Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Schmoltz, Louis P. 1930
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The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Monday, September 29, 1930

The death Sunday morning of Louis P. Schmolz at his home, 524 West Main 
street, took from the city a well-known and highly respected citizen who had 
lived here all but three of the 68 years of his life span.  Illness that 
brought on his death had extended over a period of seven years and forced him 
to retire from active work four years ago while serving in the income tax 
division of the internal revenue department.  His headquarters at that time 
were at Muskegon and much of the territory he covered was about Grand Rapids.

Born in Liverpool, Ohio, Mr. Schmolz came to Ionia with his parents when a 
small child.  Practically his entire lifetime was spent here and he had 
resided for 30 years in the house where he died.  Mrs. Schmolz died several 
years ago.

Mr. Schmolz held memberships in the Elks’ lodge and the Maccabees. 

Surviving him are three children, Russell Schmolz, of Cleveland, O.; Brs. 
Bruce O’Connell, of this city, and Mrs. Howard Bunnell, of Lansing; a brother, 
Frank Schmolz, of Cleveland, O., and six grandchildren.

Dr. Paul L. Stewart will conduct the services at the residence Tuesday 
afternoon at 2:30 and these will be followed by commitment services at the 
Highland Park mausoleum by the Elks’ lodge.

Subsequent Publication:  Wednesday, October 1, 1930

Tuesday afternoon the home of Louis Schmolz, West Main street, was filled with 
an assemblage of friends, acquaintances, relatives and members of the Elks 
lodge for the last rites for Mr. Schmolz, conducted by Dr. Paul L. Stewart.  
The members of the Elks lodge added impressiveness as they presided at the 
commitment services at the family mausoleum in Highland Park cemetery.

The flowers, fragrant and profuse, were arranged by Mrs. P.L. Beahan, Mrs. 
William Powell, and Mrs. Terrance Quinn.  Mrs. Louis Hackett, accompanied by 
Mrs. Lillian Ashdown-Jennings, provided the musical numbers.  Four of Mr. 
Schmolz’s acquaintances, Charles Grooms, O. D. Graham, Harry McGowan and John 
Blanchard, and two business associates from the internal revenue department, 
Albert Webber and Mr. Stronach, of Grand Rapids, acted as the bearers.

Those from out of town to attend the services were: Mr. and Mrs. Bert Webber, 
Mr. and Mrs. Stronach, Mr. Webber and Mr. Stronach are of the internal revenue 
department; Mrs. Lynn Michan, Mrs. Alfred Jannausch, Grand Rapids; Patrick 
Welch, Fowler; Russell Schmolz and Frank Schmolz, of Cleveland, O.; Mr. and 
Mrs. Howard Bunnell, and Mr. and Mrs. Melbourne Miller, Lansing.


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