Konkol's Rites Tonight
Orofino, Idaho - Rosary for Andrew J. Konkol, 65, founder of Konkolville, Idaho, on the outskirts of Orofino, will be tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Gilbert's Funeral Home.
He died Monday at a Spokane hospital due to heart failure and had been hospitalized for 11 days.
Requiem mass will be at St. Theresa's Catholic Church tomorrow at 10 a.m. and entombment will be Saturday noon in Crestview Mausoleum at Lewis-Clark Memorial Gardens, Lewiston.
Konkolville, which first came into being in 1946 when Konkol began a sawmill and logging operation in Idaho's Clearwater County, was known to tourists throughout the Northwest.
Later the founder constructed a lumber yard, mill and tavern and still later a steakhouse and motel. His Konkolville home was made from stone shipped from Wisconsin.
Along with founding the village, Konkol was also active in a number of community affairs including treasurer of the Orofino Rural Fire Department, and a member of the Orofino Chamber of Commerce and Knights of Columbus. He was also a communicant of St. Theresa's Catholic Church.
Survivors include his wife; four sons; four daughters; 25 grandchildren; four brothers and three sisters.
The family suggests memorials be made to the St. Theresa's Catholic Church or the Clearwater County chapter of the American Heart Association.
Published in Spokane (Washington) Chronicle, 26 Sep 1975, Fri · Page 6
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Mr. Konkol was born in the Town of Buena Vista (Wisconsin) July 26, 1910, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Alex Konkol. He married Bernice Cekosh August 13, 1934 at St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church, Fancher (Wisconsin).
Published in Stevens Point (Wisconsin) Journal, 23 Sep 1975, Tue · Page 2
Orofino, Idaho - Rosary for Andrew J. Konkol, 65, founder of Konkolville, Idaho, on the outskirts of Orofino, will be tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Gilbert's Funeral Home.
He died Monday at a Spokane hospital due to heart failure and had been hospitalized for 11 days.
Requiem mass will be at St. Theresa's Catholic Church tomorrow at 10 a.m. and entombment will be Saturday noon in Crestview Mausoleum at Lewis-Clark Memorial Gardens, Lewiston.
Konkolville, which first came into being in 1946 when Konkol began a sawmill and logging operation in Idaho's Clearwater County, was known to tourists throughout the Northwest.
Later the founder constructed a lumber yard, mill and tavern and still later a steakhouse and motel. His Konkolville home was made from stone shipped from Wisconsin.
Along with founding the village, Konkol was also active in a number of community affairs including treasurer of the Orofino Rural Fire Department, and a member of the Orofino Chamber of Commerce and Knights of Columbus. He was also a communicant of St. Theresa's Catholic Church.
Survivors include his wife; four sons; four daughters; 25 grandchildren; four brothers and three sisters.
The family suggests memorials be made to the St. Theresa's Catholic Church or the Clearwater County chapter of the American Heart Association.
Published in Spokane (Washington) Chronicle, 26 Sep 1975, Fri · Page 6
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Mr. Konkol was born in the Town of Buena Vista (Wisconsin) July 26, 1910, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Alex Konkol. He married Bernice Cekosh August 13, 1934 at St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church, Fancher (Wisconsin).
Published in Stevens Point (Wisconsin) Journal, 23 Sep 1975, Tue · Page 2
Konkol's Rites Tonight
Orofino, Idaho - Rosary for Andrew J. Konkol, 65, founder of Konkolville, Idaho, on the outskirts of Orofino, will be tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Gilbert's Funeral Home.
He died Monday at a Spokane hospital due to heart failure and had been hospitalized for 11 days.
Requiem mass will be at St. Theresa's Catholic Church tomorrow at 10 a.m. and entombment will be Saturday noon in Crestview Mausoleum at Lewis-Clark Memorial Gardens, Lewiston.
Konkolville, which first came into being in 1946 when Konkol began a sawmill and logging operation in Idaho's Clearwater County, was known to tourists throughout the Northwest.
Later the founder constructed a lumber yard, mill and tavern and still later a steakhouse and motel. His Konkolville home was made from stone shipped from Wisconsin.
Along with founding the village, Konkol was also active in a number of community affairs including treasurer of the Orofino Rural Fire Department, and a member of the Orofino Chamber of Commerce and Knights of Columbus. He was also a communicant of St. Theresa's Catholic Church.
Survivors include his wife; four sons; four daughters; 25 grandchildren; four brothers and three sisters.
The family suggests memorials be made to the St. Theresa's Catholic Church or the Clearwater County chapter of the American Heart Association.
Published in Spokane (Washington) Chronicle, 26 Sep 1975, Fri · Page 6
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Mr. Konkol was born in the Town of Buena Vista (Wisconsin) July 26, 1910, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Alex Konkol. He married Bernice Cekosh August 13, 1934 at St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church, Fancher (Wisconsin).
Published in Stevens Point (Wisconsin) Journal, 23 Sep 1975, Tue · Page 2
Orofino, Idaho - Rosary for Andrew J. Konkol, 65, founder of Konkolville, Idaho, on the outskirts of Orofino, will be tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Gilbert's Funeral Home.
He died Monday at a Spokane hospital due to heart failure and had been hospitalized for 11 days.
Requiem mass will be at St. Theresa's Catholic Church tomorrow at 10 a.m. and entombment will be Saturday noon in Crestview Mausoleum at Lewis-Clark Memorial Gardens, Lewiston.
Konkolville, which first came into being in 1946 when Konkol began a sawmill and logging operation in Idaho's Clearwater County, was known to tourists throughout the Northwest.
Later the founder constructed a lumber yard, mill and tavern and still later a steakhouse and motel. His Konkolville home was made from stone shipped from Wisconsin.
Along with founding the village, Konkol was also active in a number of community affairs including treasurer of the Orofino Rural Fire Department, and a member of the Orofino Chamber of Commerce and Knights of Columbus. He was also a communicant of St. Theresa's Catholic Church.
Survivors include his wife; four sons; four daughters; 25 grandchildren; four brothers and three sisters.
The family suggests memorials be made to the St. Theresa's Catholic Church or the Clearwater County chapter of the American Heart Association.
Published in Spokane (Washington) Chronicle, 26 Sep 1975, Fri · Page 6
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Mr. Konkol was born in the Town of Buena Vista (Wisconsin) July 26, 1910, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Alex Konkol. He married Bernice Cekosh August 13, 1934 at St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church, Fancher (Wisconsin).
Published in Stevens Point (Wisconsin) Journal, 23 Sep 1975, Tue · Page 2
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