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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
- He was employed in the auditing department of the Chicago and Alton Railroad in Chicago, then came to the Oak Park Trust & Savings Bank.
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Sources - [S128] http://www.findagrave.com/ (Reliability: 2).
- [S713] Slektsforsker Rhoda Mackenzie (Reliability: 1).
- [S128] http://www.findagrave.com/ (Reliability: 2).