Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Gross, Henry (Mr.) May 27, 1923
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Lake Odessa Wave - Times - June 1, 1923
                 AGED RESIDENT OF WOODBURY, 
                    CIVIL WAR VETERAN, PASSES
   (By Special Correspondence to the Wave-Times)
   Mrs. Henry Gross, an old resident and civil war veteran, departed this life after
a lingering illness, at his 
home in Woodbury, May 27th, aged 78 years and five months.  He leaves to mourn their
loss two daughters, 
one step-daughter and two step-sons.  Funeral services were held at the Woodbury U.
B. church Tuesday, 
May 29th at 2:00 p. m.. Rev. Nest officiated.  Interment was in Lakeside cemetery. 
Those from away 
attending the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Lang of Kalamazoo, Mr. and Mrs. Will
Clark and family of 
Lansing, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Clark and family of Charlotte, Mrs. Jerome Clark of
Shelby, Mr. and Mrs. William 
Troost fame family of Fowlerville, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Fender and family of Lake
Odessa, Mr. and Mrs. Fred 
Robinson and family of Portland and Charles Robinson of Kalamazoo.
                                OBITUARY
   Henry Gross was born in Winesburg, Holmes county, Ohio, December 27th, 1844, and
departed this life at 
his home in Woodburn May 27th, 1923, aged 78 years and five months.
   When 18 years of age he enlisted in the Union army and served in Co. K, 51st Ohio
volunteers unit the end 
of the war, when he received an honorable discharge.
   In 1871 he came to Michigan and lived a long time in Vermontvillle, then moved to
Nashville for a short time, 
later coming to Woodbury, where he spent the remainder of his life.
   In 1889 he was united by marriage to Mrs. Lillian Rose Robinson.
   He leaves to mourn his departure a wife, two daughters, Mrs. Lillian Rose Troost
of Fowlerville, and Mrs. 
Irene Fender, Lake Odessa, a step-daughter, Mrs. Loretta Lady, Kalamazoo and tow
step-sons, Fred 
Robinson, Portland, Mich., and Charles Robinson of Kalamazoo.
   Funeral services were held in the Woodbury U. B. church Tuesday at two o'clock,
Rev. Nest officiating. 
Interment in the Lakeside cemetery.

Additional Comments:
                             CARD OF THANKS
   We wish to extend our heartfelt thanks to all the friends and neighbors for the
kindness shown and 
assistance given during the illness and death of our loved husband and father; for
the flowers, and to the 
minister, Rev. Nest, for his words of comfort, to Mr. and Mrs. Easley for the
singing and to Mrs. Geisel for the 
playing.
                         Mrs. Lillian Rose Gross,
                         Mr. and Mrs. William Troost,
                         Mr. and Mrs. Ray Fender,
                         Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Lavy,
                         Mr. and Mrs. Fred Robinson,
                         Mr. Charles Robinson.

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