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Levi P. “Lee” Fistler

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Birth	:	13 May 1889 Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	15 Jan 1931 Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Clear Lake Cemetery, Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.1422195, -93.3658295
Description	:	[Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1857-1947] Name: Levi P Fistler Birth Date: 13 May 1889 Birth Place: Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo, Iowa Father's Name: Christian Fistler Father's Birth Place: Prussia Mother's Name: Mary Schlaf Mother's Birth Place: Prussia FHL Film Number: 1503077 *** "Lee Fistler was accidentally killed in a hunting accident on January 15, 1931. It seems his clothing got caught in the barb wire while crawling through a fence. The gun discharged shooting him in the head. The complete details of this event can be found in the Mason City Globe-Gazette, January 15, 1931, page 1. ------------------------------ GUNSHOT... Read More	[Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1857-1947] Name: Levi P Fistler Birth Date: 13 May 1889 Birth Place: Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo, Iowa Father's Name: Christian Fistler Father's Birth Place: Prussia Mother's Name: Mary Schlaf Mother's Birth Place: Prussia FHL Film Number: 1503077 *** "Lee Fistler was accidentally killed in a hunting accident on January 15, 1931. It seems his clothing got caught in the barb wire while crawling through a fence. The gun discharged shooting him in the head. The complete details of this event can be found in the Mason City Globe-Gazette, January 15, 1931, page 1. ------------------------------ GUNSHOT VICTIM SPENT TWO YEARS IN FRANCE IN SIGNAL DETAIL -- Clear Lake, Jan. 16 -- Funeral services for Lee Fistler, 41, who was accidentally shot Thursday morning while hunting rabbits, will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Congregational church. The Rev. W.R. Milne will officiate and the Stafford post of the American Legion will conduct the services. Mr. Fistler was born and reared in Clear Lake. After completing the Clear Lake high school course in 1909, he assisted his brother, P.W. Fistler in the telephone business in Clear Lake. He spent a year at Britt and then accepted the position of manager with the Western Electric Telephone company at Clarion. In November 1917 while at Clarion, he enlisted as a volunteer in signal corps of aviation department. He was first stationed at Omaha and later at Ft. Logan, Colo., San Antonio, Tex., Ft. Sill, Okla., and Newport News, Va. He was sent overseas with the 26th Balloon company in the telephone detail. He spent one and a half years in this work a short distance behind the scene of action. He returned to America in July 1919. While at Clarion, he joined the Eldora post of the American Legion. Upon his return he settled at Union on a farm. He was married to Theresa Spurlin of Union in 1923. The family moved to Clear Lake last week from Union and purchased the Ambrose Sherman farm north of Clear Lake. He is survived by his wife and three daughters, Mary Elizabeth, 6; Virginia Lee, 4; and Patricia 3." SOURCE: Mason City Globe-Gazette, Jan. 16, 1931, page 8. ------------------------------ Another Death Notice appears in the Mason City Globe-Gazette, Jan. 19, 1931, page 8, with all of the above plus this additional information: Mr. Fistler, 41, was killed Thursday morning when the gun with which he was rabbit hunting was discharged, blowing off a portion of his head. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Marion Fistler, Clear Lake; two sisters, Mrs. Henry Fehrs, Bradley, Nebr., and Miss Gertrude Fistler, Clear Lake, and brothers, P.W. and Reuben, Clear Lake. ----------------------------- [Thank you, Deb Kueter #48160174]

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Where is Levi P. “Lee” Fistler's memorial?
Levi P. “Lee” Fistler's memorial is located at: Clear Lake Cemetery, Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo County, USA.
When did Levi P. “Lee” Fistler death?
Levi P. “Lee” Fistler death on 15 Jan 1931 in Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 43.1422195
Longitude: -93.3658295

Family Members:

Parent

Christian F. Fistler

(1848 - 1890)

Marion Schlaf Fistler

(1858 - 1933)

Spouse

Theresa Marie Spurlin Cox

(1898 - 1999)

Siblings

Hattie A. Fistler

(1877 - 1909)

Ruben Fistler

(1879 - 1955)

Percy William Fistler

(1885 - 1956)

Gertrude Fistler

(1887 - 1947)

Children

Virginia L Fistler Martin

(1926 - 2006)

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Coordinate: 43.1422195, -93.3658295

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Coordinate: 43.1528900, -93.1980730

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Coordinate: 43.2002983, -93.5372009

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Coordinate: 43.2803001, -93.4085999

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Coordinate: 43.0891991, -93.5971985

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