Individual Details
Leu George Skeels
(21 Mar 1881 - 16 May 1960)
Leu passed away on 5/16/1960 at Luther Hospital in Eau Claire, WI. He was a native of Eau Claire and worked in the sawmills and linen mils in his youth. He became a bricklayer and joined the local bricklayer's union in 1902, the year it was chartered. He homesteaded in Saskatchewan, Canada and contracted in Regina, Saskatchewan for a few years. He returned to Eau Claire in 1917 when he entered the construction business under the name of L.G. Skeels, Co. He as a member of the Christian Science Church, Masonic Lodge 112, held a life membership in he Eau Claire Consistory and in Tripoli Shrine, in which he was an ambassador, was a member of the Order of Eastern Star 126, Cherith Shrine, the Chamber of Commerce, and the American Numismatic Association.
At the time of his passing, he was survived by his: (2nd) wife Hazel; two sons, George of Springfield, OR and Henry of Eau Claire, WI; a daughter Mrs. Marilyn and George Anderson of Chippewa Falls, WI; two brothers, Edward of Auburn, CA and Charles of Tribes Hill, NY; 14 grandchildren; and one great grandchild.
At the time of his passing, he was survived by his: (2nd) wife Hazel; two sons, George of Springfield, OR and Henry of Eau Claire, WI; a daughter Mrs. Marilyn and George Anderson of Chippewa Falls, WI; two brothers, Edward of Auburn, CA and Charles of Tribes Hill, NY; 14 grandchildren; and one great grandchild.
Events
| Birth | 21 Mar 1881 | Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States | |||
| Residence | 1900 | Eau Claire City Ward 3, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States | |||
| Residence | 1905 | Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States | |||
| Residence | 1910 | Eau Claire Ward 3, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States | |||
| Military Draft Registration | From 1917 to 1918 | Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States | |||
| Residence | 1920 | Eau Claire Ward 3, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States | |||
| Residence | 1930 | Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States | |||
| Residence | 1935 | Same House | |||
| Residence | 1940 | Ward 3, Eau Claire City, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States | |||
| Residence | 12 Apr 1950 | Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States | |||
| Death | 16 May 1960 | Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States | |||
| Residence | 16 May 1960 | Wisconsin, United States | |||
| Burial | Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States |  | |||
| FIND-A-GRAVE | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65426331/leu-george-skeels | |
Families
| Spouse | Anna Jane Stephenson (1888 - 1943) |
| Child | George Herbert Skeels (1909 - 1968) |
| Child | Catherine L. Skeels (1914 - 1959) |
| Child | Henry Stephenson Skeels (1920 - 1972) |
| Child | Marilyn A. Skeels (1925 - 1973) |
| Father | Herbert Simon Skeels (1845 - 1916) |
| Mother | Mary Helen Rowland (1848 - 1930) |
| Sibling | Nannie Adele Skeels (1871 - 1949) |
| Sibling | Mabel Avilia Skeels (1873 - 1918) |
| Sibling | Martin R. Skeels (1875 - 1881) |
| Sibling | Clarence Herbert Skeels (1877 - 1947) |
| Sibling | Lee Hazen Skeels (1881 - 1955) |
| Sibling | Frances Bradley "Frank" Skeels (1885 - 1958) |
| Sibling | Edward Bennett Skeels (1886 - 1969) |
| Sibling | Charles Albert Skeels Sr (1890 - 1969) |
| Sibling | Ruth Skeels (1900 - ) |
| Sibling | Eva Skeels (1901 - ) |
Endnotes
1. "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV28-7RVM : 4 June 2020), Leu G. Skeels, ; Burial, , ; citing record ID , Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com..
2. "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV28-7RVM : 4 June 2020), Leu G. Skeels, ; Burial, , ; citing record ID , Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com..