Ernest E. Garlanger
Dec. 26, 1871-June 4, 1954
Niles Daily Star, Friday, June 4, 1954, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library
Ernest E. Garlanger, 119 South Fifth street, died at noon today in Pawating Hospital. He had been ill for some time.
Surviving are his wife, Freeda; two daughters, Mrs. Francis Shell and Miss Annamarie Garlanger, both of Niles; one son, Leo Garlanger, of Springfield, Ill., and five grandchildren.
He was born on Dec. 26, 1871, in St. Joseph, and came here from St. Joseph when he was one year old. He had been retired about 10 years, and was a harness maker. He was co-owner of the former Johnson and Garlanger leather goods store here.
Garlanger was a member of the First Methodist Church, and served on the board of trustees of the church for a number of years and . .[illegible] , ,
Friends may call at the Pifer Funeral Home starting Saturday, and services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the funeral home, with the Rev. L.George Beacock, Methodist pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.
Niles Daily Star, Saturday, June 5, 1954, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library
The family of Ernest E. Garlanger, who died Friday noon, has requested that flowers be ommitted[sic] in response to a wish expressed previously by Garlanger.
Friends may call at the Pifer Funeral Home, where services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday. Burial will be at Silverbrook Cemetery.