Carl A. Shouder
Jan. 4, 1869-Dec. 20, 1944
Niles Daily Star, Thursday, December 21, 1944, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library
MAN FOUND DEAD OVER MUSKRAT TRAP
Carl A. Shouder, 75, of 68 Marmont street, was found dead at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday kneeling over his muskrat traps in Plym park. County Coroner William Pifer, attributed the death to a heart attack.
He was born in Germany Jan. 4, 1869, and when three months old came to Niles where he has since resided. Shouder was a member of the St. Johns Evangelical church.
Surviving are the widow, the former Anna Trockenbrod whom he married may 20, 1900; a son, Fred Shouder; a daughter, Mrs. Charles Krause, and a grandchild, Mason Shouder.
Friends may call at the family residence. Services will be conducted in the Pifer funeral home Saturday at 3:30 p.m. by the Rev. Theo Eisen. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.