Leonard Drussel was born 13 Mar 1894 in Lehi, Utah to August Drussell (1864-1937) & Caroline Beck (1867-1948).
He shot and killed her then shot himself in the head as why he is missing an eye and probably why he didn't remember anything.
Here's Cora's Death Certificate.
He married Cora Pricilla Frost(1898-1945)on 19 Sept 1917 in Cassia, ID. They had 2 children.
Leonard Jay Drussel
1925–1987
Lola Drussel
1931–1986
Cora was a big part of her community and was very involved in the V.F.W. I found the following articles.
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South Idaho Press
Burley, Idaho
09 May 1940, Thu • Page 3
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South Idaho Press
Burley, Idaho
20 Aug 1942, Thu • Page 1
Her brother-in-law took care of her estate after her death
South Idaho Press
Burley, Idaho
Tue, May 21, 1946 · Page 3
Leonard would die 13 Mar 1966 in Burley, ID
His death certificate
Looks like he had a brain bleed (stroke)
The newspaper article do not explain why he shot her then himself, I wonder if she was sick or something, or did he just lose his mind. Was death the last resort?
This is a photo of Cora
These are my grandparents.petsonal aspects not included in these articles .someone wrote an article for a detective. Magazine. My cousins and i are trying to find this. If you have any information on this we would love tko fond . Thank you
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ReplyDeleteNewspapers.com is where I got the articles...I made them a tree on Ancestry as well, use whatever I have. Thank you for your comment
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