my great great grandfather was Known as Wilbur, his first name was Thomas. he was a lather. He wrote poetry about the deaths of his family members, his mother and family reunions. He and his wife lived on Emerson street in South Bend for many years.
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South Bend Tribune May 29, 1963
Wilbur Castle
Services for Wilbur Castle, 89, of 1020 Emerson Avenue, who died at 6:40 pm Tuesday in Memorial Hospital, will be at 10:30 am Friday in the Hollis Funeral Home. Elder B.V. Gildner of the Full Gospel Assembly Church, Mishawaka will officiate and the burial will be in the Highland Cemetery. A retired employee of the Studebaker Corporation . Mr Castle has been ill for about 5 years. Born in Miami County on May 6, 1874 he moved here 45 years ago from Rochester. He married Rosetta Norman in 1895. She survives with a daughter, Mrs. Lyle Jones of South Bend; six grandchildren; 18 great grandchildren, 3 great grandchildr en, and 3 sisters, Mrs. Ethel Emmons of South Bend, Mrs. Cynthia Ralston of New Buffalo, Mich., and Mrs. Ernest Bradbury of St Louis, MO. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
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South Bend Tribune May 29, 1963
Wilbur Castle
Services for Wilbur Castle, 89, of 1020 Emerson Avenue, who died at 6:40 pm Tuesday in Memorial Hospital, will be at 10:30 am Friday in the Hollis Funeral Home. Elder B.V. Gildner of the Full Gospel Assembly Church, Mishawaka will officiate and the burial will be in the Highland Cemetery. A retired employee of the Studebaker Corporation . Mr Castle has been ill for about 5 years. Born in Miami County on May 6, 1874 he moved here 45 years ago from Rochester. He married Rosetta Norman in 1895. She survives with a daughter, Mrs. Lyle Jones of South Bend; six grandchildren; 18 great grandchildren, 3 great grandchildr en, and 3 sisters, Mrs. Ethel Emmons of South Bend, Mrs. Cynthia Ralston of New Buffalo, Mich., and Mrs. Ernest Bradbury of St Louis, MO. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
my great great grandfather was Known as Wilbur, his first name was Thomas. he was a lather. He wrote poetry about the deaths of his family members, his mother and family reunions. He and his wife lived on Emerson street in South Bend for many years.
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South Bend Tribune May 29, 1963
Wilbur Castle
Services for Wilbur Castle, 89, of 1020 Emerson Avenue, who died at 6:40 pm Tuesday in Memorial Hospital, will be at 10:30 am Friday in the Hollis Funeral Home. Elder B.V. Gildner of the Full Gospel Assembly Church, Mishawaka will officiate and the burial will be in the Highland Cemetery. A retired employee of the Studebaker Corporation . Mr Castle has been ill for about 5 years. Born in Miami County on May 6, 1874 he moved here 45 years ago from Rochester. He married Rosetta Norman in 1895. She survives with a daughter, Mrs. Lyle Jones of South Bend; six grandchildren; 18 great grandchildren, 3 great grandchildr en, and 3 sisters, Mrs. Ethel Emmons of South Bend, Mrs. Cynthia Ralston of New Buffalo, Mich., and Mrs. Ernest Bradbury of St Louis, MO. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
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South Bend Tribune May 29, 1963
Wilbur Castle
Services for Wilbur Castle, 89, of 1020 Emerson Avenue, who died at 6:40 pm Tuesday in Memorial Hospital, will be at 10:30 am Friday in the Hollis Funeral Home. Elder B.V. Gildner of the Full Gospel Assembly Church, Mishawaka will officiate and the burial will be in the Highland Cemetery. A retired employee of the Studebaker Corporation . Mr Castle has been ill for about 5 years. Born in Miami County on May 6, 1874 he moved here 45 years ago from Rochester. He married Rosetta Norman in 1895. She survives with a daughter, Mrs. Lyle Jones of South Bend; six grandchildren; 18 great grandchildren, 3 great grandchildr en, and 3 sisters, Mrs. Ethel Emmons of South Bend, Mrs. Cynthia Ralston of New Buffalo, Mich., and Mrs. Ernest Bradbury of St Louis, MO. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
