Paul HERTEL

13 MAR 1903 - 9 SEP 1981

• BIRTH: 13 MAR 1903, Fremont Center, Lake County, IL
• DEATH: 9 SEP 1981, Mishawaka, St Joseph, IN

• MARRIAGE: 3 JUL 1924, St Joseph, Berrien, Michigan

1.  Phyllis Jean HERTEL
2. +Paul E HERTEL

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[N23020] Paul George Hertel

Birth 13 Mar 1903
Fremont Center, Lake County, IL

Death 9 Sep 1981 (aged 78)
Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, IN

Burial
Oakridge Cemetery
Goshen, Elkhart County, IN
Plot Section 4, Row 20, Lot 421
Memorial ID 52086759

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South Bend Tribune, Obituaries; September 10, 1981.
"Perfect Record Irish Fan Dies at 78"

Paul George Hertel, 78, of 423 W. Howard, who for 51 years has attended every Notre Dame home football game and most of the away games, died of cancer at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in St. Joseph's Medical Center. He also followed the Fighting Irish to bowl games, including the 12, 000 mile trip to Tokyo for a clash with Miami. Last year he traveled more than 7,000 miles by car to see the Irish play on the road, but missed the Southern Cal clash in Los Angeles. He was stricken with illness while en route and returned home for hospitalization. It was diagnosed as terminal cancer. His doctors said his determined spirit to see the Irish play Louisiana State University in Saturday's home opener was all that kept him alive in recent days. Notre Dame football coach, Gerry Faust, took time out from his busy schedule seven days ago to visit Hertel in St. Joseph's Medical Center to add to his encouragement. Wednesday afternoon while he was being given a blood transfusion and chemotherapy, his words to the nurses and attendants was simple and direct: "Do whatever you have to do so I can get to that game Saturday, even if it's only for five minutes." His friends and family had already made arrangements a week ago to have a mobile medical unit transport him to Notre Dame Stadium where a wheelchair would be at his disposal. Even oxygen equipment was in readiness. Hertel was a charter member of the Notre Dame ushers when the stadium was opened in 1930 and served until his retirement in 1968, when he was given a gold pass to all Notre Dame football games. As recently as Tuesday night, he continued to reminisce about the scores of Irish football battles he saw at home and away.
"The best game I believe Notre Dame ever played was in the ‘20s against Northwestern at old Carter field. Notre Dame was behind 10-0 and the late Knute Rockne apparently left the dressing room disgusted with the performance of his players. Then Notre Dame went out to score two touchdowns and won the fiercely contested battle 13-10." He ranked the four Irish victories over famed Alabama as the most Memorable. He was born on March 13, 1903 in Fremont Center, Ill., and lived in Goshen as a child before moving to South Bend. He retired from the Bendix Corporation in 1968 after 42 years. He is survived by his wife, the former Marion Winslow, a son, Paul E. Hertel, of Shreveport, La.; a daughter, Phyllis Hertel, of Mishawaka; 14 grandchildren; 12 greatgrandchildren; six sisters, Sister M. Ivan Hertel, C.S.C., Sister M. John Michael Hertel, C.S.C., Sister M. Clare Marie Hertel, C.S.C., Mrs. Paul Irish, of Portland, Ore., Hildegarde Hertel, R.N., and Mrs. Elmer J. Danch, both of South Bend, and a brother, Norbert, of Portland. Friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m. today at the McGana Funeral Home, where a rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in St. Joseph Catholic Church with Rev. Michael Couhig, C.S.C., officiating. Burial will be in Oak Ridge Cemetery in Goshen. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, Inc. Paul is interred in the Hertel family plot 421 at the Oakridge Cemetery in Goshen, Indiana. He is in row 19, next to his parents. This information was obtained from the compilation efforts of Jeffrey L. Keim (thank you Jeff).

Parents

Michael George Hertel
1862-1918

Mary Pauline Rosing Wortinger
1875-1944

Spouses

Marguerite Botos Hertel
1906-1931

Marion Winslow Hertel
1905-1990

Siblings

Walter John Hertel
1897-1936

Aloysius E. Hertel
1898-1913

M. Ivan (Cecilia Mary) Hertel
1900-1994

Hildegarde Marie Hertel
1901-1993

M. John Michael (Colette Mary) Hertel
1904-1999

William Raymond Hertel
1906-1980

Helen Ann Hertel Irish
1908-1983

Angela M. Hertel Danch
1910-2003

Claire Marie (Claire Marie) Hertel
1912-2000

Norbert Anthony Hertel
1916-2003