Louis Gross
Succumbs to
Heart Attack
Louis L. Gross, 54, prominent
Wisconsin Rapids businessman and
president of Gross Common Car-
rier, Inc., died of a heart attack
at 12:40 a.m. today after being
stricken while riding in an auto-
mobile on 2nd Ave. S.
The family residence is at 540
Witter St.
Funeral arrangments, in charge
of the Baker Mortuary, have not
been completed, pending word
from a son who is in military serv-
ice in Germany.
--Car Out of Gas--
Mr. Gross had abandoned his
car when it ran out of gasoline
on County Trunk GG in the town
of Cranmoor. After walking some
distance, he stopped a car on
County Trunk J driven by Larry
Winker, 19, Rt. 3, and asked for
a ride to Wisconsin Rapids.
Winker said that as they passed
Memorial Armory on 2nd Ave. S.,
Mr. Gross began breathing heavily
and slumped against him.
The youth drove to the sheriff's
office, where Sheriff Arthur E.
Berg summoned Dr. Harold G.
Pomainville, Wood Counly coro-
ner, who pronounced the stricken
man dead of a heart attack.
Mr. Gross was born Feb. 27,
1901, in the town of Grand Rap-
ids, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis
Gross Sr., and had been a lifelong
resident of this community.
--Formed Firm in 1925--
In 1925 he and his brother, Ques-
nal, established a motor freight
line under the name of Gross Bros.
Ten years later the firm was in-
corporated under its present name.
It has extensive o p e r a t i o n s
throughout the state.
On Jan. 11, 1923, Mr. Gross mar-
ried Lillian Machon in this city.
She survives, together with two
sons, Robert of Fond du Lac and
James, who is serving with the
Army Medical Corps in Germany,
and one daughter, Mrs. Donald
Soe, Milwaukee.
Also surviving are four broth-
ers, Quesnal, Lyle and Laurel of
Wisconsin Rapids and John of La-
Crosse, and two grandchildren.
Mr. Gross was a member of the
Elks Lodge and the Upriver Gun
Club, and was active in several
traffic clubs.
The family requests that church
memorials be given in lieu of
flowers.
--Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin; Saturday, December 17, 1955
Father: Louis Gross
Mother: Wilhelmina/Mina Schnabley/Snibley
Succumbs to
Heart Attack
Louis L. Gross, 54, prominent
Wisconsin Rapids businessman and
president of Gross Common Car-
rier, Inc., died of a heart attack
at 12:40 a.m. today after being
stricken while riding in an auto-
mobile on 2nd Ave. S.
The family residence is at 540
Witter St.
Funeral arrangments, in charge
of the Baker Mortuary, have not
been completed, pending word
from a son who is in military serv-
ice in Germany.
--Car Out of Gas--
Mr. Gross had abandoned his
car when it ran out of gasoline
on County Trunk GG in the town
of Cranmoor. After walking some
distance, he stopped a car on
County Trunk J driven by Larry
Winker, 19, Rt. 3, and asked for
a ride to Wisconsin Rapids.
Winker said that as they passed
Memorial Armory on 2nd Ave. S.,
Mr. Gross began breathing heavily
and slumped against him.
The youth drove to the sheriff's
office, where Sheriff Arthur E.
Berg summoned Dr. Harold G.
Pomainville, Wood Counly coro-
ner, who pronounced the stricken
man dead of a heart attack.
Mr. Gross was born Feb. 27,
1901, in the town of Grand Rap-
ids, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis
Gross Sr., and had been a lifelong
resident of this community.
--Formed Firm in 1925--
In 1925 he and his brother, Ques-
nal, established a motor freight
line under the name of Gross Bros.
Ten years later the firm was in-
corporated under its present name.
It has extensive o p e r a t i o n s
throughout the state.
On Jan. 11, 1923, Mr. Gross mar-
ried Lillian Machon in this city.
She survives, together with two
sons, Robert of Fond du Lac and
James, who is serving with the
Army Medical Corps in Germany,
and one daughter, Mrs. Donald
Soe, Milwaukee.
Also surviving are four broth-
ers, Quesnal, Lyle and Laurel of
Wisconsin Rapids and John of La-
Crosse, and two grandchildren.
Mr. Gross was a member of the
Elks Lodge and the Upriver Gun
Club, and was active in several
traffic clubs.
The family requests that church
memorials be given in lieu of
flowers.
--Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin; Saturday, December 17, 1955
Father: Louis Gross
Mother: Wilhelmina/Mina Schnabley/Snibley
Louis Gross
Succumbs to
Heart Attack
Louis L. Gross, 54, prominent
Wisconsin Rapids businessman and
president of Gross Common Car-
rier, Inc., died of a heart attack
at 12:40 a.m. today after being
stricken while riding in an auto-
mobile on 2nd Ave. S.
The family residence is at 540
Witter St.
Funeral arrangments, in charge
of the Baker Mortuary, have not
been completed, pending word
from a son who is in military serv-
ice in Germany.
--Car Out of Gas--
Mr. Gross had abandoned his
car when it ran out of gasoline
on County Trunk GG in the town
of Cranmoor. After walking some
distance, he stopped a car on
County Trunk J driven by Larry
Winker, 19, Rt. 3, and asked for
a ride to Wisconsin Rapids.
Winker said that as they passed
Memorial Armory on 2nd Ave. S.,
Mr. Gross began breathing heavily
and slumped against him.
The youth drove to the sheriff's
office, where Sheriff Arthur E.
Berg summoned Dr. Harold G.
Pomainville, Wood Counly coro-
ner, who pronounced the stricken
man dead of a heart attack.
Mr. Gross was born Feb. 27,
1901, in the town of Grand Rap-
ids, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis
Gross Sr., and had been a lifelong
resident of this community.
--Formed Firm in 1925--
In 1925 he and his brother, Ques-
nal, established a motor freight
line under the name of Gross Bros.
Ten years later the firm was in-
corporated under its present name.
It has extensive o p e r a t i o n s
throughout the state.
On Jan. 11, 1923, Mr. Gross mar-
ried Lillian Machon in this city.
She survives, together with two
sons, Robert of Fond du Lac and
James, who is serving with the
Army Medical Corps in Germany,
and one daughter, Mrs. Donald
Soe, Milwaukee.
Also surviving are four broth-
ers, Quesnal, Lyle and Laurel of
Wisconsin Rapids and John of La-
Crosse, and two grandchildren.
Mr. Gross was a member of the
Elks Lodge and the Upriver Gun
Club, and was active in several
traffic clubs.
The family requests that church
memorials be given in lieu of
flowers.
--Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin; Saturday, December 17, 1955
Father: Louis Gross
Mother: Wilhelmina/Mina Schnabley/Snibley
Succumbs to
Heart Attack
Louis L. Gross, 54, prominent
Wisconsin Rapids businessman and
president of Gross Common Car-
rier, Inc., died of a heart attack
at 12:40 a.m. today after being
stricken while riding in an auto-
mobile on 2nd Ave. S.
The family residence is at 540
Witter St.
Funeral arrangments, in charge
of the Baker Mortuary, have not
been completed, pending word
from a son who is in military serv-
ice in Germany.
--Car Out of Gas--
Mr. Gross had abandoned his
car when it ran out of gasoline
on County Trunk GG in the town
of Cranmoor. After walking some
distance, he stopped a car on
County Trunk J driven by Larry
Winker, 19, Rt. 3, and asked for
a ride to Wisconsin Rapids.
Winker said that as they passed
Memorial Armory on 2nd Ave. S.,
Mr. Gross began breathing heavily
and slumped against him.
The youth drove to the sheriff's
office, where Sheriff Arthur E.
Berg summoned Dr. Harold G.
Pomainville, Wood Counly coro-
ner, who pronounced the stricken
man dead of a heart attack.
Mr. Gross was born Feb. 27,
1901, in the town of Grand Rap-
ids, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis
Gross Sr., and had been a lifelong
resident of this community.
--Formed Firm in 1925--
In 1925 he and his brother, Ques-
nal, established a motor freight
line under the name of Gross Bros.
Ten years later the firm was in-
corporated under its present name.
It has extensive o p e r a t i o n s
throughout the state.
On Jan. 11, 1923, Mr. Gross mar-
ried Lillian Machon in this city.
She survives, together with two
sons, Robert of Fond du Lac and
James, who is serving with the
Army Medical Corps in Germany,
and one daughter, Mrs. Donald
Soe, Milwaukee.
Also surviving are four broth-
ers, Quesnal, Lyle and Laurel of
Wisconsin Rapids and John of La-
Crosse, and two grandchildren.
Mr. Gross was a member of the
Elks Lodge and the Upriver Gun
Club, and was active in several
traffic clubs.
The family requests that church
memorials be given in lieu of
flowers.
--Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin; Saturday, December 17, 1955
Father: Louis Gross
Mother: Wilhelmina/Mina Schnabley/Snibley
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