NEWS SENTINEL / JOURNAL GAZETTE FORT WAYNE, IN Feb 11, 1995
OBITUARY
PAUL O. COTTRELL, 89, died Thursday at Lutheran Hospital. Born in Paulding County, Ohio, he was a Fort Wayne resident since 1937. He was a district supervisor at Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. and he pioneered the opening of the first 13 supermarkets in the Midwest, including Fort Wayne's first grocery supermarket in 1937. He was later a business Realtor in Fort Wayne, retiring in 1967. His wife, Ruth, died in 1994. Surviving are his son, Dr. Robert F.
of Fort Wayne; five grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Private family services Sunday. Calling from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Klaehn, Fahl & Melton Wayne Street Chapel 420 W. Wayne St. Burial in Lindenwood Cemetery. Memorials
to Third Presbyterian Church, Lutheran Homes, Inc.
OBITUARY
PAUL O. COTTRELL, 89, died Thursday at Lutheran Hospital. Born in Paulding County, Ohio, he was a Fort Wayne resident since 1937. He was a district supervisor at Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. and he pioneered the opening of the first 13 supermarkets in the Midwest, including Fort Wayne's first grocery supermarket in 1937. He was later a business Realtor in Fort Wayne, retiring in 1967. His wife, Ruth, died in 1994. Surviving are his son, Dr. Robert F.
of Fort Wayne; five grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Private family services Sunday. Calling from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Klaehn, Fahl & Melton Wayne Street Chapel 420 W. Wayne St. Burial in Lindenwood Cemetery. Memorials
to Third Presbyterian Church, Lutheran Homes, Inc.
NEWS SENTINEL / JOURNAL GAZETTE FORT WAYNE, IN Feb 11, 1995
OBITUARY
PAUL O. COTTRELL, 89, died Thursday at Lutheran Hospital. Born in Paulding County, Ohio, he was a Fort Wayne resident since 1937. He was a district supervisor at Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. and he pioneered the opening of the first 13 supermarkets in the Midwest, including Fort Wayne's first grocery supermarket in 1937. He was later a business Realtor in Fort Wayne, retiring in 1967. His wife, Ruth, died in 1994. Surviving are his son, Dr. Robert F.
of Fort Wayne; five grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Private family services Sunday. Calling from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Klaehn, Fahl & Melton Wayne Street Chapel 420 W. Wayne St. Burial in Lindenwood Cemetery. Memorials
to Third Presbyterian Church, Lutheran Homes, Inc.
OBITUARY
PAUL O. COTTRELL, 89, died Thursday at Lutheran Hospital. Born in Paulding County, Ohio, he was a Fort Wayne resident since 1937. He was a district supervisor at Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. and he pioneered the opening of the first 13 supermarkets in the Midwest, including Fort Wayne's first grocery supermarket in 1937. He was later a business Realtor in Fort Wayne, retiring in 1967. His wife, Ruth, died in 1994. Surviving are his son, Dr. Robert F.
of Fort Wayne; five grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Private family services Sunday. Calling from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Klaehn, Fahl & Melton Wayne Street Chapel 420 W. Wayne St. Burial in Lindenwood Cemetery. Memorials
to Third Presbyterian Church, Lutheran Homes, Inc.
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