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Stella Henrietta (Juneau) Grant

Posted 2017-10-31 by Judy Wight Branson
he Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, Arizona
October 6, 1960

Mrs. Stella Grant, 84, pioneer Arizona nurse who came to Bisbee from
Topeka, Kan. in a covered wagon in 1905, died late yesterday at St.
Mary's Hospital.

Mrs. Grant was born in Topeka. Her great-grandfather, Laurent
Solomon Juneau, was one of the founders of Milwaukee and Juneau,
Alaska (sic) was named for him.

After serving as a nurse in the Bisbee mining district several
years, Mrs. Grant came to Tucson in 1914. Until her retirement in
1926, she was a nurse at the Thomas-Davis Clinic here. She resided
at 1008 E. Mill St.

She is survived by her husband, Harry M., two daughters, Mrs. Walter
Kleinebecker of Santa Barbara, Calif., and Mrs. Paul Graef of
Chicago; a son, John Baird, of Banning Calif.; sixteen grandchildren
and six great-grandchildren.

Bring's Funeral Home is in charge of funeral arrangements.




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