Former Deputy Sheriff Dies
John Ganc, 44, former deputy sheriff and county jailer from 1935 to 1939 under the late Sheriff William Shely, died in a Houston hospital today.
Ganc, well known here among peace officers, served as a guard at the Naval Air Station in recent years after leaving the sheriffs department. Recently, he was stricken ill and removed to a Houston hospital. He died at 7:30 o’clock this morning.
A resident of Corpus Christi for the past 15 years, Ganc served in World War 1. He was a member of the Ernest H. Gregg Post of the American Legion here many years, becoming inactive after his retirement from law enforcement.
His body will be returned to Corpus Christi tomorrow at which time funeral arrangements will be announced. Cage-Mills Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements here.
He is survived by his wife, two daughters, Mrs. W.W. Langen and Mrs. H.J. Stigletts; one grandchild; his mother, Mrs. V.J. Ganc, four sisters, Mrs. H.F. Harrell, Mrs. Ben D. Lee, Jr., Mrs. John L. Embry and Miss Frances Ganc; and five brothers, Robert, Alfred, Eugene, Charles and Joe Ganc. All of the family resides in Corpus Christi except Joe Ganc, who is in the U.S. Army, stationed in Wyoming.
The Corpus Christi Caller-Times, Feb. 2, 1943, Pg. 2
John Ganc
Funeral services John Ganc, 44, were scheduled for this afternoon at 3 o’clock in the Cage-Mills Funeral Chapel with the Rev. B. F. Brekley, pastor of the Gregory Baptist Church, officiating. Graveside services in Rose Hill Cemetery were to be conducted by the Ernest Gragg Post of the American Legion.
Resident of Corpus Christi for 15 years, Ganc had been a city policeman, deputy sheriff, county jailer, and lately a guard at the Naval Air Station.
Survivors are his wife, two daughters, Mrs. W. W. Langen and Mrs. H. J. Stigletts; a grandchild, his mother, Mrs. V. J. Ganc; four sisters and five brothers.
The Corpus Christi Caller-Times, Feb. 4, 1943, Pg. 2
John Ganc, 44, former deputy sheriff and county jailer from 1935 to 1939 under the late Sheriff William Shely, died in a Houston hospital today.
Ganc, well known here among peace officers, served as a guard at the Naval Air Station in recent years after leaving the sheriffs department. Recently, he was stricken ill and removed to a Houston hospital. He died at 7:30 o’clock this morning.
A resident of Corpus Christi for the past 15 years, Ganc served in World War 1. He was a member of the Ernest H. Gregg Post of the American Legion here many years, becoming inactive after his retirement from law enforcement.
His body will be returned to Corpus Christi tomorrow at which time funeral arrangements will be announced. Cage-Mills Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements here.
He is survived by his wife, two daughters, Mrs. W.W. Langen and Mrs. H.J. Stigletts; one grandchild; his mother, Mrs. V.J. Ganc, four sisters, Mrs. H.F. Harrell, Mrs. Ben D. Lee, Jr., Mrs. John L. Embry and Miss Frances Ganc; and five brothers, Robert, Alfred, Eugene, Charles and Joe Ganc. All of the family resides in Corpus Christi except Joe Ganc, who is in the U.S. Army, stationed in Wyoming.
The Corpus Christi Caller-Times, Feb. 2, 1943, Pg. 2
John Ganc
Funeral services John Ganc, 44, were scheduled for this afternoon at 3 o’clock in the Cage-Mills Funeral Chapel with the Rev. B. F. Brekley, pastor of the Gregory Baptist Church, officiating. Graveside services in Rose Hill Cemetery were to be conducted by the Ernest Gragg Post of the American Legion.
Resident of Corpus Christi for 15 years, Ganc had been a city policeman, deputy sheriff, county jailer, and lately a guard at the Naval Air Station.
Survivors are his wife, two daughters, Mrs. W. W. Langen and Mrs. H. J. Stigletts; a grandchild, his mother, Mrs. V. J. Ganc; four sisters and five brothers.
The Corpus Christi Caller-Times, Feb. 4, 1943, Pg. 2
Former Deputy Sheriff Dies
John Ganc, 44, former deputy sheriff and county jailer from 1935 to 1939 under the late Sheriff William Shely, died in a Houston hospital today.
Ganc, well known here among peace officers, served as a guard at the Naval Air Station in recent years after leaving the sheriffs department. Recently, he was stricken ill and removed to a Houston hospital. He died at 7:30 o’clock this morning.
A resident of Corpus Christi for the past 15 years, Ganc served in World War 1. He was a member of the Ernest H. Gregg Post of the American Legion here many years, becoming inactive after his retirement from law enforcement.
His body will be returned to Corpus Christi tomorrow at which time funeral arrangements will be announced. Cage-Mills Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements here.
He is survived by his wife, two daughters, Mrs. W.W. Langen and Mrs. H.J. Stigletts; one grandchild; his mother, Mrs. V.J. Ganc, four sisters, Mrs. H.F. Harrell, Mrs. Ben D. Lee, Jr., Mrs. John L. Embry and Miss Frances Ganc; and five brothers, Robert, Alfred, Eugene, Charles and Joe Ganc. All of the family resides in Corpus Christi except Joe Ganc, who is in the U.S. Army, stationed in Wyoming.
The Corpus Christi Caller-Times, Feb. 2, 1943, Pg. 2
John Ganc
Funeral services John Ganc, 44, were scheduled for this afternoon at 3 o’clock in the Cage-Mills Funeral Chapel with the Rev. B. F. Brekley, pastor of the Gregory Baptist Church, officiating. Graveside services in Rose Hill Cemetery were to be conducted by the Ernest Gragg Post of the American Legion.
Resident of Corpus Christi for 15 years, Ganc had been a city policeman, deputy sheriff, county jailer, and lately a guard at the Naval Air Station.
Survivors are his wife, two daughters, Mrs. W. W. Langen and Mrs. H. J. Stigletts; a grandchild, his mother, Mrs. V. J. Ganc; four sisters and five brothers.
The Corpus Christi Caller-Times, Feb. 4, 1943, Pg. 2
John Ganc, 44, former deputy sheriff and county jailer from 1935 to 1939 under the late Sheriff William Shely, died in a Houston hospital today.
Ganc, well known here among peace officers, served as a guard at the Naval Air Station in recent years after leaving the sheriffs department. Recently, he was stricken ill and removed to a Houston hospital. He died at 7:30 o’clock this morning.
A resident of Corpus Christi for the past 15 years, Ganc served in World War 1. He was a member of the Ernest H. Gregg Post of the American Legion here many years, becoming inactive after his retirement from law enforcement.
His body will be returned to Corpus Christi tomorrow at which time funeral arrangements will be announced. Cage-Mills Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements here.
He is survived by his wife, two daughters, Mrs. W.W. Langen and Mrs. H.J. Stigletts; one grandchild; his mother, Mrs. V.J. Ganc, four sisters, Mrs. H.F. Harrell, Mrs. Ben D. Lee, Jr., Mrs. John L. Embry and Miss Frances Ganc; and five brothers, Robert, Alfred, Eugene, Charles and Joe Ganc. All of the family resides in Corpus Christi except Joe Ganc, who is in the U.S. Army, stationed in Wyoming.
The Corpus Christi Caller-Times, Feb. 2, 1943, Pg. 2
John Ganc
Funeral services John Ganc, 44, were scheduled for this afternoon at 3 o’clock in the Cage-Mills Funeral Chapel with the Rev. B. F. Brekley, pastor of the Gregory Baptist Church, officiating. Graveside services in Rose Hill Cemetery were to be conducted by the Ernest Gragg Post of the American Legion.
Resident of Corpus Christi for 15 years, Ganc had been a city policeman, deputy sheriff, county jailer, and lately a guard at the Naval Air Station.
Survivors are his wife, two daughters, Mrs. W. W. Langen and Mrs. H. J. Stigletts; a grandchild, his mother, Mrs. V. J. Ganc; four sisters and five brothers.
The Corpus Christi Caller-Times, Feb. 4, 1943, Pg. 2
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