Clara Ames
April 9, 1886-Nov. 13, 1960
Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Monday, November 14, 1960, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library
Mrs. Clara Ames, 725 Maple St., died Sunday night at her home. She had been a Niles resident for the past 40 years, moving here in 1920 from Michigan City, Ind.
She was a member of the G.I.A. Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
She was born on April 9, 1886, in Michigan City. Her husband, Charles, died in 1933.
She is survived by three sons, Kenneth Ames of Edwardsburg, Robert Ames of Niles and Charles F. Ames, CPO, U.S. Navy, San Diego; a daughter, Mrs. Frederick VanDyke of Niles; and four grandchildren.
Friends may call at the Pifer Funeral Home. Services will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday at the funeral home with the Rev. John P. MacLachlan, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church officiating. Burial will be at Silverbrook Cemetery.
Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Tuesday, November 15, 1960, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library
TO ATTEND RITES
Members of the GIA to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers will meet at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Pifer Funeral Home to attend funeral services for Mrs. Clara Ames, 725 Maple St., who died Sunday night at her home.