IN LOVING MEMORY OF
John C.
Bell
May 16, 1927 – September 3, 2017
Obituary
John C. Bell, Jr., age 90, of Huron, passed away Sunday, September 3, 2017, at the SunQuest Healthcare Center. His memorial service was held at 10:30 AM, Saturday, September 9th, at Our Savior's Lutheran Church. Burial with military honorswill be at 1:00 PM, Friday, October 13th at the Fort Snelling National Cemetery.
John Chapman Bell, Jr. was born May 16, 1927, to John C. and Mabel (Brugler) Bell. He attended school in the Twin Cities. John left school in his senior year to serve in the United States Marine Corps.
On May 3rd, 1958, John married Kathryn Mandel. She died July 1974.
On February 16, 1980, John married Donna Dubro at Huron, South Dakota. She died in June 2011.
John spent his entire life in the car business. He started working at a Saint Paul, Minnesota filling station. He owned Bell Chevrolet Cadillac Inc. at Hastings, Minnesota. John worked 13 years at Pontiac Motor Division, upper Midwest region, rising to the level of District Manager at the Minneapolis, Minnesota zone office. He then entered into a partnership at Wolter-Bell Motors at Brookings, South Dakota. John later managed Schoon Motor Company at Rochester, Minnesota, until again achieving his dream of owning a dealership, Bell Motors Inc. at Huron, South Dakota. Even after his official retirement he continued to sell used cars. John was a member of the VFW and the Elks Lodge. He enjoyed hunting pheasants and loved dogs, especially his three Saint Bernards.
He was also a loyal sports fan of the Minnesota Vikings and the Minnesota Twins. Most of all, he loved his time with his family and grandchildren.
John is survived by one daughter, Susan Bell of Burnsville, Minnesota; two sons, Thomas (Mary) Bell of Brookings, South Dakota and John C. Bell, III of Cottage Grove, Minnesota; six grandchildren, Dustin Bell of Brookings, South Dakota, Abby Bell of Brookings, South Dakota, Trevor Johnson of Burnsville, Minnesota, Casey (Liz) Bell of Brookings, South Dakota, John C. Bell, IV of Cottage Grove, Minnesota and Eric Bell of Cottage Grove, Minnesota; two great-grandchildren, Peyton Bell and Greyson Bell, both of Brookings, South Dakota; one sister, Jean (Bruce) Ramsay of Apple Valley, Minnesota; and one brother, James (Miriam) Bell of Tucson, Arizona.
John Chapman Bell, Jr. was born May 16, 1927, to John C. and Mabel (Brugler) Bell. He attended school in the Twin Cities. John left school in his senior year to serve in the United States Marine Corps.
On May 3rd, 1958, John married Kathryn Mandel. She died July 1974.
On February 16, 1980, John married Donna Dubro at Huron, South Dakota. She died in June 2011.
John spent his entire life in the car business. He started working at a Saint Paul, Minnesota filling station. He owned Bell Chevrolet Cadillac Inc. at Hastings, Minnesota. John worked 13 years at Pontiac Motor Division, upper Midwest region, rising to the level of District Manager at the Minneapolis, Minnesota zone office. He then entered into a partnership at Wolter-Bell Motors at Brookings, South Dakota. John later managed Schoon Motor Company at Rochester, Minnesota, until again achieving his dream of owning a dealership, Bell Motors Inc. at Huron, South Dakota. Even after his official retirement he continued to sell used cars. John was a member of the VFW and the Elks Lodge. He enjoyed hunting pheasants and loved dogs, especially his three Saint Bernards.
He was also a loyal sports fan of the Minnesota Vikings and the Minnesota Twins. Most of all, he loved his time with his family and grandchildren.
John is survived by one daughter, Susan Bell of Burnsville, Minnesota; two sons, Thomas (Mary) Bell of Brookings, South Dakota and John C. Bell, III of Cottage Grove, Minnesota; six grandchildren, Dustin Bell of Brookings, South Dakota, Abby Bell of Brookings, South Dakota, Trevor Johnson of Burnsville, Minnesota, Casey (Liz) Bell of Brookings, South Dakota, John C. Bell, IV of Cottage Grove, Minnesota and Eric Bell of Cottage Grove, Minnesota; two great-grandchildren, Peyton Bell and Greyson Bell, both of Brookings, South Dakota; one sister, Jean (Bruce) Ramsay of Apple Valley, Minnesota; and one brother, James (Miriam) Bell of Tucson, Arizona.
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