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Oscar Kroehle
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His Early Years
Born on 21 Sep 1869, Oscar Kroehle was one of six children born to Charles Kroehle and Mary (Schneider) Kroehle.
Personal Life
Oscar married on 28 Apr 1890 to Ella Sears, daughter of James Sears and Catherine (Phelps) Sears. Together they had three children: Ralph, Amy, and Vernon.
His uncle, Adam Kroehle, was another well-known name in Brooklyn Centre having established himself as a real estate developer.
Oscar passed away 19 Jan 1944 in Lakewood, Ohio.
Business Interests
Founder of The Star Baking Company.
Oscar and his wife started the Star Baking Company in 1896 by selling baked goods from a hand-pushed cart. By 1901, the company had grown and was then housed in a building located at 1860 Pearl St. (modern equivalent address would be 3793 West 25th St.) on property that they had bought in 1898 from Olive Kibbee. Kroehle was using up to 20 horse-drawn wagons to deliver his bakery products. Oscar came by his interest in baking from his father, who was also a baker by trade.[1]
Kroehle was also a successful inventor. See a need for some sort of warning when cars and trucks were slowing down or stopping, he developed a type of brake light.
Although the main business was located in Brooklyn Centre, the Kroehle's moved to Lakewood in 1907. Here he had yet another venture by developing real estate.
Notes
- ↑ A History of Cleveland and its environs, By Elroy McKendree Avery, pg 488
