Samuel Shriner
June 5, 1895-July 26, 1980
Niles Daily Star, Monday, July 28, 1980, page 3, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library
Samuel Shriner, 85, of 2403 Redfield Road, died Saturday at Osteopathic Hospital, South Bend, after a lengthy illness.
A lifetime resident of the area, Mr. Shriner was an employee of Tyler Refrigeration Company.
He was born June 5, 1895 in Bremen, Ind., and married Emma Batchelor on July 17, 1927 in Niles.
She survives along with three daughters, Mrs. John (Marie) Smith of Fort Wayne, Ind.; Mrs. Wayne (Marjorie) Baxter of Niles and Mrs. Jack (Betty) Duis, also of Niles; 15 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren.
He was a member of the Church of God Full Gospel.
Funeral services will take place at Pifer-Smith Funeral Home at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday with Rev. Morton Hemple of the Church of God officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.
Friends may call between 7 and 9 p.m. tonight and memorials may be made to the Church of God Full Gospel.