Tribute to John J. Carroll of G and C Foundry

 

John Joseph Carroll, former president of the G. and C. Foundry, died on June 26, 1936. Funeral services were held first at his home at 1412 Columbus Avenue, and then at Saint Peter and Paul’s Catholic Church, with Father William F. Murphy officiating. The Sandusky Star Journal featured a tribute to John J. Carroll in its June 30, 1936 issue.

 A transcription of the remaining portion of the tribute is below:

 

It was one of the largest if not the largest funerals held in Sandusky. 

The funeral Mass was celebrated by the very Rev. William F. Murphy, pastor of the church, who also preached the sermon.

Father Murphy and Mr. Carroll were close friends. In youth they played baseball with and against each other. The friendship between the two grew firmer as the years rolled by.

Father Murphy’s tribute to Mr. Carroll was masterful. That it came from the heart was apparent. Now and then the venerable churchman’s voice seemed to falter. Many eyes were dimmed with tears.

The church was packed. In the gathering were representatives of every walk of life. There were friends and business associates here from Chicago, Cleveland, Indianapolis, Dayton and many other cities – friends and business associates of many years.

There were so many flowers that it was impossible to get them all into the Carroll home. Many of them came from cities, towns and communities far removed from Sandusky.

Honorary pallbearers were L.K. Burge. Chief John D. Curtis of the fire department, Carl F. Denzer, T.O. Edwards, E.F. Emmons, Congressman, William S. Fiesinger, James F. Flynn, Jr., Herbert F. Farrell, Dr. H.B. Frederick, Sidney Frohman, B.T. Gagen, Norman Gagen, E.B. Gangware, Dr. A.R. Grierson, Dr. George A. Heiler, William H. Hommel, Alfred Huntley, August Kuebeler, Jr., Norber Kuebeler, A.J. Little, John D. Mack, Dr. Frank J. Maher, William McLain, Charles F. Miller, Frank Mulheran, Frank W. Myers, John McCrystal, Sr., William J. Py, John Quinn, Russell Ramsey, William H. Ritter, John F. Rosino, Charles F. Mischler, Martin L. Ritter, Gil Rossmaan, C. Webb Sadler, Alfred Schnurr, George J. Schade, George A. Schoepfle, Ralph J. Smith, Edward A. Smith, Werner G. Smith, the Rev. Theo J. Stellhorn, the Rev. Dr. Donald Wonders, the Rev. Gates E.M. Young, Charles A. Thornburgh, Chief of Police C.A. Weingates, Major C.B. Wilcox, and John G. Wohlers, all of Sandusky; Fred and Phil Frankel, M.F. Gartland, T.A. Gartland, W.A. Greenbaum, William E. Rayel, L.R. Robinson, D.J. Ryan, Fred D. Ryan, Charles and Walter Seelbach, M.J. Sweeney, T.H. Terry, H.J. Trenkamp, and J.W. Wilbur, of Cleveland; H.P. Blake and C.W. Inches, of Canton; Charles H. Graves collector of internal revenue, Toledo and Port Clinton; P.F. Gartland of Indianapolis; F.J. Gartland and L.F. Gartland, of Marion, O.; W.J. Giuss, William F. McCarthy, and Robert J. Wiseley of Chicago; C. J. Miller of Fremont; and Anthony and John Haswell and C. E. Swank of Dayton.

 The active pallbearers were Carey W. Hord, Franklin D. Hohler, Rol G. Sloat, George Richter, Harry W. Gosser, Fred Schafer, and Edmund A. Andres, of Sandusky, and William Quinn, of Whitmore.

The city commission members attended the funeral in a body as did the officers and employees of the Third National Exchange Bank of which Mr. Carroll was a director.

The bank was closed while the funeral was being held.

 

The Carroll family plot at Oakland Cemetery is in Block H.