James R. Grimes
Dec. 29, 1912-Feb. 9, 1974
Niles Daily Star, Monday, February 11, 1974, page 2, col. 6, microfilm Niles District Library
MISHAWAKA--James R. Grimes, 61, of Mishawaka, formerly of Niles, died Saturday morning in the Cardinal Nursing Home, South Bend, after an extended illness.
Born Dec. 29, 1912, in Chicago, Mr. Grimes came to Niles in 1916. He was a graduate of Niles High School and a World War II veteran. His wife, the former Louise Seely, died in 1970.
Survivors include a son, Kenneth J. Grimes, and a daughter, Mrs. Michael (Janis) Smith, both of Mishawaka; two brothers, Thomas of South Bend and Franklin of Littleton, Colo.; four sisters, Mrs. Fred (Ruth) Cook of Niles, Mrs. Gwendolyn McDade of Los Angeles, Calif., Mrs. Charles H. (Carolyn) Baldwin of Irvine, Calif., and Mrs. John W. (Betty) Barry of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and three grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday in St. Monica's Church, Mishawaka, with burial in Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles.
The Bobb Funeral Home is in charge of funeral arrangements.