Gladys Kneeshaw
April 8, 1892-Dec. 8, 1975
Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Tuesday, December 9, 1975, page 2, col. 7, microfilm Niles District Library
NILES—Miss Gladys Kneeshaw, 83, of St. Joseph, formerly of Niles, Died at 10:45 p.m. Monday in Pawating hospital following an extended illness.
Miss Kneeshaw, active in the Niles community for more than 50 years, was born April 8, 1892, in North Platte, Neb., and came to Niles in 1922. She moved to St. Joseph last year.
A retired owner of the Little Shop in Niles, she also was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, the Ladies Historical Club, the American Association of University Women, the Niles Weavers, and was a member and former president of the Niles Community Library and the Niles Garden Club.
She is survived by a brother, George Kneeshaw, and a sister, Mrs. Mary J. Kompass, both of Niles.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at the First Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. John R. Wyngarden officiating. Burial will follow in Silverbrook Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Halbritter Funeral Home from 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.
Memorials may be made to the Niles Community Library or the First Presbyterian Church memorial fund.