V.W. Welch
1807-June 1, 1888
Niles Democrat (Niles, Michigan), Saturday, June 9, 1888, page 5, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library
V.W. Welch, an old and esteemed citizen, died at his residence in North Niles, on Friday afternoon of last week aged 80 years. He has bee very feeble for several years and experienced a storke [sic] of paralysis on Monday, from which he never rallied. The funeral took place on Sunday, Rev. A.A. Kappin officiating, in the abseance of an Episcopal clergyman.