JOHN GESELL
MADE GOOD SHOWING AT FIRST TEST
When lightning struck the large barn of John Gesell just outside the
city limits on the Northside Saturday afternoon, the new fire apparatus
had its first practical test at a real fire. John Leitle, who conducts
the American Hall nearby saw the bolt descend and the flames burst forth
and immediately phoned to the city power station. The large barn was a
seething mass of flames when the fire department arrived but in a few
minutes two streams thrown in the blaze had subdued it, except for the
roof in a few places and the large quantity of straw inside which smoked
and smoldered a long time. The building is, of course, a total loss,
although it remained standing and appeared from the outside, not much
damaged. The general opinion was that with only the old apparatus the
building must have burned to the ground. The loss is placed by Mr.
Gesell at about $1000. Considerable grain was taken out of the barn a
few days before the fire. Several hacks belonging to William Schultz
valued at several hundred dollars were stored in the building and those
were destroyed, the loss being covered by insurance. There was no
insurance on the building.
The Reporter, Thurs., Sept. 25, 1919
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JOHN GESELL
Gesell, 77, Board Member, Is Dead
John Gesell, 77, of 1609 21st street, Two Rivers, one of the veteran members of the County Board, serving the past 10 years, died this morning at the Two Rivers municipal hospital. He had been a patient there since Friday, and has been in failing health several weeks.
Funeral plans are incomplete, awaiting arrival of an only son, Albert, who is chief engineer at the state prison, Waupun.
Born in Two Rivers in 1867, Mr. Gesell was educated in the schools there and married Miss Minnie Goedjen in 1890. Four years ago the couple observed their
golden wedding.
Mr. Gesell was elected to the county board from the sixth ward, Two Rivers, in 1935 and has served continuously since, being renamed year after year without opposition. The past few years he has served on the important Purchasing committee which meets monthly. For a number of years Mr. Gesell was engaged with business including the fuel business and in partnership with Fred Dicke platted a farm north of Two Rivers a portion of which was accepted as an addition to the city.
For a number of years he had lived a retired life but when the manpower became acute he came out of retirement and for past three years had been employed by the Paragon Electric company. He never became affiliated with any fraternal organizations.
Surviving are the wife, one son, Albert H., of Waupun, and a grandchild, Mrs. Robert Suhr, this city.
The body is at the Jansky funeral home and it is probable funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon.
Manitowoc Herald Times, January 15, 1945 P.2
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Funeral services for John Gesell, 77, Two Rivers county board member, who died Monday at the Municipal hospital there were held this afternoon at the Jansky funeral home in Two Rivers, the Rev. C. F. Hayes officiating. Numerous county officials and county board members were among those attending. Burial was in Pioneers’ Rest cemetery.
Clarence Goedjen, Arthur and William Mertens, Rudolph Fanslau, William Schultz and Charles Maigatter acted as the pall bearers.
Manitowoc Herald Times, January 17, 1945 P. 2
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MADE GOOD SHOWING AT FIRST TEST
When lightning struck the large barn of John Gesell just outside the
city limits on the Northside Saturday afternoon, the new fire apparatus
had its first practical test at a real fire. John Leitle, who conducts
the American Hall nearby saw the bolt descend and the flames burst forth
and immediately phoned to the city power station. The large barn was a
seething mass of flames when the fire department arrived but in a few
minutes two streams thrown in the blaze had subdued it, except for the
roof in a few places and the large quantity of straw inside which smoked
and smoldered a long time. The building is, of course, a total loss,
although it remained standing and appeared from the outside, not much
damaged. The general opinion was that with only the old apparatus the
building must have burned to the ground. The loss is placed by Mr.
Gesell at about $1000. Considerable grain was taken out of the barn a
few days before the fire. Several hacks belonging to William Schultz
valued at several hundred dollars were stored in the building and those
were destroyed, the loss being covered by insurance. There was no
insurance on the building.
The Reporter, Thurs., Sept. 25, 1919
~~~~~~~~
JOHN GESELL
Gesell, 77, Board Member, Is Dead
John Gesell, 77, of 1609 21st street, Two Rivers, one of the veteran members of the County Board, serving the past 10 years, died this morning at the Two Rivers municipal hospital. He had been a patient there since Friday, and has been in failing health several weeks.
Funeral plans are incomplete, awaiting arrival of an only son, Albert, who is chief engineer at the state prison, Waupun.
Born in Two Rivers in 1867, Mr. Gesell was educated in the schools there and married Miss Minnie Goedjen in 1890. Four years ago the couple observed their
golden wedding.
Mr. Gesell was elected to the county board from the sixth ward, Two Rivers, in 1935 and has served continuously since, being renamed year after year without opposition. The past few years he has served on the important Purchasing committee which meets monthly. For a number of years Mr. Gesell was engaged with business including the fuel business and in partnership with Fred Dicke platted a farm north of Two Rivers a portion of which was accepted as an addition to the city.
For a number of years he had lived a retired life but when the manpower became acute he came out of retirement and for past three years had been employed by the Paragon Electric company. He never became affiliated with any fraternal organizations.
Surviving are the wife, one son, Albert H., of Waupun, and a grandchild, Mrs. Robert Suhr, this city.
The body is at the Jansky funeral home and it is probable funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon.
Manitowoc Herald Times, January 15, 1945 P.2
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Funeral services for John Gesell, 77, Two Rivers county board member, who died Monday at the Municipal hospital there were held this afternoon at the Jansky funeral home in Two Rivers, the Rev. C. F. Hayes officiating. Numerous county officials and county board members were among those attending. Burial was in Pioneers’ Rest cemetery.
Clarence Goedjen, Arthur and William Mertens, Rudolph Fanslau, William Schultz and Charles Maigatter acted as the pall bearers.
Manitowoc Herald Times, January 17, 1945 P. 2
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JOHN GESELL
MADE GOOD SHOWING AT FIRST TEST
When lightning struck the large barn of John Gesell just outside the
city limits on the Northside Saturday afternoon, the new fire apparatus
had its first practical test at a real fire. John Leitle, who conducts
the American Hall nearby saw the bolt descend and the flames burst forth
and immediately phoned to the city power station. The large barn was a
seething mass of flames when the fire department arrived but in a few
minutes two streams thrown in the blaze had subdued it, except for the
roof in a few places and the large quantity of straw inside which smoked
and smoldered a long time. The building is, of course, a total loss,
although it remained standing and appeared from the outside, not much
damaged. The general opinion was that with only the old apparatus the
building must have burned to the ground. The loss is placed by Mr.
Gesell at about $1000. Considerable grain was taken out of the barn a
few days before the fire. Several hacks belonging to William Schultz
valued at several hundred dollars were stored in the building and those
were destroyed, the loss being covered by insurance. There was no
insurance on the building.
The Reporter, Thurs., Sept. 25, 1919
~~~~~~~~
JOHN GESELL
Gesell, 77, Board Member, Is Dead
John Gesell, 77, of 1609 21st street, Two Rivers, one of the veteran members of the County Board, serving the past 10 years, died this morning at the Two Rivers municipal hospital. He had been a patient there since Friday, and has been in failing health several weeks.
Funeral plans are incomplete, awaiting arrival of an only son, Albert, who is chief engineer at the state prison, Waupun.
Born in Two Rivers in 1867, Mr. Gesell was educated in the schools there and married Miss Minnie Goedjen in 1890. Four years ago the couple observed their
golden wedding.
Mr. Gesell was elected to the county board from the sixth ward, Two Rivers, in 1935 and has served continuously since, being renamed year after year without opposition. The past few years he has served on the important Purchasing committee which meets monthly. For a number of years Mr. Gesell was engaged with business including the fuel business and in partnership with Fred Dicke platted a farm north of Two Rivers a portion of which was accepted as an addition to the city.
For a number of years he had lived a retired life but when the manpower became acute he came out of retirement and for past three years had been employed by the Paragon Electric company. He never became affiliated with any fraternal organizations.
Surviving are the wife, one son, Albert H., of Waupun, and a grandchild, Mrs. Robert Suhr, this city.
The body is at the Jansky funeral home and it is probable funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon.
Manitowoc Herald Times, January 15, 1945 P.2
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Funeral services for John Gesell, 77, Two Rivers county board member, who died Monday at the Municipal hospital there were held this afternoon at the Jansky funeral home in Two Rivers, the Rev. C. F. Hayes officiating. Numerous county officials and county board members were among those attending. Burial was in Pioneers’ Rest cemetery.
Clarence Goedjen, Arthur and William Mertens, Rudolph Fanslau, William Schultz and Charles Maigatter acted as the pall bearers.
Manitowoc Herald Times, January 17, 1945 P. 2
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MADE GOOD SHOWING AT FIRST TEST
When lightning struck the large barn of John Gesell just outside the
city limits on the Northside Saturday afternoon, the new fire apparatus
had its first practical test at a real fire. John Leitle, who conducts
the American Hall nearby saw the bolt descend and the flames burst forth
and immediately phoned to the city power station. The large barn was a
seething mass of flames when the fire department arrived but in a few
minutes two streams thrown in the blaze had subdued it, except for the
roof in a few places and the large quantity of straw inside which smoked
and smoldered a long time. The building is, of course, a total loss,
although it remained standing and appeared from the outside, not much
damaged. The general opinion was that with only the old apparatus the
building must have burned to the ground. The loss is placed by Mr.
Gesell at about $1000. Considerable grain was taken out of the barn a
few days before the fire. Several hacks belonging to William Schultz
valued at several hundred dollars were stored in the building and those
were destroyed, the loss being covered by insurance. There was no
insurance on the building.
The Reporter, Thurs., Sept. 25, 1919
~~~~~~~~
JOHN GESELL
Gesell, 77, Board Member, Is Dead
John Gesell, 77, of 1609 21st street, Two Rivers, one of the veteran members of the County Board, serving the past 10 years, died this morning at the Two Rivers municipal hospital. He had been a patient there since Friday, and has been in failing health several weeks.
Funeral plans are incomplete, awaiting arrival of an only son, Albert, who is chief engineer at the state prison, Waupun.
Born in Two Rivers in 1867, Mr. Gesell was educated in the schools there and married Miss Minnie Goedjen in 1890. Four years ago the couple observed their
golden wedding.
Mr. Gesell was elected to the county board from the sixth ward, Two Rivers, in 1935 and has served continuously since, being renamed year after year without opposition. The past few years he has served on the important Purchasing committee which meets monthly. For a number of years Mr. Gesell was engaged with business including the fuel business and in partnership with Fred Dicke platted a farm north of Two Rivers a portion of which was accepted as an addition to the city.
For a number of years he had lived a retired life but when the manpower became acute he came out of retirement and for past three years had been employed by the Paragon Electric company. He never became affiliated with any fraternal organizations.
Surviving are the wife, one son, Albert H., of Waupun, and a grandchild, Mrs. Robert Suhr, this city.
The body is at the Jansky funeral home and it is probable funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon.
Manitowoc Herald Times, January 15, 1945 P.2
*******
Funeral services for John Gesell, 77, Two Rivers county board member, who died Monday at the Municipal hospital there were held this afternoon at the Jansky funeral home in Two Rivers, the Rev. C. F. Hayes officiating. Numerous county officials and county board members were among those attending. Burial was in Pioneers’ Rest cemetery.
Clarence Goedjen, Arthur and William Mertens, Rudolph Fanslau, William Schultz and Charles Maigatter acted as the pall bearers.
Manitowoc Herald Times, January 17, 1945 P. 2
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