Carl L. Shell
Obituary
CSM Carl L. Shell (Ret.), 89, of
Newton, formerly of Junction City, died Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015, at
the Newton Presbyterian Manor.
Carl was born Nov. 17, 1925, in
Steiman, Virginia, the son of Carl D. and Ida (Hughes) Shell. Carl
graduated from Jenkins High School, in Jenkins, Kentucky.
Carl was a retired command sergeant
major in the U.S. Army, having served in World War II, where he
fought in the Battle of the Bulge. Carl's military unit was a major
factor in the liberation of Belgium and Luxembourg in World War II.
He later served during the Korean War. Carl was awarded many medals
during his military service, and was very proud to remain active with
veterans groups after his retirement.
He enjoyed going to Washington, D.C.,
as a member of the Honor Flight. After his military service, Carl was
a school bus driver for Manhattan Public Schools.
Carl was a member of Junction City
Church of the Nazarene, a past master of Union Lodge #7, AF & AM,
a 32 Degree Mason, the Earl C. Gormley, Post #45 of the American
Legion, the Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge, and was the past
president of the board of directors of the Junction City Senior
Center.
Carl married Katharina Woche on Nov.
18, 1954, in Frankfurt, Germany. She died Sept. 10, 2001. Carl later
married Laura L. Tholin on Apr. 26, 2008, in Junction City. She
survives.
Other survivors include: a daughter,
Katharina I. (Kitty) Gandy and her husband, James, Temple, Texas; two
stepdaughters, Lee Ann Mellinger and her husband, Jerry, Newton, and
Janice Tidd and her husband, Martin, Grandview Plaza; three
grandsons; five great-grandchildren; four stepgrandchilden; and 11
stepgreat-grandchildren.
Carl was preceded in death by a brother
and four sisters.
Funeral service will be at 2 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015, at the Kansas Veterans Cemetery at Fort
Riley, with Pastor Enola Leonard presiding. Military Honors will be
provided by the U.S. Army Honor Guard from Fort Riley. The family
will greet friends from 10 a.m. to noon Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015, at
Penwell-Gabel Johnson Funeral Chapel, Junction City (address below).
Memorial contributions may be made to
the Friends of Animals, sent in care of Penwell-Gabel Johnson Chapel,
203 N. Washington, Junction City, KS 66441.
