Eiblel, A. J. "Bill" 1870-1935

EIBEL, GUNTHER

Posted By: Linda Ziemann, volunteer (email)
Date: 2/11/2010 at 14:19:25

LE MARS CITIZEN FOR FORTY YEARS TAKEN BY DEATH
“BILL” EIBLE, WELL KNOWN IN MANY CIRCLES, SUCCUMBS TO LINGERING ILLNESS

A. J. Eible, 45 Fourth Avenue SE, well known resident of LeMars for forty
years, died Tuesday afternoon from a complication of diseases. He had been
in failing health for two years.

Arthur John Eibel was born near Monona, Clayton county, Iowa, September 26,
1870, and was a son of Mr. and Mrs. William Eibel, natives of Hesse Cassel,
Germany, who were early settlers in Iowa.

When he was nine years of age his parents moved to Minneapolis, Minn., where
he received his early education and later attended college at Warsaw, Wis.

Coming to Iowa, the family lived at Boone for two years and in 1894 settled
in LeMars.

Mr. Eibel lived her since with the exception of a few years in Sioux City.
He engaged in various occupations, and in the early days of this century
conducted a restaurant, which gained fame as a well conducted establishment.
Its location was west of the present Flaugher block on Plymouth street.
Gifted with ability and an education, he engaged in clerical work for a
number of years representing different firms and corporations. In recent
years he was engaged in soliciting memberships and making collections for
the Order of Eagles.

Mr. Eibel was a charter member of the LeMars lodge of Eagles, and always
active in its undertakings, and was held in high regard by his fellow
members.

He was interested in all kinds of sports and was a supporter of athletics,
horse racing, and legitimate amusements.

HAD MANY FRIENDS

Known as “Bill” Eibel, he enjoyed a large acquaintance in LeMars and Sioux
City, and was popular in many walks of life. Possessed of common sense and a
sane view of life, his bearing appealed to many, and the accumulation of
dollars in his purse, or that of others, left him cold.

Mr. Eibel was united in marriage with Miss Clara Gunther, of LeMars,
November 7, 1902. He is survived by his wife and one daughter, Harriett
Johnson; two brothers, William Eibel of Menominee, Mich., Fred Eibel, and a
sister, Mrs. Elsie Prescott, of LeMars. A brother, George, and sister,
Clara, preceded him in death.

The funeral services will be held this afternoon at 2 o’clock in the Wiltgen
Chapel, Rev. F. P. Pfaltzgraff, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church,
officiating, and interment will be made in the city cemetery.

~Source: The LeMars Sentinel, November 15, 1935

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