Cass County IL Archives Obituaries.....Geils, John Henry
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Obituary of John Henry GEILS, Cass County, Illinois

Obit John Henry Geils
Source:Illinoian Star
Sat.Oct 25,1941

Headline:Henry Geils Died Today

Was a retired worker for Burlington

A lingering illness of nearly a years duration proved 
fatal at 10:30,this morning in Schmitt Memorial Hospital 
here for Henry Geils 88 years old, and a retired Burlington 
worker.  He had been to the hospital since last Sunday.

The body was removed to the Cline Funeral Home to be prepared 
for burial.

Born Jan.14, 1853 in St.Louis, Mo., Mr. Geils acted as a 
street car motorman in that city as a young man before coming 
here to take a position in the Burlington roundhouse. He 
retired in 1922.

Lived here for years

Mr.Geils made his home at 1004 Jackson Street for many years 
and after the death of his second Wife in 1920 lived there 
with his daughter, Mrs. Randolph Loughary and family.

Besides Mrs. Loughary he is survived by his other daughters,
Mrs. C. Heimel of Galesburg and Mrs. Roy Becker of Watervliet,
New York; Mrs. Leonard Bridgeman of Arenzville, the later 
being a child of the first marriage; and by 16 grandchildren
and four great grandchildren.

Also surviving are his step children William Strohecker of near 
this city and Mrs J. F. Musch of this city.


Family notes: John Henry Geils was the brother to Maria Geils-
Nolden; he was the son of Albert Geils and Maria Loheide.
His children with Lydia Kugel-Strohecker were Anita Geils 
who married Roy Henry Becker; Frances M. Geils who married 
Randolph Jesse (Randy) Loughary; Viola Geils who married
Henry Kloker; Walter Geils who married Mildred O'Hara, Ethel 
Geils who married Charles C. Heimel, and Albert Geils.

Step Children included: William Strohecker, and Phylliss 
Strohecker who married John Musch; and Mrs. Leonard Bridgeman.
John Henrys' first wife was Minnie Schneider, she died in 1889.
John Henry married Lydia Kugel-Strohecker  Oct.25,1886


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