Fred Gorton
June 17 1876-Nov. 27, 1930
Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Friday, November 28, 1930, page 1, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library
FRED GORTON, FOREMAN
IN PAPER MILL, DIES
AFTER SHORT ILLNESS
Fred Gorton, 54, 1222 Broadway, died on Thursday morning at 9 o'clock after about a week of illness from a complication of diseases. Mr. Gorton's illness was not considered alarming until a few hours before his death and his death came as a shock to his friends.
Mr. Gorton had been a resident of Niles or vicinity for 50 years. He was born at Wayne, Mich., on June 17, 1876. When a child of four years he was brought by his parents to a farm near Niles and had since lived in this vicinity. For the last 28 years he had been employed as a foreman at the French paper mills.
Surviving Mr. Gorton is the widow who was formerly Mary E. Breece to whom he was married in Cassopolis, and the following children: Mrs. Charlotte Powry of Mishawaka, Ind., Mrs. Edward Fritz, of Los Angeles, Calif., Howard and Miss Beulah Gorton of Detroit; Mrs. K.D. Curtis of Rantone, Ill., and Mrs. La Verne Olmstead of Toledo, Ohio. Besides the widow and children he is survived by the following brothers and sistesrs: Mrs. Emma S. White of San Diego, Calif., Mrs. H.E. Price, Mrs. Hattie Leich,and Silas Gorton all of Niles and Frank Gorton of Detroit.
The funeral services will be held on Monday afternoon at one o'clock in the Methodist church. The pastor, the Rev. W.W. Slee, will officiate. Burial will be made in Silver Brook cemetery.
The deceased was a member of the Niles Camp of Modern Woodmen of America.
Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Saturday, November 29, 1930, page 4, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library
Niles News in Brief: FUNERAL FRED GORTON
Friends who desire to view the body of Fred Gorton may call at the home, 122[sic] Broadway, until noon on Monday. The services will be held at 1 o'clock in the Methodist church with the Rev. W.W. Slee in charge. Burial will be made in Silver Brook cemetery. The six children of Mr. and Mrs. Gorton who reside in widely separated cities, including . . . [illegible] . . on account of the visit Mrs. Ed Fritz of Los Angeles was making with her parents and which was made an occasion for a family reunion. Mr. Gorton died on Thursday morning.