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William Franz Christel

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William Franz Christel

Birth
Steinthal, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA
Death
21 Mar 1952 (aged 90)
Valders, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial
Saint Nazianz, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA
Plot
Behind St. Gregory Cemetery sign.
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Husband of Wilhelmina Lulloff (married Nov. 14, 1882 at St. Gregory). Son of Norbert and Amalia Christel, born Town of Schleswig. A merchant, on Feb. 5, 1894, he purchased the vacant lot at 213 Church Street and had a hardware store built. He ran this hardware store until selling his share of the business to Herman Luffoff on March 1, 1902.
William then moved to the railroad village of Valders where he was very successful as a businessman. He died from "carcinoma of pancreas, for 8 months, arteriosclerosis, for 20 years, had prostateatomy but not related to death."

William Christel,
Valders Business
Man, Dead at 90
VALDERS—William F. Christel,
90, pioneer pea canning company
executive, civic lender, and bank
president, died Friday morning at
the home of a daughter Mrs. Peter
Thielen. Mr. Christel had been in
failing health since last November,
stricken as he observed his 90th
birthday.
Funeral services will be held at
9:30 a. m. Monday at the Berge
Funeral Home, followed by a 10
a. m. requiem high mass at St.
Gregory Catholic Church. St. Na-
zianz. The Rev. Frederick Dorn
will officiate and interment will be
in the adjoining cemetery.
Death of Mr. Christel ends a
colorful career of a lifelong coun-
ty resident, long identified with
the industrial, mercantile and
banking life of St. Nazianz, Valders
and Hilbert. His birthday on Nov.
15 of each year was the occasion
of a county wide celebration which
his family, six daughters and six
sons, planned long in advance.
--Perfected 13 Invention--
He perfected 13 inventions in
the field of vegetable canning, in-
cluding a "texture meter" for test-
ing the maturity of peas that in-
fluenced pea canning all over the
world...
excerpt from Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wisconsin; Friday, March 21, 1952
Husband of Wilhelmina Lulloff (married Nov. 14, 1882 at St. Gregory). Son of Norbert and Amalia Christel, born Town of Schleswig. A merchant, on Feb. 5, 1894, he purchased the vacant lot at 213 Church Street and had a hardware store built. He ran this hardware store until selling his share of the business to Herman Luffoff on March 1, 1902.
William then moved to the railroad village of Valders where he was very successful as a businessman. He died from "carcinoma of pancreas, for 8 months, arteriosclerosis, for 20 years, had prostateatomy but not related to death."

William Christel,
Valders Business
Man, Dead at 90
VALDERS—William F. Christel,
90, pioneer pea canning company
executive, civic lender, and bank
president, died Friday morning at
the home of a daughter Mrs. Peter
Thielen. Mr. Christel had been in
failing health since last November,
stricken as he observed his 90th
birthday.
Funeral services will be held at
9:30 a. m. Monday at the Berge
Funeral Home, followed by a 10
a. m. requiem high mass at St.
Gregory Catholic Church. St. Na-
zianz. The Rev. Frederick Dorn
will officiate and interment will be
in the adjoining cemetery.
Death of Mr. Christel ends a
colorful career of a lifelong coun-
ty resident, long identified with
the industrial, mercantile and
banking life of St. Nazianz, Valders
and Hilbert. His birthday on Nov.
15 of each year was the occasion
of a county wide celebration which
his family, six daughters and six
sons, planned long in advance.
--Perfected 13 Invention--
He perfected 13 inventions in
the field of vegetable canning, in-
cluding a "texture meter" for test-
ing the maturity of peas that in-
fluenced pea canning all over the
world...
excerpt from Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wisconsin; Friday, March 21, 1952

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  • Created by: Keith
  • Added: Jun 26, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54158446/william_franz-christel: accessed ), memorial page for William Franz Christel (14 Nov 1861–21 Mar 1952), Find a Grave Memorial ID 54158446, citing Saint Gregory Cemetery, Saint Nazianz, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA; Maintained by Keith (contributor 46875326).