Individual Details
George Herbert Skeels
(31 Mar 1909 - 8 Jul 1968)
He was formerly associated with L.G. Skeels Co. in Eau Claire, a member of the Tripoli Shrine Temple, the Eau Claire Scottish Rite, EauClaire Lodge 112 F and AM Low 12 and Local 15 Bricklayers Union.
He is survived by his wife Evelyn; four sons, Lew and Tom, both of Eau Claire, Charles, Wisconsin Rapids; and Michael, Springfield, Ore; two daughters Mrs Donna Wright and Miss Jewell, both of Springfield; on brother Henry of Eau Claire; one sister Mrs. George Anderson of Chippewa Falls and his Step-mother, Mrs. Hazel Skeels of Eau Claire
Funeral services will be held at 2pm Friday at Buell Chapel in Sprngfield.
Events
| Birth | 31 Mar 1909 | Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States | |||
| Residence | 1910 | Eau Claire Ward 3, 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 Place | | ||
| Residence | 1940 | Ward 3, Eau Claire City, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States | | ||
| Residence | 17 Apr 1950 | Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States | |||
| Burial | 1968 | Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, United States | | ||
| Death | 8 Jul 1968 | Springfield, Lane, Oregon, United States | |||
| FIND-A-GRAVE | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126372227/george-herbert-skeels | |
Families
| Spouse | Gladys Evelyn Thompson (1913 - 1996) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Leu George "Lew" Skeels II (1936 - 2019) |
| Child | Charles Edward Skeels (1938 - 2017) |
| Child | Jewell Avon Skeels (1940 - 2012) |
| Child | Thomas John Skeels (1945 - 2007) |
| Father | Leu George Skeels (1881 - 1960) |
| Mother | Anna Jane Stephenson (1888 - 1943) |
| Sibling | Catherine L. Skeels (1914 - 1959) |
| Sibling | Henry Stephenson Skeels (1920 - 1972) |
| Sibling | Marilyn A. Skeels (1925 - 1973) |
Endnotes
1. "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPVT-46P : accessed 7 November 2022), George Skeels in household of Low Skeels, Eau Claire Ward 3, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 51, sheet 14A, family 292, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1710; FHL microfilm 1,375,723..
2. "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF2J-V88 : 4 February 2021), Georg H Skeels in entry for Louis G Skeels, 1920..
3. "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9QZ-T6G : accessed 7 November 2022), George H Skeels in household of Lew G Skeels, Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 10, sheet 33B, line 59, family 863, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2571; FHL microfilm 2,342,305..
4. "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7VJ-QMT : 10 January 2021), George H Skeels in household of Len George Skeels, Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 18-11, sheet 18B, line 57, family 390, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4477..
5. "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7VJ-QMT : 10 January 2021), George H Skeels in household of Len George Skeels, Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 18-11, sheet 18B, line 57, family 390, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4477..
6. "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGG-GBGJ : 13 December 2015), George Herbert Skeels, 1968; Burial, Eugene, Lane, Oregon, United States of America, Rest-Haven Memorial Park; citing record ID 126372227, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com..
7. "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGG-GBGJ : 13 December 2015), George Herbert Skeels, 1968; Burial, Eugene, Lane, Oregon, United States of America, Rest-Haven Memorial Park; citing record ID 126372227, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com..