He was born in Spencer, Ia., and lived in Kansas City from about 1920 to 1950. He was an architect with the Wight and Wight company for 30 years.
In 1934, after two and a half years of work, Mr. Tarbell completed a large reflecting telescope in his basement.
In 1953, Mr. Tarbell designed and built a planetarium in the Ozarks near Waynesville. The elaborate stucco-base building was capped with an aluminum dome. He still was giving lecture demonstrations there.
Mr. Tarbell was a Baptist. He was a member of the Astronomer’s club.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Kate Tarbell of the home; a son Dale Tarbell, Waynesville; three daughters, Mrs. Marjorie Demmer and Miss Shirley Tarbell, both of Boulder, Colo., and Mrs. Margaret Wehmeyer, Laquey, and three grandchildren. Services will be held at 3 o’clock Friday at the Floral Hills cemetery.
The Kansas City Times
11 April 1968
Transcribed by Laura (Abernathy) Huffman
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