Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Tolles, Isaac W. 1905
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Lake Odessa Wave, 21 Apr 1905

Isaac W. Tolles, father of Howard and Arthur Tolles of this village, dropped 
dead of heart disease at about seven o’clock, Monday morning, while coming down 
to his son’s store to open up the store as he had been doing ever since living 
with his son, Howard, in this village.  He was stricken on the sidewalk just a 
short distance east of C.F. Braden’s residence, on Third street.  A few people 
saw him fall and hurried to his assistance, but when they reached him he was 
breathing his last, and before he could be taken to the store which was done 
immediately life had left his body, and Dr. Day, who happened to be near 
hurried to the stricken man’s side and pronounced him dead.

Mr. Tolles had been sick the earlier part of the winter but had about recovered 
from that illness, and aside from a little heart trouble that had bothered him 
at times since his sickness with the grip earlier in the year, he seemed to 
feel as good as he ever did, and that is saying considerable, as in all his 
long life, those that knew him best say that they cannot remember when he had 
called a doctor for sickness, and he had never had trouble with his heart until 
after his recent illness.

The remains were taken to his old home at Cedar Creek, on Wednesday and the 
funeral was held from the church in that hamlet in the forenoon of that day, 
and his remains interred in the Cedar Creek cemetery.

Mr. Tolles was born in Vermont, August 5, 1829, and lived there the earlier 
part of his life.  He was married at Boston, Mass., to Mrs. Jane Allen when he 
was about 22 years of age.  Soon after his marriage he moved to Michigan and 
located in the township of Barry, Barry Co., where he purchased a farm.  In 
after years he sold this farm and then moved to the village of Cedar Creek and 
they went to carrying the mail between that village and Hastings.  He followed 
this for a period of twelve or fourteen years, part of the time carrying the 
mail between Banfield and Hastings.

About the time Lake Odessa was started Mrs. Tolles died, and then as his sons, 
Howard and Arthur, came here to locate, he came with them, and has lived here 
since, making a great many friends and acquaintances while here, all of whom 
have held him in high esteem, same as he was though of in his old Barry county 
home.  He leaves a family of five children, Mrs. Reuben Webster, Arthur, 
Howard, Charles and Luther Tolles.


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