Mystery solved!

This photo has been a question since last summer, when Aggie Suess' grandaughter Sue sent it to me.  She didn't know who these men were either, but I thought they looked like Brandls.  Still, the only Brandl men I've ever seen would have been sons of these guys...lol

This weekend we found out for sure who they are.  The photo was taken probably around 1930, at Brandl Motors.

John Brandl (1883-1945) (l)

&

Joe Brandl (1891-1950) (r)

We don't have a copy of John's obit, but we do for Joe, thanks to Find A Grave.

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November, 1950

Rites For Joe Brandl At Buckman Friday

Joesph E. Brandl passed away at his home in Buckman at 11:30 p.m, Monday, death being caused by a heart attack. he was in fair health most of his life. He recently experienced injury to his right leg, for which he was given treatment at St. Gabriel's hopital about a month ago.

His birthplace was St. Bonifacius, Minnesota, January 23, 1891 and he attended St. John's University for some time. He lived at Almena, Wisconsin a short while and married Rose Janson at Buckman 37 years ago. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Brandl.

In 1918 he went into partnership with his brother, John Brandl, and conducted the Ford Agency business with him until 1940. About four years later, John Brandl died. He had also been the Buckman postmaster since 1938.

Besides his wife six children survive, including Erwin, Buckman; Mrs. William Lonsdale (Marion), Brainerd; Rev. Leo Brandl, Bertha, Minn.; Sister Joyce (Armella), St. Gabriel's hospital, Little Falls; Bernard, Marshall, Minnesota; Doris Mae of the nurse training dept., St. Joseph's hospital, St. Paul. There are 7 grandchildren.

Among the brothers and sisters surviving are Hubert, Black Duck, Minn.; and Andrew and Frank, and Mrs. Joe Scharenborich, St. Cloud.

Pallbearers will be Dick Janson, Reinhard Janson, Edward Brandl, Roman Brandl, Alfred Brandl and Alcuin Brandl, all nephews of the deceased.

A Solemn Requiem Mass is being offered at St. Michael's church, Buckman at 10, Friday morning. Celebrant of the mass will be Fr. Leo Brandl, son of the deceased, with Fr. Paul Kunkel, the pastor of the church, the deacon; and Fr. Leonard Benning, OSB, Muenster, Sash., Canada, the subdeacon. The latter is a brother-in-law of Erwin Brandl.

Interment is in the Buckman cemetery.