Edward J. Troost
Nov. 13, 1905-June 12, 1991
Niles Daily Star, Thursday, June 13, 1991, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library
Funeral services for Edward J. Troost, 85, of St. Jospeh, will be 1 p.m. Friday at Kerley Starks Funeral Home, by Rev. Dirk Ficca, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church.
Burial will be at Silverbrook Mausoleum.
Mr. Troost died at 1:50 p.m. Wednesday at Mercy Memorial Medical Center, St. Joseph, Following a brief illness.
He was born Nov. 13, 1905, in Niles, and moved to St. Joseph in the early 1920's.
A retired salesman of Roti Motors, Benton Harbor, Mr. Troost was a member of St. Joseph Elks Club No. 541.
On July 20, 1927, in Niles, he married Thelma Cook, sho survives.
Other survivors include a son, Peter Troost of South Bend, Ind.; a daughter, Barbara Troost of St. Joseph; two grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be 7-9 p.m. today at Kerley Starks Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Juvenile Diabitis[sic] Association or the Fort Miami Historical Society.