Valentien Guthohrlein
1855-March 19, 1930
Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Wednesday, March 19, 1930, page 1, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library
PAPER MILL WORKER DROPS DEAD WHILE ON WAY TO HIS WORK
Valentine Gutherline Found Dead at Early Hour This Morning
Valentine Gutherline, 1009 Sycamore street, dropped dead this morning as he was walking to his work for the day at the French paper mills where he had been employed for 25 to 30 years. He had reached Seventh street near Broadway when he was stricken. He was found by an attendant enroute to his work at a filling station who went to the home of S.B. Codding and notified the police. It was about 6 o'clock when the body was found.
Gutherline was born in Germany about 75 years ago. He had been a resident of Niles for nearly 50 years. Surviving him are two brothers and two sisters. One brother and one sister live in Germany and the other brother, Frederick Gutherline lives on a farm east of Barron Lake and the other sister, Mrs. Carl Yung lives on what is known as the Beeson farm south of Niles.
The deceased has been in ill health for some time and his step-grandchildren had been in attendance upon him. Yesterday when one of the step-grandchildren, Helen Luke called at him to inquire how he felt he told her that he was so much better that he would go to work this morning if he felt as well this morning. When she went to his home before going to her own work this morning he had left the house.
Justice Hardy Langston was called to the scene in the capacity of coroner but he decided that an inquest was not necessary, Gutherline evidently having been stricken with a heart attack.
The funeral plans are not completed but the body will be at the Troost and Augustine undertaking rooms until Friday morning.
Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Thursday, March 20, 1930, page 4, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library
Niles News in Brief: FUNERAL V. GUTHERLINE
Funeral services for Valentine Gutherline who dropped dead Wednesday morning near Seventh and Broadway, will be held in his home at 1009 Sycamore Street tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Rev. G.W. Webbink, pastor of St. John's Evangelical church, will conduct the services in English. Burial will be made in Silver Brook cemetery.
Note: Name is speed Guthohrlien on cemetery record, gravemarker.