Larry witherell biography death

The Witherell House has some surprising connections to Jeffrey Dahmer, the formation of the Wisconsin Territory, and a disturbing practice of divine healing from the Middle Ages. The house captured my attention one fateful day in , and continues to fascinate as I dig into its long history and hear about the experiences of others. Oddly shaped windows.

I mean, not that anyone has died in there recently, as far as I know, but many have been ticketed or arrested and charged with restitution for damaged property whether they broke something or not. Though no one has lived in the house for decades, the lawn is always mowed, the property is consistently maintained, and the house is heavily protected by fire alarms and it is rumored motion detectors.

Larry W. Witherell, 66, of Lexington, husband of Helen B. Witherell, passed away Saturday, October 4, in Lexington from injuries.

According to local legend, a young mentally ill child killed her parents in this house. While I have yet to uncover the origin of that story, I did find an old, yellowed letter hidden inside the house addressed to a Mr. James Witherell. The letter, handwritten in pencil, was an apology that Mr. The sanitorium could have been the Catholic tuberculosis hospital that once stood just down the road from the Witherell property, or some other facility.

From the Illustrated Historical Atlas of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, I first wrote about my personal experience with the Witherell House a few years ago hoping to learn more about it. Scroll to continue reading. Archie died of natural causes in Grandma Adelaide lived there with housekeepers until the year before she died, The property was expensive to maintain, and without Archie and Addie, was in need of other dreamers.

There is nothing sinister about the grace of this lovely old home — no mad relatives or hauntings. When I was a young girl our telephones were on party lines.