Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 311, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 December 1913 — J. B. GREISER DIED TUESDAY AT 4:40 [ARTICLE]

J. B. GREISER DIED TUESDAY AT 4:40

Former Mail Carrier, Long an Invalid, Passed Away at His Home in Rensselaer. Joseph B. Grelser, aged 57 years and 3 months, died Tuesday afternoon at his home m this city after a prolonged illness. For several years Mr. Greiser held a subcontract for carrying the mail between-the depot and the postoffice. It was during the time that he carried the mail that he became an invalid and for a long time he was unable to’ be out. Later, however, he became somewhat improved and the earlier part of this year he worked for quite a time. He was naturally an industrious plan and tried hard to work whenever his health would permit. Two months or more ago he became considerably worse and failed until the end came at 4:40 Tuesday afternoon. Deceased leaves a widow and five grown children, namely, Peter Greiser, Mrs. Thos. Cain and Miss Emma Greiser, of Rensselaer; Joseph, Jr., of Peoria, 111., and Frances, of Ottawa, 111. « The funeral will be held at St. Augustine’s Oatholde church Friday morning at 9 o’clock and burial will be rpade in Mt. Calvary cemetery.