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FINCEL, Frank J.
FINCEL, Frank J. (Dubuque, IA, Dec. 29, 1923--Dubuque, IA, Sept. 25, 2013) The son of Frank and Ida (Dunkley) Fincel, Frank graduated from LORAS ACADEMY and served as a lieutenant in the Army during WORLD WAR II, with most of his service occurring in Europe. He married Grace Reicher on July 22, 1947, in Dyersville, Iowa.
Fincel was a life-long vegetable farmer in the Dubuque area like his father before him and later his son Frank R. FINCEL and grandsons. He was a pioneer in the vegetable farming business, being one of the first in Iowa to irrigate. Although he also sold tomatoes and melons, Fincel built a widespread reputation for raising the finest quality sweet corn. Corned fresh each day, Fincel was to have said, "Don't pick the corn until your pot of water water is boiling." Corn not sold the day it was picked was donated to Camp Albrecht Acres or the blind society. (1)
Among his many accomplishments in competitive arenas, Frank was inducted into the Iowa Trapshooting Hall of Fame, after having participated in and furthered the sport during most of his life. He won the handicap competition in 1950 with 98-100, the all-round competition in 1952 with 385-400, and the singles competition in 1955 with a score of 199-200. (2)
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Source:
1. Gehling, Maddie, "A Sweet Sign of Summer," Telegraph Herald, July 7, 2016, p. 3
2. Iowa State Trapshooting Association, Online: http://www.iowastateshoot.com/pastchampions.php
Dubuque Today. Online: http://www.dubuquetoday.com/obituaries.cfm