Lewis Petro
Jan 12, 1916-Feb. 28, 1978
Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, March 1, 1978, page 2, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library
NILES--Word has been received here of the death of Lewis Petro, 62, of Phoenix, Ariz., formerly of Niles. He died at 4:40 a.m. Tuesday at Phoenix, following an extended illness.
A member of the William Penn Fraternity, Mr. Petro was a retired farmer. He was born Jan. 12, 1916 in South Bend and had lived here until 1975, when he moved to Arizona.
On March 1, 1956 in Angola, Ind., he married Beatrice Jarrell, who survives.
Also surviving are his mother, Mrs. Rose Petro of Berrien Springs; two daughters, Mrs. Judith Muntz of Berwick, Pa., and Mrs. Sharon Smith of Phoenix; a sister, Mrs. Roy Hand of Berrien Springs, and three grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Halbritter Funeral Home with the Rev. Ray C. Cunningham of the First Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.
Friends may call from 2 to 4 and from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.