Death Takes One of City's Leading Citizens In Calling Fred. W. Pirl - The Duquesne Times Observer, June 29, 1934
Duquesne lost one of its most valued citizens when Frederick William Pirl passed beyond the great divide at 3 o'clock Wednesday morning. Mr. Pirl passed the sixty-seventh milestone of life last Friday.
Death was due to complications following an operation last week at the St. Francis Hospital, Pittsburgh. Although the gravity of the condition was realized, no thought of a fatal eventuality was considered. On the afternoon prior to his passing he seemed in rare good spirits as he talked with members of his family and visitors. News of the sudden turn for the worse and his death came as a shock to his family and to the community.
No community can afford to lose men of Mr. Pirl's type, he lived a long and useful life devoted to his family, his city and the best interest of his friends. No eulogy, written or spoken could approach his works as a tribute to the man himself.
The deceased was a son of Frederick and Catherine (Goldstrohm) Pirl who settled in this district about 1850. His parents came directly from Germany and settled in Mifflin Township where Frederick William was born, the youngest of seven children. He was born in the old Pirl homestead, the residence in what is now part of the Second ward, June 23, 1867.
As a boy he attended the old Dutchtown School and also spent three years in the public schools of Pittsburgh. In 1885 he began his apprenticeship at the blacksmiths' trade in McKeesport, and served three years after which he worked as a journeyman until 1890, when he went to the oil fields of Venango County, Pennsylvania where he remained for two years. In 1892 he relocated in Duquesne and embarked in the blacksmith business as a member of the firm of Pirl and Evans. This partnership continued for one year, when he purchased Mr. Evans' interests and conducted the business under his own name. He prospered in that venture, and in 1899 sold an interest in his concern to William Kroeger. The firm going under the name of Pirl and Kroeger. With keen business foresight, Mr. Pirl saw the coming of a new era and branched out into the hardware business and built on of the city's leading hardware concerns. His word being his bond, and a wide reputation for fair dealing was in a great measure responsible for his business successes. Until the time of his demise Mr. Pirl was an active partner in the Duquesne Hardware company.
Spurred by other ambitions than that for material success, Mr. Pirl entered all civic and political movement with his customary vigor and persuasiveness. Possessing a strong personality and a forceful delivery in speaking his unusual ability was recognized by his fellow townsmen who kept him in the foremost of leadership so long as he desired. For ten years he served his fellow citizens as borough council and from March 1903 until March 1906 held the borough's highest offices as burgess. During his term as burgess he personally sat on the police court bench and dispensed justice with a stern or compassionate hand as circumstances required. He carried the principles of business into city government and gained added respect and admiration for his efficiency and capable handling of weighty civic problems.
Aside from this he was active in all forward looking movements for the betterment of the town, which was still in swaddling clothes but growing into the city he knew it would be. In the Board of Commerce he served in various official capacities and was a leader in the movement. During the Silver Jubilee of 1916 Mr. Pirl was one of the founders of the celebration and headed several committees in planning and executing the project. During the World War he devoted [all] of his time, labor, and money in a patriotic effort to set an example for his fellow citizens. His was a life of service to his town and its people.
Mr. Pirl was married, September 25, 1893, to Jean, daughter of William and Jean (Frazer) Minford, of Wood Run, Washington County, Pennsylvania. Seven children were born to this union and they are: Mrs. Catherine Henry, Meadville, Pennsylvania; Carl Pirl, of San Bernardino, California; Mrs. Louise Schminsky, Pittsburgh; Jean Pirl Fullerton, at home; Thomas F. Pirl and Edwin (Ted) Pirl of this place and Mrs. Rose Luker of Duquesne, with his widow survive to mourn his passing. Eight grandchildren, along with one brother, Will Pirl of Duquesne; and two sisters, Mrs. Henry Doney, of Florida and Mrs. William Auberle, of McKeesport are bereft.
As an active fraternalist, Mr. Pirl held membership in the Fraternal Order of Eagles, the, B. P. O. Elks, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and Duquesne Lodge No. 731 Free and Accepted Masons, the Knights Templar, the Consistory and the Ancient and Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. He was also a communicant of the Presbyterian Church and a charter member of the Duquesne Business Men's' Association.
Mr. Pirl was a director of the First National Bank of Duquesne, was Vice President of the Times Publishing Company and was an ex-president of the Duquesne Golf Club.
Funeral services will be held this (Friday) evening at the Pirl family home, 911 Kennedy Avenue at 8 o'clock. Rev. Harry Lee Crawford, pastor of the Presbyterian Church in charge.
Interment will be privately conducted Saturday morning in Richland Cemetery, Dravosburg.
- The Duquesne Times, 23 June 1934
Duquesne lost one of its most valued citizens when Frederick William Pirl passed beyond the great divide at 3 o'clock Wednesday morning. Mr. Pirl passed the sixty-seventh milestone of life last Friday.
Death was due to complications following an operation last week at the St. Francis Hospital, Pittsburgh. Although the gravity of the condition was realized, no thought of a fatal eventuality was considered. On the afternoon prior to his passing he seemed in rare good spirits as he talked with members of his family and visitors. News of the sudden turn for the worse and his death came as a shock to his family and to the community.
No community can afford to lose men of Mr. Pirl's type, he lived a long and useful life devoted to his family, his city and the best interest of his friends. No eulogy, written or spoken could approach his works as a tribute to the man himself.
The deceased was a son of Frederick and Catherine (Goldstrohm) Pirl who settled in this district about 1850. His parents came directly from Germany and settled in Mifflin Township where Frederick William was born, the youngest of seven children. He was born in the old Pirl homestead, the residence in what is now part of the Second ward, June 23, 1867.
As a boy he attended the old Dutchtown School and also spent three years in the public schools of Pittsburgh. In 1885 he began his apprenticeship at the blacksmiths' trade in McKeesport, and served three years after which he worked as a journeyman until 1890, when he went to the oil fields of Venango County, Pennsylvania where he remained for two years. In 1892 he relocated in Duquesne and embarked in the blacksmith business as a member of the firm of Pirl and Evans. This partnership continued for one year, when he purchased Mr. Evans' interests and conducted the business under his own name. He prospered in that venture, and in 1899 sold an interest in his concern to William Kroeger. The firm going under the name of Pirl and Kroeger. With keen business foresight, Mr. Pirl saw the coming of a new era and branched out into the hardware business and built on of the city's leading hardware concerns. His word being his bond, and a wide reputation for fair dealing was in a great measure responsible for his business successes. Until the time of his demise Mr. Pirl was an active partner in the Duquesne Hardware company.
Spurred by other ambitions than that for material success, Mr. Pirl entered all civic and political movement with his customary vigor and persuasiveness. Possessing a strong personality and a forceful delivery in speaking his unusual ability was recognized by his fellow townsmen who kept him in the foremost of leadership so long as he desired. For ten years he served his fellow citizens as borough council and from March 1903 until March 1906 held the borough's highest offices as burgess. During his term as burgess he personally sat on the police court bench and dispensed justice with a stern or compassionate hand as circumstances required. He carried the principles of business into city government and gained added respect and admiration for his efficiency and capable handling of weighty civic problems.
Aside from this he was active in all forward looking movements for the betterment of the town, which was still in swaddling clothes but growing into the city he knew it would be. In the Board of Commerce he served in various official capacities and was a leader in the movement. During the Silver Jubilee of 1916 Mr. Pirl was one of the founders of the celebration and headed several committees in planning and executing the project. During the World War he devoted [all] of his time, labor, and money in a patriotic effort to set an example for his fellow citizens. His was a life of service to his town and its people.
Mr. Pirl was married, September 25, 1893, to Jean, daughter of William and Jean (Frazer) Minford, of Wood Run, Washington County, Pennsylvania. Seven children were born to this union and they are: Mrs. Catherine Henry, Meadville, Pennsylvania; Carl Pirl, of San Bernardino, California; Mrs. Louise Schminsky, Pittsburgh; Jean Pirl Fullerton, at home; Thomas F. Pirl and Edwin (Ted) Pirl of this place and Mrs. Rose Luker of Duquesne, with his widow survive to mourn his passing. Eight grandchildren, along with one brother, Will Pirl of Duquesne; and two sisters, Mrs. Henry Doney, of Florida and Mrs. William Auberle, of McKeesport are bereft.
As an active fraternalist, Mr. Pirl held membership in the Fraternal Order of Eagles, the, B. P. O. Elks, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and Duquesne Lodge No. 731 Free and Accepted Masons, the Knights Templar, the Consistory and the Ancient and Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. He was also a communicant of the Presbyterian Church and a charter member of the Duquesne Business Men's' Association.
Mr. Pirl was a director of the First National Bank of Duquesne, was Vice President of the Times Publishing Company and was an ex-president of the Duquesne Golf Club.
Funeral services will be held this (Friday) evening at the Pirl family home, 911 Kennedy Avenue at 8 o'clock. Rev. Harry Lee Crawford, pastor of the Presbyterian Church in charge.
Interment will be privately conducted Saturday morning in Richland Cemetery, Dravosburg.
- The Duquesne Times, 23 June 1934
Death Takes One of City's Leading Citizens In Calling Fred. W. Pirl - The Duquesne Times Observer, June 29, 1934
Duquesne lost one of its most valued citizens when Frederick William Pirl passed beyond the great divide at 3 o'clock Wednesday morning. Mr. Pirl passed the sixty-seventh milestone of life last Friday.
Death was due to complications following an operation last week at the St. Francis Hospital, Pittsburgh. Although the gravity of the condition was realized, no thought of a fatal eventuality was considered. On the afternoon prior to his passing he seemed in rare good spirits as he talked with members of his family and visitors. News of the sudden turn for the worse and his death came as a shock to his family and to the community.
No community can afford to lose men of Mr. Pirl's type, he lived a long and useful life devoted to his family, his city and the best interest of his friends. No eulogy, written or spoken could approach his works as a tribute to the man himself.
The deceased was a son of Frederick and Catherine (Goldstrohm) Pirl who settled in this district about 1850. His parents came directly from Germany and settled in Mifflin Township where Frederick William was born, the youngest of seven children. He was born in the old Pirl homestead, the residence in what is now part of the Second ward, June 23, 1867.
As a boy he attended the old Dutchtown School and also spent three years in the public schools of Pittsburgh. In 1885 he began his apprenticeship at the blacksmiths' trade in McKeesport, and served three years after which he worked as a journeyman until 1890, when he went to the oil fields of Venango County, Pennsylvania where he remained for two years. In 1892 he relocated in Duquesne and embarked in the blacksmith business as a member of the firm of Pirl and Evans. This partnership continued for one year, when he purchased Mr. Evans' interests and conducted the business under his own name. He prospered in that venture, and in 1899 sold an interest in his concern to William Kroeger. The firm going under the name of Pirl and Kroeger. With keen business foresight, Mr. Pirl saw the coming of a new era and branched out into the hardware business and built on of the city's leading hardware concerns. His word being his bond, and a wide reputation for fair dealing was in a great measure responsible for his business successes. Until the time of his demise Mr. Pirl was an active partner in the Duquesne Hardware company.
Spurred by other ambitions than that for material success, Mr. Pirl entered all civic and political movement with his customary vigor and persuasiveness. Possessing a strong personality and a forceful delivery in speaking his unusual ability was recognized by his fellow townsmen who kept him in the foremost of leadership so long as he desired. For ten years he served his fellow citizens as borough council and from March 1903 until March 1906 held the borough's highest offices as burgess. During his term as burgess he personally sat on the police court bench and dispensed justice with a stern or compassionate hand as circumstances required. He carried the principles of business into city government and gained added respect and admiration for his efficiency and capable handling of weighty civic problems.
Aside from this he was active in all forward looking movements for the betterment of the town, which was still in swaddling clothes but growing into the city he knew it would be. In the Board of Commerce he served in various official capacities and was a leader in the movement. During the Silver Jubilee of 1916 Mr. Pirl was one of the founders of the celebration and headed several committees in planning and executing the project. During the World War he devoted [all] of his time, labor, and money in a patriotic effort to set an example for his fellow citizens. His was a life of service to his town and its people.
Mr. Pirl was married, September 25, 1893, to Jean, daughter of William and Jean (Frazer) Minford, of Wood Run, Washington County, Pennsylvania. Seven children were born to this union and they are: Mrs. Catherine Henry, Meadville, Pennsylvania; Carl Pirl, of San Bernardino, California; Mrs. Louise Schminsky, Pittsburgh; Jean Pirl Fullerton, at home; Thomas F. Pirl and Edwin (Ted) Pirl of this place and Mrs. Rose Luker of Duquesne, with his widow survive to mourn his passing. Eight grandchildren, along with one brother, Will Pirl of Duquesne; and two sisters, Mrs. Henry Doney, of Florida and Mrs. William Auberle, of McKeesport are bereft.
As an active fraternalist, Mr. Pirl held membership in the Fraternal Order of Eagles, the, B. P. O. Elks, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and Duquesne Lodge No. 731 Free and Accepted Masons, the Knights Templar, the Consistory and the Ancient and Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. He was also a communicant of the Presbyterian Church and a charter member of the Duquesne Business Men's' Association.
Mr. Pirl was a director of the First National Bank of Duquesne, was Vice President of the Times Publishing Company and was an ex-president of the Duquesne Golf Club.
Funeral services will be held this (Friday) evening at the Pirl family home, 911 Kennedy Avenue at 8 o'clock. Rev. Harry Lee Crawford, pastor of the Presbyterian Church in charge.
Interment will be privately conducted Saturday morning in Richland Cemetery, Dravosburg.
- The Duquesne Times, 23 June 1934
Duquesne lost one of its most valued citizens when Frederick William Pirl passed beyond the great divide at 3 o'clock Wednesday morning. Mr. Pirl passed the sixty-seventh milestone of life last Friday.
Death was due to complications following an operation last week at the St. Francis Hospital, Pittsburgh. Although the gravity of the condition was realized, no thought of a fatal eventuality was considered. On the afternoon prior to his passing he seemed in rare good spirits as he talked with members of his family and visitors. News of the sudden turn for the worse and his death came as a shock to his family and to the community.
No community can afford to lose men of Mr. Pirl's type, he lived a long and useful life devoted to his family, his city and the best interest of his friends. No eulogy, written or spoken could approach his works as a tribute to the man himself.
The deceased was a son of Frederick and Catherine (Goldstrohm) Pirl who settled in this district about 1850. His parents came directly from Germany and settled in Mifflin Township where Frederick William was born, the youngest of seven children. He was born in the old Pirl homestead, the residence in what is now part of the Second ward, June 23, 1867.
As a boy he attended the old Dutchtown School and also spent three years in the public schools of Pittsburgh. In 1885 he began his apprenticeship at the blacksmiths' trade in McKeesport, and served three years after which he worked as a journeyman until 1890, when he went to the oil fields of Venango County, Pennsylvania where he remained for two years. In 1892 he relocated in Duquesne and embarked in the blacksmith business as a member of the firm of Pirl and Evans. This partnership continued for one year, when he purchased Mr. Evans' interests and conducted the business under his own name. He prospered in that venture, and in 1899 sold an interest in his concern to William Kroeger. The firm going under the name of Pirl and Kroeger. With keen business foresight, Mr. Pirl saw the coming of a new era and branched out into the hardware business and built on of the city's leading hardware concerns. His word being his bond, and a wide reputation for fair dealing was in a great measure responsible for his business successes. Until the time of his demise Mr. Pirl was an active partner in the Duquesne Hardware company.
Spurred by other ambitions than that for material success, Mr. Pirl entered all civic and political movement with his customary vigor and persuasiveness. Possessing a strong personality and a forceful delivery in speaking his unusual ability was recognized by his fellow townsmen who kept him in the foremost of leadership so long as he desired. For ten years he served his fellow citizens as borough council and from March 1903 until March 1906 held the borough's highest offices as burgess. During his term as burgess he personally sat on the police court bench and dispensed justice with a stern or compassionate hand as circumstances required. He carried the principles of business into city government and gained added respect and admiration for his efficiency and capable handling of weighty civic problems.
Aside from this he was active in all forward looking movements for the betterment of the town, which was still in swaddling clothes but growing into the city he knew it would be. In the Board of Commerce he served in various official capacities and was a leader in the movement. During the Silver Jubilee of 1916 Mr. Pirl was one of the founders of the celebration and headed several committees in planning and executing the project. During the World War he devoted [all] of his time, labor, and money in a patriotic effort to set an example for his fellow citizens. His was a life of service to his town and its people.
Mr. Pirl was married, September 25, 1893, to Jean, daughter of William and Jean (Frazer) Minford, of Wood Run, Washington County, Pennsylvania. Seven children were born to this union and they are: Mrs. Catherine Henry, Meadville, Pennsylvania; Carl Pirl, of San Bernardino, California; Mrs. Louise Schminsky, Pittsburgh; Jean Pirl Fullerton, at home; Thomas F. Pirl and Edwin (Ted) Pirl of this place and Mrs. Rose Luker of Duquesne, with his widow survive to mourn his passing. Eight grandchildren, along with one brother, Will Pirl of Duquesne; and two sisters, Mrs. Henry Doney, of Florida and Mrs. William Auberle, of McKeesport are bereft.
As an active fraternalist, Mr. Pirl held membership in the Fraternal Order of Eagles, the, B. P. O. Elks, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and Duquesne Lodge No. 731 Free and Accepted Masons, the Knights Templar, the Consistory and the Ancient and Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. He was also a communicant of the Presbyterian Church and a charter member of the Duquesne Business Men's' Association.
Mr. Pirl was a director of the First National Bank of Duquesne, was Vice President of the Times Publishing Company and was an ex-president of the Duquesne Golf Club.
Funeral services will be held this (Friday) evening at the Pirl family home, 911 Kennedy Avenue at 8 o'clock. Rev. Harry Lee Crawford, pastor of the Presbyterian Church in charge.
Interment will be privately conducted Saturday morning in Richland Cemetery, Dravosburg.
- The Duquesne Times, 23 June 1934
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