Son of Hiriam & Sarah Stahl
Alton Evening Telegraph
Tuesday, February 4, 1941
C E Stahl, 83, Succumbs; Was Head of
Stores Dies at College Avenue Home
Following a Heart Attack
Was A Native of Moro
Founded Business That Had Branched to
Several Towns
C Edward Stahl, 82, retired produce dealer and proprietor for many years of a xxxxx of stores which bore his name, died of a heart ailment at 1:15 p.m. today at his home, 3202 College Avenue.
A native of Moro, Mr Stahl was born Nov 8, 1857. The golden wedding anniversary of Mr Stahl and his wife was observed in June of 1934.
Mr and Mrs Stahl had resided in Alton for many years, moving to the College Avenue address when their children attained high school age, coming here from Moro so the children might have advantage of high school educations.
Mr Stahl in addition to operating the chain of stores at Moro, Fosterburg and Bunker Hill, had acquired large property holdings in Upper Alton.
Retired From Business
he had retired many years ago from active work in the stores turning the business over to a son, Ralph, who still operates the business with stores at Moro and Fosterburg. The one at Bunker Hill has been discontinued.
For a while in his childhood, Mr Stahl resided on a farm in Ripley county, going there with his father after he had lost nearly all of his possessions through a fire. Speaking of his experience in Riply county where he underwent many hardships in the pioneer days where his father had homesteaded 160 acres of ground, STahl wrote in an account of his life, "Education without experience is perhaps as much of a handicap as experience without education."
From Ripley County, Mr Stahl returned to Moro and worked as a farm hand for a few years and then went to Colorado where he resided at Denver and Idaho Springs for about five years. He was married in Colorado.
From Colorado Stahl went to Washington territory, now the state of Washington, and homesteaded 160 acres of land. There he lived near Snake river where there was a band of Indians, the Snake tribe, which Mr Stahl said proved to be friendly and on an average good neighbors.
After retiring from business of operating the chain of stores, Mr Stahl devoted his time to looking after his large real estate holdings.
He had suffered from the heart ailment for several months and had suffered an attack during a visit to the home of an old friend, Lee Dorsey, who was celebrating his golden wedding anniversary recently. At that time it was necessary for him to stop at his son's store at Moro to rest before returning home.
The fatal attack was suffered yesterday morning at 3 o'clock. Since then he had remained conscious up until time of his death.
Surviving are his widow and six children. The children include two daughters, Miss Ethel Stahl of Chicago, Mrs Hazel Hutchinson of Harveyville, Kan., and four sons, Clarence V Stahl, editor of the Wood River Press, Wood River; Ralph of Moro and Cecil Stahl, Alton and Archie Stahl of Chicago.
Alton Evening Telegraph
Tuesday, February 4, 1941
C E Stahl, 83, Succumbs; Was Head of
Stores Dies at College Avenue Home
Following a Heart Attack
Was A Native of Moro
Founded Business That Had Branched to
Several Towns
C Edward Stahl, 82, retired produce dealer and proprietor for many years of a xxxxx of stores which bore his name, died of a heart ailment at 1:15 p.m. today at his home, 3202 College Avenue.
A native of Moro, Mr Stahl was born Nov 8, 1857. The golden wedding anniversary of Mr Stahl and his wife was observed in June of 1934.
Mr and Mrs Stahl had resided in Alton for many years, moving to the College Avenue address when their children attained high school age, coming here from Moro so the children might have advantage of high school educations.
Mr Stahl in addition to operating the chain of stores at Moro, Fosterburg and Bunker Hill, had acquired large property holdings in Upper Alton.
Retired From Business
he had retired many years ago from active work in the stores turning the business over to a son, Ralph, who still operates the business with stores at Moro and Fosterburg. The one at Bunker Hill has been discontinued.
For a while in his childhood, Mr Stahl resided on a farm in Ripley county, going there with his father after he had lost nearly all of his possessions through a fire. Speaking of his experience in Riply county where he underwent many hardships in the pioneer days where his father had homesteaded 160 acres of ground, STahl wrote in an account of his life, "Education without experience is perhaps as much of a handicap as experience without education."
From Ripley County, Mr Stahl returned to Moro and worked as a farm hand for a few years and then went to Colorado where he resided at Denver and Idaho Springs for about five years. He was married in Colorado.
From Colorado Stahl went to Washington territory, now the state of Washington, and homesteaded 160 acres of land. There he lived near Snake river where there was a band of Indians, the Snake tribe, which Mr Stahl said proved to be friendly and on an average good neighbors.
After retiring from business of operating the chain of stores, Mr Stahl devoted his time to looking after his large real estate holdings.
He had suffered from the heart ailment for several months and had suffered an attack during a visit to the home of an old friend, Lee Dorsey, who was celebrating his golden wedding anniversary recently. At that time it was necessary for him to stop at his son's store at Moro to rest before returning home.
The fatal attack was suffered yesterday morning at 3 o'clock. Since then he had remained conscious up until time of his death.
Surviving are his widow and six children. The children include two daughters, Miss Ethel Stahl of Chicago, Mrs Hazel Hutchinson of Harveyville, Kan., and four sons, Clarence V Stahl, editor of the Wood River Press, Wood River; Ralph of Moro and Cecil Stahl, Alton and Archie Stahl of Chicago.
Son of Hiriam & Sarah Stahl
Alton Evening Telegraph
Tuesday, February 4, 1941
C E Stahl, 83, Succumbs; Was Head of
Stores Dies at College Avenue Home
Following a Heart Attack
Was A Native of Moro
Founded Business That Had Branched to
Several Towns
C Edward Stahl, 82, retired produce dealer and proprietor for many years of a xxxxx of stores which bore his name, died of a heart ailment at 1:15 p.m. today at his home, 3202 College Avenue.
A native of Moro, Mr Stahl was born Nov 8, 1857. The golden wedding anniversary of Mr Stahl and his wife was observed in June of 1934.
Mr and Mrs Stahl had resided in Alton for many years, moving to the College Avenue address when their children attained high school age, coming here from Moro so the children might have advantage of high school educations.
Mr Stahl in addition to operating the chain of stores at Moro, Fosterburg and Bunker Hill, had acquired large property holdings in Upper Alton.
Retired From Business
he had retired many years ago from active work in the stores turning the business over to a son, Ralph, who still operates the business with stores at Moro and Fosterburg. The one at Bunker Hill has been discontinued.
For a while in his childhood, Mr Stahl resided on a farm in Ripley county, going there with his father after he had lost nearly all of his possessions through a fire. Speaking of his experience in Riply county where he underwent many hardships in the pioneer days where his father had homesteaded 160 acres of ground, STahl wrote in an account of his life, "Education without experience is perhaps as much of a handicap as experience without education."
From Ripley County, Mr Stahl returned to Moro and worked as a farm hand for a few years and then went to Colorado where he resided at Denver and Idaho Springs for about five years. He was married in Colorado.
From Colorado Stahl went to Washington territory, now the state of Washington, and homesteaded 160 acres of land. There he lived near Snake river where there was a band of Indians, the Snake tribe, which Mr Stahl said proved to be friendly and on an average good neighbors.
After retiring from business of operating the chain of stores, Mr Stahl devoted his time to looking after his large real estate holdings.
He had suffered from the heart ailment for several months and had suffered an attack during a visit to the home of an old friend, Lee Dorsey, who was celebrating his golden wedding anniversary recently. At that time it was necessary for him to stop at his son's store at Moro to rest before returning home.
The fatal attack was suffered yesterday morning at 3 o'clock. Since then he had remained conscious up until time of his death.
Surviving are his widow and six children. The children include two daughters, Miss Ethel Stahl of Chicago, Mrs Hazel Hutchinson of Harveyville, Kan., and four sons, Clarence V Stahl, editor of the Wood River Press, Wood River; Ralph of Moro and Cecil Stahl, Alton and Archie Stahl of Chicago.
Alton Evening Telegraph
Tuesday, February 4, 1941
C E Stahl, 83, Succumbs; Was Head of
Stores Dies at College Avenue Home
Following a Heart Attack
Was A Native of Moro
Founded Business That Had Branched to
Several Towns
C Edward Stahl, 82, retired produce dealer and proprietor for many years of a xxxxx of stores which bore his name, died of a heart ailment at 1:15 p.m. today at his home, 3202 College Avenue.
A native of Moro, Mr Stahl was born Nov 8, 1857. The golden wedding anniversary of Mr Stahl and his wife was observed in June of 1934.
Mr and Mrs Stahl had resided in Alton for many years, moving to the College Avenue address when their children attained high school age, coming here from Moro so the children might have advantage of high school educations.
Mr Stahl in addition to operating the chain of stores at Moro, Fosterburg and Bunker Hill, had acquired large property holdings in Upper Alton.
Retired From Business
he had retired many years ago from active work in the stores turning the business over to a son, Ralph, who still operates the business with stores at Moro and Fosterburg. The one at Bunker Hill has been discontinued.
For a while in his childhood, Mr Stahl resided on a farm in Ripley county, going there with his father after he had lost nearly all of his possessions through a fire. Speaking of his experience in Riply county where he underwent many hardships in the pioneer days where his father had homesteaded 160 acres of ground, STahl wrote in an account of his life, "Education without experience is perhaps as much of a handicap as experience without education."
From Ripley County, Mr Stahl returned to Moro and worked as a farm hand for a few years and then went to Colorado where he resided at Denver and Idaho Springs for about five years. He was married in Colorado.
From Colorado Stahl went to Washington territory, now the state of Washington, and homesteaded 160 acres of land. There he lived near Snake river where there was a band of Indians, the Snake tribe, which Mr Stahl said proved to be friendly and on an average good neighbors.
After retiring from business of operating the chain of stores, Mr Stahl devoted his time to looking after his large real estate holdings.
He had suffered from the heart ailment for several months and had suffered an attack during a visit to the home of an old friend, Lee Dorsey, who was celebrating his golden wedding anniversary recently. At that time it was necessary for him to stop at his son's store at Moro to rest before returning home.
The fatal attack was suffered yesterday morning at 3 o'clock. Since then he had remained conscious up until time of his death.
Surviving are his widow and six children. The children include two daughters, Miss Ethel Stahl of Chicago, Mrs Hazel Hutchinson of Harveyville, Kan., and four sons, Clarence V Stahl, editor of the Wood River Press, Wood River; Ralph of Moro and Cecil Stahl, Alton and Archie Stahl of Chicago.
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