CASTELL, John William 1907-1989

CASTELL, HOPE, ST JERMAINE, CASTELL-SNELL

Posted By: Richard K Thompson (email)
Date: 9/20/2009 at 21:13:59

Fairfield Ledger
Wednesday, December 13, 1989

Berryville, Ark. - A memorial service will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the United Methodist Church in Berryville for retired Fairfield physician John William CASTELL.

CASTELL, 81, died Saturday, Dec. 9, 1989, in Berryville. He was a Fairfield physician from 1936-72, except for five years during World War II when he was a major in the U.S. Army.

He was born Dec. 28, 1907, in Fairfield. He graduated from Fairfield High School, Parsons College and the University of Iowa School of Medicine, in 1934.

CASTELL married Harriet Ruth HOPE June 29, 1935. She survives, along with children Hugh of Bellevue, Wash; Linda CASTELL-SNELL of Redwood City, Calif.; and Melanie ST. JERMAINE of Concord, N.C.

While in Fairfield, CASTELL was active in the Lions Club, First United Methodist Church and Boy Scouts of America. Memorials may be made to the Fairfield First United Methodist Church.

.... The CASTELLs moved to Arkansas in 1976.

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Note: omitted is reference to their address at the time in Berryville, Ark. Since his wife Harriet has since died this information is no longer needed in this online obituary transcription.

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Buried at Evergreen Cemetery in Fairfield, Iowa. 2nd. Addition.166