Blade Empire-Mar. 28, 1962
Bill Giroux was born March 31, 1880 in Bromptonville, Canada the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henri Giroux. He was married at Bromptonville to Eva Marie Peltier on Jan. 31, 1905. They came to Cloud County in 1906 and settled on a farm in Buffalo Township. They lived and farmed there until he retired in 1944 when they moved to Concordia. He was a member of the Catholic Church and an honorary member of the Knights of Columbus. He was a right-of-way purchasing agent for the Kansas State Highway commission in Topeka about 30 years ago and active in local Democratic politics for many years, having served as chairman of the county central committee.
He was preceded in death by his wife and one son, Raymond.
Mr. Giroux is survived by six children: Alphonse Giroux; Irene, now Mrs. John Malmquist; Edward Giroux; Madeline, now Mrs. Bedford Malmquist; Alice, now Mrs. Albert Hubert, all of Concordia, and Joe Giroux of Denver, Colo.; 20 grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren; two brothers; Arthur Giroux of Bromptonville, Canada and Leopold Giroux of Sherbrook, Canada.
Funeral services will be held Friday morning at 9 o'clock in the Catholic Church and interment will be in the catholic cemetery.
Parish rosary for William L. (Bill) Giroux will be held at Chaput funeral home Thursday evening at 7:30.
Knights of Columbus rosary for William L. (Bill) Giroux will be at Chaput funeral home Thursday evening at 8 o'clock.
Bill Giroux was born March 31, 1880 in Bromptonville, Canada the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henri Giroux. He was married at Bromptonville to Eva Marie Peltier on Jan. 31, 1905. They came to Cloud County in 1906 and settled on a farm in Buffalo Township. They lived and farmed there until he retired in 1944 when they moved to Concordia. He was a member of the Catholic Church and an honorary member of the Knights of Columbus. He was a right-of-way purchasing agent for the Kansas State Highway commission in Topeka about 30 years ago and active in local Democratic politics for many years, having served as chairman of the county central committee.
He was preceded in death by his wife and one son, Raymond.
Mr. Giroux is survived by six children: Alphonse Giroux; Irene, now Mrs. John Malmquist; Edward Giroux; Madeline, now Mrs. Bedford Malmquist; Alice, now Mrs. Albert Hubert, all of Concordia, and Joe Giroux of Denver, Colo.; 20 grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren; two brothers; Arthur Giroux of Bromptonville, Canada and Leopold Giroux of Sherbrook, Canada.
Funeral services will be held Friday morning at 9 o'clock in the Catholic Church and interment will be in the catholic cemetery.
Parish rosary for William L. (Bill) Giroux will be held at Chaput funeral home Thursday evening at 7:30.
Knights of Columbus rosary for William L. (Bill) Giroux will be at Chaput funeral home Thursday evening at 8 o'clock.
Blade Empire-Mar. 28, 1962
Bill Giroux was born March 31, 1880 in Bromptonville, Canada the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henri Giroux. He was married at Bromptonville to Eva Marie Peltier on Jan. 31, 1905. They came to Cloud County in 1906 and settled on a farm in Buffalo Township. They lived and farmed there until he retired in 1944 when they moved to Concordia. He was a member of the Catholic Church and an honorary member of the Knights of Columbus. He was a right-of-way purchasing agent for the Kansas State Highway commission in Topeka about 30 years ago and active in local Democratic politics for many years, having served as chairman of the county central committee.
He was preceded in death by his wife and one son, Raymond.
Mr. Giroux is survived by six children: Alphonse Giroux; Irene, now Mrs. John Malmquist; Edward Giroux; Madeline, now Mrs. Bedford Malmquist; Alice, now Mrs. Albert Hubert, all of Concordia, and Joe Giroux of Denver, Colo.; 20 grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren; two brothers; Arthur Giroux of Bromptonville, Canada and Leopold Giroux of Sherbrook, Canada.
Funeral services will be held Friday morning at 9 o'clock in the Catholic Church and interment will be in the catholic cemetery.
Parish rosary for William L. (Bill) Giroux will be held at Chaput funeral home Thursday evening at 7:30.
Knights of Columbus rosary for William L. (Bill) Giroux will be at Chaput funeral home Thursday evening at 8 o'clock.
Bill Giroux was born March 31, 1880 in Bromptonville, Canada the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henri Giroux. He was married at Bromptonville to Eva Marie Peltier on Jan. 31, 1905. They came to Cloud County in 1906 and settled on a farm in Buffalo Township. They lived and farmed there until he retired in 1944 when they moved to Concordia. He was a member of the Catholic Church and an honorary member of the Knights of Columbus. He was a right-of-way purchasing agent for the Kansas State Highway commission in Topeka about 30 years ago and active in local Democratic politics for many years, having served as chairman of the county central committee.
He was preceded in death by his wife and one son, Raymond.
Mr. Giroux is survived by six children: Alphonse Giroux; Irene, now Mrs. John Malmquist; Edward Giroux; Madeline, now Mrs. Bedford Malmquist; Alice, now Mrs. Albert Hubert, all of Concordia, and Joe Giroux of Denver, Colo.; 20 grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren; two brothers; Arthur Giroux of Bromptonville, Canada and Leopold Giroux of Sherbrook, Canada.
Funeral services will be held Friday morning at 9 o'clock in the Catholic Church and interment will be in the catholic cemetery.
Parish rosary for William L. (Bill) Giroux will be held at Chaput funeral home Thursday evening at 7:30.
Knights of Columbus rosary for William L. (Bill) Giroux will be at Chaput funeral home Thursday evening at 8 o'clock.
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