Charles Simmons Messinger
Oct. 20, 1895-July 28, 1986
The Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co, MI) Tuesday, July 22, 1986, page 2, column 1 (Microfilm Niles District Library)
Charles Simmons Messinger, 90, 2180 Portage Road, died at 2:37 p.m. Monday at Pawating Hospital following an extended illness.
He was a retired farmer and member of the Berrien County Farm Bureau.
He was born Oct. 20, 1895, in Niles and was a lifelong resident.
He is survived by two sisters, Eva H. Messinger of Niles and Genevieve Champion, Elmhurst, Ill.; and several nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Halbritter Funeral Home, with Rev. Arnold O. Schaap of Edwardsburg officiating.
Burial will take place in Silverbrook Cemetery.
Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Halbritter’s.
Memorials may be given to the Niles Community Library or the Fort St. Joseph Museum.