JUDGE'S WIDOW IS CITY'S 5TH DEATH

Mrs. Edna Lodwick - Giffen, 74, widow of Niles Municipal Judge W. W. Giffen was struck by an auto and killed early Wednesday evening as she crossed Robbins Ave. on the way to a friend's home. Mrs. Giffen is the 5th person to die in highway accidents in the city this year. Mrs. Giffen was dead on arrival at Trumbull Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Giffen's husband, Judge Giffen, died December 8, 1958, after presiding over the Niles Municipal Court for nearly 30 years.

Mrs. Giffen was born in Ohltown, Dec. 20, 1884, the daughter of Jonathan and Mollie Mentzer-Lodwick. Mrs. Giffen was a member of the First United Presbyterian Church, a past matron of Ida McKinley Chapter, order of Eastern Star, and a member of Women's Lyceum and the New Century Club. She leaves a sister, Mrs. Jack Vesey of Akron and a niece Mrs. E.C. Cailor, 551 Mistletoe, Youngstown.

Funeral services for Mrs. Giffen will be held Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at the Reese Funeral Home. Friends may call Friday from 3 to 5 and 5 to 7 p.m. Burial will be in Union Cemetery. The family requests material gifts be made in the form of donations to the First U. P. Church.

Date and place of death: Nov. 18, 1959 - Niles, Ohio

Source: Warren Tribune Chronicle - November 19,1959 - Warren, Ohio

Submitted by Catherine Timlin-Hebb

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