Elizabeth Ausmus
Feb. 25, 1868 – Nov. 3, 1936
Mrs. E. Ausmus, 78, resident of Niles 74 years stricken.
Mrs. Elizabeth Ausmus, 68, of 1201 North Sixth Street, died at 7 o’clock this morning at her home. Mrs. Ausmus had been ill for the past six years, seriously for the past five months.
Born in Germany Feb. 25, 1868, Mrs. Ausmus moved to Niles at the age of four. On April 14, 1884 she was married to Adam Ausmus in the St. John’s Evangelical Church by Rev. Walter. The couple celebrated their 50 wedding anniversary in 1934.
Beside her husband she is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Rex Leach and a sister, Mrs. Charles Deutsch, both of Niles.
Mrs. Ausmus was a member of the St. John’s Evangelical church and also the St. John’s ladies aid.
Funeral services will be conducted at the home at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon by the Rev. Theo Eisen. Burial will be at Silverbook Cemetery.
Friends may call at the home to view the body.
(Source: Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 1936, page 1, col 7, microfilm Niles District Library)