Roedell, Robert

1914 - 1938  (24 years)

• Name	Roedell, Robert  [1, 2]
  Birth	11 Feb 1914	Fulton, Whiteside, Illinois, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Music Teacher  [1]
  Burial	Apr 1938	Linwood Cemetery, Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa, USA   [1]
  Death	24 Apr 1938	Grinnell, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA   [1]
  	Cause: Car Accident
  Person ID	I237	The Thoma Family
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	Roedell, Alfred Theodore,   b. 18 Jul 1880, Dubuque, Iowa, USA d. 29 Apr 1927, Dubuque, Iowa, USA (Age 46 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Schuelter, Minnia Isabella,   b. 8 Mar 1884, Cassville, Grant, Wisconsin, USA d. 7 May 1957, Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa, USA (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Y  [2]
  Family ID	F1577	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 11 Feb 1914 - Fulton, Whiteside, Illinois, USA Burial - Apr 1938 - Linwood Cemetery, Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa, USA Death - Cause: Car Accident - 24 Apr 1938 - Grinnell, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  PERROTT, Cornelius (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)

  
  

• Notes

  ROBERT RUSSELL ROEDELL A widely known Dubuque musician, he was fatally injured early Sunday morning in an automobile accident near Grinnell, Ia. ROBERT ROEDELL KILLED IN CRASH DUBUQUER DIES ON 'DEADLIEST ROAD IN STATE' Fatally injured in an automobile accident on "the deadliest road in the state," Robert Russell Roedell, 24-year-old Dubuquer, died early Sunday morning at St. Francis Hospital at Grinnell, Ia. The body was brought to Dubuque Sunday afternoon. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the University of Dubuque college chapel with Dr. Dale D. Welch, university president, officiating. Burial will be in Linwood Cemetery. Graduated With Mother Roedell was graduated from the university in June, 1937, where he was prominent in musical circles. His mother, Mrs. Minna Scheulter [sic] Roedell, received her degree at the same time in a mother-and-son graduation. Mrs. Roedell, who survives, is librarian at the Jefferson Junior High School and lives at 2665 White Street. At the time of his death Roedell was a music instructor at the Liscombe, Ia. high school. Missed Turn Roedell was killed and a companion seriously injured when an automobile driven by Roedell missed a turn at the junction of highways 6 and 163, eight miles east of Grinnell. The car, traveling at high speed, hit a ditch and rolled for more than 150 feet. Roedell's chest was crushed and a lung punctured, causing him to die of an internal hemorrhage. Roedell's companion, Kenneth Koehler, a Liscombe, Ia. insurance man, will recover, physicians said, although he suffered numerous painful injuries. His tongue was ripped almost from his mouth. The Roedell death is the fifth on Highway 6 in Poweshiek Co. this year, and has earned the highway title of "the deadliest road in the state." Two persons witnessed the tragedy: Charles Wilson and G. D. Griffith, both of Malcom, Ia. Roedell was returning from Fairfield, Ia., where he had gone to apply for the post of director of music at the Fairfield High School, where [sic] the tragic accident occurred. He was born in Fulton, Ill., on Feb. 11, 1914. At the university he was an active leader in music work and a popular student. He was a member of the a capella choir, serving as assistant director to Dr. Noel J. Logan. He played in the band and orchestra, was a member of the university's male quartet, and appeared as a baritone soloist both on the campus and in the city. He was also active in church music circles. He was appointed director of music at Liscombe High School in September, 1937.

  
  

• Sources

  [S327] WORLD: Find-a-Grave. https://www.findagrave.com/ [S433] CONTRIBUTORS:. Miller, Margaret McQuigg: Letter