Fred Kater
May 13, 1894-July 14, 1959
Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, July 15, 1959, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library
Fred Kater, 65, formerly of Niles, died at 9:15 a.m. Tuesday in Kalamazoo Hospital. He had been ill for some time. Mr. Kater was born in Chicago May 13, 1894, and came to Niles from there 41 years ago.
Surviving are four sons, Fred, Jr., William, Richard, and Walter, all of Niles; two sisters, Mrs. Thomas Crocker and Mrs. Lelan Weaver, both of Niles, 18 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; a sister, Mrs. William Jarmes, of Cleveland, and a brother, Emil Kater, of Chicago.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in the Pifer Funeral Home, the Rev. John P. MacLachlan, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.