Obit: Foemmel, Carl (1883 - 1917)

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Surnames: Foemmel, Krause, Garbush

----Source: Granton News (Granton, Clark County, Wis.) 08/24/1917

Foemmel, Carl (22 SEP 1883 - 17 AUG 1917)

Carl Foemmel, the 33-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Foemmel who went violently insane at Minneapolis last week and was removed to the asylum at Rochester, Minn., escaped the watch of the attendants there and hung himself with a bed sheet Friday morning, Aug. 17, 1917. His brother William, in response to the news which reached here Saturday noon, took the train for there and returned with the body Monday afternoon and had interment made here in the family lot in the Windfall Cemetery.

Carl was born here in the town of Grant (Clark Co., Wis.) Sept. 22, 1883. Two years ago he left home and joined friends in Minnesota, where he has since resided. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Foemmel, two sisters, Julia, Mrs. Joe Krause and Emma, Mrs. Paul Garbush, both of the town of Grant; by 5 brothers, William of the town of York, Adolph and August of Chili, Fred at home, and Walter in Montana. All of these relatives, with the exception of Walter, were here and in attendance at the last sad rites, Monday afternoon.