Annabelle Hans (Ward)
April 27, 1851-July 8, 1941
Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co, MI), Thursday, July 10, 1941, page 2, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library
Annabelle Hans Dies in Arizona; Burial in Niles
Mrs. Annabelle Hans, 90, died Tuesday at her home in Phoenix, Ariz. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Ward and was born in Niles. She was the last one of her family. A daughter, Cora, who married Ira Faurote, died about 13 years ago.
Miss Marjorie Ward, daughter of the late Montgomery Ward, and Mrs. Val Kendall, Detroit, were her nieces who survive. Her grandson, Robert Ward Faurote, went by plane to Phoenix to bring the body to Niles for burial in Silverbrook cemetery.
Funeral services will be in Phoenix and the committal will be conducted at the grave Saturday afternoon with the Rev. Harry Nicholson officiating. Mrs. Kendall and others from Detroit will be here for the rites.