Fred Marshall
April 3, 1876-June 4, 1930
Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Wednesday, June 4, 1930, page 4, col. 6, microfilm Niles District Library
FRED MARSHALL DIED THIS MORNING AT HIS HOME IN STURGIS, MICH.
Fred Marshall, a former resident of Niles and in business here, died quite suddenly this morning at his home in Sturgis. While Mr. Marshall had been in Ill health for several months, his condition was not considered serious until yesterday. This morning Niles relatives were advised that he was very ill and as they were in the midst of preparations to go to Sturgis, a message came announcing his death. His three sisters in Niles, Mrs. Scott Renz, Mrs. Edward H. Paulis and Mrs. Addison Whiteman, also two nieces, Mrs. Mertus Myiars and Mrs. Harvey Coleman, left at once for Sturgis. They plan to return to Niles this evening. They expected that the body will be brought to Niles and burial will be made here.
Mr. Marshall came to Niles from Sturgis and engaged in the billiard and pool room business and also in the restaurant business. He was particularly interested in Baseball and about 15 years ago was the manger of a local team which was part of a Michigan and Indiana league. About five years ago the family moved to Sturgis where Mr. Marshall resumed work in a cutlery polishing factory.
The deceased is survived by a widow, two sons, Fred Jr., who will be graduated in June from University of Michigan, and Donald of Sturgis, and by one brother and four sisters, who are John Marshall and Mrs. Emma Rummel of Sturgis, Mrs. Scott Renz, Mrs. Edward H. Paulis and Mrs. Addison Whiteman of Niles.
Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Thursday, June 5, 1930, page 4, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library
Niles News in Brief: FUNERAL FRED MARSHALL SUN.
Funeral services for Fred Marshall who died in Sturgis Wednesday morning will be held on Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock, daylight savings in the Moon funeral rooms. The body will be brought to Niles for burial in the Marrs family lot in Silver Brook cemetery. The casket will be opened at the grave to permit Niles friends to view the body. The funeral party expect to reach Niles between 3:30 and 4 o'clock. Mr. Marshall who was 54 years of age was born in Meriden, Conn., on April 3 1876. He located to Sturgis when a young man and became one of the charter employes of the Beeidge Shear company. On August 10, 1898, he was married to Lois Marrs of Niles in Niles and soon after they came to Niles to reside. Five years ago the family moved again to Sturgis. Mr. Marshall was a member of the Woodmen of the World order.
Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Monday, June 9, 1930, page 4, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library
Niles News in Brief: FUNERAL FRED MARSHALL
Funeral services for Fred Marshall, formerly of Niles, and a brother of Mrs. Scott Renz, Mrs. E.H. Paulis and Mrs. Addison Whiteman, of Niles, were held on Sunday afternoon in the Moon funeral home in Sturgis. Mr. Marshall and his family moved to Sturgis from Niles five years ago and he died in that city on Wednesday morning. The pastor of the First Presbyterian church conducted the services in Sturgis and accompanied the funeral party to Niles and conducted the committal services at Silver Brook cemetery. A large group of friends, about 30 relatives from out of the city attended the committal services. Mrs. Marshall and her sons remained in Niles at the home of Mrs. Lucy Webber and will be here for a few days.