The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-12-19
John N. kEHLOR
DIES SUDDENLY
Formerly Well Known Bust
ness Man of Kenosha Died
Suddenly at Los An
geles on Thursday.
LEADER or ORGANIZATIONS
Was Founder of the Kenosha Lodge Of
Elks and Had Been Active in the
Affairs Of the, Masonic Bodies
During Residence Here.

| John M. Keh1or, long prominent in
| the business and social life Of Kenosha,
died suddenly at his home at Los Ange-
les, California, on Thursday, according
to message received in Kenosha late
Thursday afternoon. kilograms to an
uncle, Clarence e. Remer, announced
/ the death of Mr.. Kehlor, but gave no
details. The announcement of the death
of Mr.. Kehlor caused intense sorrow in
many circles in Kenosha. He had been
making his home in Los Angeles for
less than year and hae been in Ke-
nosha only a little over three months
ago for a short visit with friends.
1 Letters received recently had brought
no word that he had been in poor
health. The message from Los Angeles
declared that simple funeral services
would be held at the home there prob
ably tomorrow. It is expected that
the remains will be placed in a
vault and later be brought to Keno
sha for interment.
John M keller WAS ffty-one wears
of age and few men in Kenosha county
were more widely known. He had been
actively connected with the business
and social life of the city since his
boyhood and few men had wider
circle of friends. His long association
with the Elks and the various Masonic
orders in Kenosha and in the state had
given him state and even nation
wide acquaintance among the members
of these fraternal organizations. Scores
Of personal friends Of Mr.. Kehlor
in Kenosha will find in his death
deep personal sorrow.
! John Kehlor was descendant of
one of the old Scotch MacKehlor fami-
lies. He was native of Wisconsin
and was born at Elkhorn, March 9,
1867 and was son of John Christie
MacKehlor and Isabelle Remer Keh-
Tor, both deceased. His father was a
native of Scotland and shortly after
he came to this GENTRY he became
known as John Christie Kehlor and
this had since been the family name.
Shortly after the birth of John NJ.
Kehlor, his parents removed to Keno
sha where he spent much OF his life.
He was educated in the public schools
of Kenosha and later attended Racine
College. Early in life Mr.. Kehlor had
been employed in Touring mill in
| st. Louis. Later he went to Memphis,
- bn n4
Brothers in the same business. Later
he went to st. Louis where he was in
the grain business with the firm of
Kehlor and Samuels. This partnership
was continued until 1890, when Mr..
Kehlor withdrew and went into min
ing interests at Joplin, Mo. He re-
NAMED at Joplin for two years and
then returned to the old home in Keno
sha and for number of years he was
a member of the Chicago Board of
Trade. Several years after he came to
Kenosha and went into the real estate
business He established the kcnosha
Realty Company of which he was
president and he was successful in
the business in Kenosha. Less than
a year ago he decided to make his
home in California,
On January 9, 1899, Mr.. Keblor was
married to Miss francesca Reese Haven.
The widow and three sons, James Nal
colin, Hugh Spear and Kenneth Haven,
survive him. James Malcolm and Ken
meth Haven Kehlor are both in the
service of the United States army, the
latter only recently arriving in France.
At the entrance Of the United States
into the war Mr.. Kehlor himself had
| applied for training in the first officers
school at TT. Sheridan and he was
greatly disappointed on account of
the fact that he was found physically
unfit for service
/ John Kehlor was best known among
the members of the two great frater-
NAL organizations to which he had
given so much of his energies. About
the affairs of the Elks and the Masons
there is deep sorrow today on account
of his sudden death. He gave world
of energy to the promotion of the work
Of these organizations.
| AS an Elk he was nationally known
He was one of the older members of
aCMcago Lodge No. 4 Of the order and