ORA G. GRUNINGER
History of Arizona, page 55

Ora G. Gruninger, of Kingman, has gained a wide reputation for his 
success in the contracting business and is numbered among the 
representative business men of that locality. He was born in Garfield 
Kansas on September 16, 1885, and is the only survivor of the three 
children born to William and Annie (Edick) Gruninger, the other 
two children having died in infancy. His father, who has practically 
devoted his entire business career to contracting and building, 
moved from Kansas to California in 1887 and after living there a 
short time moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico. He has divided his 
time between New Mexico, California and Arizona and is now in 
Kingman where he is associated with his son in the contracting 
business.

Ora G. Guninger received his early education in the public schools 
of Albuquerque, completing the grade work and graduating from high 
school in Tucson.  He attended the University of Arizona one year 
and had one year's work in St. Vincent's College at Los Angles, 
after which he was a professional musician for a number of years, 
traveling throughout the country.  In 1908 he quit the road and 
located in Kingman where he has since been engaged in construction 
work in association with his father.

Mr. Gruninger married Jennie Riley, a native of Illinois and they 
are the parents of a daughter Rita. He is a member of Kingman 
Lodge 468, BPOE and throughout the range of his acquaintance he 
is held in high esteem for he possesses to a marked degree 
those personal traits which commend a man to the good opinion 
of his fellowmen.

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