The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-02
rather of w. G. stempel Dies at Age
of O3 Years.

rather of w, @. Stempel Dies at age
of O3 Years.
The following notice of the death
of DR.. F. w. Stempel, father OF W. G..
otempel, formerly of this city, is
taken from the Ft. Madison Demo-
crat of Oct. Goth:
The funeral of DR.. F.. w. stempel
ST., was he'd from his late home at
$3.50 this afternoon, Rev. G. Stech
officiating. Interment was at the City
cemetery
The pallbearers were Eugene, Ar
thur, William and Herman Stempel
ir.. sons of the doctor, and Walter
and Paul Stempel, grandsons OF Dr..
Stempel.
DR.. Friedrich Wilhelm stempel
was born in the city of PETIT in the
province of Brandenburg, Prussia,
Germany, on the 4th day of July, A..
D., 1924, as the sixth of the thir-
teen church born to DR.. Christian
Wilhelm Stempel and DOrothea
Charlotte Emile, nee SCHNEIDER, his
wife, and attained the ripe age of
ninety-two years, three months and
twenty-three days. The decedent re-
ceiyed his higher education at the
seminary in Eilenburg, Germany, and
after graduating from that institu-
ton followed teaching until he in
August, 1S47, with his father and
two sisters and three brothers, emil
grated to the United States OF Amer1-
ca. They landed at Baltimore on the
18th day of October, 1S47, and ar
rived at FIT. Madison, Iowa, on the
evening of November 18th lS47,
which has been his home up to the
time of his death. At Fit. Madison
he studied medicine under his faith
err and for many years practiced med
icine and was the family physician
up to the time he became disabled by
old age. He was. deputy county re-
CT rider and treasurer for many years,
and for several years was also Unit
ed States gauger. His much beloved
wife, Charlotte, nee WOlter, preced-
ed him in death forty years ago.
The decedent leaves surviving him
to mourn his loss, six children;
Eugene, Miss Valiska, Arthur, Wolf
gang, Wilhelm and DR.. Herman F.
Slempel jr., one sister, Mrs. Pauline
Herminghausen, and three brothers,
hugo c.. Stempel, DR.. Louis G. Stem
pei, and Kuno Stempel, all of them
residents of this city except the last
two named, ten grand children, Mrs.
Charlotte A. Mills, Paul L., Marie D.
and Eugene H. Stempel jr., children
of Eugene H. Stempel; Gretchen c.
Seamantle, Walter A. Stempel, Marie
v. Kennedy and H. Carl Stempel,
children of Arthur H. Stempel; Fay
and Marjorie Stempel, children of
Herman F. Stempel jr.; eight great
Jack B., Robert E..
and George E. Mills, Charles w. and
Bernice E. Stempel, Lucea M. and
Gretchen L. Kennedy and Wanda E.
Stempel, and many nephews and
neices and friends-in fact all that
knew him were his friends.
In his death the family mourns
a loss that cannot be replaced. AL
though old age confined him to his
home the last years Of his life, ne
was not really sick until about three
weeks ago, when he became entirely
helpless and took no nourishment to
speak of, but suffered no pain and
passed away peacefully to the un-
known beyond at 1880 a. M, Fri
day, Oct. 81, 1916.
DR.. Stempel was, sturdy pioneer
of the great west, who saw the state
of Iowa grow from it's infancy to it's
present magnificence. He saw 1T
transformed from a wilderness to
high development, veritable para
disc. DR.. Stempel always took a
great interest in public questions and
was prominently identified with
every political and social movement
in this part of the country and state.
His father, who was more or less a
political refugee, left the old coun-
try, during a time when democratic
tendencies threatened to democrat
ize the whole of Europe. He longed
for freedom and fled to the land OF
freemen. Thus, it was only natural
that his son shared this love of free
dom and interest in our government.
DR.. Stempel was very Intellectually
inclined, had a higher education and
remained a student all his life. His
love of nature induced him to take
a great interest in the study of bot
any and at one time he probably had
the best collection of plant life in this
locality. He was always courteous
and chivalrous. He possessed keen
sense of humor and protested high
principles and lived up to them. He
was a lover of high class sport and
high spirited, his spirit often domin-
ating the gatherings he attended. DR..
Stempel was leader among his
former countrymen who emigrated
here, and before old age crept upon
him was their confidential adviser.
Often did his many humble friends
bring their tales OF, woe to him. Of
ten did he help and guide them out of
their perplexities. He always held his
friends in high regard, was peace
able but courteous enough to as
sert his rights with due regard for
the rights of others. In the practice
of his profession he was charitable al
most to a fault. For many years he
professionally attended on his friends
gratuitously. He measured his
riches more by the good will of his
fellowmen and the satisfaction thus
derived than by the gain and hoard
ing of material things. It may we'll be
said that DR.. Stempel was true, up
right, German character in keeping
and imbued with the higher ideals of
Freedom and Americanism With his