Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 89, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 February 1916 — FRED CISSEL PASSES AWAY. [ARTICLE]

FRED CISSEL PASSES AWAY.

Will Known Rensselaer Tinner and j Plumber Dies After Extended Illness. Fred Cissel, tv ho for several | weeks has been suffering from a.j cancer of the throat, or esophagus, rather, and as a result had been unable to partake of scarcely any nurisliment whatever during most of this time, passed away at about; -:4 f; o’clock Wednesday afternoon j at the home of his mother, .Mrs. W F. Powers, on River street. The funeral was held yesterday! .afternoon at 2 O’clock I'roni the house, conducted by Rev. Fleming ot' the Presbyterian church, and be,rial made in Weston cemetery. The deceased was born and had lived all his life in Rensselaer where lie was well known and well liked ! by everyone. He was for several! years employed as tinner and plumb- j hr at the Eger hardware store, but. for the past few years had been in; the same business for himself, iiej was very handy at doing anything, in his line of work, and was one of j the best mechanics Rensselaer ever ! had. He had never married, but had lived with his mother and step-, lather, alter the death of his own. lather, all his life. Since the death i of his step-father. W. F. Powers, he! Had lived with his mother in j their home on River street. His age] was 18 years.—He' leaves his mother j and scores of friends to mourn his' death.