker for Simplicity Pattern Co., Mr. Merchant was born Feb. 16, 1911, in Cheboygan, Mich., and had lived here for 29 years.
Surviving are a stepson, Gerald Percy of Niles,; two daughters, Mrs. Sharon Barry and Mrs. Timothy (Janet) Rooney, both of Niles; a brother, Clarence Merchant of Cheboygan; two sisters, Mrs. Russell Barrette of Cheboygon and Mrs. Theadore Vieau of St. Clair Shores, Mich., and seven grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday in St. Mary's Catholic Church, with the Rt. Rev. Msgr. John Slowey officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.
Friends may call after 7 tonight at the Pifer Chapel of the Swem-Smith Funeral Home, where a rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Tuesday.