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Andrew Gruber
2 Feb 1860 – 18 Feb 1922
| Birth | 2 Feb 1860 |
| Death | 18 Feb 1922 |
| Cemetery | Elmwood Cemetery Saint Paul , Howard County , Nebraska , USA |
| Added by | Kathy Burgess Burr on 06 Aug 2014 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40336406 |
Bio
The Phonograph, February 22, 1922, page 1, transcribed by Linda Berney: Another Good Man and Citizen Called to Rest - Andrew Gruber was born in the city of Kutna Hora in the Kingdom of Bohemia (part of the new republic of Checoslovakia) on the 2nd day of February, 1861 and died of kidney trouble the 18th day of February 1922, being at the time of his death sixty-one years and sixteen days of age. He immigrated to this country with his parents in 1872 landing in Oswego, N. Y. There he worked in a brick yard and learned the trade. In the spring of 1878, following the call of the great west, he came to St. Paul. He worked for S. S. Smith through the summer and having faith in the future of the country he decided to start a brickyard and rented some ground, built a sod house and had his folks come out in December. The following spring he started a brick yard on a tract of land where it is still located and engaged in brick manufacture. He was married in 1886. He was united in marriage to Miss Mary Bohuslavicky in 1886. Eight children were born to this union, four daughters and four sons, two of which sons and one daughter died at their early age. The surviving children are, Mrs. Harry Calkins of St. Louis, Mo., Mrs. Will Hemmett of Burwell, and Edward, Andrew and Alice at home with their mother. Two brothers also survive him, Frank Gruber of this city and William E. Gruber of Ord. Andrew Gruber was a good husband, a good father, a good citizen and a useful member of the community he lived in. Having engaged in brick manufacture in 1878 he gradually increased his plant furnishing employment so sorely needed in the early days to a number of families. Being also a practical bricklayer, he engaged in contracting business, sometimes alone and sometimes in partnership with others and a number of good brick buildings in Howard and neighboring counties are the result of his work. Some of the best buildings in Farwell, Ashton, Palmer, Elba, Wolbach, Scotia and in the early days of Ord might be mentioned, also the Taylor block, Kotik corner, Tenopir block, the City Hall, Hotel Howard, the St. Paul Business College building of this city and the Bohemian Catholic church of Warsaw. He always tried to be fair in his dealings and had more public spirit in him than he was probably given credit for. This he demonstrated in the erection of the two last named structures. Knowing that insufficient amount of money had been subscribed and knowing there was no prospect for any profit, he undertook the contracts for the firm and did his full share of the work. His only compensation being the feeling that he did some good to the community. The funeral services were under the able management of Rev. Connell and his logical and instructive sermon delivered at the Gruber residence was appreciated by the large crowd of friends gathered for the purpose of paying their last tribute to their friend and neighbor. Members of the Woodmen of the World Lodge of which the deceased was a member, acted as pall bearers and participated also in the last rites at the house and at Elmwood cemetery. The Phonograph desires to tender sympathy to the bereaved wife and children in their sad and irrepairable loss. They should take comfort in the knowledge of the goodness of their husband and father. He was an honored and respected citizen of the community and nothing will be said of him that is not good and noble. His daughters and his sons will follow in his footsteps and will do good and be a credit to their father. May they be given the required strength to bear their great loss in the right spirit.
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