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TEGELER, Edward B.
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TEGELER, Edward B. (Dyersville, IA, Apr. 14, 1901--Dubuque, IA, July 7, 1980). The founder of TEGELER'S INC., member of the Asbury Town Council, and former mayor of the city of Asbury, Tegeler was active in aviation and helped establish the first Dubuque AIRPORT through the founding of DUBUQUE AIRWAYS INC. in 1930. He was one of the first three Dubuque residents to receive his private license for operating a plane. (1)
Tegeler left the family farm near Dyersville when he was sixteen to attend the Michigan State Automobile School in Detroit. HE began business on August 1, 1919 in a converted livery he renamed the Couler Avenue Garage. He renamed the garage when the city changed Couler to Central and then renamed it again several times until 1964 when he incorporated the business as Tegeler's Inc. In 1974 the business covered most of the bloc at 23rd and Central. In that year he turned the company which sold and serviced American Motors, Plymouth, Chrysler and Imperial to his son Ed Jr. and son-in-law Alvin Kloft. (1)
Tegeler served as a commander of the Civil Air Patrol during WORLD WAR II. From 1963 to 1965 he was a member of the Dealers Advisory Board of American Motors Corporation.
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Source:
1. "Another Dubuque Flier Gets License, Telegraph-Herald, October 9, 1931
1. Brimeyer, Jack, "Ed Tegler--54 Years a Mechanic," Telegraph-Herald, February 10, 1974, p. 27