The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-20
Funeral to be Sunday For
Sheriff Jacob B. Andres
Death After Heart Attack
Proves Great Shock to
County, State
POPULAR OFFICIAL WAS
IN OFFICE TEN YEARS
Noted Throughout State For
Efficiency in His
Department

Funeral services have been ar
ranged for 3 o'clock Sunday after.
noon for Sheriff Jacob B. Andres.
the news OF whose sudden death
Thursday evening shocked thou
sands OF his friends throughout
Washtenaw County and the state.
Sheriff Andres was seized with
a heart attack while working in his
office at the county Jail. Ann Ar
Dor, about 7 p. m, and died few
moments later. He had been i'll
earlier in the day while attending
a meeting OF law enforcement
agents at East Lansing, and had
laid down for a short time. He
later felt able to return to Ann
Arbor, he said, and was attending
to routine desk work when seized
the second time
He had celebrated his 51st birth.
day the third nj this month. and
was completing the tenth consecu.
tive year as popular and efficient
sheriff OF Washtenaw County. He
was unopposed in the recent phi.
maries, nominating him as Repub-
lican candidate for the sixth two
year term for that Office.
He leaves a wife, Leora, 40; two
sons. Vaughn. who graduated from
the United States Naval Academy
at Annapolis last June, and Russell.
Ann Arbor; a daughter. Mrs. David
Gartman. and father, Christian An
dres. both Of Ann Arbor; and a
sister. Mrs. Anna Kaser, Atlantic
Beach, Fla. Mrs Andres, who re.
turned from a succ sssful appen-
dectomy only ten days ago, is pros
trate with grief.
Born In ohio
Sheriff Andres was born in De-
fiance. o., Sept. 8. 1889, and stu
died horticulture at Cornell Uni
versity. Before being elected
sheriff in 1880, Mr.. Andres had
served six years on the Ann Arbor
police force, two years as a depu-
ty sheriff, and two years as under
sheriff. His death leaves Under
sheriff John Osborn temporarily in
charge of the department, until
such time as successor may be
duly elected and qualified.
Highest Praise
At no time since Sheriff Andres
took over the department has
there been the slightest hint OF
inefficiency or scandal, and law
enforcing bodies throughout Michi-
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departments, and federal agencies
had only the highest praise for
his administration. He had the
trust and confidence alike of his
co-partners in county Office and OF
his electors, who consistently plac-
ed him at the head of his party's
ticket in Washtenaw elections.
His popularity went far beyond
party lines. however. and Thurs.
day night when the county's Demo-
Gratis, assembled in convention in
the circuit court chambers, heard
of his death they Immediately stop.
ped convention business to draft a
resolution of sympathy for his
family.
Member OF the sheriff's depart
ment will act az pallbearers and
officials at the lest rites, to be
read at the Meth st Church in
Ann Arhor by r. Charles W.
Prashares, pastor q the church.
The body is at NE Muehlig FIJI.
neral Home, Ann Arbor.
The many persons to whom
Sheriff Andres death constitutes
a very personal loss have beef
flooding the department phones
with calls OF coincidence since
Thursday evening. and it became
necessary to arrange for an auto.
matte switch OF most of the calls
to the Ann Arbor police depart.
ment phone in order to handle the
volume.