Oscar Curtis
Sept. 29, 1890-March 9, 1957
Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Monday, March 11, 1957, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library
Oscar Curtis, 66, of Kankakee, Ill, formerly of Niles, died Saturday in Kankakee following an illness of several years.
Mr. Curtis was born Sept. 29, 1890, in Niles and had lived here until 1928, when he moved to Kankakee. While in Niles he made his home with an aunt, Mrs. R.W. Gully, of 516 Cass Street. His wife preceded him in death.
Also surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Lois Clark of Dayton, O.; three grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Percy Gay, of Niles and a brother, Harold Finley, also of Niles.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Kiger-Halbritter Funeral Home. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home beginning Tuesday noon.
Mr. Curtis was a member of the Lutheran Church of Kankakee.