Paul William Kuschel Jr. passed away at his home in Missoula on April 29, 2006, with family and friends near his bedside.
He was the firstborn son of Paul William Kuschel Sr. and wife Flora Elizabeth (Leigh) Kuschel. The date was July 27, 1920. His birthplace was the old Galt Hospital in Lethbridge, Alberta.
He attended school in Warner, Alberta, and Great Falls, where he graduated from Great Falls High School in the class of 1938. He earned a B.S. from Montana State College in Bozeman and an I.A. from Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration in 1943.
Following ROTC at Harvard, he entered the military as 2nd lieutenant in the Army Quartermaster Corps. He was dispatched to the European Theater during World War II, serving in the 1st and 3rd armies under Clark and Patton, respectively. He was discharged as a captain and returned to civilian life in July 1946 to his wife, Justine (Hughes) Kuschel. They had been married before the United States was at war. The ceremony was performed Sept. 29, 1941, in Great Falls
His father was an active businessman, farmer, hotelman and brewer, which necessitated moving his family about Alberta and Montana. "Bill," as he was known by those who knew him well, often spent childhood summers in Waterton Lakes, then school days in Warner. When Waterton became Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, Bill was given the honor, as a lone Boy Scout of carrying the American flag during the presentation ceremony. He maintained an active interest in Scouting, serving on the board of the Western Montana Council in Missoula.
As a farmer, he raised cattle, hogs and grain, specifically, Campana barley which is used in the brewing of beer. For carload lots of barley, he received firsts and seconds at the Toronto and Chicago Winter Fairs. Interest in the manufactur of beer was natural; his father, with Emil Sick, had re-established the Great Falls Brewery, following the repeal of Prohibition. Bill as a teenager was proud that the brewery had permitted him to design the often displayed sign of a plain flag banner emblazoned with "Great Falls Select."
As a rancher he respected the prairies and plains of Alberta. One fond recollection was at age 15 riding his horse and sleeping out under the wide, wide sky. He rode and camped for a trip covering about 100 miles, commencing at the Rowland ranch and following the crown of the Milk River Ridge to Waterton Park.
In 1960, the Kuschel family bought The Music Center and moved back to Justine's hometown, staying in Missoula until today. Bill sold The Music Center to Earl Morgenroth in 1986 except for one portion of the family business, Rick's recording studio, owned and operated by his son.
Bill was predeceased by his parents and two brothers, Joseph Leigh Kuschel and Richard Allen Kuschel.
Bill and Justy had two children. After nearly 65 years of marriage, Bill is survived by his wife, Justine; their son, Richard (Christine) Kuschel; their daughter, Gailleigh (Philip) Meis; granddaughter, Christine (Christopher) Bishop; grandson, Armon (Jennifer) Meis; granddaughter, Suzanne Meis; plus six great-grandchildren.
Fraternal affiliations were Kappa Sigma fraternity, Masonry, including Royal Arch, Algeria Shrine and Eastern Star, where he had been a past patron.
There will be a service, the date of which will be published in a later report.
Contributor: Kathie R Postoloski-Friesen (47763673) • [email protected])
He was the firstborn son of Paul William Kuschel Sr. and wife Flora Elizabeth (Leigh) Kuschel. The date was July 27, 1920. His birthplace was the old Galt Hospital in Lethbridge, Alberta.
He attended school in Warner, Alberta, and Great Falls, where he graduated from Great Falls High School in the class of 1938. He earned a B.S. from Montana State College in Bozeman and an I.A. from Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration in 1943.
Following ROTC at Harvard, he entered the military as 2nd lieutenant in the Army Quartermaster Corps. He was dispatched to the European Theater during World War II, serving in the 1st and 3rd armies under Clark and Patton, respectively. He was discharged as a captain and returned to civilian life in July 1946 to his wife, Justine (Hughes) Kuschel. They had been married before the United States was at war. The ceremony was performed Sept. 29, 1941, in Great Falls
His father was an active businessman, farmer, hotelman and brewer, which necessitated moving his family about Alberta and Montana. "Bill," as he was known by those who knew him well, often spent childhood summers in Waterton Lakes, then school days in Warner. When Waterton became Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, Bill was given the honor, as a lone Boy Scout of carrying the American flag during the presentation ceremony. He maintained an active interest in Scouting, serving on the board of the Western Montana Council in Missoula.
As a farmer, he raised cattle, hogs and grain, specifically, Campana barley which is used in the brewing of beer. For carload lots of barley, he received firsts and seconds at the Toronto and Chicago Winter Fairs. Interest in the manufactur of beer was natural; his father, with Emil Sick, had re-established the Great Falls Brewery, following the repeal of Prohibition. Bill as a teenager was proud that the brewery had permitted him to design the often displayed sign of a plain flag banner emblazoned with "Great Falls Select."
As a rancher he respected the prairies and plains of Alberta. One fond recollection was at age 15 riding his horse and sleeping out under the wide, wide sky. He rode and camped for a trip covering about 100 miles, commencing at the Rowland ranch and following the crown of the Milk River Ridge to Waterton Park.
In 1960, the Kuschel family bought The Music Center and moved back to Justine's hometown, staying in Missoula until today. Bill sold The Music Center to Earl Morgenroth in 1986 except for one portion of the family business, Rick's recording studio, owned and operated by his son.
Bill was predeceased by his parents and two brothers, Joseph Leigh Kuschel and Richard Allen Kuschel.
Bill and Justy had two children. After nearly 65 years of marriage, Bill is survived by his wife, Justine; their son, Richard (Christine) Kuschel; their daughter, Gailleigh (Philip) Meis; granddaughter, Christine (Christopher) Bishop; grandson, Armon (Jennifer) Meis; granddaughter, Suzanne Meis; plus six great-grandchildren.
Fraternal affiliations were Kappa Sigma fraternity, Masonry, including Royal Arch, Algeria Shrine and Eastern Star, where he had been a past patron.
There will be a service, the date of which will be published in a later report.
Contributor: Kathie R Postoloski-Friesen (47763673) • [email protected])
Paul William Kuschel Jr. passed away at his home in Missoula on April 29, 2006, with family and friends near his bedside.
He was the firstborn son of Paul William Kuschel Sr. and wife Flora Elizabeth (Leigh) Kuschel. The date was July 27, 1920. His birthplace was the old Galt Hospital in Lethbridge, Alberta.
He attended school in Warner, Alberta, and Great Falls, where he graduated from Great Falls High School in the class of 1938. He earned a B.S. from Montana State College in Bozeman and an I.A. from Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration in 1943.
Following ROTC at Harvard, he entered the military as 2nd lieutenant in the Army Quartermaster Corps. He was dispatched to the European Theater during World War II, serving in the 1st and 3rd armies under Clark and Patton, respectively. He was discharged as a captain and returned to civilian life in July 1946 to his wife, Justine (Hughes) Kuschel. They had been married before the United States was at war. The ceremony was performed Sept. 29, 1941, in Great Falls
His father was an active businessman, farmer, hotelman and brewer, which necessitated moving his family about Alberta and Montana. "Bill," as he was known by those who knew him well, often spent childhood summers in Waterton Lakes, then school days in Warner. When Waterton became Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, Bill was given the honor, as a lone Boy Scout of carrying the American flag during the presentation ceremony. He maintained an active interest in Scouting, serving on the board of the Western Montana Council in Missoula.
As a farmer, he raised cattle, hogs and grain, specifically, Campana barley which is used in the brewing of beer. For carload lots of barley, he received firsts and seconds at the Toronto and Chicago Winter Fairs. Interest in the manufactur of beer was natural; his father, with Emil Sick, had re-established the Great Falls Brewery, following the repeal of Prohibition. Bill as a teenager was proud that the brewery had permitted him to design the often displayed sign of a plain flag banner emblazoned with "Great Falls Select."
As a rancher he respected the prairies and plains of Alberta. One fond recollection was at age 15 riding his horse and sleeping out under the wide, wide sky. He rode and camped for a trip covering about 100 miles, commencing at the Rowland ranch and following the crown of the Milk River Ridge to Waterton Park.
In 1960, the Kuschel family bought The Music Center and moved back to Justine's hometown, staying in Missoula until today. Bill sold The Music Center to Earl Morgenroth in 1986 except for one portion of the family business, Rick's recording studio, owned and operated by his son.
Bill was predeceased by his parents and two brothers, Joseph Leigh Kuschel and Richard Allen Kuschel.
Bill and Justy had two children. After nearly 65 years of marriage, Bill is survived by his wife, Justine; their son, Richard (Christine) Kuschel; their daughter, Gailleigh (Philip) Meis; granddaughter, Christine (Christopher) Bishop; grandson, Armon (Jennifer) Meis; granddaughter, Suzanne Meis; plus six great-grandchildren.
Fraternal affiliations were Kappa Sigma fraternity, Masonry, including Royal Arch, Algeria Shrine and Eastern Star, where he had been a past patron.
There will be a service, the date of which will be published in a later report.
Contributor: Kathie R Postoloski-Friesen (47763673) • [email protected])
He was the firstborn son of Paul William Kuschel Sr. and wife Flora Elizabeth (Leigh) Kuschel. The date was July 27, 1920. His birthplace was the old Galt Hospital in Lethbridge, Alberta.
He attended school in Warner, Alberta, and Great Falls, where he graduated from Great Falls High School in the class of 1938. He earned a B.S. from Montana State College in Bozeman and an I.A. from Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration in 1943.
Following ROTC at Harvard, he entered the military as 2nd lieutenant in the Army Quartermaster Corps. He was dispatched to the European Theater during World War II, serving in the 1st and 3rd armies under Clark and Patton, respectively. He was discharged as a captain and returned to civilian life in July 1946 to his wife, Justine (Hughes) Kuschel. They had been married before the United States was at war. The ceremony was performed Sept. 29, 1941, in Great Falls
His father was an active businessman, farmer, hotelman and brewer, which necessitated moving his family about Alberta and Montana. "Bill," as he was known by those who knew him well, often spent childhood summers in Waterton Lakes, then school days in Warner. When Waterton became Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, Bill was given the honor, as a lone Boy Scout of carrying the American flag during the presentation ceremony. He maintained an active interest in Scouting, serving on the board of the Western Montana Council in Missoula.
As a farmer, he raised cattle, hogs and grain, specifically, Campana barley which is used in the brewing of beer. For carload lots of barley, he received firsts and seconds at the Toronto and Chicago Winter Fairs. Interest in the manufactur of beer was natural; his father, with Emil Sick, had re-established the Great Falls Brewery, following the repeal of Prohibition. Bill as a teenager was proud that the brewery had permitted him to design the often displayed sign of a plain flag banner emblazoned with "Great Falls Select."
As a rancher he respected the prairies and plains of Alberta. One fond recollection was at age 15 riding his horse and sleeping out under the wide, wide sky. He rode and camped for a trip covering about 100 miles, commencing at the Rowland ranch and following the crown of the Milk River Ridge to Waterton Park.
In 1960, the Kuschel family bought The Music Center and moved back to Justine's hometown, staying in Missoula until today. Bill sold The Music Center to Earl Morgenroth in 1986 except for one portion of the family business, Rick's recording studio, owned and operated by his son.
Bill was predeceased by his parents and two brothers, Joseph Leigh Kuschel and Richard Allen Kuschel.
Bill and Justy had two children. After nearly 65 years of marriage, Bill is survived by his wife, Justine; their son, Richard (Christine) Kuschel; their daughter, Gailleigh (Philip) Meis; granddaughter, Christine (Christopher) Bishop; grandson, Armon (Jennifer) Meis; granddaughter, Suzanne Meis; plus six great-grandchildren.
Fraternal affiliations were Kappa Sigma fraternity, Masonry, including Royal Arch, Algeria Shrine and Eastern Star, where he had been a past patron.
There will be a service, the date of which will be published in a later report.
Contributor: Kathie R Postoloski-Friesen (47763673) • [email protected])
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