Genealogy Record For
Karl Stickel

Karl Frederick Stickel (06/14/1915-01/20/2014)
Karl's Personal Information
Born in Connellsville, Fayette Co., Pennsylvania (PA), USA on Monday, June 14, 1915
Education: Connellsville High School
Penn State University
Occupation: owner and operator of Stickel Freight and Delivery Services, the South Side Atlantic Service Station and Walt's Confectionary and Market. He had also worked in media service at Westmoreland County Community College.
Military Service: U.S. World War II Army - Company B in the 220th Infantry Training Battalion
Died in Uniontown, Pennsylvania (PA), USA on Monday, January 20, 2014 (Age 99)
Cemetery: Green Ridge Memorial Park in Connellsville, Fayette Co., Pennsylvania (PA), USA
Health History: Died at Uniontown Hospital
Marriage to
    Helen Marie Henry (Stickel) (1919 - 28 Feb 2004) B:Pennsylvania, D:Greenburg, Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania)
Interests: Member Pleasant Valley Country Club, a former committeeman for the Boy Scouts of America, former member of the Connellsville Chamber of Commerce, a member of the former Connellsville Kiwanis Club and the Connellsville Lions Club
Religion: longtime member of the Wesley United Methodist Church
Comments: CENSUS: 1920 - U.S. Federal Census for Borough of Ligonier, Westmoreland Co., PA ED 142 SH 9A; shows Otto Stickel (indexed Stichel) 34 lumber dealer ? PA GER GER, wf Lola 31 PA PA PA, Dick 10, Tom 10, Mildred 8 and Karl 4 children PA. 1930 - U.S. Federal Census for Connellsville, Fayette Co.,PA ED 11 image 18/43; shows Otto B. Stickel 45 (22) freight clerk electric railroad PA GER GER, wf Lola 41 (21) PA VA PA, Thomas and Richard 19, Mildred 18 clerk electric railroad and Carl 17. Address 402 East Cedar Avenue.

Ancestry Plus, U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Internet, “Name: Karl F Stickel Birth Year: 1915 Race: White, citizen (White) Nativity State or Country: Pennsylvania State: Pennsylvania County or City: Fayette Enlistment Date: 1 Jun 1944 Enlistment State: Pennsylvania Enlistment City: Pittsburgh Branch: No branch assignment Branch Code: No branch assignment Grade: Private Grade Code: Private Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men) Source: Civil Life Education: 4 years of high school Civil Occupation: Tracktor Driver* or Truck Driver, Heavy or Chauffeur or Truck Driver, Light An asterisk (*) appearing after a job title indicates that a trade test for the particular occupation will be found in the United States Employment Service Manual, Oral Trade Test Marital Status: Married Height: 68 Weight: 663”

Obituary Karl Stickel

Karl F. Stickel, 98, a longtime resident of Connellsville and local businessman, passed away Monday, Jan. 20, 2014, in the Uniontown Hospital. He was born June 14, 1915, in Ligonier, a son of the late Otto and Lola Austin Stickel. Karl was a graduate of Connellsville High School and also had attended Penn State Fayette Campus. Karl, along with his wife Helen as his partner, was the owner and operator of Stickel Freight and Delivery Services, the South Side Atlantic Service Station and Walt's Confectionary and Market. He had also worked in media service at Westmoreland County Community College. Karl was a veteran of World War II, having served with the Army with Company B in the 220th Infantry Training Battalion. Karl was a longtime member of the Wesley United Methodist Church and was the former chairman of the Trustee Board and was also a member of the Men's Bible Class. Karl was a former member of Pleasant Valley Country Club, a former committeeman for the Boy Scouts of America, former member of the Connellsville Chamber of Commerce, a member of the former Connellsville Kiwanis Club and the Connellsville Lions Club. Karl is survived by a daughter and son-in-law; a grandson; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Karl was predeceased by his wife, Helen H. Henry Stickel, in 2004; and two brothers and a sister. Family and friends will be received from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, the hour of a funeral service in the BROOKS FUNERAL HOME INC., 111 E. Green St., Connellsville, 724-628-1430, with the Rev. David D. Ealy officiating. A committal service and entombment will follow in Green Ridge Memorial Park, Pennsville. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made to the Wesley United Methodist Church, 417 S. Pittsburgh, St., Connellsville, PA 15425, in memory of Karl F. Stickel. 

OBITUARY: Herald-Standard, Uniontown, Fayette Co.,PA newspaper, Internet.

Helen HENRY Stickel, 85, of Delmont, Pa., formerly of Woodcrest Senior Retirement Community in Scottdale, Pa., and formerly of Connellsville, Pa., who graduated with honors from Connellsville High School where she was a member of the girls basketball team, retired from Bell Telephone with 41 years service, then retired from Westmoreland County Community College where she worked as a bookkeeper, died Saturday, February 28, 2004 in Westmoreland Regional Hospital, Greensburg, Pa.

She is survived by her husband of 64 years, Karl F. Stickel; daughter, Karen J. Stickel Kuhn and husband Charles Kuhn, Delmont, Pa.; grandson, Scott A. Stickel, Connellsville, Pa.; brother, William E. Henry, Felton, Delaware; sister, Betty Henry Holderbaum, Dover, Delaware, sister-in-law, Esther Henry, Dover, Delaware; nieces and nephews. Friends are invited to attend a Service for Helen in Wesley United Methodist Church, Connellsville, Pa., today, March 8, at 2 p.m. Arrangements are under direction of the Brooks Funeral Home Inc., 111 East Green Street, Connellsville, Pa.
Source: Chuck Kuhn and
Austin Family Assoc Research Page 233 - PDF and
Find a Grave entry for Karl F Stickel and
Find a Grave entry for Helen Henry Stickel - Wife
Family Lines: Karl is listed in the following family line report: August Stickel (Germany-PA)
Submitted by Mark Stephen Stickels on April 2, 2007

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