William Frederick Grosser

1870 - 1938  (68 years)

• Name	William Frederick Grosser
  Birth	26 May 1870	Kankakee, Illinois, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1904	Illinois, USA
  	Bank- og forsikringsmann.
  	He was employed in the auditing department of the Chicago and Alton Railroad in Chicago, then came to the Oak Park Trust & Savings Bank. When the Harlem State Trust & Savings Bank was organized in 1904, he became cashier. He later became president and continued in that office until the bank was consolidated with Forest Park State Bank until the bank closed in 1931. After that he was in the insurance business.
  Death	04 Jul 1938	Maywood, Cook, Illinois, USA   [1]
  Burial	Aft 04 Jul 1938	Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, USA   [1]
  	Forest Home Cemetery. Excerpts from the Forest Review newspaper, July 8, 1938: Funeral services were held at the (German) Baptist Church, Harlem Ave. and Dixon, of which he was an active member. He was born in Kankakee, and with his parents came to Forest Park, then Harlem, in 1874. Their home was at the southwest corner of Madison St. and Beloit Ave., which property remained in the family until the present business block was elected about 10 years ago. He was employed in the auditing department of the Chicago and Alton Railroad in Chicago, then came to the Oak Park Trust & Savings Bank. When the Harlem State Trust & Savings Bank was organized in 1904, he became cashier. He later became president and continued in that office until the bank was consolidated with Forest Park State Bank until the bank closed in 1931. After that he was in the insurance business. He was elected Village Clerk for Forest Park in 1902 and served for six years. He was a member of the first board of education of Proviso Twp. High School. He served as national treasurer of the German Baptist Missionary Society for many years, and was chairman of Merchants Division of Forest Park Chamber of Commerce in 1931 and 1932. After the death of his wife, Tina Fellman, he married Judith Olson (1894-1988) in 1928 and they had one son, William Frederick Grosser, Jr.(1931-1982). [1]
  Person ID	I10366	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	4 Jun 2018

  
  

  Father	Frederick August Grosser,   b. 07 Nov 1841, Schmiedegrund, Reichenbach, Schlesien, Preussen d. 19 May 1917, Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, USA (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Christina Dorothea Friederike Vorass, "Grosser",   b. 30 Sep 1841, Templin, Uckermark, Brandenburg, Tyskland d. 24 Mar 1887, Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, USA (Age 45 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	1867	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA   [2]
  Photos		Grosser August og Christina fVorass m familien.jpg Familien August og Christina Grosser.
  Family ID	F4214	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Tina Fellmann, "Grosser",   b. 13 Aug 1869, Ontario, Canada d. 20 Jul 1925, River Forest, Cook, Illinois, USA (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1896
  Children	+ 1. Walter William Grosser,   b. 05 Jun 1896, Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, USA d. 09 Jun 1994, LaGrange, Cook, Illinois, USA (Age 98 years)  [Birth]   2. Leroy N. Grosser,   b. 21 Sep 1897, Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, USA d. 22 Oct 1971, Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA (Age 74 years)  [Birth] + 3. Myrtle Grosser, "Herschelman",   b. 28 Nov 1902, River Forest, Cook, Illinois, USA d. 27 Dec 2002, Lorain, Ohio, USA (Age 100 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F4300	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Apr 2015

  
  

  Family 2	Judith Olson, "Grosser",   b. 1894   d. 1988 (Age 94 years)
  Marriage	Aft 20 Jul 1925
  Children	1. William Frederick Grosser,   b. 1931   d. 1982 (Age 51 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F4301	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Apr 2015

  
  

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