Thank you to those that responded to my question. Your information is going to be very helpful, I'm sure. Jeanne K At 05:29 PM 12/7/2005 -0500, you wrote: >St. Josephs Catholic church is in Grand Rapids, 613 North West 1st. Ave. >326-2843 >In 1904 Grand Rapids probably was a villliage. It still is by no way a >city. Just a nice iron range town. In the summer full of tourists so the >population then does increase. > > >----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeanne Kalkwarf" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 5:03 PM >Subject: [MNITASCA] Itasca County locaton > > >> >>I recently acquired an obit that was printed in the "Itasca County >>Independent" in August 1904. It states that my ancestor had been a >>resident of "the village" and the service was held from St. Joseph's >>Catholic Church. Does anyone know what town this refers to? I believe >>he had been a resident of Grand Rapids, MN but doubt that would be >>considered "the village". >> >>Any assistance would be appreciated. >> >>Jeanne K >>In rainy California