GRACE (ALLEN) GILES
Body of Elderly Woman Found on North Side
The body of an elderly Manitowoc widow was found shortly after 3 p.m.
Tuesday on city property along the north side lake shore.
Police Chief Elmer H. Scherer identified the woman as Mrs. Grace
Giles, 71, of 624 N. Eighth St.
Her body was found off an embankment at the dead-end of Park St., just
beyond Fourth Street. Dr. Theodore Teitgen, county coroner, said Mrs.
Giles had apparently been out for a walk and apparently stumbled and
fell about 10 feet over the ledge.
Her body was discovered by Joseph Vondrachek, who asked a nearby
resident to phone police. When Vondrachek spotted the body it was in
bushes beneath the ledge.
Dead Several Hours
Dr. Teitgen said there were scratch marks in the ground near the body
which indicated that possibly Mrs. Giles suffered a heart attack while
trying to get back up the embankment.
The county coroner estimated that she had been dead several hours and
that the accident occurred at noon or earlier Tuesday. There was no
evidence of foul play, authorities said.
Mrs. Kurt Daetz, a cousin of the victim, said she did not know if Mrs.
Giles regularly walked to the lake area which is about four blocks
from the apartment where she lived alone.
'May Have Been Confused'
Mrs. Daetz said the woman "hasn't been well lately and may have been
confused." She said she attempted to see Mrs. Giles at her Eighth
Street apartment Tuesday afternoon but found no one home.
Funeral services for Mrs. Giles will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Jens
Funeral Home. The Rev. Robin Butler will officiate and burial will be
in Evergreen Cemetery.
Mrs. Giles was born Dec. 4, 1894, in Spring Valley, Minn., daughter of
the late Mr. and Mrs. Luhman and Fredricka Rusboldt Allen. She
attended Manitowoc public schools and was graduated from the old
Westside High School.
Was Housemother
She was married to George Stuart Giles in November, 1920. He was a
traveling fire insurance inspector and preceded her in death in 1947.
Following her husband's death, Mrs. Giles was a housemother at Beloit
(Wis.) College and Claremont College in Pomona, Calif. She stopped
working about five years ago. She was a member of the First Presby-
terian Church, Manitowoc.
She is survived by a brother, Fred Allen, of Los Angeles, Calif.,
nephews and cousins.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday. The
casket will be closed.
A memorial fund has been established in Mrs. Giles' name at Memorial
Hospital.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Wednesday, February 16, 1966 p.14
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[d. 2-15-1966/age 71 yrs/wife of George Stewart Giles]
Body of Elderly Woman Found on North Side
The body of an elderly Manitowoc widow was found shortly after 3 p.m.
Tuesday on city property along the north side lake shore.
Police Chief Elmer H. Scherer identified the woman as Mrs. Grace
Giles, 71, of 624 N. Eighth St.
Her body was found off an embankment at the dead-end of Park St., just
beyond Fourth Street. Dr. Theodore Teitgen, county coroner, said Mrs.
Giles had apparently been out for a walk and apparently stumbled and
fell about 10 feet over the ledge.
Her body was discovered by Joseph Vondrachek, who asked a nearby
resident to phone police. When Vondrachek spotted the body it was in
bushes beneath the ledge.
Dead Several Hours
Dr. Teitgen said there were scratch marks in the ground near the body
which indicated that possibly Mrs. Giles suffered a heart attack while
trying to get back up the embankment.
The county coroner estimated that she had been dead several hours and
that the accident occurred at noon or earlier Tuesday. There was no
evidence of foul play, authorities said.
Mrs. Kurt Daetz, a cousin of the victim, said she did not know if Mrs.
Giles regularly walked to the lake area which is about four blocks
from the apartment where she lived alone.
'May Have Been Confused'
Mrs. Daetz said the woman "hasn't been well lately and may have been
confused." She said she attempted to see Mrs. Giles at her Eighth
Street apartment Tuesday afternoon but found no one home.
Funeral services for Mrs. Giles will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Jens
Funeral Home. The Rev. Robin Butler will officiate and burial will be
in Evergreen Cemetery.
Mrs. Giles was born Dec. 4, 1894, in Spring Valley, Minn., daughter of
the late Mr. and Mrs. Luhman and Fredricka Rusboldt Allen. She
attended Manitowoc public schools and was graduated from the old
Westside High School.
Was Housemother
She was married to George Stuart Giles in November, 1920. He was a
traveling fire insurance inspector and preceded her in death in 1947.
Following her husband's death, Mrs. Giles was a housemother at Beloit
(Wis.) College and Claremont College in Pomona, Calif. She stopped
working about five years ago. She was a member of the First Presby-
terian Church, Manitowoc.
She is survived by a brother, Fred Allen, of Los Angeles, Calif.,
nephews and cousins.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday. The
casket will be closed.
A memorial fund has been established in Mrs. Giles' name at Memorial
Hospital.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Wednesday, February 16, 1966 p.14
*********
[d. 2-15-1966/age 71 yrs/wife of George Stewart Giles]
GRACE (ALLEN) GILES
Body of Elderly Woman Found on North Side
The body of an elderly Manitowoc widow was found shortly after 3 p.m.
Tuesday on city property along the north side lake shore.
Police Chief Elmer H. Scherer identified the woman as Mrs. Grace
Giles, 71, of 624 N. Eighth St.
Her body was found off an embankment at the dead-end of Park St., just
beyond Fourth Street. Dr. Theodore Teitgen, county coroner, said Mrs.
Giles had apparently been out for a walk and apparently stumbled and
fell about 10 feet over the ledge.
Her body was discovered by Joseph Vondrachek, who asked a nearby
resident to phone police. When Vondrachek spotted the body it was in
bushes beneath the ledge.
Dead Several Hours
Dr. Teitgen said there were scratch marks in the ground near the body
which indicated that possibly Mrs. Giles suffered a heart attack while
trying to get back up the embankment.
The county coroner estimated that she had been dead several hours and
that the accident occurred at noon or earlier Tuesday. There was no
evidence of foul play, authorities said.
Mrs. Kurt Daetz, a cousin of the victim, said she did not know if Mrs.
Giles regularly walked to the lake area which is about four blocks
from the apartment where she lived alone.
'May Have Been Confused'
Mrs. Daetz said the woman "hasn't been well lately and may have been
confused." She said she attempted to see Mrs. Giles at her Eighth
Street apartment Tuesday afternoon but found no one home.
Funeral services for Mrs. Giles will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Jens
Funeral Home. The Rev. Robin Butler will officiate and burial will be
in Evergreen Cemetery.
Mrs. Giles was born Dec. 4, 1894, in Spring Valley, Minn., daughter of
the late Mr. and Mrs. Luhman and Fredricka Rusboldt Allen. She
attended Manitowoc public schools and was graduated from the old
Westside High School.
Was Housemother
She was married to George Stuart Giles in November, 1920. He was a
traveling fire insurance inspector and preceded her in death in 1947.
Following her husband's death, Mrs. Giles was a housemother at Beloit
(Wis.) College and Claremont College in Pomona, Calif. She stopped
working about five years ago. She was a member of the First Presby-
terian Church, Manitowoc.
She is survived by a brother, Fred Allen, of Los Angeles, Calif.,
nephews and cousins.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday. The
casket will be closed.
A memorial fund has been established in Mrs. Giles' name at Memorial
Hospital.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Wednesday, February 16, 1966 p.14
*********
[d. 2-15-1966/age 71 yrs/wife of George Stewart Giles]
Body of Elderly Woman Found on North Side
The body of an elderly Manitowoc widow was found shortly after 3 p.m.
Tuesday on city property along the north side lake shore.
Police Chief Elmer H. Scherer identified the woman as Mrs. Grace
Giles, 71, of 624 N. Eighth St.
Her body was found off an embankment at the dead-end of Park St., just
beyond Fourth Street. Dr. Theodore Teitgen, county coroner, said Mrs.
Giles had apparently been out for a walk and apparently stumbled and
fell about 10 feet over the ledge.
Her body was discovered by Joseph Vondrachek, who asked a nearby
resident to phone police. When Vondrachek spotted the body it was in
bushes beneath the ledge.
Dead Several Hours
Dr. Teitgen said there were scratch marks in the ground near the body
which indicated that possibly Mrs. Giles suffered a heart attack while
trying to get back up the embankment.
The county coroner estimated that she had been dead several hours and
that the accident occurred at noon or earlier Tuesday. There was no
evidence of foul play, authorities said.
Mrs. Kurt Daetz, a cousin of the victim, said she did not know if Mrs.
Giles regularly walked to the lake area which is about four blocks
from the apartment where she lived alone.
'May Have Been Confused'
Mrs. Daetz said the woman "hasn't been well lately and may have been
confused." She said she attempted to see Mrs. Giles at her Eighth
Street apartment Tuesday afternoon but found no one home.
Funeral services for Mrs. Giles will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Jens
Funeral Home. The Rev. Robin Butler will officiate and burial will be
in Evergreen Cemetery.
Mrs. Giles was born Dec. 4, 1894, in Spring Valley, Minn., daughter of
the late Mr. and Mrs. Luhman and Fredricka Rusboldt Allen. She
attended Manitowoc public schools and was graduated from the old
Westside High School.
Was Housemother
She was married to George Stuart Giles in November, 1920. He was a
traveling fire insurance inspector and preceded her in death in 1947.
Following her husband's death, Mrs. Giles was a housemother at Beloit
(Wis.) College and Claremont College in Pomona, Calif. She stopped
working about five years ago. She was a member of the First Presby-
terian Church, Manitowoc.
She is survived by a brother, Fred Allen, of Los Angeles, Calif.,
nephews and cousins.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday. The
casket will be closed.
A memorial fund has been established in Mrs. Giles' name at Memorial
Hospital.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Wednesday, February 16, 1966 p.14
*********
[d. 2-15-1966/age 71 yrs/wife of George Stewart Giles]
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