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Had Many Friends Here Who Mourn ' His PassingCounty Judge John Colonel Karel, GG, Milwaukee county veteran Jurist, one-time resident of Kewaunee, and well known to a multitude of Door county friends, died unexpectedly Sunday. Dec. 4. In St. Joseph’s hospital In Milwaukee.Ho lrncl been 111 for the paHt sir weeks and had entered the hospital for the second time last Monday, and Ills many friends were shocked to learn of his death, for the graveness of his Illness was not generally realized.Jkey Karel, the nickname he acquired os a football star at the University of Wisconsin, was born In Schuyler, Neb., but received hisearly education at Kewaunee, In Kewaunee county. Through his many summer visits to Door county he endeared himself to numerous residents.Ho wnB a devout Catholic, and a loader In the Democratic party, in addition to which lie was known ftB a fruternnllst, linguist, orator,lecturer, traveler, und Inveterate collector. Friends wcro his greatest hobby. Ills donth will create vacancies In at least a dozen various organizations, for he was _pnst exalted ruler of the MUwnukve Elks lodge, jiresldent for many years of the Wisconsin Fraternal congress, and member of the Mllwaukeo Press club. Mllwaukeo Athletic club. Woodmen of the World, Modern Woodmen of America, Bohom-lan-Amorlcan society, ond the Bo-hemian-Slavonlun brotherhood. IHe first gained prominence with his football prowess at the University of Wisconsin during the 00's, when In 1894 ho ran 40 yards' to a touchdown and gave Wisconsin1 its first victory against Minnesota.1 Ho repealed the performance two years later, and went down In Badger football history ns one of the greatest-hnlfbacks of that period, iHo received his law degree In ^ 1896, worked at various occupations, and hung out his shingle in 1900. Recognition of his ability enme lmmcdlntely, und he was sent to tho state assembly In 1901 und 1904. In the last mentioned year he became register of probate and gained much practical oxpcrlcnco In the legal processing of wtllB. guardianships. Incompetences, and etc., which trained him for Ids dut- iles of Judge when tho Mcond1branch was established in Mllwaukeo In 1907. He won the election on n nonpartisan ticket was regularly elected over since.He Is survived by his wife, the former Josephine llonnsler of I.a Crosse, In Milwaukee; n daughter Mrs. Gladys Josephine Gerkordy. Milwaukee; n brother, L. Albert, jbanker nt Kewaunee: and a slater, ’Mrs. Flora Templeton. Minneapolis.: Services were held at 10 a.m. onWednesday.. Dec. 7. from 8S. Peter .and Paul Catholic church. Milwaukee, with interment In Holy Cross ■cemetery. Active pullbenrers were; John It. Knrel, I,. Albert Karel, Frauds Karel, nephews of the late judge; Benjamin Poss. Rudolph MuUroch and Adolph Gruettner.Honorary pallbearers Included all Judges In Milwaukee county nndj several well-known personages as | follows; Circuit Judge Henry-Grnass, Green Bay; It. J. Busting.* United Stntes district attorney; Maxwell Herrlott, A. C. Backus.; Norton Williams. L. A. Ilrunckhorst,: Henry Fetter. John II- Jones aud delegates from the Kulghts of Co-. lumbus. Holy Name society. West- • cm Bohemian Brotherhood assocla-1 tlon and Equitable Reserve assocla-; tlon of Neenah. i
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Sturgeon Bay Door County News
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, US
Thu, Dec 08, 1938
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