Submitted by: Georgia Gill-Elkins

Hollister, Fuller, Uline, Edwards

South Bend Tribune July 17, 1916 p. 11

Oldest Grocer Of City Passes Away

J. F. Hollister Unconscious for Hours Before Death

Suffered Stroke Twice   Well known Resident Has Been In Business in Mishawaka for Nearly 40 Years--Member of School Board.

John Frederick Hollister, aged 57, well known business man and erst-while member of the board of education, passed away this morning at 1:30 o'clock at the family residence, 518 Lincoln Way East, after an illness which dated from a first stroke of paralysis Sept. 19, 1915. He suffered a second stroke about two months ago, but is has only been for the last fortnight that he has been critically ill. He became unconscious at 7 o'clock Saturday evening and never rallied from the state of coma. He did not wake up Sunday morning, and it was while peacefully sleeping that the end came, the members of the family being about the bedside.
Mr. Hollister was one of the oldest merchants in Mishawaka, having come to the city at the age of 21 from Niles, and engaged in partnership in the grocery business successively with Mr. Cross and Mr. Bunbury. After buying out Mr. Bunbury's interest, Mr. Hollister continued the business alone, in 1892, he built the two-story double store block at 118 -120 Lincoln Way East which bears his name. Although somewhat enfeebled by his stroke, he continued supervision of the store until the last few months. Just last week he was approached with a proposition of the Pugh Stores company, to make his business one of the links of the chain of stores of that name, but did not accept the proposal.
   Mr. Hollister was sincere in his tenets, and in evidence of that fact was the burning by him, several year ago, of a large stock of tabacco from his store, valued at several hundred dollars, and his discontinuance of what part of his business.
   He was born in Waterloo, New York, Oct. 18, 1858, and came west with his parents at the age of nine years to Niles, Mich., where he received his education and his early business experience before coming to this city. He was married to Miss Lillie Fuller in Mishawaka in 1886. She died in 1903. In 1905 he was united to Miss Carrie Uline who with two children Sarah Louise and John Frederick, Jr., him.
   He was a member of the board of education for a term of several years after 1900. He belonged to Mishawaka lodge 130 F. & A.M. He also has for many years been a member of the Methodist Episcopal church.
   Funeral services will be held from the residence Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, Rev. Loren M. Edwards officiation. Interment in the city cemetery.