Died May 22, 1926
Half brother of Horace and John Dodge is dead.
Charles Dodge, 71, a native of Niles and half brother of the late John and Horace Dodge of Detroit, died Saturday morning in St. Petersburg, Fla., following a stoke of paralysis which he suffered about a week ago. Mrs. Dodge is now enroute to Niles with the body and while the arrangements are not completed or the exact time for the arrival of the body set, it is expected that the funeral party will be in Niles on Michigan Central train No. 10 tomorrow afternoon.
Mr. Dodge was the son of John Dodge Sr. When he was but three years old, and his sister, Laura but five, their mother died. John Jr., Horace and Mrs. Delphine Dodge Ashbaugh, were children of the Second Marriage of Mr. Dodge. Mrs. Ashbaugh is now the only member of the family living.
Charles Dodge was educated in the Niles Public Schools. Early in his life he entered the employ of the Michigan Central Railway Co. and until he retired a few years ago, he followed the occupations of railway engineer.
Forty-six years ago he was married to Miss Kate Gallivan, who survives him. Of the five children born to them, but one, Mrs. Versie Eberle of Chicago, survives. She expects to meet her mother in Chicago tomorrow morning and accompany her to Niles. After his marriage Mr. and Mrs. Dodge went south and had since lived in Shreveport, LA, or in St. Petersburg, Fla. with the exception of a few years spent in Chicago. For several years Mr. and Mrs. Dodge spent their summers in Niles, going south again each year for the winter of account of his ill health. Mrs. Dodge, the widow, is a sister of Mrs. Edward Garner, of Barret Street, West Niles.
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Obit obtained from Friends of Silverbrook website.
Died May 22, 1926
Half brother of Horace and John Dodge is dead.
Charles Dodge, 71, a native of Niles and half brother of the late John and Horace Dodge of Detroit, died Saturday morning in St. Petersburg, Fla., following a stoke of paralysis which he suffered about a week ago. Mrs. Dodge is now enroute to Niles with the body and while the arrangements are not completed or the exact time for the arrival of the body set, it is expected that the funeral party will be in Niles on Michigan Central train No. 10 tomorrow afternoon.
Mr. Dodge was the son of John Dodge Sr. When he was but three years old, and his sister, Laura but five, their mother died. John Jr., Horace and Mrs. Delphine Dodge Ashbaugh, were children of the Second Marriage of Mr. Dodge. Mrs. Ashbaugh is now the only member of the family living.
Charles Dodge was educated in the Niles Public Schools. Early in his life he entered the employ of the Michigan Central Railway Co. and until he retired a few years ago, he followed the occupations of railway engineer.
Forty-six years ago he was married to Miss Kate Gallivan, who survives him. Of the five children born to them, but one, Mrs. Versie Eberle of Chicago, survives. She expects to meet her mother in Chicago tomorrow morning and accompany her to Niles. After his marriage Mr. and Mrs. Dodge went south and had since lived in Shreveport, LA, or in St. Petersburg, Fla. with the exception of a few years spent in Chicago. For several years Mr. and Mrs. Dodge spent their summers in Niles, going south again each year for the winter of account of his ill health. Mrs. Dodge, the widow, is a sister of Mrs. Edward Garner, of Barret Street, West Niles.
Submitted by family member; publication details unknown
Obit obtained from Friends of Silverbrook website.
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