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William Bernard “Sonny” Christel

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William Bernard “Sonny” Christel

Birth
Rockland, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA
Death
18 Mar 1973 (aged 60)
Chilton, Calumet County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial
New Holstein, Calumet County, Wisconsin, USA Add to Map
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William Christel

William (Sonny) Christel, 60, of 2310 Illinois Ave., New Holstein, died Sunday morning at Calumet Memorial Hospital, Chilton, where he had been for nine weeks.

He was president of Christel and Ninmer, Inc. at New Holstein, an automobile and farm implement dealership. A resident of New Holstein the past 27 years.

Mr. Christel was born at Quarry (Manitowoc County) on March 22, 1912, a son of Ernst (Hugo) and the late Eva Gintner Christel. He attended Quarry and Clark Mills schools. Mr. Christel had been a mechanic for 33 years. On Oct. 8, 1938 he married Laverna Kissinger at St. Mary Catholic Church, Clark Mills. He was a member of Holy Rosary Catholic Parish, New Holstein, and the New Holstein Association of Commerce.

Survivors are his widow; his father, a resident of the Calumet Homestead in New Holstein; a daughter, Mrs. Wayne (Sandra) Lindsley of Ashwaubenon; four grandchildren; a brother, Leo of Taus; four sisters, Mrs. Martin Andrastek of Manitowoc, Mrs. Earl Ninmer and Mrs. Edmund Kautzer, both of New Holstein, and Mrs. Fred Rathert of Milwaukee. A sister preceded him in death.
Sheboygan Press March 19, 1973
William Christel

William (Sonny) Christel, 60, of 2310 Illinois Ave., New Holstein, died Sunday morning at Calumet Memorial Hospital, Chilton, where he had been for nine weeks.

He was president of Christel and Ninmer, Inc. at New Holstein, an automobile and farm implement dealership. A resident of New Holstein the past 27 years.

Mr. Christel was born at Quarry (Manitowoc County) on March 22, 1912, a son of Ernst (Hugo) and the late Eva Gintner Christel. He attended Quarry and Clark Mills schools. Mr. Christel had been a mechanic for 33 years. On Oct. 8, 1938 he married Laverna Kissinger at St. Mary Catholic Church, Clark Mills. He was a member of Holy Rosary Catholic Parish, New Holstein, and the New Holstein Association of Commerce.

Survivors are his widow; his father, a resident of the Calumet Homestead in New Holstein; a daughter, Mrs. Wayne (Sandra) Lindsley of Ashwaubenon; four grandchildren; a brother, Leo of Taus; four sisters, Mrs. Martin Andrastek of Manitowoc, Mrs. Earl Ninmer and Mrs. Edmund Kautzer, both of New Holstein, and Mrs. Fred Rathert of Milwaukee. A sister preceded him in death.
Sheboygan Press March 19, 1973


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