Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 August 1914 — Funeral of George Stembel Largely Attended. [ARTICLE]

Funeral of George Stembel Largely Attended.

The funeral of George O. Stembel at Wheatfield Tuesday afternoon, was one of the most largely attended of any ever held in northern Jasper. Among those from Rensselaer who attended the funeral were George F. Meyers and family, J. W. Tilton, George Scott, C. A. Tuteur, J. P. Hammond, Harvey Wood, Jr., and Mose Leopold. The services were conducted by Rev. c. E. Downey of Mt. Ayr and the burial exercises by the Masonic, K. of P. and Modern Woodman lodges of Wheatfield. Mr. Stembel was a member of each of the above lodges and also of the North Judson Chapter Masons, North Judson Council Masons and the Knight Templar Commandery at Logansport. He was born in Harrison tp.. Champaign county, 0., Oct. 20, 1854, and his age at death was 59 years, 9 months and 18 days. He leaves an aged father, three brothers and three sisters, all of wjjom reside in Ohio, except William H., who lives at Newport, Ky. He graduated from the National Normal school at Lebanon, O„ in 18 79 and later took a course at the Valparaiso University. After clerking a while in a drug store at Hebron, he came to Wheatfield in 1881, which has since been his home. He lea' es a wife and seven children.