Mrs. J. W. Stiles Dies at Menominee-Sister of Geary Brothers is Buried Tuesday---Funeral services were conducted at Menominee Tuesday for Mrs. John W. Stiles, 85, who died Sunday after a long illness. She was a sister of the late Con and Maurice Geary of Ironwood and the widow of John W. Stiles, probate judge of Menominee County for many years. Mrs. Stiles before her marriage was Ellen Mary Geary. She was born in New York State in 1852. She leaves a daughter, Katherine Stiles Laughton, now probate judge of Menominee County, and two sons, Harry Geary Stiles and John William Stiles.
On November 13, 1881, Judge Stiles married Miss Ellen Geary who was born at Peru, Clinton County, New York, in September, 1852. She is the daughter of John and Mary (Ryan) Geary of Essex County, New York where she was reared and educated. She is a woman of most gracious personality and has been prominent in connection with the best social activities of Menominee. Judge and Mrs. Stiles became the parents of eight children, of whom three sons and two daughters are deceased. The three surviving children are: Katherine, Harry, and John W., Jr.
Mrs. J. W. Stiles Dies at Menominee-Sister of Geary Brothers is Buried Tuesday---Funeral services were conducted at Menominee Tuesday for Mrs. John W. Stiles, 85, who died Sunday after a long illness. She was a sister of the late Con and Maurice Geary of Ironwood and the widow of John W. Stiles, probate judge of Menominee County for many years. Mrs. Stiles before her marriage was Ellen Mary Geary. She was born in New York State in 1852. She leaves a daughter, Katherine Stiles Laughton, now probate judge of Menominee County, and two sons, Harry Geary Stiles and John William Stiles.
On November 13, 1881, Judge Stiles married Miss Ellen Geary who was born at Peru, Clinton County, New York, in September, 1852. She is the daughter of John and Mary (Ryan) Geary of Essex County, New York where she was reared and educated. She is a woman of most gracious personality and has been prominent in connection with the best social activities of Menominee. Judge and Mrs. Stiles became the parents of eight children, of whom three sons and two daughters are deceased. The three surviving children are: Katherine, Harry, and John W., Jr.
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Date of Burial 8/31/1937
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