Silas Crim (1 Oct 1899 - 9 April 1969)
Son of Arthur J. Crim (No 06) and Frances "Fannie" Oeschger (No.  07) on Family Chart
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SILAS CRIM -- MONTICELLO---Funeral services for Silas B. Grim, 69, were held Friday morning at Sacred Heart Catholic church. The Rev. Joseph Kirk officiated. Interment and military services were at Sacred Heart cemetery. Mr. Crim died April 9 at John McDonald hospital. He was born Oct. 1, 1899, at Monticello, the son of Arthur and Fannie Oeschger Crim. He was a Navy veteran of WWI He farmed for many years in the Monticello area. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Leland. Survivors include two brothers, Fillmore of Dubuque and Lester of Luzerne; three sisters, Mrs. Herman (Milly) Welter, Sr., Mrs. Mathilda Offerman, both of Monticello, and Mrs. Charles Reggentine of Hopkinton. Casketbearers were John Behrends, Carl Bohlken, Ray Gehret, vernon Doden, Lewis Burrichter and Wallace Nehl.

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As noted in this obituary Silas died in 1969; however, no reference is made to his brother Ralph who predeceased him in 1965. Ralph was also not mentioned in Leland Crim's obituary as having predeceased him. Whether this is by omission or design is left to question. Ralph however, was no longer a member of the Catholic Church and was buried in the Oakwood cemetery with services conducted from the Peace
United Church of Christ. He was the first of Fannie and Arthur's children to die.

~A-16 MONTICELLO (IOWA) EXPRESS, APRIL 17, 1969