Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 August 1914 — GEORGE O. STEMBEL DEAD. [ARTICLE]

GEORGE O. STEMBEL DEAD.

Prominent Democrat and Business Man of Wheatfield Died Friday Afternoon. George 0. Stembel, one of the best known democrats and citizens of northern Jasper, died at his home in Wheatfield about 4:30 o’clock Friday afternoon, and the funeral was held at Wheatfield yesterday at 1 p. m., several from Rensselaer attending. Mr. Stembel was a native of Ohio, but had lived in Wheatfield for nearly 30 years, He was first engaged in business there as manager of an implement, lumber and wild hay buying business, later engaging in the business for himself. He several months ago sold out his lumber yard and put up a new elevator at Wheatfield this season expecting to engage in the grain business almost exclusively. He was married Oct. 2, 1888, to Sarah E. Tilton of Wheatfield, who with seven children, Albert, Oscar, Gpover, Mary, Harry, Gilbert, and a younger one whose name we were unable to learn, survives him. His age was 59 years. Mr. Stembel was the democratic candidate for auditor of Jesper county in 1898 and made a splendid race for the office against overwhelming odds. He was one of the leaders of the democratic party in this county and was prominent in northern Jasper in Masonic, K. of P. and Modern Woodmen circles. He was a splendid man and well thought of by everyone who knew him. For many years he was a member of the school board of Wheatfield. He had been in poor health for perhaps ten years, and had been reduced in flesh thereby from a large robust man, weighing 200 pounds or more, to about 150 pounds. Practically all of this time he had been able to look after his business affairs and was about as usual. For the past few weeks he had been worse, yet his death came as a shock to his many friends all

over the county. George O. Stembel was a man of high character, strict business integrity, a loyal friend and a good neighbor. His death is a distinct loss to the democrats and citizens of Jasper county and to the town of Wheatfield in particular.