Howard Beardslee
Dec. 7, 1912-Dec. 7, 1998
Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, December 8, 1998, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library
Funeral services for Howard Beardslee, 85, 1512 Rolling Hills, Niles, will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Pifer-Smith Funeral Home, Niles.
Burial will follow at Silverbroook Cemetery, Niles.
Beardslee died Sunday at 4:44 p.m. at Lakeland Medical Center, Niles, of natural causes.
He was born Dec. 7, 1912.
On May 9, 1937, in Lansing, he married the former Margaret Conrad, who survives.
Beardslee was formerly a pressman at Simplicity Pattern Co., Niles, retiring in 1977.
He was a member of Community Grange no. 1675--Sumnerville, Pomona Grange no. 4, Michigan State Grange and National Grange.
Beardslee was a life member of Buchanan Lodge no. 8 F and AM, a member of Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite-Valley of Grand Rapids, Saladin Temple A.A. O.N.M.S. of Grand Rapids and an honorary member of Orak Temple, South Bend, Ind.
He also was a former member of the Simplicity Pattern Co. Band.
Beardslee was a member of St. John's United Chruch of Christ, Niles.
Also surviving are two daughters, Kathryn Proff of Eagan, Minn. and Mary Ruth Gilmore of Coal Valley, Ill.; two borthers, Richard L. Beardslee of Cassopolis and Francis Gene Beardslee of Mt. Clemens; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be Wednesday will be from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 pm. at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. John's United Church of Christ or Shriner's Crippled Chilrdren's Hospital of Chicago.