Glen Irving Stall 1934-1961

STALL, REED, DREKE, MUSTARD, TEIG, JONES

Posted By: Merllene Andre Bendixen (email)
Date: 6/24/2013 at 21:20:06

Drowns at West Okoboji
Spirit Lake – an early morning swim Sunday [August 6, 1961] cost a 26-year-old local man his life. Dead is Glen Stall, who had been working in Estherville to earn money with which to complete his education.

Stall formerly lived with his parents on a farm southwest of Estherville before moving to Spirit Lake several years ago.

According to Dickinson County Medical Examiner Dr. K.L. Clayton, Stall and Mr. and Mrs. John O’Lear of West Virginia, formerly Spirit Lake, spent the evening at a night club in Arnolds Park.

About 2 a.m. Stall and O’Lear decided to go swimming in lake West Okoboji across the street from the club. Stall swam 50 or 60 yards from shore and O’Lear heard what he described as a “guttural sound.” He called, asking Stall if he was all right and received a negative answer.

O’Lear rushed to the aid of the victim. When he had been brought to within a few feet of the dock, Stall panicked and broke away from O’Lear authorities say.

John Dirks, 19, Sioux City, a water safety instructor, rushed into the lake and received the body in 7 feet of water. Artificial resuscitation was administered by the Arnolds Park emergency squad but was unsuccessful.

The body was brought to the Harpole Funeral Home here.

Survivors include his parents , Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Stall, Spirit Lake.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Grace Lutheran Church, Spirit Lake. Interment will be in Riverside Cemetery at Wallingford. (Estherville Daily News, Estherville, IA, August 7, 1961)

Local Man Drowns in West Okoboji During A.M. Swim
Funeral services for Glen E. Stall, 27, were held Wednesday at Grace Lutheran Church with the Rev. N.L. Jolivette of Wallingford officiating. Stall drowned early Sunday morning in West Okoboji lake just out form the amusement center in Arnolds Park.

According to Dickinson County Medical Examiner Dr. K.L. Clayton, Stall and Mr. and Mrs. John O’Lear of West Virginia, formerly of Spirit Lake, decided about 2 a.m. Sunday to go for a swim. Stall swam out from shore about 50 to 60 yards and O’Lear heard what he described “a guttural sound.” He called to Stall, asking if he was alright, and received a negative answer.

O’Lear swam to the aid of the victim and was able to bring him to within 15 feet of safety, but at this time Stall broke loose and went down. O’Lear received assistance from John Dirks, 19, of Sioux City, who eventually found the body in seven feet of water.

Artificial resuscitation was administered unsuccessfully by the Arnolds Park emergency squad.

Survivors include: his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Stall of Spirit Lake; four sisters, Mrs. Eugene Dreke of Fairmont, Minn., Mrs. Donald Mustard of Gruver, Mrs. Clinton Teig of Jackson and Mrs. Roland Jones of Spencer; one brother, James of Wichita, Kans.; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J.O. Reed of Rialto, Calif.; and several nieces and nephews.

Interment was in Riverside cemetery in Wallingford. (Spirit Lake Beacon, Spirit Lake, IA, August 10, 1961)

Glen I. Stall
Glen Irving Stall, son of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Stall, was born June 16, 1934 at Estherville and passed away Aug. 6, 1961, the victim of a drowning accident at Arnolds Park.

He had lived in or around Estherville most of his life, moving to Spirit Lake in 1959. He was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran church south of Gruver, transferring to Grace Lutheran church in Spirit Lake in 1959.

Glen graduated from Gruver high school and attended Kansas City University. He also attended King Point Merchant Marine Academy, resigning in 1955 to join the U.S. Army. He received his discharge in 1958.

Survivors include: his parents of Spirit Lake; four sisters, Mrs. Eugene Dreke of Fairmont, Minn., Mrs. Donald Mustard of Gruver, Mrs. Clinton Teig of Jackson, Minn. and Mrs. Roland Jones of Spencer; one brother, James of Wichita, Kans.

Funeral services were held Aug. 9, 1961 at the Harpole Funeral Home with the Rev. N.L. Jolivette of Wallingford officiating. Interment was in Riverside cemetery in Wallingford. Pallbearers were Willard Harrold, Russell Brown, Mack Origer, Robert Stall, Reuben Evenson and LeRoy Slingerland. (Spirit Lake, Beacon, Spirit Lake, IA, August 24, 1961)