Ralph W. Power
Oct. 2, 1902-July 23, 1954
Niles Daily Star, Saturday, July 24, 1954, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library
Heart Attack Takes Life of Ralph Power
Ralph W. Power, 51, 0f 901 Cedar street, operator of the E.H. Power Supply Company here, collapsed from a heart attack while removing his golf shoes at Plym Park clubhouse here at about 7:45 p.m. Friday. He was pronounced dead upon arrival at Pawating Hospital.
A native of Niles, Power was the third generation of his family to operate the supply company. He was born on Oct. 2, 1902, in Niles and lived here all his life.
Power was a 32nd degree Mason, a member of the Lions Club, Elks Lodge, the First Methodist Church and Orchard Hills Country Club.
He had received his master's degree in economics and an A.B. Degree in business administration at the University of Michigan.
Surviving are his mother, Mrs. E.H. Power, of Niles; two sisters, Mrs. Arthur Wright, of Rutland, Vt., and Mrs. Edna Royce, of Kalamazoo.
Friends may call at the Pifer Funeral Home after 7 p.m. today until 1:30 p.m Tuesday when the body will be taken to the church. Services will be held at the First Methodist Church at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, with the Rev. L. George Beacock, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.