John Robert Chase
May 1, 1917-Jan. 26, 1971
Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, January 27, 1971; page 2, col. 1, microfilm, Niles District Library
NILES - John Chase, 53, of Fort Wayne, Ind., formerly of Niles, died at 2 p.m., the Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. He had been in poor health for the past three years.
An engineer at Bendix Corp., South Bend., Mr. Chase was born May 1, 1917, in Houston, Tex., and had lived in Niles for 12 years before moving to Fort Wayne last year. His wife, the former Margaret E. Tschabold, survives.
Also surviving are three sons, Robert and Edward, both a home, and John of Fort Monmouth, N.J., a daughter, Mrs. Richard (Sandra) Stoll of Ionia, Mich.; his mother, Mrs. Ethel Chase of Broadview, Ill.; two sisters, Mrs. Barbara McColl of Broadview, and Mrs. Muriel Thompson of Park Forest, Ill., and one grandchild.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Pifer Funeral Home.
ALSO:
Niles Daily Star, Thursday, January 28, 1971; page 2, col. 1, microfilm, Niles District Library
NILES - Funeral services for John Chase, 53, of Fort Wayne, Ind., a former Niles resident who died Tuesday afternoon, will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, in the Pifer Funeral Home.
Officiating will be the Rev. Robert Andrews of St. Paul Episcopal Church, St. Joseph. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.