From: The Chicago Tribune - 6/24/1972
Svendsen
Carl M. Svendsen, beloved husband of Alvina; loving father of Leo [Ann], Caroline lVaughn Giles and Betty [Edward] Handschuh; fond grandfather of Debra Ann and Richard Carl Svendsen, Joseph Carl Curtis and Edward Sven Handschuh. Services Monday, 1 p.m., at Edgar-Anderson Funeral Home, 4821 N. Damen Av. Interment Memory Gardens. Visitation after 4 p.m. Saturday. LO 1-2016.
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From: The Chicago Tribune - 6/24/1972
Carl Svendsen Services Set; Circus Clown
Services for Carl Svendsen, 79, of 4942 N. Winchester Av., a circus clown who suffered a fatal heart attack Thursday night while performing in Dyche Stadium, Evanston, will be held at 1 p.m. Monday in the chapel at 4821 N. Damen Av.
Mr. Svenden's daughter, Mrs. Caroline Giles, said he started his circus career as as water boy 68 years ago and once was a trapeze artist and acrobat. But he performed to years as a clown under the name of Carl Marx. His trademark was a flashing light on his nose. He was stricken while performing with the International Apollo Circus in a benefit for the Evanston Hospital Association. He had appeared in a number of circuses and at one time performed a solo act in the College Inn of the Sherman House for several years.
Besides the daughter, he is survived by his widow, Alvina; a son, Leo; another daughter, Mrs. Betty Handschuk; and four grandchildren.
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From: The Chicago Tribune - 6/25/1972
Carl Svendsen
Services for Carl Svendsen, 79, of 4942 N. Winchester Av., will be held at 1 p.m. tomorrow in the chapel at 4821 N. Damen Av. Mr. Svendsen suffered a fatal heart attack Thursday evening while performing as a circus clown in Dyche Stadium in Evanston. He began his circus career 68 years ago as a waterboy. He is survived by his widow, Alvina; two daughters, Mrs. Caroline Giles and Mrs. Betty Handschuk; a son, Leo; and four grandchildren.
Svendsen
Carl M. Svendsen, beloved husband of Alvina; loving father of Leo [Ann], Caroline lVaughn Giles and Betty [Edward] Handschuh; fond grandfather of Debra Ann and Richard Carl Svendsen, Joseph Carl Curtis and Edward Sven Handschuh. Services Monday, 1 p.m., at Edgar-Anderson Funeral Home, 4821 N. Damen Av. Interment Memory Gardens. Visitation after 4 p.m. Saturday. LO 1-2016.
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From: The Chicago Tribune - 6/24/1972
Carl Svendsen Services Set; Circus Clown
Services for Carl Svendsen, 79, of 4942 N. Winchester Av., a circus clown who suffered a fatal heart attack Thursday night while performing in Dyche Stadium, Evanston, will be held at 1 p.m. Monday in the chapel at 4821 N. Damen Av.
Mr. Svenden's daughter, Mrs. Caroline Giles, said he started his circus career as as water boy 68 years ago and once was a trapeze artist and acrobat. But he performed to years as a clown under the name of Carl Marx. His trademark was a flashing light on his nose. He was stricken while performing with the International Apollo Circus in a benefit for the Evanston Hospital Association. He had appeared in a number of circuses and at one time performed a solo act in the College Inn of the Sherman House for several years.
Besides the daughter, he is survived by his widow, Alvina; a son, Leo; another daughter, Mrs. Betty Handschuk; and four grandchildren.
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From: The Chicago Tribune - 6/25/1972
Carl Svendsen
Services for Carl Svendsen, 79, of 4942 N. Winchester Av., will be held at 1 p.m. tomorrow in the chapel at 4821 N. Damen Av. Mr. Svendsen suffered a fatal heart attack Thursday evening while performing as a circus clown in Dyche Stadium in Evanston. He began his circus career 68 years ago as a waterboy. He is survived by his widow, Alvina; two daughters, Mrs. Caroline Giles and Mrs. Betty Handschuk; a son, Leo; and four grandchildren.
From: The Chicago Tribune - 6/24/1972
Svendsen
Carl M. Svendsen, beloved husband of Alvina; loving father of Leo [Ann], Caroline lVaughn Giles and Betty [Edward] Handschuh; fond grandfather of Debra Ann and Richard Carl Svendsen, Joseph Carl Curtis and Edward Sven Handschuh. Services Monday, 1 p.m., at Edgar-Anderson Funeral Home, 4821 N. Damen Av. Interment Memory Gardens. Visitation after 4 p.m. Saturday. LO 1-2016.
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From: The Chicago Tribune - 6/24/1972
Carl Svendsen Services Set; Circus Clown
Services for Carl Svendsen, 79, of 4942 N. Winchester Av., a circus clown who suffered a fatal heart attack Thursday night while performing in Dyche Stadium, Evanston, will be held at 1 p.m. Monday in the chapel at 4821 N. Damen Av.
Mr. Svenden's daughter, Mrs. Caroline Giles, said he started his circus career as as water boy 68 years ago and once was a trapeze artist and acrobat. But he performed to years as a clown under the name of Carl Marx. His trademark was a flashing light on his nose. He was stricken while performing with the International Apollo Circus in a benefit for the Evanston Hospital Association. He had appeared in a number of circuses and at one time performed a solo act in the College Inn of the Sherman House for several years.
Besides the daughter, he is survived by his widow, Alvina; a son, Leo; another daughter, Mrs. Betty Handschuk; and four grandchildren.
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From: The Chicago Tribune - 6/25/1972
Carl Svendsen
Services for Carl Svendsen, 79, of 4942 N. Winchester Av., will be held at 1 p.m. tomorrow in the chapel at 4821 N. Damen Av. Mr. Svendsen suffered a fatal heart attack Thursday evening while performing as a circus clown in Dyche Stadium in Evanston. He began his circus career 68 years ago as a waterboy. He is survived by his widow, Alvina; two daughters, Mrs. Caroline Giles and Mrs. Betty Handschuk; a son, Leo; and four grandchildren.
Svendsen
Carl M. Svendsen, beloved husband of Alvina; loving father of Leo [Ann], Caroline lVaughn Giles and Betty [Edward] Handschuh; fond grandfather of Debra Ann and Richard Carl Svendsen, Joseph Carl Curtis and Edward Sven Handschuh. Services Monday, 1 p.m., at Edgar-Anderson Funeral Home, 4821 N. Damen Av. Interment Memory Gardens. Visitation after 4 p.m. Saturday. LO 1-2016.
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From: The Chicago Tribune - 6/24/1972
Carl Svendsen Services Set; Circus Clown
Services for Carl Svendsen, 79, of 4942 N. Winchester Av., a circus clown who suffered a fatal heart attack Thursday night while performing in Dyche Stadium, Evanston, will be held at 1 p.m. Monday in the chapel at 4821 N. Damen Av.
Mr. Svenden's daughter, Mrs. Caroline Giles, said he started his circus career as as water boy 68 years ago and once was a trapeze artist and acrobat. But he performed to years as a clown under the name of Carl Marx. His trademark was a flashing light on his nose. He was stricken while performing with the International Apollo Circus in a benefit for the Evanston Hospital Association. He had appeared in a number of circuses and at one time performed a solo act in the College Inn of the Sherman House for several years.
Besides the daughter, he is survived by his widow, Alvina; a son, Leo; another daughter, Mrs. Betty Handschuk; and four grandchildren.
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From: The Chicago Tribune - 6/25/1972
Carl Svendsen
Services for Carl Svendsen, 79, of 4942 N. Winchester Av., will be held at 1 p.m. tomorrow in the chapel at 4821 N. Damen Av. Mr. Svendsen suffered a fatal heart attack Thursday evening while performing as a circus clown in Dyche Stadium in Evanston. He began his circus career 68 years ago as a waterboy. He is survived by his widow, Alvina; two daughters, Mrs. Caroline Giles and Mrs. Betty Handschuk; a son, Leo; and four grandchildren.
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