MICHELS, Michael Stephen 1883-1926

KRONES, MICHELS

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 3/17/2011 at 23:28:06

FARMER DIES ON
CATTLE DRIVE TO
RICEVILLE YARDS

Funeral of Michael Michels,
43, Conducted at Church
in New Haven

OSAGE, IOWA - Dec. 15 — Michael Michels, 43, died very suddenly Monday afternoon while driving cattle from his farm near New Haven to Riceville. He was taken with acute gastritis, and lived only 15 minutes after he was taken, into the farm home of H. Welliver.

He was the son of Mrs. Matt Michels, Osage, and is survived by his widow, three children and several brothers and sisters.

The funeral was this morning at the Catholic church in New Haven.

[Waterloo Courier, Wednesday, December 15, 1926]
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NOTES:
1. The New Haven Cemetery has his birth as 1883, and Diane Scott (on Findagrave.com) has it as Nov. 16, 1883; and has his middle name as Stephen.

2. The biographical sketch for Hilarius Krones indicates that his daughter, Clara, married Michael S. Michels.