Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-01-20
ANSWERED
HIS LAST
ROLL CALL
Lemuel Kroner Passed AWAY Tues
day Afternoon at One O'clock.

past few days has brought on a great
deal of Sickness, principally with the
grippe and the results therefrom. AS
a result the death harvest has been
great. To-day we are called upon to
note the death of our old friend and
respected citizen, Lemuel Kroner,
who has been in failing health for the
past two years. Since cold weather
set in he has been confined to the
house and much of the time to his bed.
Cause of death was old age. The ma
chinery run down because it was worn
out. His end was peaceful and with
out suffering. He has gone on to en-
joy his reward of well spent life.
Lemuel W. R. KRONER. In proper
ton to its population Grand Rapids,
Wood County, can justly claim as
large a number of pioneer families,
whose names have beer indessolubly
woven with the history of the county,
as any other part of the state. A
mong those who have assisted in the
development of that city, is Mr. Krom-
er, who was one of its earliest settlers.
A native of Pennsylvania, he was
born in Philadelphia, July 4, 1925, and
is son of John and Parmelia (Winer)
Kroner, who had a fmily of seven
children, four of whom are yet liv-
ing. The subject of this sketch is the
eldest, the other surviving members of
the family being Henry, in Indiana;
Eliza, living in Grand Rapids, Mich;
and Napoleon, making his home in
Grand Rapids, Mich. With his par
ents our subject removed in an early
day from Philadelphia to Auburn, N.
Y, and later went with the family to
Monroe, Mich. Their next place of
residence was in White Pigeon, Mich,
and on leaving that city they became
residents of Lima, Ind There, in the
public schools, our subject acquired
the greater part of his education, and
in 1916, when twenty years Of age
he came to Grand Rapids, Wis, at
that time a mere hamlet in the midst
of a wilderness, for the now busy city
could at that time boast of but one
sawmill and two white families. Mr..
Kroner engaged in numbering and
logging on the Wisconsin river until
1856, when, the town having grown
to a considerable extent he opened a
general merchandise store which
conducted for about five years.
In 1861, Mr.. KRONER, imbued with
the spirit of patriotism, and anxious
to aid in the preservation of the Union
enlisted in Company G, Seventh Wis,
V. l., was made second lieutenant and
with his regiment was assigned to IT,
Iron Brigade" then stationed at Ar
lington Heights, Va. In 1862 he 1e-
signed his commission and returned to
Grand Rapids ,once more identifying
himself with it's business interests
by establishing fancy gro Gerry and
restaurant which he continued for
some years. He also represented the
American Express Company thee
thirteen year, and for three years was
agent for the United States Express
Company in Grand Rapids. On March
/, 1849, in Portage City, Wis, he was
united in marriage with Miss Avilla
Allen, daughter of John and Betsey
Allen and they had eight children four
of WI oil low Of
E., wife of D. D. DeMaris, residento of
Minneapolis, Mimi; Allen L., who is
located in Montana; Grin S., who is
living in Helena, Mont; and Ellis L.,
a resident of Minneapolis, MINI.
Previous to 1856, or before the di-
vision of the county, Mr.. Kroner ser
we'd as county treasurer for one term,
and held the Office of register of deeds
continuously from 1856 until 1876,
with the exception of two terms. He
has been member of the city council
been chosen city clerk, and has held
many other civic Offices. He has al
ways taken an active interest in mat
ters pertaining to the welfare of the
community, and his progressive spirit
was widely recognized. In his poll
teal views he was aDemocrat. Social
ly he was connected with the following
organizations-Grand Rapids Lodge,
F. & A. NJ; Stevens Point Chapter,
No. "a, R, A, M; and Crusade Com
mandry, No. II, K. T., of Stevens
Point
Mr.. Kroner is man of more than
ordinary intelligence, and his strict in
telligence and amiable disposition
have won for him hosts of friends.
During a continuous residence of over
half a century in Grand Rapids he
has seen many important changes, i'm
provements and developments, and it
may truthfully be said of him that
he stood today as one of the few re-
naming links between the pioneer
days Of hardships and trials and the
mighty present, teeming with wonder
fu achievements and foreshadowed by
the possibilities Of still greater tri-