George L. Faurote
Sept. 22, 1855-Sept. 27, 1935
Niles Daily Star, Friday, September 27, 1935, page 1, col. 6, cont. page 2, microfilm Niles District Library
GEORGE L. FAUROTE, BORN IN BERRIEN CO. 80 YEARS AGO, DIES
Widely Known Mary Years for Banking and Business Activity
George L. Faurote died at his home on south fifth street this morning, less than a week after he had rallied from a long and serious illness to greet his family an friends on his 80th birthday.
Flowers that had been brought to brighten his rooms on his birthday anniversary brought hope and courage to the invalid during his last hours. They remained as reminder of his friends, several of whom were with him when the end came.
Summoned to his bedside earlier in the week when Mr. Faurote's condition became grave, his son, Guy,and grandson, Robert, of Detroit, arrived Tuesday and have been here since that time. Another son, Fay L. of Long Island, is expected at the family home later this week.
Born at Dayton
Mr. Faurote was born in Berrien county Sept. 22, 1855, in Dayton township. He was widely known throughout the county and had long been a prominent figure in business and banking circles here. In his early life he taught school in Hamilton township, Indiana, and except for the nine years as an educator, his entire life had been spent in this county.
In 1893, he left the farm which he had owned and operated near the Brandywine creek and opened a grocery store at Grant street and St. Joseph avenue. After 12 years in the commercial filed he entered the Niles City bank in 1905. In 1907, he was elected cashier. He retired from active business life when he left the bank in 1922.
Son's Death Shock
Two tragedies clouded his later years, the death of his wife, Emma Stryker Faurote, Dec. 2, 1915, and the sudden death of his son, Ivo, in Detroit, Feb. 14, 1934. Friends of Mr. Faurote say that he never recovered from the shock of his son's death, which marked the gradual decline and illness that resulted in his death.
The Faurotes were among the first settlers in the St. Joseph valley. Nathan Faurote, the father of George Faurote, come with his parents in the early part of the last century to clear land in the Terre Coupe prairie, Ind., for his home.
The family later moved to Berrien Where George Faurote was born and where the family has been prominent in the life of the county and city.
Services will be held at the Price and Kiger funeral home. The hour of he service has not been arranged. The rev. Harry L. Nicholson, rector of Trinity Episcopal church, of which Mr. Faurote was a member, will officiate. Friends of the family may call at the Price and Kiger chapel until the hour of the funeral.
Niles Daily Star, Saturday, September 28, 1935, page 1, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library
George Faurote Rites Monday at 2 O'clock
Funeral services for George L. Faurote, who died Friday morning at the family home, 228 South Fifth street, will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock (CST) in the Price and Kiger funeral home.
The Rev. Harry L. Nicholson, rector of Trinity Episcopal church, of which Mr. Faurote was a member, will conduct the service at the chapel and at Silverbrook cemetery where Mr. Faurote will be buried.
Two sons, Guy C. Faurote, of Pleasant Ridge, Royal Oak, and Fay L. Faurote, of Garden city, Long Island, N.Y., and his grandson, Robert Faurote of Detroit, are in Niles. Each of th three members of the family was accompanied by his wife. Several other relatives and friends from Michigan and Indiana are expected here Monday.
Niles Daily Star, Monday, September 30, 1935, page 1, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library
George Faurote Rites Held Today
Old friends and former business associates of George L. Faurote were pallbearers at his funeral services in the Price and Kiger funeral home this afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The active bearers were Byron Weatherby, William Sortore, Fred R. Eaglesfield, Roy Rice, Thomas Can and Edwin J. Donahue.
Honorary bearers were Harry Mansfield, F.E. Powell, John Renner, Harry L. fox, F.F. Kompass and Matthew Stoll.
The Rev. Harry l. Nicholson, rector of Trinity Episcopal church, officiated and burial was in Silverbrook cemetery.