Rev. Richard Grenz        

 A native of the Napoleon area, died Nov 18, at Oklahoma City, Okla.  His death was due to pneumonia after a lingering illness.  After services on Saturday at Shattuck, Oklahoma, where Rev. Richard had been pastor since April, the body was brought to Napoleon where services were held Monday at the Baptist Church.  Burial was at Napoleon Cemetery.  Graduated from Napoleon High School in 1935, and graduated from the seminary in Rochester, NY in 1940.  During his training, he served a church at New Leipzig from 1938 to 1939.  In 1940 he served at Neustadt, Ont. Canada, until 1943 when he served at Cathay Until 1947.  He then served at Alpena, Mich. until 1952.  He served at Sioux Falls, SD until 1955, at Underwood until 1960, at Billings, Montana until May 1971, when he moved to Shattuck, Okla.  Three children survive, Lyle, Houston; Stanley, Boulder, Colorado, and Janice, Denver, Colo.                Obituary Napoleon Homestead Nov 24, 1971

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           Received his early education in Napoleon and then went on to seminary at the North American Baptist Seminary which was then located in Rochester, NY.  For 31 years, he served as pastor in several North American Baptist Churches.                  Napoleon Centennial Book 1884 -1984 page