Ritzhaupt, Frank Albert – 1870-1947

PENTICO, RITZHAUPT, WENZEL

Posted By: Diana Wagner
Date: 1/13/2022 at 15:26:16

F. A. Ritzhaupt Dies Here Today
Frank A. Ritzhaupt, 77 year old bachelor, died at eight o’clock this morning in Newton, from complications derived from old age.
Mr. Ritzhaupt was engaged in the farming business near Monroe before retiring a number of years ago.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. Balzar Ritzhaupt, he was born in northeastern Iowa on Feb. 2, 1870 and spent the major portion of his life in Jasper county.
Survivors include one brother, William, of Newton; three sisters, Mrs. John Wenzel, Afton; Mrs. Ed Pentico, Prairie City, and Mrs. William Pentico, Newton.
Funeral arrangement shave not been completed.
Source: Newton Daily News; Wednesday, August 13, 1947, page 5