E.W. Gruber Died Sunday in Omaha, Funeral Today
—Was Well Known As Manufacturer of Brick, Also Prominent in Ord Civic Affairs..
E.W. Gruber, 71, prominent in the business and civic affairs of Ord, passed away Sunday in an Omaha hospital, where he had gone in hope of benefitting his health. All possible was done for him, but he weakened steadily until the end came.
Mr. Gruber was born Oct. 16, 1870 in Czechoslovakia coming to New York City at the age of one year. He lived there until he was 12 years old and then came with his brothers to St. Paul, where he worked for them in a brickyard and learned the trade. Coming to Ord in 1899, he purchased the land on which one of Ord’s earliest brick makers, E. Ream, had once had a brick yard. He gained his knowledge of the business from associations with his brother, Andrew, who had made brick at St.Paul since 1880. Mr. Gruber used the circulating type of kiln which Mr. Ream had used until 1907. That year he built the large, down-draft kiln in which he burned brick for more than 30 years. It had a capacity of 85,000 brick at one time, and in the early years of his work he found the demand for his brick greater than he could supply. With the depression came a lull in building and Mr. Gruber wrecked the plant in 1938.
Mr, Gruber’s first building contract in Ord was the Cernik building on the north side of the square. He also built the Z.C.B.J hall in 1908 and the garage building where the C.A. Anderson Motor company is located in 1915. His brick were used for the plain work on the Karty Hardware building, the City Hall, the Masonic Temple, Auble Bros. Building, the Bailey building and the court house.
In addition to his work as a builder Mr. Gruber entered the political field and on several occasions was elected a member of the Ord city council from the third ward. In this work he was always present at the meetings of the council and was very diligent in looking after the interests of his constituents.
In 1897 Mr. Gruber married Miss Katherine Kokes at Geranium. To this union two children were born, Emanuel of Los Angeles, Calif., and Mrs. Lydia Fafeita of Ord, with the widow, survive him.
The funeral was held this morning at 10 a.m. from the Ord Catholic Church. Rev. Thomas Siudowski officiating. The rosary was said at the home last evening at 8. The pallbearers were Rudolph Kokes, Rudolph Hosek, Emil Kokes, Edward Penas, John Kokes jr., and Edward Kokes. Burial was made in the Ord Catholic cemetery.
The Ord Quiz - Weds, Apr 2 1941, Pg 1, 6
Contributor: Kathy Hajek (49486387)
—Was Well Known As Manufacturer of Brick, Also Prominent in Ord Civic Affairs..
E.W. Gruber, 71, prominent in the business and civic affairs of Ord, passed away Sunday in an Omaha hospital, where he had gone in hope of benefitting his health. All possible was done for him, but he weakened steadily until the end came.
Mr. Gruber was born Oct. 16, 1870 in Czechoslovakia coming to New York City at the age of one year. He lived there until he was 12 years old and then came with his brothers to St. Paul, where he worked for them in a brickyard and learned the trade. Coming to Ord in 1899, he purchased the land on which one of Ord’s earliest brick makers, E. Ream, had once had a brick yard. He gained his knowledge of the business from associations with his brother, Andrew, who had made brick at St.Paul since 1880. Mr. Gruber used the circulating type of kiln which Mr. Ream had used until 1907. That year he built the large, down-draft kiln in which he burned brick for more than 30 years. It had a capacity of 85,000 brick at one time, and in the early years of his work he found the demand for his brick greater than he could supply. With the depression came a lull in building and Mr. Gruber wrecked the plant in 1938.
Mr, Gruber’s first building contract in Ord was the Cernik building on the north side of the square. He also built the Z.C.B.J hall in 1908 and the garage building where the C.A. Anderson Motor company is located in 1915. His brick were used for the plain work on the Karty Hardware building, the City Hall, the Masonic Temple, Auble Bros. Building, the Bailey building and the court house.
In addition to his work as a builder Mr. Gruber entered the political field and on several occasions was elected a member of the Ord city council from the third ward. In this work he was always present at the meetings of the council and was very diligent in looking after the interests of his constituents.
In 1897 Mr. Gruber married Miss Katherine Kokes at Geranium. To this union two children were born, Emanuel of Los Angeles, Calif., and Mrs. Lydia Fafeita of Ord, with the widow, survive him.
The funeral was held this morning at 10 a.m. from the Ord Catholic Church. Rev. Thomas Siudowski officiating. The rosary was said at the home last evening at 8. The pallbearers were Rudolph Kokes, Rudolph Hosek, Emil Kokes, Edward Penas, John Kokes jr., and Edward Kokes. Burial was made in the Ord Catholic cemetery.
The Ord Quiz - Weds, Apr 2 1941, Pg 1, 6
Contributor: Kathy Hajek (49486387)
E.W. Gruber Died Sunday in Omaha, Funeral Today
—Was Well Known As Manufacturer of Brick, Also Prominent in Ord Civic Affairs..
E.W. Gruber, 71, prominent in the business and civic affairs of Ord, passed away Sunday in an Omaha hospital, where he had gone in hope of benefitting his health. All possible was done for him, but he weakened steadily until the end came.
Mr. Gruber was born Oct. 16, 1870 in Czechoslovakia coming to New York City at the age of one year. He lived there until he was 12 years old and then came with his brothers to St. Paul, where he worked for them in a brickyard and learned the trade. Coming to Ord in 1899, he purchased the land on which one of Ord’s earliest brick makers, E. Ream, had once had a brick yard. He gained his knowledge of the business from associations with his brother, Andrew, who had made brick at St.Paul since 1880. Mr. Gruber used the circulating type of kiln which Mr. Ream had used until 1907. That year he built the large, down-draft kiln in which he burned brick for more than 30 years. It had a capacity of 85,000 brick at one time, and in the early years of his work he found the demand for his brick greater than he could supply. With the depression came a lull in building and Mr. Gruber wrecked the plant in 1938.
Mr, Gruber’s first building contract in Ord was the Cernik building on the north side of the square. He also built the Z.C.B.J hall in 1908 and the garage building where the C.A. Anderson Motor company is located in 1915. His brick were used for the plain work on the Karty Hardware building, the City Hall, the Masonic Temple, Auble Bros. Building, the Bailey building and the court house.
In addition to his work as a builder Mr. Gruber entered the political field and on several occasions was elected a member of the Ord city council from the third ward. In this work he was always present at the meetings of the council and was very diligent in looking after the interests of his constituents.
In 1897 Mr. Gruber married Miss Katherine Kokes at Geranium. To this union two children were born, Emanuel of Los Angeles, Calif., and Mrs. Lydia Fafeita of Ord, with the widow, survive him.
The funeral was held this morning at 10 a.m. from the Ord Catholic Church. Rev. Thomas Siudowski officiating. The rosary was said at the home last evening at 8. The pallbearers were Rudolph Kokes, Rudolph Hosek, Emil Kokes, Edward Penas, John Kokes jr., and Edward Kokes. Burial was made in the Ord Catholic cemetery.
The Ord Quiz - Weds, Apr 2 1941, Pg 1, 6
Contributor: Kathy Hajek (49486387)
—Was Well Known As Manufacturer of Brick, Also Prominent in Ord Civic Affairs..
E.W. Gruber, 71, prominent in the business and civic affairs of Ord, passed away Sunday in an Omaha hospital, where he had gone in hope of benefitting his health. All possible was done for him, but he weakened steadily until the end came.
Mr. Gruber was born Oct. 16, 1870 in Czechoslovakia coming to New York City at the age of one year. He lived there until he was 12 years old and then came with his brothers to St. Paul, where he worked for them in a brickyard and learned the trade. Coming to Ord in 1899, he purchased the land on which one of Ord’s earliest brick makers, E. Ream, had once had a brick yard. He gained his knowledge of the business from associations with his brother, Andrew, who had made brick at St.Paul since 1880. Mr. Gruber used the circulating type of kiln which Mr. Ream had used until 1907. That year he built the large, down-draft kiln in which he burned brick for more than 30 years. It had a capacity of 85,000 brick at one time, and in the early years of his work he found the demand for his brick greater than he could supply. With the depression came a lull in building and Mr. Gruber wrecked the plant in 1938.
Mr, Gruber’s first building contract in Ord was the Cernik building on the north side of the square. He also built the Z.C.B.J hall in 1908 and the garage building where the C.A. Anderson Motor company is located in 1915. His brick were used for the plain work on the Karty Hardware building, the City Hall, the Masonic Temple, Auble Bros. Building, the Bailey building and the court house.
In addition to his work as a builder Mr. Gruber entered the political field and on several occasions was elected a member of the Ord city council from the third ward. In this work he was always present at the meetings of the council and was very diligent in looking after the interests of his constituents.
In 1897 Mr. Gruber married Miss Katherine Kokes at Geranium. To this union two children were born, Emanuel of Los Angeles, Calif., and Mrs. Lydia Fafeita of Ord, with the widow, survive him.
The funeral was held this morning at 10 a.m. from the Ord Catholic Church. Rev. Thomas Siudowski officiating. The rosary was said at the home last evening at 8. The pallbearers were Rudolph Kokes, Rudolph Hosek, Emil Kokes, Edward Penas, John Kokes jr., and Edward Kokes. Burial was made in the Ord Catholic cemetery.
The Ord Quiz - Weds, Apr 2 1941, Pg 1, 6
Contributor: Kathy Hajek (49486387)
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