DUCKWITZ, William 1875-1937
DUCKWITZ, WINER, MCLAIN, PALMER, DYNES
Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 1/16/2013 at 15:06:16
Duckwitz of Little
Cedar Buried;
Was Iowan Many YearsLITTLE CEDAR, IOWA — Will Duckwitz, 62, farmer three miles east of town, died at a Mason City hospital Saturday night, following a second major operation.
Mr. Duckwitz was born in Effingham, Illinois. He came to Iowa at the age of 16. He was married to Anna Winer Dec. 24, 1896.
Funeral services were held at the Shelledy funeral home, Osage Tuesday afternoon, the Rev. H. M Tiffany, Fredericksburg, officiating. Burial was in Liberty township Cemetery.
Besides his wife, Mr. Duckwitz leaves one brother, Charles, of Little Cedar, two sisters, Mrs. Sam McLain and Mrs. Ernie Palmer in North Dakota, one daughter, Mrs. Joe Dynes, Riceville, and two grandchildren, one daughter having preceded him in death.
[Mason City Globe-Gazette, Tuesday, March 2, 1937, Mason City, Iowa]
(Credit: S. Bell)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Notes: His tombstone says his name was William.
See photo of his family circa 1911 on the Mitchell IAGenWeb Photographs section (Album 11).
Photo below is from STANDARD HISTORICAL ATLAS OF MITCHELL COUNTY, IOWA, 1911.
Tombstone Photo on GPP
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