Mieras, John M. (Died 1952)

MIERAS

Posted By: Leanna Ihde (email)
Date: 2/1/2008 at 14:37:03

Obituary for John M. Mieras published in the Sioux City News, February 14, 1952:

JOHN M. MIERAS

Funeral services will be held Friday at 1:30pm at the First Reformed Church in Maurice for John M. Mieras, a retired rural mail carrier who died Tuesday evening at the age of 72. He died of a heart attack.

Mr. Mieras was a pioneer rural mail carrier in this area. He started in 1903 when the RFD was initiated. He delivered mail on Route 2 out of Maurice until 1934 when he was retired on pension.

He received an unusual honor upon retirement. Some 400 of his patrons and friends held a surprise party for him and presented him with a gold watch as a token of their esteem. Mr. Mieras spent all but the first 10 years of his life in the Maurice community.