Cook County IL Archives Obituaries.....Quales, Niles Theodore May 23, 1914
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Chicago Daily Tribune - May 24, 1914
DR. NILES THEODORE QUALES, PIONEER PHYSICIAN, DEAD.

Aged Charitable Worker Was Decorated by King Haakon of Norway, Emigrated to 
Chicago in 1859. 

Dr. Niles Theodore Quales, 83 years old, a pioneer of Chicago and the Nestor of 
Scandiravian-American medical men, died yesterday at his residence at 1951 
Fowler street. Death was due to pneumonia and old age.

He was the founder of the Norwegian Old People's home at Norwood Park. Four 
years ago King Haakon of Norway decorated him with the Order of St. Olaf in 
recognition of his services in behalf of the poor.

Born in Hardanger, Norway, Jan. 17, 1831, he attended school in his native land 
and in Denmark. In 1839 he came to Chicago in company with Iver Lawson, father 
of Victor F. Lawson. He served in company B. First Illinois artillery, in the 
civil war. He graduated from Rush Medical college in 1867.

He was city physician during the smallpox epidemic in Chicago from 1868 to 1870 
and was surgeon of the United States Marine hospital until the year of 1871.

Funeral services will be held at Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 at the Wicker Park 
English Lutheran church. North Hoyne avenue and Le Moyne street. Interment will 
be at Mount Olive cemetery. Members of the Scandinavian-American Medical 
society, of which Dr. Quales was an honorary member, will be pallbearers.
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Death Notice from Chicago Daily Tribune - May 24, 1914

Dr. Niles T. Quales, aged 83 years 4 months, entered into rest May 23, 1914, 
beloved husband of Carrie L. Quales, fond father of Iver L., Mrs. Ernest A. 
Erickson, Nellie R., father-in-law of Ernest A. Erickson; grandfather of 
Winnifred and Carolyn Erickson. Funeral Tuesday, May 26, 1914, at 1:30 p.m., 
from Wicker Park English Lutheran church, Hoyne av. and Le Moyne st., to Mount 
Olive cemetery. Please omit flowers.

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