Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-12-22
JOHN &. LOVE
PASSES ON

OF dHOlueI native son III tlIS pC1SoA
Of John G. Love, who died at his home
in Milwaukee at lis o'clock Tuesday
following an illness Of about
four weeks. He was stricken last
October with severe attack of indi- I
gestion Later he suffered a slight |
stroke and death was believed to be !
due to a clot forming on the brain. |
Mr.. Love was sixty years of age at |
the time of his death. He was for
merly a resident of this city and re-
ceived his early railroad experience
in local Offices
John Graves Love was born in ST.
BASEL, County Port Neuf, Quebec,
Canada, June p, 1861, the eldest of
eight sons of Thomas and Matilda
Reinhart Love- On Feb. 4, 1854, while
he was little child, the parents NOV
ed from Canada to Rochester, N. y,
where they remained short time and
then removed to Wise nsin, coming
first to Portage and then to this city
by stage coach.His early boyhood was
spent in this city and he grew to
young manhood here, graduating from
the old Howe High School in 1879 and
then went to Sacred Heart College at
Watertown, Wisconsin. He returned
after his schooling to this city to take
up railroad work, starting in his first
regular job as a telegrapher with the
present C. NJ. & st. P. company. Sub
sequently he became station agent at
Babcock, Port Edwards and then to
| this city
| His work won the admiration of the
railroad officials and his rise in the
ladder of promotion was steady. He
became travelling agent for the COM
pany, being located in several cities
and going over the lines for the COM
pany He later became commercial
agent at St. Louis and about fifteen
I years ago was promoted to assistant
general freight agent of the road with
headquarters in Des Moines, Sioux
City and other western points, later
moving to Chicago. He served in all
about ten years in that capacity. He
then left the road for a short period
to become associated with the Seamen
Paper Co. Three years ago he re-en-
tered the employ of the company and
was appointed to the high office of
General Agent of the road. He had
previously been assistant general a.
gent and was we'll qualified to serve
making a splendid record. He was one
of the city's best known sons and his
lpassino will be mourned by host of
friends in this city and throughout the
west. He was at the time of his death
Faithful Navigator of the Fourth De-
gree Council, Knights of Columbus at
Milwaukee, the highest office in the
local council.
Mr.. Love married Miss Olive Dugas
of this city, August 26, 1884, a mem
Der of one of the Oldest and best
known families in this city. They
have two children: one son, Joseph
Love, who is married and is a prom
inent civil engineer in Chicago, and
a daughter, Miss Maurine Love, who
resides at the family home in Milwau-
kee. He leaves to mourn his passing
besides his own son and daughter,
and three grandchildren, the parents,
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Loveof this city,
and seven brothers, Peter, William E.
Thomas A., Ray, James l., Lee F., and
Paul c. Love-
The remains will be brought to Wis
consin Rapids over the c.. NJ. & St.
P. road, leaving Milwaukee Thursday
night, with a special guard of the
Knights of Columbus, Fourth Degree
council of Milwaukee.
The funeral services will be held
from the SIS Peter and Paul Church
Friday morning at $50 o'clock, Rev
William Reding officiating. Burial
Twill be in Calvary Cemetery.