Cornell Funeral Services Are Held At Washington Island

At the Bethel church on Washington Island, funeral services were conducted at 3 o'clock on Saturday afternoon for Leon Cornell, aged 47, 312 New York avenue. The prominent fisherman and overseas veteran of World War I passed away last week Tuesday night at the St. Nicholas hospital after an illness of over two years.

The son of Mr. and Mrs. Ellsworth Cornell was born on Washington island on Nov. 5, 1895. As a boy he started fishing with his father and also sailed for a time. After being employed by J. W. Cornell and Chambers Bros. of Washington Island, he and his brother, Leslie, formed a partnership in the fishing business. Shortly after that they obtained their own equipment.

In 1920 Mr. Cornell married Miss Alice Anderson of Washington Island. With their two sons the couple moved to Sheboygan three years ago. Here he had been operating two boats.

Through his long experience in the fishing industry, Mr. Cornell's opinions regarding it were sought and respected. He was prominent in actions for the conservation of the fish supply. For some years he was a member of the advisory committee to the state conservation commission.

All of his activities were not confined to fishing, however. He was one of the founders of the Charles Gislason post of the American Legion, and also assisted in organizing the Lions club, both in Washington Island. He was instrumental in intruducing aviation to the island and in establishing airport facilities there.

Besides his parents who reside in Chicago, the survivors are his wife, two sons, Allan, B. M. 2/c in the U. S. Coast Guard at Charleston, S.C., and Murray, a senior at Central High school in Sheboygan; four brothers, Leslie of Bayfield, Lloyd of Chicago, Marvin, a coast guardsman at Port Washington, and Merrill, similarly employed at New London, Conn.; a four sisters, Mrs. George Hanson, Washington Island, Mrs. Al Miller and Mrs. Thomas White, Chicago, and Mrs. B. McKincie, Panama Canal zone.

The pallbearers were Charles Johnson, George Cornell, Roy Richter, William Jacobson, Chester Peterson, all of Washington Island, and L. E. Cody of Sheboygan. The two honorary pallbearers were Martin Engleson of Kenosha and John Anderson of Washington island.

Besides the members of the family and relatives from away at the funeral, Oliver Smith of Port Washington, George, Dennis and Leland McDonald, all of Kenosha, also attended.

[Sheboygan Press, Wednesday, February 10, 1943]