Henrietta “Etta” Lavina (Fett) Vogel Chittick (1944)
CHITTICK, FETT, JAMES, JENSEN, JOBST, SCAR, VOGEL
Posted By: Pat Hochstetler (email)
Date: 2/27/2011 at 08:31:19
Dexter Library Obituary Collection
Dexter, IowaMrs. Henrietta Lavina Chittick, the daughter of Phillip and Mary Fett was born July 1, 1871 near Millersburg, Ohio and passed away in Stuart April 6, 1944 at the age of 72 years, 9 months and 5 days.
At the age of 7 she with her folks came to Dexter, Iowa where she grew to womanhood. She was married August 12, 1888 to Oscar William Vogel. To this union three daughters blessed her home. They were Mary Mabel, Pearl May and Rose Esther, and the latter two preceded her in death. Twelve years ago April 16, 1932 her husband passed away. On Nov. 4, 1938 she was married to William F. Chittick. Mrs. Chittick has been a resident of Stuart for 39 years.
She leaves to mourn her death her husband, William Chittick, one daughter, Mrs. Mabel James of Stuart, one grandson Gilbert James; brothers Louis of Casey, Iowa and Eli of Hollywood, Calif. and a host of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held from the Lutheran church of Dexter of which she was a member. Her minister, Kirk Daib conducted the services Saturday afternoon and she was laid to rest in the family lot of Penn Center. Six of her nephews were casket bearers, Will Scar, Fred Scar, Harvey Fett, Dale Fett, Adolph Jobst, and Carl Jensen.
Transcriber’s note: This was a handwritten obituary and transcribed as well as could be read. Burial was made in the Penn Center cemetery.
________________________The Stuart Herald
Stuart, Iowa
Thursday, April 13, 1944
Page 8, Column 4Mrs. Heneretta Lovinia Fett, the daughter of Phillip and Mary Fett, was born July 1, 1871, near Millersburg in Holmes County, Ohio, and passed away in Stuart, April 6, 1944, at the age of 72 years, 9 months and 5 days.
At the age of 7, she with her folks came to Dexter, Iowa, where she grew to womanhood. She was married August 12, 1888, to Oscar William Vogel. To this union three daughters blessed the home. They were Mary Mabel, Pearl May and Rosa Esther, and the latter two preceded her in death. Twelve years ago, April 16, 1932, her husband passed away.
On November 4, 1938, she was married to William F. Chittick. Mrs. Chittick had been a resident of Stuart for 39 years.
She leaves to mourn her death, her husband, William Chittick; one daughter, Mrs. Mabel James, of Stuart; one grandson, Gilbert James, now in the armed forces in Italy; two brothers, Louis of Casey, Iowa, and Eli of Hollywood, Calif., and a host of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held from the Lutheran Church of Dexter, of which she was a member. Her minister, Kirk Diab, conducted the services Saturday afternoon and she was laid to rest in the family lot at Penn Center. Six of her nephews were casket bearers: Will Scar, Fred Scar, Harvey Fett, Dale Fett, Adolph Jobst and Carl Jensen.
Out of town relatives present at the funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. Lou Fett and family, of Casey, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. Dale Fett and daughter, Miss Eldora Fett, Mrs. Maggie Hill and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Holbrook, of Des Moines; Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Martin and Mr. and Mrs. Grant Martens, of Winterset; Mrs. Earl Jones, of Des Moines; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Scar and family, Mr. and Mrs. Will Scar, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Scar, Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Jobst, of Earlham; Mr. Harvey Fett, Mrs. Mary Petrie, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Jensen, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Hill and family, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Smith and family, Mr. and Mrs. Elvin Jones and Maxine of Dexter.
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