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Emil G. Hell
1883- 1966
02 19 1966
Emil G. Hell, 82, of 405
South Church Street, died of a heart attack yesterday afternoon after being
stricken while he was shoveling snow from the driveway at his home.
The fire department’s rescue
squad was called to the home at 1 p.m. and administered oxygen after which Mr.
Hell was taken to Watertown Memorial Hospital by the Meyer Ambulance
Service. A physician pronounced him dead
a short time later.
Mr. Hell was a retired Watertown fireman, having served with
the department from 1926 to 1947. He was
a lieutenant in the department at the time and among the first fulltime firemen
in the city. As a member of the department he saw it develop from its earlier firefighting
methods and equipment to the modern department it has become.
Mr. Hell was born in
Waterloo on August 4, 1883, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Hell. He had been a resident of Watertown for 48
years. His marriage to Miss Emma Duwe took place at Newville, Wis., in 1909.
Besides his wife he is
survived by two sons, Harold E. Hell, a member of the fire department here, and
Ray A. Hell, also of Watertown. There
are three grandchildren and one great grandchild.
There are also two sisters
and one brother, Mrs. Herman Gruchow, and Mrs. Arthur
Schuler both of Waterloo; and Charles Hell, who is living in Colorado.
One brother, William Hell,
preceded in death.
Mr. Hell was a member of St.
Mark’s Lutheran Church.
He was one of the city’s
widely known and well-liked residents.
Mr. Hell was rated among the city’s best firemen and at the time of his
retirement was given high commendation for his years of service and his
devotion to duty.
As a friend he was loyal and
in his dealings with others he was fair and considerate, and his honesty was
beyond question. His family knew him as
a devoted husband and father and everyone who knew him valued his friendship.
The funeral will take place
Monday afternoon with services at 2 o’clock at St. Mark’s Church, the Rev. H.
E. Wicke officiating.
Interment will be in
Oak Hill Cemetery.
Friends may pay their
respects Sunday evening from 6 to 9 o’clock at the Schmutzler
Funeral Home and up to 10:30 a.m. on Monday, or at the church beginning at 11
a.m.
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03 24 1926
Emil Hell Appointed Fire
Truck Driver
Emil Hell, Church Street,
was appointed a fire truck driver by the police and fire commission at a
special meeting held at the city hall Tuesday night.
Mr. Hell was appointed in
place of Charles Schumann who did not accept his appointment made by the
commission last Friday night. The
appointment is to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Edward Radloff Jr., who will leave Watertown on
April first to engage in business at Lake Mills.
Mr. Schumann, in tendering his resignation from the appointment, stated he
would remain at the Walter J. Booth Shoe Co., where he is engaged as
engineer. He was the first driver of the
fire truck in Watertown and his appointment met with the approval of the
businessmen and others, according to a statement made by the police and fire
commission.
Mr. Schumann, according to
his resignation, stated that, owing to the fact that
his appointment did not seem to meet with the approval of the fire department,
he would rather turn down the appointment so that the work of the fire
department would go unruffled.
Mr. Hell is at present a truck
driver for the Kraeft Cheese Co. of this city [1]
[1]
Assumed to be Kraft Bros. Cheese Co., 122-124 N. First (Jossi
Cheese Co, cheese mfg & dlr-wholesale
previously at this address)
Mr. Hell is well known in
this community and no doubt will take up his duties in an able manner. He has not been a member of the fire
department.
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