Shelby  County  Indiana
Obituaries

Haehl


The  Shelbyville  News
 October 1, 2001
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Carl F. Haehl, 68, Shelbyville, died Saturday, Sept. 29, 2001.
Born May 17, 1933, in Shelbyville, s/o William F. and Virginia (Fisher) Haehl.  Married Emma Shugert on Oct. 16, 1955; she survives.
Other survivors include two sons, Michael Haehl and Timothy Haehl, Shelbyville; one daughter, Tammy Haehl, Greenfield; and nine grandchildren.
Preceded in death by one son, Edward Haehl.
Retired from the U.S. Air Force July 31, 1972, Korean conflict and Vietnam era. General Electric 13 years.
Murphy-Parks Funeral Service, 703 S. Harrison St., with the Rev. Robb Barlow officiating.  Military rites will be conducted by local veterans organizations.
Summarized by Phyllis Miller Fleming

The  Shelbyville  News
 Monday, September 19, 1989
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Floyd E. Haehl, 66, died Monday morning at Major Hospital.
Lived on R. R. 7, Shelbyville.
Born September 5, 1922, Union Township, s/o  John R.  and  Nora Callahan Haehl.
Married  Mary Lou Case  November 24, 1946.
Former Union Township trustee.
Member of the Zion United Church of Christ.
Retired from farming in 1985.  DeKalb Seed Co. Representative.  Member of Shelby County Farm Bureau Co-Op.
Survivors:  wife;  daughter, Cynthia Anne Fox, Marshall, Mo.; three sons, Floyd Danny Haehl  and  Nathan Haehl  of R. R. 7, Shelbyville, and  L. Brian Haehl  of R. R. 6, Shelbyville; and 11 grandchildren;  two sisters,  Alma Rigdon, of Shelbyville,  Dorothy Theobald, of Columbus;  brother, Wilbur Haehl, of Waldron.
One brother and one sister preceded him in death.
Carmony-Ewing Broadway Funeral Home, Shelbyville, with Pastor Mary Lundgren officiating. 
Burial:  Zion Church Cemetery.
Contributions:  Shelbyville-Shelby County Public Library.
Summarized by Phyllis Miller Fleming

The  Shelbyville  News
 Monday, July 19, 1982
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Walter  E.  Haehl
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          Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Carmony Funeral Home for  Walter E. Haehl,  87, Heritage Manor, who died unexpectedly at 9:15 a.m. Saturday at Major Hospital, where he had been a patient one-half day.  He was a former resident of Union Township.
          Burial will be in Mount Pisgah Cemetery, with the  Rev. John Martin  officiating.  Friends may call from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
          A lifelong resident of Shelby County, Mr. Haehl was a retired farmer and in the 1930s had operated a local milk route in Shelby County.  He was a lifelong member of the Zion United Church of Christ.
          Mr. Haehl was born Oct. 16, 1894, in Union Township, a son of  George and  Catherine (Kuhn) Haehl.  On May 7, 1917, he married  Irene Eubank,  who died Dec. 13, 1981.
          The only immediate survivors are several nieces and nephews.  One son died at birth and five brothers and five sisters preceded in death.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming

The  Shelbyville  News
 July, 1982
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Morris  'Bertie'  Haehl
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          Morris "Bertie" Haehl,  71, formerly of Manilla, died at 5:50 p.m. Thursday [July 1, 1982] at Community Hospital, Indianapolis, where he had been a patient one day.  He had been in failing health several years.
          Mr. Haehl was employed with Omar Bakeries in Indianapolis for over 30 years, retiring in 1972.  He later was employed with the Mechanics Laundry, Indianapolis.  He was a member of the Zion United Church of Christ for over 70 years, serving on the church council, and was a member of the Men's Brotherhood Fellowship of the church.
          A lifelong resident of Shelby County, Mr. Haehl was born June 17, 1911, in Union Township, a son of  John R. and  Nora (Callahan) Haehl.  On Feb. 17, 1938, he married  Martha McClintic,  who died Jan 17, 1973.
          Surviving are five children,  Mrs. John (Patricia) Wright,  Rushville;  Mrs. Harold (Nancy) Wilcher,  Mooresville;  Mrs. Stanley (Joan) Burnette,  Wanamaker;  John M. Haehl,  Manilla; and  Paul A. Haehl,  Shelbyville.
          Other survivors are 12 grandchildren; and five brothers and sisters,  Wilbur Haehl,  Waldron;  Floyd Haehl,  R.R.6, Shelbyville;  Mrs. James (Alma) Rigdon,  Shelbyville;  Mrs. Frankces Hicks,  Indianapolis; and  Mrs. Dorothy Theobald,  Columbus.  One grandchild preceded in death.
          Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Carmony Funeral Home with the Rev. John Marthin officiating.  Burial will be in the Zion church cemetery.  Friends may call at the funeral home from 4 p.m. until 9 p.m. Saturday.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming

The  Shelbyville  News
 Monday, December 14, 1981
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Irene  Haehl
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          Mrs. Irene Haehl,  89, formerly of Union Township, died at 2 p.m. Sunday at Heritage Manor, where she had resided three and one-half years.  She had been in failing health several years.
          Mrs. Haehl and her husband had operated a local mil route in Shelbyville in the 1930s.  She had been amember of the Zion United Church of Christ for over 60 years and was a member of the Women's Guild of the church.
          A lifelong resident of Shelby County, Mrs. Haehl was born Nov. 23, 1892, in Libert Township, a daughter of  John W. and  Luella (Mitcalf) Eubank.  On May 7, 1917, she was married to  Walter E. Haehl,  who survives at Heritage Manor.
          Also surviving is a sister,  Mrs. Floyd (Ruth) Coers,  Fort Myers, Fla.  One son died in infancy and one brother and five sisters preceded in death.
          Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Carmony Funeral Home, with the  Rev. John Martin  officiating.  Burial will be in Mount Pisgah Cemetery.  Friends may call at the funeral home from 4 p.m. until 9 p.m. Tuesday.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming

The  Shelbyville  News
 Monday, February 1, 1971
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Mrs. Haehl Dies in Hospital
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Mrs. Grace Haehl, 85, formerly of 224 N. Noble St., died Sunday noon, Major Hospital.
Born in Shelby County October 21, 1885, d/o  Jacob  and  Martha Gatewood Haehl.
Married  Walter E. Haehl; he died February 22, 1961.
Survivors:  sons, Morris Haehl of Terre Haute and  Edward Haehl of Phoenix, Ariz.; one daughter, Mrs. Hugh (Mary Ruth) Rice, Wanamaker; seven grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
Daughter, Mrs. Rosamond Norman, preceded in death.
Lived in Shelbyville area entire life.
Member of the First United Methodist Church.
Murphy Mortuary with Rev. E. David Frazier officiating.
Burial:  Forest Hill Cemetery.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming  for Christal Callahan Culp


The  Shelbyville  News
 Thursday, July 26, 1962
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Death Claims Mrs. Haehl
Rites Saturday for County Woman, 85
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Mrs. Laura D. Haehl, 85, R.R.6, died Wednesday at 2:45 p.m., Rushville.
Born July 24, 1877, Union Township, d/o  George  and  Julia Frances John; last of family of eight.
Married  Henry A. Haehl  on December 26, 1900; he died August 2, 1941.
Lifelong resident of Union township.
Survivors:  daughter,  Julia Kathryn Ellison (Allen R.), R.R.6, and  Wallace G. Haehl, near Manilla; eight grandchildren.
Preceded in death by a son,  Clark Haehl, 1917.
Member of the Manilla Christian Church and the Aid Society of the church.
Carmony Funeral Home in Shelbyville.
Burial:  Forest Hill cemetery.
Summarized by Phyllis Miller Fleming

The  Shelbyville  News
Friday, July 25, 1958
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RITES  SET  FOR  EARL  HAEHL,  68
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Earl F. Haehl, 68, died Thursday at Major Hospital.
Born in Union township January 4, 1880, s/o  John H. and  Marie Cawein Haehl.
Married  Blanche Moore  in 1917; she preceded in death in 1938.
Married  Marie Yarling  in 1940;  she survives.
Other survivors:  children,  Mrs. Claude (Martha Ann) Creed,  Mrs. Floyd (Carol Jean) Cooper,  Mrs. George (Mary Kathryn) Marshall,  Mrs. Wayne (Phyllis) Hill,  and  John D. Haehl, all of this city; step-children,   Mrs. Dennis (Reba) Thompson, Decatur county,  Miss Rose Mary Yarling, at home,  Karl Yarling, Shelbyville;  brothers,  Edward H.  and  George P. Haehl, Union township;  Mrs. Maurice Talbert,  Decatur county;  15 grandchildren;  five step-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Three brothers preceded him in death.
Widely known Shelbyville resident; lived at 324 W. Hendricks St.  
Employed J. G. DePrez Co. for 30 years.
Lived near Burney after retiring.
Member First Christian Church.  Member Modern Woodmen of America.
Ewing Mortuary with Rev. Jame Horner officiating.
Burial:  Forest Hill Cemetery.
Summarized by Phyllis Miller Fleming
The  Shelbyville  News
Thursday, July 24, 1958
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EARL  F.  HAEHL  DIES  IN  HOSPITAL
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City Man's Death Follows Year's Illness
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Earl F. Haehl, 67, died today, Major Hospital.
Lived most of life in Shelbyville, but also in Geneva and northwest of Shelbyville.
Summarized by Phyllis Miller Fleming


The  Shelbyville  Republican
 Saturday, May 19, 1951
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Rites Held in Texas For Arnold Haehl, 73
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          Word has been  received here of the death of  Arnold G. Haehl, 73, at his home in Irving, Texas.  Mr. Haehl, a native of Rush county and a frequent visitor to Shelbyville, died about midnight Thursday.  Funeral services were held today and burial was at Irving.
          He is survived by a son, Lloyd R. Haehl, of Huntington, W. Va., and several local nieces and nephews including  Mrs. George Stubbs,  Shelbyville,  Mrs. Cleatus Kuhn  and  Lee Haehl,  Rush county, and  Fred Young, of Clarksville, Ind.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming


The  Shelbyville  Republican
 Thursday, April 12, 1951
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W. G. HAEHL,  DIES  IN  HOSPITAL
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          William G. Haehl, 75, Shelby county native and retired Rush county farmer, died at the W. S. Major Hospital at 12:45 o'clock this morning.  Mr. Haehl, who lived alone, was found outside his home one-quarter mile north of Blue Ridge Wednesday morning and was brought to the hospital.  He apparently had suffered a paralytic stroke.
          Bron in Union township on April 4, 1876, he was the son of  George  and  Catharine (Kuhn) Haehl.  In April, 1912, he was married to  Emma Kney  who preceded him in death on November 15, 1943.
          He was one of 11 children and seven brothers and sisters survive.  They are  Mrs. Pauline Gahimer,  Mrs. Flora Callahan,  Mrs. Scott Fuchs,  John R. Haehl  and  Walter E. Haehl,  al of rural route 6,  Mrs. Argus Wagoner  of Rush county and  Robert Haehl  of Arlington.
          Mr. Haehl was a member of Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church and funeral rites will be held there Saturday at 10:30 a.m.  Rev. Kenneth Kuhn will officiate.  Burial, in charge of the Carmony Funeral Home of this city, will be in the church cemetery.  Friends may call at the funeral home after noon Friday.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming  for Christal Callahan Culp


The  Shelby  Republican
 February 12, 1951
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RITES  TUESDAY  FOR  MRS. HAEHL
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          Funeral services for Mrs. Josephine F. Haehl, 92, will be held Tuesday morning at 10:30 o'clock at the Carmony Funeral Home in Manilla.  Bural[sic] will be made in Forest Hill.  Friends may call at the funeral home.
          Mrs. Haehl died Sunday morning at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Carroll Pitts  in Union township.  She had been in failing health for several years and ina serious condition for two weeks.
          The daughter of  John Wesley  and  Sarah (Linley) Parker, she was born in Decatur county on August 28, 1858.  On November 17, 1878, she was married to  Frederick E. Haehl  and six children were born to the union.  A son, Larry, preceded her in death on December 17, 1934.  The five children are Mrs. Pitts, at whose home death occurred,  Mrs. Bertha Gaddy, of Indianapolis,  Harriet Haehl  of Manilla,  Mrs. Emma Wilkerson  of Washington D. C., and  Clifford Haehl  of New Albany.  Also surviving are the daughter-in-law,  Mrs. Minnie Haehl,  of this city, nine grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
          Mrs. Haehl was a member of the Manilla Christian Church and Rev. David Shepherd, pastor of the church, will officiate at the last rites.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming  for Tammy Allender Polston


The  Shelby  Republican
 Thursday, March 28, 1946
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MRS. HAEHL  DIES  AT  HOME
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Sleeping  Tablets  Cause  of
Woman's  Death
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          An overdose of sleeping tablets has cause the death of a prominent Shelby county woman.
          Mrs. Opal C. Haehl,  47-year-old wife of  J. Walter Haehl, died at her home in Union township at 7:00 a.m. Wednesday after having taken a number of sleeping tablets.  According to  Dr. C. J. Price,  county coroner, Mrs. Haehl had been in ill health for some time and was under the care of a physician.  It was understood that she had been taking the sedative tablets under the prescription of her doctor, and that she had inadvertently taken an overdose of them after arising this morning.
          Mrs. Haehl was born in Union township on August 26, 1898, the daughter of  George and  Louise Theobald Fuchs.  On November 27, 1918, she was married to Mr. Haehl, who survives with four children,  Chez, a teacher at Central Normal school at Danville,  Ina Fern,  Reba Jean  and  Alta Mae,  at home.  Other survivors are one brother,  Scott Fuchs,  of Liberty township, and one sister,  Mrs. Harry Vaught,  of Union township.  Mrs. Haehl was an active member of the Zion Evangelical Church and the Women's Guild of that church.
          Funeral arrangements will be announced later by D. E. Carmony, funeral director.
          Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday in the Zion Evangelical Church with the Rev. J. W. Dickmann, pastor, officiating.  Friends may call at the Haehl home after non today.  Burial will be in Forest Hill cemetery in charge of C. F. Fix and Son.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming


The  Shelby  Democrat
 Thursday, August 7, 1941
Page 2, Column 4
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MAN  DIES  WHILE  ON  HUNTING  TRIP
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Henry A. Haehl, 67, Found Dead
In Cornfield Near Home -- Rites Tuesday.
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          Apparently the victim of a heart attack, Henry A. Haehl, 67, was found dead early Sunday morning in a cornfield near his home.  He had left his home in Union township Saturday saying that he was going hunting.  When he failed to return, members of the family and neighbors organized searching parties, his body being found only a short distance from his home.
          Coroner Charles Kohlmeyer conducted an investigation and said that Mr. Haehl had suffered a heart attack.
          Mr. Haehl had been in failing health for the past three years, but had appeared as well as usual Saturday, members of his family said.
          Born July 22, 1874, he was a son of  George  and  Catherine (Kuhn) Haehl.  He was united in marriage December 26, 1900, to  Miss Laura John.  To this union three children were born, two of whom survive with the widow.  They are  Wallace G. Haehl, of near Fairland, and  Miss Julia Kathryn Haehl, at home.
          In addition, there are five sisters,  Mrs. Jacob Gahimer,  Mrs. Albert Callahan,  Union township;  Mrs. Argus Wagoner, Rush county;  Mrs. Scott FucsS, of Liberty township; and  Mrs. Julius Theobald, of Shelbyville, and four brothers, Walter E. Haehl, Union township, and  Robert D.  and  William  of Rush county, and  John R. Haehl, of Union township.
          Deceased was a member of the Christian church of Manilla.
          Funeral services will be held at 11 o'clock Tuesday at the home east of Rays Crossing, in charge of the Rev. Floyd Marsh, of Cincinnati, Ohio, with burial in Forest Hill cemetery in charge of D. E. Carmony, Funeral director.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming  for Christal Callahan Culp


The  Shelbyville  Republican
 Thursday, May 4, 1939
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F. E.  HAEHL,  82,  DIES  AT  MANILLA
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Former Postmaster Victim of Long Illness;
Son, 4 Daughters Survive
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          Frederick E. Haehl, age eighty-two, died at 11 a.m. Wednesday at his home in Manilla following two years illness.  He had been seriously ill for the past two weeks.  Death was caused by complications.
          Mr. Haehl was born on January 6, 1857, in Walker township, Rush county, and spent his entire life in the Mnailla community.  He was the son of  Mr. and Mrs. John M. Haehl.
          The deceased was united marriage to  Josephine Parker  on November 17, 1878, and to this union six children were born, five of whom survive.  They are  Mrs. Bertha Gaddy, of Indianapolis;  Miss Harriett Haehl, of Manilla;  Mrs. Emma Wilkerson, of Washington, D. C.;  Mrs. Marie Pitts, of near Manilla, and  Clifford Haehl, of New Albany.  A son, Larry, preceded his father in death.
          Other survivors are two sisters, Mrs. Cordelia Santilli  and  Mrs. Allie M. Inlow, both of Shelbyville; 11 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
          Mr. Haehl was postmaster at Manilla for several years and was a member of the Manilla Methodist church.
          The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the late home and will be conducted by the Rev. E. E. Young, pastor of the Manilla Methodist church.  Burial will be in the Forest Hill cemetery, in charge of Ezra Carmony, funeral director.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming  for Tammy Allender Polston


The  Shelbyville  Republican
 Monday, April 25, 1938
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HAEHL  RITES  TO
BE  WEDNESDAY
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Resident of County Dies at
Daughter's Home in
Morristown
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           Herbert (Brick) Haehl,  age 60, died at 5:15 p.m. Sunday at the home of his daughter,  Mrs. Leola Moore,  in Morristown.  He had been illseveral weeks and death was attributed to heart disease.  Mr. Haehl, who was born in Union township Jan. 18, 1882, was the son of  John H. and  Anna Marie Haehl.  He had spent all of his life, with the exception of one year, in Shelby county.  In 1904 he married  Ethel Crane,  who died June 30, 1937.
          The deceased was a member of the Morristown M. E. church, Shelby lodge No. 28, F.& A.M., and the Morristown Order of Eastern Star.  He was recently employed by the Shelby County Farm Bureau and the Cox Implement Company.
          Survivors besides the daughter are four brothers,  Edward,  George  and  J. Walter Haehl,  of Union township, and  Earl Haehl,  Noble township, one sister,  Mrs. Maurlee Talbert,  of near Moscow, and two aunts,  Mrs. Emma Holbrook,  of near Shelbyville, and  Mrs. Sophia Theobald,  of Greenfield.  Several nieces and nephews also survive.
          Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Rays Crossing Christian Union church with the Rev. O. J. McMullen officiating, assisted by the Rev. K. D. Vandeventer, pastor of the Morristown M. E. church, interment will be in the Bennett cemetery in charge of L. V. Hauk, funeral director.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming


The  Shelbyville  Republican
 Wednesday August 16, 1933
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DANIEL  HAEHL,  SEVENTY,  DIES
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Union Township Resident Had Been Ill Several Years;
Two Sisters Survive
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FUNERAL  TO  BE  THURSDAY
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          Daniel Haehl, seventy years old, died at 4:40 p.m. Tuesday at the home of  Mr. and Mrs. Edward Haehl, in Union Township, near the Zion Evangelical church, after several years of illness.  He was afflicted with uremic poisoning and his condition had been serious since last Saturday.
          Mr. Haehl was the son of the late  Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Haehl.  He was born February 25, 1863, on the farm where his death occurred.  He had never married.  Surviving him are two sisters, Mrs. Sophia Theobald, of Hancock county, and  Mrs. Emma Holbrook, of near Shelbyville.  A number of more distant relatives also survive.  Mr. Haehl had been a farmer all of his life.
          The funeral service will be held at 2:30 p.m. Thursday in the Zion Evangelical church, which Mr. Haehl had attended.  The Rev. J. W. Dickmann and the Rev. O. J. McMullen will officiate.  Burial will be in the church cemetery in charge of Morris Sleeth.
Contributed by Barb Huff


The  Shelbyville  Republican
 Monday February 27, 1933
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JOHN  HAEHL  RITES  WILL  BE  TUESDAY
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Prominent Resident of Union Township
Dies at Home At Age of Seventy-Five
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SIX  CHILDREN  SURVIVE
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          Funeral rites for  John H. Haehl, age 75 years, whose death occurred at his home, one mile west of Ray’s Crossing, at 5:15 o’clock Saturday evening, will be held Tuesday morning at ten o’clock at the home with the Rev. O. J. McMullen and the Rev. J. W. Dickmann officiating.  Burial will be in Forest Hill cemetery in charge of Morris H. Sleeth.
          The deceased fractured his shoulder in a fall several weeks ago, the resulting complications causing his death. He was born in Union township on May 10, 1857, the son of  Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Haehl.  Most of his life had been spent in Union township, where he was engaged in farming.  His marriage to  Miss Anna Carwein  took place on February 10, 1881, her death occurring April 21, 1932.
          Mr. Haehl is survived by the following children:  Mrs. Maurice Talbert, at home;  John Herbert Haehl, of Morristown;  Edwin W.,  George P. and  J. Walter Haehl, of Union township, and  Earl Haehl, of this city.  Another son died in infancy . Eighteen grandchildren, two sisters, Mrs. Emma Holbrook, of this city;  Mrs. Sophia Theobald, of Hancock county, and a brother,  Daniel Haehl, of Union township, also survive.
          Mr. Haehl was a member of the Zion Evangelical church, having been confirmed there in 1872. He was also a charter member of the Modern Woodmen, No. 4263, of Rays Crossing.
Contributed by Barb Huff


The  Shelbyville  Republican
 Thursday August 1, 1929
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FORMER  POLICE  CHIEF  SUCCUMBS
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George M. Haehl, Age 82, Passed Away
At Home Here, Ill Two Years
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WAS  CIVIL  WAR  VETERAN
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          George M. Haehl, 82 years old, Civil War veteran and former chief of police of Shelbyville, died at his home, 217 East Broadway, at 8:15 o’clock this morning, following more than two years of illness.
          Mr. Haehl served as chief of police for two terms, one under Mayor Henry Schoelch, and the other during the term of Lee B. Hoop as Mayor.  He served with Company No. 151 in the Civil War, and also served on a gunboat in the United States Navy for three years and three months.
          The deceased man was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, April 21, 1847, the son of  Henry and Barbara Haehl.  He came to Shelby county 54 years ago and had lived in Shelbyville for the past 32 years.  His marriage to  Miss Louisa Haehl  took place October 9, 1871.  Mrs. Haehl’s death occurred December 23, 1927.  All of the six sons and two daughters born to them survive.  They are:  Frederick George,  Warren Henry,  Walter E.,  and  Clarence Bruce Haehl,  all of Shelbyville.  William A. Haehl, of Indianapolis and  Robert E. Haehl, whereabouts unknown at the present time;  Mrs. Emma Alvina Lightfoot  and  Mrs. Mayme Mary Weakley, both of Shelbyville.
          Three brothers and a sister also survive.  They are:  Charles Haehl, of Louisville, Kentucky;  John  of Cincinnati;  William  of Indianapolis, and  Miss Louise Haehl  of Cincinnati.  Mr. Haehl also leaves seventeen grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
          Mr. Haehl was a member of the Dumont Pose, G.A.R. of this city; of the Evangelical church of Shelbyville, and of the Kiowa Tribe of Red Men, No. 199, which will participate in the funeral service.  In his work as chief of police Mr. Haehl was competent and attentive to his duties, reflecting much credit upon himself.
          The funeral will be held at the home on East Broadway Saturday afternoon at three o’clock, Rev. Schafer of the First Evangelical church officiating.  The interment will be in the family lot at the Forest Hill cemetery, C. F. Fix and Son being the funeral directors in charge.  Friends may call at the home to see the remains at any time.
Contributed by Barb Huff  for Dick Weakley


The  Shelbyville  Republican
 Friday December 23, 1927
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DIES  AT  HOME  AFTER  ILLNESS
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Mrs. George Haehl, 72, Succumbs
To Complication At Her Home Today
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ANNOUNCE  FUNERAL  LATER
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          Mrs. Louisa Haehl, age 72, wife of  George Haehl, died at twelve-forty-five this afternoon at her home, 217 East Broadway, following a three years illness with which she has been critically ill for the past six weeks.  Her death was due to a complication of diseases and her advanced age.  She had lived in Shelbyville for the past thirty-one years, having been a resident of Rush county previous to that time.
          She was a daughter of  Henry and Mary Haehl  and was born in Orange township, Rush county, April 5, 1855.  She was married to Mr. Haehl October 9, 1871.  The husband survives.  She was a member of the First Evangelical church.
          The deceased is survived by eight children, six sons and two daughters.  They are  George F.,  Warren H.,  Walter E.,  Bruce Haehl, and  Mrs. Harry Weakley  and  Mrs Esta Lightfoot, all of Shelbyville;  William A. Haehl, of Indianapolis and  Robert E. Haehl, of Illinois.  Eighteen grandchildren and two great grandchildren survive.  One brother  Jacob Haehl, of Shelbyville and  Mrs. Caroline Schuler of Sumner, Washington, also survive.
          Funeral arrangements will be announced later by C. F. Fix and Son.
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Saturday December 24, 1927
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FUNERAL  ANNOUNCED
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          Funeral services for  Mrs. George Haehl, who died at her home on East Broadway, yesterday afternoon, will be held Monday afternoon.  Short services will be held at the home at one-fifteen Monday afternoon and services in charge of the Rev. D. E. Werner, will be held in the First Evangelical church at two o’clock.  Interment will be in Forest Hill cemetery in charge of  C. F. Fix & Son.
Contributed by Barb Huff  for Dick Weakley


The  Shelbyville  Democrat
 Tuesday, February 16, 1926
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DIED  AT  HOME  IN  UNION  TOWNSHIP
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Mrs.  Catharina  Kuhn  Haehl,  
Life  Long  Resident  of  County  Passes  Away --
Funeral  Thursday.
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          Mrs. Catharina Kuhn Haehl, 76 years old, widow of  George Haehl, died at her home, in Union township, at 5 o'clock this morning from a complication of diseases with which she had suffered for some time.
          Funeral services will be conducted at the Zion Evangelical church in Union township, at 10 o'clock Thursday morning and burial will be in the church cemetery.  R. T. Stewart is the undertaker in charge.
          Mrs. Haehl was the daughter of  Andrew and Mary Ann Theobald Kuhn, and was born in Shelby county, May 1, 1849.  Early in life, she was united in marriage to Mr. Haehl, who preceded her in death Oct. 12, 1924.  To this union eleven children were born.  One son, Oscar, passed away in infancy.  Five sons and five daughters are living.  The daughters are:  Mrs. Jacob Gahimer,  Mrs. Albert Callahan,  Mrs. Scott Fox,  and  Mrs. Julius Theobald, of this county and  Mrs. Argus Wagner, of Rush county.
          Mrs. Haehl was a devoted member of the Zion's Evangelical church and was a woman of lovely character.  She was widely known thruout the county and her death is the cause of much sorrow.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming  for Christal Callahan Culp


The  Shelbyville  Republican
 Monday Afternoon, October 13, 1924
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DEATH  OCCURRED  TO  GEORGE  HAEHL
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FARMER  AND  NATIVE  OF  SHELBY  COUNTY
DIED  SUNDAY  IN  UNION  TOWNSHIP.
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FUNERAL  SERVICE  TUESDAY
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          George Haehl, a prominent farmer of the county living in Union township, passed away Sunday morning at 3:20 o'clock following a complication of diseases.  The deceased had been in failing health for several weeks.
          Mr. Haehl was a native of Shelby county and will be missed by a large circle of friends and relatives.  He was seventy-five years, four months and five day of age at the time of death.  On December 7, 1872, he was united in marriage with  Katherine Kuhn.  To this union eleven children were born, ten of whom survive.  They are:  [Mrs.] Jacob Gahimer,  Henry,  John R.,  Robert D.  and  Walter E., of Union township;  William W.,  Mrs. Argus Wagoner  and  Mrs. Julius Theobold, of Rush county;  Mrs. Flora Callahan  and  Mrs. Ella Fuchs, of Liberty township.  Twenty-three grandchildren also survive.
          Funeral services will be conducted at the Zion Evangelical church on Tuesday morning at ten-thirty o'clock, the Rev. Caldemeyer officiating.  Interment will be made in the church cemetery, R. T. Stewart in charge.  The funeral cortege will leave the home at ten o'clock.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming  for Christal Callahan Culp


The  Shelbyville  Daily  Democrat
 Monday Afternoon, October 13, 1924
Page 4
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COUNTY  MOURNS  DEATH  OF  LIFELONG  RESIDENT
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GEORGE  HAEHL  PASSED  AWAY  EARLY  SUNDAY  
MORNING  AT  HOME  IN  UNION  TOWNSHIP.
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          George Haehl, lifelong resident of Union township, and one of the staunch aged citizens of this community, passed away at 3:20 o'clock Sunday morning of a complication of disease from which he had suffered for some time.  His death, altho not entirely unexpected, is deeply mourned and regretted by his hundreds of friends in Shelby county, where he had been actively engage in agricultural circles for a lifetime.
          Funeral services will be held at 10:30 o'clock Tuesday monring at the Zion Evangelical church in Union township, with the Rev. Sam Caldemeyer, of Mr. Vernon, former pastor of the Zion church, officiating.  Burial will be made in the church cemetery, in charge of R. T. Stewart, funeral director.  The cortege will leave the late home at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning.
          Mr. Haehl was a son of the late  John Henry  and  Mary C. Haehl, and was born in Union township, Jan. 6, 1849, and at the time of death was seventy-five years, nine months and five days old.
          He received his education in the common schools of Shelby county, and spent his youth at home, working on the farm.  When he reached manhood, he was united in marriage with  Miss Katherine Kuhn, on Dec. 7, 1871, she being the daughter of  Andrew  and  Anna Mary Kuhn.
          To this union, 11 children were born, 10 of whom survive.  Besides the widow, he leaves five daughters, Mrs. Jacob Gahimer, of Union Township,  Mrs. Argos Wagner  and  Mrs. Julius Theobald, of Rush county, and  Mrs. Flora Callahan, and  Mrs. Ella Fuchs, of Liberty township; five sons,  Henry,  John R.,  Robert D.,  and  Walter A., Haehl,  of Union township, and  William W. Haehl, of Rush county.  He also leaves 23 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming  for Christal Callahan Culp


The  Shelbyville  Republican
 Monday, December 20, 1920
Page 1, column 5
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ELDERLY  LADY  DIED  SUNDAY  P. M.
Mrs. Anna M. Haehl Passed Away
At Her Home After Five Weeks Illness
WAS  NATIVE  OF  GERMANY		  
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          Mrs. Anna M[arie] Haehl, age eighty-eight years, died Sunday afternoon at two-thirty o'clock at her home in Union Township.  Her death was caused by a complication of diseases, with which she had been ill for the last five weeks.
          She was the daughter of  Andrew  and  Marie Theobold Kuhn, and was born in Germany September 29, 1832.  She was the oldest of a family of nine children.  When sixteen years old she came to this country with relatives, landing at New Orleans.  The family went directly to Union township, Shelby county, where Mrs. Haehl had lived for sixty-seven years.  She was a member of the Evangelical church in Union township, the church building being located on land that was owned by her.  The present building replaced a log structure in which Mrs. Haehl worshiped when she first arrived in this country.
          On September 8, 1853 she was married to Phillip Haehl.  Mr. Haehl died thirty years ago.  She leaves two sons, John H. Haehl,  and  Daniel Haehl, of Union township; two daughters, Mrs. Holbrook, of Union township, and  Mrs. Charles Theobold, of Shelbyville; one sister, Mrs. George Haehl, of Union township, and one brother, John Kuhn, of Liberty township.  Twenty grandchildren and twenty great grandchildren also survive.  Funeral services will be held at the Evangelical church in Union township Wednesday morning at ten o'clock, the pastor, Rev. Samuel Caldemeyer officiating.  Burial will be made in the church cemetery.  Stewart & Fix in charge.  Please omit flowers.
Contributed by Barb Huff for Jann DeMeire


The  Shelbyville  Republican
 Tuesday June 10, 1919
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MRS. SARAH  M. HAEHL
Mother of Mrs. Charles Morrison, West Broadway,
Died early this Morning
BURIAL  THURSDAY
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          Mrs. Sarah M. Haehl, 81 years old, widow of the late  John M. Haehl,  for years prominent in the club, social and business life of this city, died at six o’clock this morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Charles Morrison, 242 West Broadway, this city.  Death was due directly to a complication of diseases and senility.  Mrs. Haehl suffered a stroke of paralysis in February this year and had been in a very serious condition.
          Funeral services will be held at 3 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Morrison. Interment will be made in Forest Hill cemetery.
          Until the death of the husband in March, 1912, Mr. and Mrs. Haehl had been making their home in this city, where they were both prominent in the social circles.  After the husband died Mrs. Haehl divided her time between the home of two daughters,  Mrs. Ean Inlow  of Manilla and Mrs. Morrison here.  She was brought to Mrs. Morrison’s home from Manilla one week ago and had been suffering ill health since.
          Besides the two daughters mentioned, she is survived by one son,  Fred E. Haehl, of Manilla; one brother,  M. V. Headlee, of this city.
          Mrs. Haehl was a devout Christian woman and had devoted her entire life to the welfare of her church and home, rearing a family of highly respectable children.  Ewing and Oldham, of this city are in charge of the burial.
Contributed by Barb Huff  for Tammy Allender Polston


The  Shelbyville  Republican
 Tuesday, August 20, 1918
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INFANT  HAEHL
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          The baby born to  Mr. and Mrs. Walter Haehl,  of Union township, Monday evening died soon after and was buried today in the Mt. Pisgah cemetery.  The grandparents are  Mr. and Mrs. George Haehl  and  Mr. and Mrs. John Hughbanks.  Stewart and Fix were called.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming


The  Shelbyville  Republican
 Monday March 25, 1912
Page 2 column 5
 
DEATHS  AND  FUNERALS
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          John M. Haehl, aged seventy-nine years, died at 6:45 o’clock Sunday morning at his home in West Broadway. Death was directly due to an attack of paralysis.  Mr. Haehl was born in Mutzheim, Germany, January 27, 1838, coming to this country at the age of eight years.  His parents came to the vicinity of Manilla and always resided there.
          He was a member of the West Street Methodist Episcopal church in this city.  Mr. Haehl is survived by his wife, two daughters and one son, who are  Mrs. Charles Morrison, of this city, and  Mrs. C. E. Inlow  and  Frederick Haehl,  of Manilla.  Three other children,  Mrs. O.L. Bishop,  Mrs. Danile Deprez,  and  Milton Haehl, having preceded him to the grave.  The funeral services will be held at the late home.  Interment will be made in Forest Hill under the directions of Hawkins & Hendrickson.  The casket will be open from 3 until 5 p.m. Monday afternoon and from 7 until 9 o’clock Monday night, and from 10 o’clock Tuesday morning until the time of the funeral Tuesday afternoon.
Contributed by Barb Huff  for Tammy Allender Polston


The  Shelbyville  Republican
 Wednesday September 29, 1909
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          Mrs. Nora Fleming-Haehl  who has been very ill for the past few months, died at 8:40 o'clock Tuesday morning at her home in East Franklin street.  Deceased leaves two children, one age four years and the other two years.  Mrs. Haehl, at the time of her death was aged thirty-three years.  She was a member of the St. Joseph Catholic Church and the funeral services will be held there Thursday morning at nine o'clock.
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Thursday September 30, 1909
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          The funeral services of the late  Nora Fleming-Haehl  were held at the St. Joseph church Thursday morning.  The pall bearers were  Edward Seifert,  P. P. Fettig,  Thomas H. Campbell,  Frank Rembusch,  John McQuillin  and  John F. Walker.
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SHELBY  DEMOCRAT
 Thursday September 30, 1909
Page 4
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          Nora Fleming Haehl  died at her residence 191 East Franklin street at 8:40 o'clock of tuberculosis, aged 33 years, 1 month and 20 days. She leaves 2 daughters Margaret aged 4 years, and Mildred aged 2 years. Also surviving are four brothers and two sisters:  James,  Thomas,  William  and  Edward  Fleming; Mrs. Margaret Hausheltler  and  Mrs. Walter Floyd.  Burial in the St. Joseph Cemetery.
Contributed by Barb Huff


The  Shelby  Democrat
 Friday, June 28, 1907
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UNION  TOWNSHIP  LADY  DIED  EARLY  THIS  A.M.
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Mrs. Mary C. Haehl Aged Over Eighty Years
Passes Away At Her Home
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DEATH  DUE  TO  SENILITY;  FOUR  CHILDREN  SURVIVE
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Had Lived in Union Township Continuously For Seventy-Four Years
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FUNERAL  SUNDAY  MORNING
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           A mother such as only the pioneer days in Indiana produces passed away at six o'clock this morning, when Mrs. Mary C. Haehl died at the home of her son, George Haehl, in Union township, of senility, aged eighty years, seven months and one day. Mrs. Haehl, whose maiden name was Zeisz, was born in Germany.  She moved to Shelby county with her parents when only six years of age, and has always resided in Union township since that time.  She certainly was one of the pioneers of this county, having continuously resided in the same township for seventy-four years.  When a mere slip of a girl she married George Haehl, who died in 1855.  Nothing daunted by the fact that she had a family of small children, Mrs. Haehl managed to give each of them a good education, and to accumulate a nice competency of this world's goods.  She is survived by one son and three daughters,  George Haehl and  Mrs. Caroline Witz, of Union township, and  Mrs. Rosena Theobald, of this city.  One sister, Mrs. Henrietta Rapp, of this city, also survives.  The funeral cortege will leave the home of the deceased at 10 o'clock Sunday morning.  The services will be held in the Mt. Zion's Protestant church at 11 o'clock, the Rev. Mr. Mann, of Homer, officiating.  Interment in the German cemetery, Stewart & Fix in charge.
Submitted by Barb Huff


The  Shelby  Republican
 Friday, October 31, 1902
page 2, column 2
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          Mrs. Anna C. Haehl, widow of the late John Haehl, died Tuesday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock of cancer, at the family residence, half mile south of Manilla, aged seventy-four years.  Funeral services will be held at the German church on Thursday at 11 a.m., by Dr. G. G. Winters.  Cortege will leave the house at 10 a.m. Interment in German cemetery, conducted by R. T. Stewart.  Deceased was worth about $75,000 and she had no children.
Contributed by Barb Huff for Jann DeMeire


The  Shelbyville  Republican
 Friday, February 10, 1899
page 2, column 1
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          John Haehl, a well known farmer living near Manilla, died Wednesday at 1:30 o'clock from the effects of the grippe.  He was seventy-one years old and had lived on the farm where he died fifty years.  He had no children, his wife surviving.  The funeral will be Saturday morning at the German church in Union township, where the interment will be made.  The cortege will leave the house at ten o'clock expecting to reach the church in an hour.
Contributed by Barb Huff for Jann DeMeire


The  Shelby  Republican
 Friday August 6, 1897
Page 2 column 3
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MR. MILTON  H. HAEHL
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After a Lingering Illness This
Popular Young Man Passes Away
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          Milton H. Haehl, died at the home of his sister, Mrs. Daniel Deprez, corner of Franklin and Noble streets, at five o’clock p.m. Tuesday, July 3rd, aged thirty years and eight months.  He was born near Manilla, Rush county, October 15, 1866, and was the son of Mr. and Mrs. James* M. Haehl, now of this city.  He was married to Miss Minnie Riley, of St. Louis, July 12, 1893, while attending College of Pharmacy, in that city.  Funeral services will be held at the home of  Mrs. Daniel Deprez, his sister, at 5 o’clock p.m. Thursday.  Funeral will be private. Rev. J. C. Caldwell will officiate, assisted by Rev. R. M. Moore.  The casket will be open to the friends from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday.  Interment in Forest Hill cemetery.  The pallbearers will be  James Clark,  Gus Deprez,  Frank Strong,  George Flaitz,  John Day Deprez,  Richard Ellis.
           While the death of Mr. Haehl has been anticipated for some time it comes none the less as a shock to his many friends.  From the time he came here to live he was very popular with all who knew him and there are not many people in this place who were not acquainted with him.  He was a gentleman at all times, courteous to all and a true friend with his associates.  In the various places he filled he performed the trusts imposed on him with a fidelity that was a continual pleasure to his employers.  When the disease that finally caused his death took hold of him he was the Clerk and Book keeper in the office of the Water Works and Electric Light Company.  He went to Colorado in the hope his health would be restored and after remaining there a number of months he returned to this place since which time his home has been with his sister, Mrs. Daniel Deprez.  Every possible thing was done to stay the hand of the Grim Destroyer, but the verdict was made, and the soul of  Harry Haehl  passed into the great beyond; went to bourne from whence no traveler has ever returned to tell of what is there; went to a home not made by hands, but which is eternal in the heavens.  He leaves behind his parents, who now bow to the inevitable in their sorrow and loving sisters and an affectionate brother who mourn his untimely death.  It is a great solace at such a time to know that Harry, as he was familiarly called, was always honest, always true, always mindful of those about him.  His good traits were many and they will live forever in the minds of his relatives and in the memory of his friends.
* Should read John M. Haehl
Contributed by Barb Huff  for Tammy Allender Polston


The  Shelby  Daily  Democrat
 Monday, February 10, 1890
Page 4, column 1
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          Philip Haehl died at his residence in Union township at 4 o'clock this morning, age fifty-eight years.  He will be buried at the German Church at 2 o'clock tomorrow.  Services at the church by Rev. G. G. Winter.  Interment at German Church cemetery.  D. B. Wilson, funeral director.
Contributed by Barb Huff for Jann DeMeire



The  Daily  Evening  Democrat
 Monday, February 26, 1883
Page 1
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H A R R Y   H A E H L
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Commits Suicide this Morning
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By Shotting Himself Through the
Head With a Revolver.
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The Tragedy Occurring in the Rear of
Gardner's Meat Shop on South
Harrison Street.
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For Whom He had Been Working, at a
Quarter Past Eleven O'Clock This
Morning, His Death Occuring ten
Minutes Later.
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          The crack of a revolver, succeeded by the screams of  Mrs. George Gardner,  in a few moments crowded the meat-shop kept by the latteres' husband, on South Harrison street, at a quarter past eleven o'clock this morning, and a glance revealed to those who went in the cause, which was the almost lifeless body of  Harry Haehl,  aged twenty-one, who was lying in a corner of the second rrom back of the shop, used for trying out lard, the blood slowly trickling from a ragged hole in his right temple, w hile in his had he held a thirty-two calibre revolver, the smoke curling slowly from it away.  Human skill was of no avail, however, for he had done his work well, and in less than ten minutes, without a word, his troubled spirit stood in the presence of his Creator.
          Coroner Badger  being absent, having gone to Manilla to hold an inquest on the body of  John Gunning, a search of the pockets of the deceased was made under the direction of  'Squire A. J. Higgins,  resulting in the finding of several letters from from his absent father and sister, but not a word that would throw any light upon his motive in taking his life.  From Mrs. Gardner it was learned that he had been threatening to take his life for some time giving as his reason that he was mistreated by his folks, and also that he had nothing to do, Mr. Gardner having settled with him on the 20th, having no more work for him to do.  As to his being badly treated at home, that is not true, from the testimony of those who know, who say that he has not been at his home since last September, his mother, a hard-working woman, having been assisted by the Ladies Benevolent Society, he refusing to help her.  Mr. Gardner said to the Democrat man, that Harry had been especially gloomy for the past two days, one cause of complaint being that someone had got into his room over Mathews' saloon, night before last, and robbed him of ten dollars.  To Mr. Gardner he never made any threats against his life, saying nothing of the kind to anyone but the latter's wife.  Ten minutes before the tragedy Harry went into  Harney's saloon, next door to Gardner's shop, and called for some whisky.  After drinking it he lit a cigar, which he did not smoke more than a minute or two until he threw it down and went out the back way, entering the rear of the meat-shop, where he immediately placed the revolver against his temple and fired.
          The body was removed to his home on John street, and the coroner will hold an inquest to-night.
Contributed by Barb Huff for Jann DeMeire

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