Herman Walter Schoelzel, Jr.^[1]

1912 - 1959  (47 years)

• Name	Herman Walter Schoelzel
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	11 Sep 1912	Lawrence, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  	437 Prospect
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	Harry  [3]
  Census	1920	Methuen, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA   [5]
  	27 Milk Street
  Census	1930	Methuen, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA   [4]
  	31 Milk Street
  Residence	Oct 1940	Fulton, Oswego County, New York, USA   [6]
  Residence	Nov 1959	Lebanon, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA   [7]
  Cause of Death	Natural causes (heart attack).  [7, 8]
  Education	Lowell Institute of Technology  [8]
  Occupation	Specialist in spraying high melting-point metals with the plasma flame torch (Thermal Dynamics)  [7, 8]
  Medical Notes	Herman died of an apparent heart attack while hunting in the woods near Orford, New Hampshire. After splitting up with two other members of his hunting party, he went missing. A search plane spotted his body the next day. Death certificate lists cause of death as “natural causes.” No autopsy was ordered, nor had there been recent medical care. According to Stephanie Schoelzel, he died of a heart attack.  [1, 7, 8]
  Death	8 Nov 1959	Orford, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA   [3, 7, 8]
  	Woods near Quint town
  Burial	13 Nov 1959	Bellevue Cemetery, Lawrence, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA   [7]
  Person ID	I12367	Mohr-Whalen
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2025

  
  

  Father	Herman Schoelzel           b. 20 Jul 1893, Oberlangenbielau, Reichenbach, Schlesien, Prussia           d. Feb 1964 (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Alwina Obst           b. 29 Sep 1889, Germany           d. Jan 1968 (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F8414	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Louise Anderson Hall           b. 28 Feb 1915, Kittery, York County, Maine, USA           d. 15 Feb 1994, Los Angeles County, California, USA (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1953  [9]
  Children	> 1. S.A. Schoelzel
  Family ID	F8415	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Feb 2017

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 11 Sep 1912 - Lawrence, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA Census - 1920 - Methuen, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA Census - 1930 - Methuen, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA Residence - Oct 1940 - Fulton, Oswego County, New York, USA Residence - Nov 1959 - Lebanon, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA Death - 8 Nov 1959 - Orford, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA Burial - 13 Nov 1959 - Bellevue Cemetery, Lawrence, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Living with his grandparents, Adolph and Anna Obst, at the time of the 1920 census. [5]

  
  

• Sources

  [S4496] Stephanie A. Schoelzel, Schoelzel. [S4510] Birth Register Entry for Herman W. Schoelzel. [S6] U.S., Social Security Death Index. [S4498] 1930 US Census - Household of Herman Schoelzel. [S4500] 1920 US Census - Household of Adolph Obst. [S6652] Ancestry.com (National Archives & Records Administration), WWII Draft Registration Card of Herman W. Schoelzel. [S4511] Death Certificate of Herman Walter Schoelzel. [S8286] Herman Schoelzel Is Found Dead in Woods Near Orford. [S5] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.