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Wilmer Grube 1899 - 1982

Wilmer Grube of Allentown, Lehigh County, PA was born on September 15, 1899 in Shelly, Bucks County, and died at age 82 years old in July 1982 at Allentown and Sacred Heart Hospital Center in Allentown, Lehigh County.
Wilmer Grube
Wilmer Amos Grube
Allentown, Lehigh County, PA 18103
September 15, 1899
Shelly, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 18951, United States
July 1982
Allentown and Sacred Heart Hospital Center in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States
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  • Introduction

    Wilmer Amos Grube's father was Morris Grube (1865 - 1910) and his mother was Mary Ann Clymer (1870 - 1955). He had siblings Estella, Lillian, and Earl. Wilmer married Estella M Mentzell (1901 - 1933) on November 14, 1925 in Fullerton Pennsylvania. They had David W. Grube (1933 - 2014). Estella died in Allentown Hospital of "acute yellow atrophy of liver secondary to eclampsia, peripheral" at age 32 and a half. She was buried in Grandview Cemetery. He then married Gertrude A Dorne on December 25, 1934 and they had a daughter. When they married, Wilmer was a salesman and Gertrude was a clerk. According to the description on his World War II draft card, Wilmer was married to Gertrude and was 5 feet 9.5 inches tall and weighed 168 pounds. He had brown eyes, brown hair, and a "light brown" complexion with a birthmark on his left leg. When Wilmer was 50, he was living in Allentown Pennsylvania with his wife Gertrude and children David (from his first marriage) and Mary Anne (from his marriage to Gertrude). He was a salesman at a Lehigh Candy & Tobacco Co. for more than 60 years, retiring in 1978.
  • 09/15
    1899

    Birthday

    September 15, 1899
    Birthdate
    Shelly, Bucks County, Pennsylvania 18951, United States
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Wilmer was Caucasian.
  • Nationality & Locations

    Wilmer was a lifelong resident of Pennsylvania. He was born in Shelly, Bucks County, Pennsylvania and lived most of his life in Allentown Pennsylvania, where he died.
  • Religious Beliefs

    Wilmer's funeral services were held at Trexler Funeral Home in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
  • Professional Career

    Wilmer was a salesman for Lehigh Candy and Tobacco Co., Fullerton, for more that 60 years before retiring in 1978.
  • 07/dd
    1982

    Death

    July 1982
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Allentown and Sacred Heart Hospital Center in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania United States
    Death location
  • Obituary

    The following is from The Morning Call (Allentown, Pennsylvania) published 15 Jul 1982, Thu on Page 35: Wilmer A. Grube Wilmer A Grube, 81, of 660 N. Sherman St., Allentown, died Tuesday in the Allentown and Sacred Heart Hospital Center. He was the husband of the late Gertrude A. (Dorne) Grube and the late Stella M. (Mentzell) Grube. He was a salesman for Lehigh Candy and Tobacco Co., Fullerton, for more that 60 years before retiring in 1978. Born in Shelly, he was a son of the late Morris and Mary Ann (Clymer) Grube. Surviving are a son, David W. of Allentown, a daughter, Mary Ann, wife of Edward Fallon of Enid, Minn.; a brother Earl of Coopersburg and eight grandchildren. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Trexler Funeral Home, 1625 Highland St., Allentown. Calling hours will be 7-8 p.m. Friday.
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