Ronald Albert Fritz (1935 - 1964)

FRITZ, PERRIN, DUELLO, ERLAND, HALL, SMITH, HADDAD

Posted By: County Coordinator (email)
Date: 2/20/2023 at 09:01:08

Walker Man is Electrocuted
Walker - Ronald Albert Fritz, 29, Walker, was killed about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, when he grabbed an electric line leading to a 60-watt electric amplifier, which he was attempting to repair. This occurred at his home.

Mr. Fritz, a Walker resident for 15 years and an employee of NuMac Feed Mill of Walker, was born Feb. 23, 1935, at Norway. On Aug. 23, 1960, he was married to Ellen Mae Perrin at Cedar Rapids.

Surviving, in addition to his wife are four sons, Randy, Ronald, Ricky and Rodney at home; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Fritz of Walker; five sisters, Mrs. Paul Duello of Brandon; Mrs. Carol Erland of LaPorte City; Mrs. Don Hall of Cedar Rapids; Mrs. Paul Smith of Center Point and Mrs. Ronald Haddad of Santa Monica, Cal., and two brothers, Lester of Walker and Melvin of Cedar Rapids.

Services: Friday at 10 a.m. at the Sacred Heart Catholic church in Walker. Friends may call at Murdoch chapel in Walker Wednesday after 7:30 p.m. where the Rosary will be recited by the Holy Name Society at 8:15 p.m.
(Source: The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, IA, 28 Oct 1964, Wed., pg. 51)