Joseph Grassold (1914-1918)

Birth March 1, 1866

Death: April 19, 1954 (Age 88)

Burial: Hillside Cemetery (Chilton, Calumet County, Wisconsin)

Joseph was born in Milwaukee on March 1, 1866, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Karl Grassold. After attending St. Joseph's Parochial School there he served his apprenticeship in a Milwaukee newspaper plant. On April 28, 1888, he was married to Amanda Arnold. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, the Holy Name Society of the Church, and the Catholic Knights of Wisconsin. Mr. Grassold was a charter member of the Chilton Aerie of Eagles, a member of the St. Joseph's Sick Benefit Society, and the G.W.G. Germania of Chilton. Mr. Grassold came to Chilton in 1882 and established, and published, the Wisconsin Democrat, the Chilton Independent Journal, and later the Chilton Times-Journal. Grassold was a weekly newspaper publisher in the community for over 60 years. Among the many offices he held were three terms as mayor of Chilton, three terms as city clerk, one term as Calumet County Coroner, and several years on the Calumet County Board of Supervisors. He retired from active work in 1942. His wife passed away on Jan. 21, 1953. The couple had previously lost their two sons, Randolph O. Grassold was killed on July 30, 1918, in World War I, and Raymond A. Grassold died on August 23, 1945.