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Michael John “Mike” Stablein

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Michael John “Mike” Stablein

Birth
Fairfield, Butler County, Ohio, USA
Death
2 Dec 1945 (aged 85)
Edina, Knox County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Edina, Knox County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
Plot
SS Row 7
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Married Mary Ellen "Ella" Weishar in 1885; married Emma C. Bates after 12 MAR 1900, probably in 1906 or 1907.

Note: May have been born in Fairfield, Jefferson County), Ohio.

MO d/c 41583

EDINA CONTRACTOR DEAD

M. J. Stablein, 85, Erected Some of Best Buildings in Edina--Funeral Held Yesterday

M. J. Stablein, for 60 years a carpenter and an Edina contractor here most of the time, in fact the last all around building contractor here, died Sunday morning at his home in the north part of town. He was also city treasurer and an alderman in Edina for many years, and was noted for taking an active interest in city elections. He was 85 years old, had not been well for about 10 months and was seriously ill the last several months. Mr. Stablein was the oldest insured living member of the Missouri State Life Insurance Co.

His Requiem Mass was read at 9 o'clock yesterday morning at St. Joseph church here by the Rev. Terence Mullins, pastor. Burial was in the family lot in the new cemetery of the church.

Besides his widow, Mr. Stablein is survived by two children, Sister Mary Ambrose, a teacher in Webster College, Webster Groves, Mo., and Frank J. Stablein, agriculture engineer with the Ethyl Corporation, New York City, and two daughters-in-law, Mrs. Beulah R. Stablein of Tulsa, Okla., the widow of his son Louis Stablein,, who prededed his father in death in August, 1925, and Mrs. Frank Stablein. Surviving also are a brother, A. J. Stablein, of Galesburg, Ill., who has spent much of the time the last few months helping care for Mr. Stablein, and four half brothers: George Stablein, Trenton, Mo.; Charles Stablein, Spokane, Wash.; Edward Stablein, Seattle, Wash, and Joe Stablein, Great Falls, Mont. There are five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren, the grandchildren being; Martha Belle, Mrs. James Lynch, and Louise, Mrs. William Walker, Tulsa, and S 1/c Richard Stablein in the service at Santa Ana, Calif., children of Mrs. Beulah Stablein, and William and Nancy Stablein, children of Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Stablein, of Rockville Center, Long Island.

Michael John Stablein, or Mike Stablein as he was always called by all who knew him, was one of a family of seven children of Michael and Martha Friese Stablein, of whom only the one brother, Andy J. Stablein, now survives. The brother and sisters who are dead are John, Lawrence and Henry Stablein, Mrs. Charley Rehm and Mrs. B. Schwarzweller.

Mr. Stablein was born Feb. 27, 1860, in Fairfield, Ohio, now a suburb of Dayton. With his parents and four brothers and two sisters he came to Edina in 1870,when 10 years old. The trip was made in wagons and the first home was in the half block which now includes The Sentinel office.

When 18 years old, or on Mar. 1, 1878, Mr. Stablein began his first work as a carpenter under the direction of Louis Weishar. His first job was on the house on North Main Street where George Krueger now lives, which was being built at that time for T. J. Lycan.

For the first two years Mr. Stablein worked on residences in Edina, then in 1880 went on his first out of town jojb with Mr. Weishar, who was an architect as well as a carpenter, to Hannibal to work on the remodeling of a Catholic Church. With Mr. Weishar and Mr. Stablein was also Jake Bishoff, then an Edina young man, who afterwards went west to Colorado Springs, Colo., to become an extensive contractor and who died there and is buried here. All of the mill work and the altars for the church were made in the Weishar mill here in Edina.

In 1881 Mr. Stablein helped Mr. Weishar remodel St. Patrick's Church in Kansas City and the following year build St. Patrick's school there. As Mr. Weishar was busy here at that time building the amphitheater and floral hall at the fair grounds, Mr. Stablein had charge of this school work, which was his first big job unsupervised.

During 1883 and 1884 and the pastorate of Rev. John Fitzgerald, Weishar & Stablein tore down the old brick and log Catholic Church here and created the old college building using some of the old brick from the church.

In 1886-1887 the firm did a lot of work in Moberly, building a convent, a German church, remodeled Haggerty's opera house, rebuilt the then Florence hotel and a $20,000 residence.

In 1890 they built the spire on the present Catholic Church here. The following year, 1891, the west side of the square burned and contract was made for 8 of 11 buildings.

Louis Weishar having died in 1892, Mr. Stablein formed a partnership with his son, William Weishar, which continued until the death of Mr. Weishar in 1906. They with the late Fred Wilson and F. A. Wilson started the light plant here in 1893, using the same power which ran the old Weishar mill. It was sold seven years later to F. A. Wilson, and he moved it to the present site near the depot.

About 1897 they erected the Citizens Bank building, a large number of residences and built the old Krueger butcher shop. Spending about a year in California for rest Mr. Stablein returned in 1902 to be employed on the World's Fair buildings at St. Louis.

The old parochial school was wrecked and the present one built in 1907, the same year he contracted to tear down the old original public school building and to build another, which later burned, in 1915m and was the predecessor of the present building.

The soap factory or now the Wells Lamont glove factory was built by him in 1915.

His construction job was as inspector on the court house, which he had to quit because of his health.

There were many changes in construction and tools during his long record, he starting with the use of iron nails and the making by hand of flooring and ceilings, which now are all machine made.

Mr. Stablein was twice married, he having married the boss' daughter, Miss Ella Weishar, in 1885. They had four children, the three mentioned and a daughter, Martha, who died when a girl. Their mother died in 1900. Six years later Mr. Stablein married Miss Emma C. Bates of Vernon, Ill., who survives.

Those here for the funeral were:L Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Stablein. Sister Mary Ambrose and Sister Joschum of Webster Groves, Mo., and Mrs. Beulah R. Stablein and daughters, Mrs. Lynch and Mrs. Walker, and Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Stablein.

The Edina Sentinel
Edina, Missouri
December 06, 1945
Married Mary Ellen "Ella" Weishar in 1885; married Emma C. Bates after 12 MAR 1900, probably in 1906 or 1907.

Note: May have been born in Fairfield, Jefferson County), Ohio.

MO d/c 41583

EDINA CONTRACTOR DEAD

M. J. Stablein, 85, Erected Some of Best Buildings in Edina--Funeral Held Yesterday

M. J. Stablein, for 60 years a carpenter and an Edina contractor here most of the time, in fact the last all around building contractor here, died Sunday morning at his home in the north part of town. He was also city treasurer and an alderman in Edina for many years, and was noted for taking an active interest in city elections. He was 85 years old, had not been well for about 10 months and was seriously ill the last several months. Mr. Stablein was the oldest insured living member of the Missouri State Life Insurance Co.

His Requiem Mass was read at 9 o'clock yesterday morning at St. Joseph church here by the Rev. Terence Mullins, pastor. Burial was in the family lot in the new cemetery of the church.

Besides his widow, Mr. Stablein is survived by two children, Sister Mary Ambrose, a teacher in Webster College, Webster Groves, Mo., and Frank J. Stablein, agriculture engineer with the Ethyl Corporation, New York City, and two daughters-in-law, Mrs. Beulah R. Stablein of Tulsa, Okla., the widow of his son Louis Stablein,, who prededed his father in death in August, 1925, and Mrs. Frank Stablein. Surviving also are a brother, A. J. Stablein, of Galesburg, Ill., who has spent much of the time the last few months helping care for Mr. Stablein, and four half brothers: George Stablein, Trenton, Mo.; Charles Stablein, Spokane, Wash.; Edward Stablein, Seattle, Wash, and Joe Stablein, Great Falls, Mont. There are five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren, the grandchildren being; Martha Belle, Mrs. James Lynch, and Louise, Mrs. William Walker, Tulsa, and S 1/c Richard Stablein in the service at Santa Ana, Calif., children of Mrs. Beulah Stablein, and William and Nancy Stablein, children of Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Stablein, of Rockville Center, Long Island.

Michael John Stablein, or Mike Stablein as he was always called by all who knew him, was one of a family of seven children of Michael and Martha Friese Stablein, of whom only the one brother, Andy J. Stablein, now survives. The brother and sisters who are dead are John, Lawrence and Henry Stablein, Mrs. Charley Rehm and Mrs. B. Schwarzweller.

Mr. Stablein was born Feb. 27, 1860, in Fairfield, Ohio, now a suburb of Dayton. With his parents and four brothers and two sisters he came to Edina in 1870,when 10 years old. The trip was made in wagons and the first home was in the half block which now includes The Sentinel office.

When 18 years old, or on Mar. 1, 1878, Mr. Stablein began his first work as a carpenter under the direction of Louis Weishar. His first job was on the house on North Main Street where George Krueger now lives, which was being built at that time for T. J. Lycan.

For the first two years Mr. Stablein worked on residences in Edina, then in 1880 went on his first out of town jojb with Mr. Weishar, who was an architect as well as a carpenter, to Hannibal to work on the remodeling of a Catholic Church. With Mr. Weishar and Mr. Stablein was also Jake Bishoff, then an Edina young man, who afterwards went west to Colorado Springs, Colo., to become an extensive contractor and who died there and is buried here. All of the mill work and the altars for the church were made in the Weishar mill here in Edina.

In 1881 Mr. Stablein helped Mr. Weishar remodel St. Patrick's Church in Kansas City and the following year build St. Patrick's school there. As Mr. Weishar was busy here at that time building the amphitheater and floral hall at the fair grounds, Mr. Stablein had charge of this school work, which was his first big job unsupervised.

During 1883 and 1884 and the pastorate of Rev. John Fitzgerald, Weishar & Stablein tore down the old brick and log Catholic Church here and created the old college building using some of the old brick from the church.

In 1886-1887 the firm did a lot of work in Moberly, building a convent, a German church, remodeled Haggerty's opera house, rebuilt the then Florence hotel and a $20,000 residence.

In 1890 they built the spire on the present Catholic Church here. The following year, 1891, the west side of the square burned and contract was made for 8 of 11 buildings.

Louis Weishar having died in 1892, Mr. Stablein formed a partnership with his son, William Weishar, which continued until the death of Mr. Weishar in 1906. They with the late Fred Wilson and F. A. Wilson started the light plant here in 1893, using the same power which ran the old Weishar mill. It was sold seven years later to F. A. Wilson, and he moved it to the present site near the depot.

About 1897 they erected the Citizens Bank building, a large number of residences and built the old Krueger butcher shop. Spending about a year in California for rest Mr. Stablein returned in 1902 to be employed on the World's Fair buildings at St. Louis.

The old parochial school was wrecked and the present one built in 1907, the same year he contracted to tear down the old original public school building and to build another, which later burned, in 1915m and was the predecessor of the present building.

The soap factory or now the Wells Lamont glove factory was built by him in 1915.

His construction job was as inspector on the court house, which he had to quit because of his health.

There were many changes in construction and tools during his long record, he starting with the use of iron nails and the making by hand of flooring and ceilings, which now are all machine made.

Mr. Stablein was twice married, he having married the boss' daughter, Miss Ella Weishar, in 1885. They had four children, the three mentioned and a daughter, Martha, who died when a girl. Their mother died in 1900. Six years later Mr. Stablein married Miss Emma C. Bates of Vernon, Ill., who survives.

Those here for the funeral were:L Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Stablein. Sister Mary Ambrose and Sister Joschum of Webster Groves, Mo., and Mrs. Beulah R. Stablein and daughters, Mrs. Lynch and Mrs. Walker, and Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Stablein.

The Edina Sentinel
Edina, Missouri
December 06, 1945


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