OBITUARIES: Henry SPEHLE Jr., Brunswick, Eau Claire Co., WI ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. Submitted by: Kent Robarge 29 September 2003 ************************************************************************ Spehle, Henry Jr. Obituary of Henry Spehle, Jr. ACCIDENTAL GUN WOUND PROVES FATAL, Brunswick Man Shoots Self While Cleaning a Revolver "Henry Spehle, Jr., 30, Town of Brunswick farmer, died at an Eau Claire hospital Saturday morning as a result of an accidental revolver shot. The accident occurred at the Spehle farm home about 10 o'clock Friday morning. Spehle was cleaning a revolver, according to reports, and the weapon was discharged accidentally inflicting a wound in the lower abdomen. The injured man was hurried to a local hospital for treatment where it was found that the wound was more serious than at first believed. Two blood transfusions yesterday morning failed to save Spehle's life and he died about 9 a.m. The deceased was unmarried. He made his home with his parents in the town of Brunswick. Funeral services will be held from the farm home Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Dean Victor Hoag will officiate and interment will be in Brunswick cemetery. The deceased is survived by his father, mother and several brothers and sisters." Father: Henry Spehle Mother: Anna Elizabeth Betz Date of Birth: 1900 Date of Death: June 1930 © All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm