Frederick F. Teeple, formerly a resident of West Branch and more recently living in Washington state, died suddenly Wednesday night as he was preparing to return home with the family of his brother, Ezra Teeple, after attending the Elks’ carnival on South Jefferson avenue.  He was 46 years old.  Heart failure was given as the cause of his death by Coroner J. Henri Riopelle.
   He was born in Sanilac county and removed to West Branch with his parents in 1892.  He was a structural steel worker and had practiced his trade in the state of Washington since his departure from West Branch in 1895.  His death was indirectly due to injuries received when he was struck by a riveting hammer in 1918.  He came to West Branch Tuesday to visit relatives here.
   He leaves seven brothers: Stephen and Gilbert Teeple of Saginaw, John W. Teeple of Chicago, Walter and Ezra Teeple of West Branch, Alfred Teeple of Sakatchewan and Edgar Teeple of Arizona, and three sisters.  Mrs. Nellie Turner, Mrs. Clarence Cox and Mrs. Gard Walker of West Branch.