Published in the Journal Gazette (Mattoon, Illinois) on Wednesday, February 25, 1959:
Former Arcola Magistrate Dies
ARCOLA, Ill. — John W. Eisele, 72, a former police magistrate of Arcola, died at 6 a.m. today in the Arcola Nursing Home.
Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. in the Shrader funeral home with Rev. Owen Stewart officiating. Burial will be in Arcola cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday.
Mr. Eisele was born Aug. 27, 1887, in Arcola. He served as police magistrate for 24 years before his retirement.
He is survived by a cousin, Mrs. William Ernst of Arcola.
He was a member of the Arcola Baptist Church and the IOOF Lodge.
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Published in the Journal Gazette (Mattoon, Illinois) on Wednesday, February 25, 1959:
Former Arcola Magistrate Dies
ARCOLA, Ill. — John W. Eisele, 72, a former police magistrate of Arcola, died at 6 a.m. today in the Arcola Nursing Home.
Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. in the Shrader funeral home with Rev. Owen Stewart officiating. Burial will be in Arcola cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday.
Mr. Eisele was born Aug. 27, 1887, in Arcola. He served as police magistrate for 24 years before his retirement.
He is survived by a cousin, Mrs. William Ernst of Arcola.
He was a member of the Arcola Baptist Church and the IOOF Lodge.
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Gravesite Details
Headstone is no longer visible. (Information from FHL film #1302757 - Arcola Cemetery transcriptions done in 1971 as a project of the Stephen A. Douglas Chapter of the DAR.)
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