William Francis Frederick Scull

William Francis Scull Funeral services for William Francis “Fritz” SCULL were held last Thursday afternoon at the Lintons Chapel, Crown Point, Ind., according to word received here yesterday by relatives. Mr. Scull passed away Jan. 9 at his home 511 North West street, Crown Point. He had been in failing health since 1948 in which year he suffered a stroke of paralysis. He had been a resident of Crown Point for over 40 years, where he maintained a shop on Hack Court, where he did excellent and often inventive work as a precision machinist. He was born in Winamac, Nov. 21, 1881, the son of Prof. and Mrs. James F. SCULL. Later the Scull family moved to Rochester where Prof. Scull was superintendent of the Rochester schools for a number of years. “Fritz’s” education included the study of mechanical engineering at Lewis Institute of Technology in Ch icago, which he attended while he made his home with a sister, Mrs. E. P. UPHAM. Mr. Scull and his wife, Blanche (McGRADY) SCULL, who he met and married in Kalamazoo, came to Crown Point from Champaign, Ill. They have two children, David [SCULL], of Gary and Mrs. Mary SCULL BUCKTHAL, of Oswego, N.Y. A sister, Mrs. UPHAM is the only survivor of the James Scull family. Dr. Eleanor SCULL, and Mrs. W. A. SCHEDDEL and twin daughters preceded him in death. Mrs. Emma SCULL of this city is a sister-in-law of t he deceased.