John P. Basel
05/26/1895-10/20/1977
Lot Number: Section G Block 2 Lot 1 Grave 3
Monument Installed on the East End of Lot
Husband of Leona Mary Quidau
He was the father of Jean Lucille Weber
PFC US Army
John P. Basel, 82, of Rt. 3, Manitowoc, died Thursday at home. Private family funeral services will be 9:45 a.m. Saturday in Schneider-Mittnacht Funeral Home, Manitowoc, and 10:30 a.m. in St. Casimir Catholic Church, Northeim. The Rev. Charles Macco will officiate and burial will be in the church cemetery. Military graveside rites will be accorded Mr. Basel by American Legion Drews- Bleser Post No. 88 of Manitowoc.
Mr. Basel was born May 26, 1895, in the Town of Franklin, son of the late Joseph and Theresa Meyer Basel. He was educated in St. Michael School, Whitelaw, and served in the U.S. Army during World War I with Engineers and Bridge Builders. He married Leona Lindau May 15, 1922, in Waukegan, Ill. Mr. Basel was a superintendent with Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Co. of Milwaukee for 27 years. He farmed on Rt. 3, Manitowoc, until his illness and was a member of St. Casimir Church and American Legion Drews-Bleser Post No. 88. Survivors include his wife, Leona, a daughter, Mrs. Albert E. (Jean) Weber of Manitowoc; a brother, Charles of Whitelaw; a sister, Mrs. Emil (Anna) Yindra of Francis Creek, five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Four brothers and a sister preceded him in death. There will be no visitation in the funeral home. Herald Times Reporter, October 20, 1977 P. 3