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Alexander J. Grush


Alexander J. Grush

Death Claims Former Naperville Mayor

      Alexander J. Grush, former mayor of Naperville died at Copley
Hospital, Aurora on Sunday April 1, 1945.  Following the funeral
services at the Methodist church on Thursday afternoon April 5th,
Masonic burial rites were conducted at the Naperville cemetery.

     Mr. Grush had been active for many years in civic affairs, serving
as commissioner from 1917 until 1921, when he was selected to fill the
unexpired term of Mayor Charles Bowman.  He served as mayor for two
years.  He was elected to the same office in 1931 for a regular
four-year term.

     Born in Ogle County, Illinois, on July 14 1869, Mr. Grush was in
the meat business in Polo and Sycamore before coming to Naperville in
1907.  While here he established the Grush Oil Company at 309 N.
Washington  St.  Surviving him are his wife, Mrs. Ida B. Grush, three
children, Vernon C. Grush of Downers Grove, Mrs. Homer Boelter of
California, and Byron E. Grush of Naperville, a sister Mrs. Ray Price of
Albion, Iowa and seven grandchildren.  Mr. Grush was a member of Euclid
Lodge No. 65, A.F.& A.M., members of which conducted the service at the
cemetery.  Rev. Wesley M. Westerberg was the officiating minister at the
church and Marjorie Stauss was the organist.

 [Submitted by Byron Grush, bgrush@charter.net

transcribed by Kris Dunlap]






 
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  Byron Grush, bgrush@charter.net
  August 31, 2015

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