Posted on: Wood Co. Wi Obits Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/WoodObits/307 Surname: CIRKEL ------------------------- W F CIRKEL taken from the Wood County Reporter, Volume XXXVI, Number 21, Thursday May 25, 1893, Page 1 Surname: CIRKEL The many friend sin this city of W F CIRKEL were pained to hear that he had been found dead in his room at cadott, Wednesday morning. His death was caused by coal gas generated from a coal stove. About nine o'clock that morning, the woman who takes care of his room went as usual to do the moorning work, but seeing that he was still in bed went away leaving the door open. About ten o'clock Mr ROBERTS, who had some business to transact with Mr CIRKEL went to his room and attempted to wake him, but was surprised to find him rigid in death. The stove from which the gas escaped was in a sitting room adjoining the bedroom, with no doors between. Mr CIRKEL was aware of the stove's condition on at least one occasion, when a gentlemen friend spent the night with him and in the morning was deathly sick from the effects of the gas which escaped from the stove. This incident did not seem to alarm Mr CIRKEL, for he told his friends several times that the gas had no effect on him and that he was used to it. Mr CIRKEL was a very popular man and was well-known throughout the northern part of the state, and had hosts of friends in this city who will grieve over his sad death. He was a hard worker and successful in all of his business undertakings. William F CIRKEL was born in Appleton, WI, Nov 14, 1857, and a graduate of Lawrence University. In 1885 he was elected to the Assembly from Outagamie Co and in 1892 was a delegate to the democratic State Convention from Chippewa Co, WI. He was also a presidential elector on the Democratic ticket in 1892. He served two terms as mayor of the City of Seymour and moved to Cadott suring the year 1887, where he established a plant for the manufacture of staves, heading, etc. The deceased leaves a father and mother who reside in Minneapolis, two brothers who live in Boyd and one in TN. A sister also survives him. The arrangements for the funeral have not been completed yet, according to the Chippewa Herald. Joan M BENNER, Golden Rule Genealogy Member, Association of Professional Genealogists Rootsweb Sponsor Link: Golden Rule Genealogy URL: <http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwood/resource/r-joanb.htm>