Herman Kusel died at his home Wednesday, June 15, 1905, 4 1/2 miles east of Manning after a lingering illness of four months, with typhoid fever. Mr. Kusel was a man among men having a good word for everyone and everybody was his friend. He had been very successful in life and left his family in good circumstances. He was a member of the M.W.A. No. 5408 of Templeton, in which order he carried $1,000.

He was a member of the Schuetzen Verein and a German singing club of Manning.

Herman Kusel was born in Davenport, Iowa August 2, 1861 and came with his parents to Crawford County in 1874. From there to Audubon County in 1880 and was married to Anna Wunderlich in 1884. He leaves a wife and 3 children; Willie, Dora and Emma; three brothers and one sister, Chris Kusel of Bloomfield, Nebr., William Kusel of Manning, August Kusel of Audubon County and Ida Grube of Manning to mourn his loss. These brothers and sister were all in attendance at the funeral.

He moved to Carroll County on his present farm in Eden Township in 1900. The funeral was held at the home Saturday morning. Rev. J.N. McCurdy officiating, after which the remains were brought to Manning followed by a long concourse of sorrowing relatives and friends and interred in the Manning Cemetery south of town.