Bernard Hertel
- formerly of Fremont Center, Illinois
Funeral arrangements are pending for Bernard Hertel 88, of Bayfield,
Colo.
Born Oct. 11, 1910, he died Monday, July 26, 1999, at Mercy Medical
Center in Durango, Colo.
A former member of St. Mary's Church, Fremont Center, he is survived
by his son, Roger of Bayfield; daughter, Joan of Montrose, Colo;
brother, Raymond of Shannon, Ill.; and sister, Matilda Dietz of
Libertyville.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Matilda (nee Strazer), in
1991; brothers, John, Anthony and Joseph; and sisters, Mary
Spoerlein, Anna Etten, Elizabeth Bauer, Rose Kattner and Catherine
Leffelman.
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL) - August 10,
1999
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Hemp |
TWO MEN KILLED IN DUEL
Durango, Colo., Jan.-Sheriff W.J. Thompson, of La Plata
County, and Policeman Jesse Stensel, of this city, exchanged a dozen
shots with revolvers on the main street here today and both were
mortally wounded. Thompson died this afternoon. There had existed a
feud between the two men since the late election when they were both
candidates for the office of sheriff.
Reno Evening Gazette, Reno Nevada January 9, 1906
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AUTO FALLS DOWN
HILL, TWO KILLED
Durango, Colo., Dec. 27-Barry Sullivan, Durango attorney, and his
wife were killed, and their daughter Sadie, and a young woman, Miss
Marie Andrews, were seriously injured, when their automobile plunged
off a highway and dropped 110 feet down a mountainside. Two
children, nieces of Miss Andrews, escaped with slight injuries.
(Check out the misc. newspaper articles page for more
information)
The Helena Independent, Helena Montana December 28,
1925
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