Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 305, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 December 1915 — FRED KARCH DIED CHRISTMAS EVENING [ARTICLE]

FRED KARCH DIED CHRISTMAS EVENING

Former Trustee of Walker Township Passed Away—Funeral To Be Held at Wheatfield Tuesday. Fred Kartell, aged about 57 years, died Saturday afternoon at about 5 o'clock at his home in Walker township. He was for about eight years the trustee of Walker townsMp and was well known in this city and throughout the northern part of the county. He was sricken w’th paralysis wMle still trustee and since that time had not been in good health, but seemed to be getting much better. Thursday of last week he suffered another stroke and this was the cause of Ms death. He is survived by a widow and several grown children. The funeral will be held in Wheatfield Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock.