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WITTE

Posted By: Joe Conroy (email)
Date: 1/1/2011 at 12:14:14

In Response To: William Witte (Yvonne Witte)

Yvonne,
A couple references to a sister of William Witte, and some additional lead material for your research. Not certain if the sister was biological or not. E-mail if interested in a color piece on Garth.
Respectfully,
Joe

Fort Dodge Messenger And Chronicle
Fort Dodge, Iowa
12 Dec 1949
Page 3

William Witte, 59, Dies After a Brief Illness

William Witte, 59, a resident of Fort Dodge for the past five and a half years, died late Saturday at Lutheran hospital following a short illness. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 at the Laufersweiler funeral home with Dr. Paul Smith, pastor of the First Baptist church, officiating.

Burial will be in Indian Mound cemetery in Humboldt county.

Mr. Witte, born in New York state, moved to Paola, Kas., as a young boy. After he grew to manhood he moved to Humboldt county, iowa, and was married in Fort Dodge Nov. 24, 1916, to Miss Jennie Joenks.

The couple established a home in Humboldt county, where they remained until they moved to Fort Dodge in March of 1944. Employed as a machinist by the Horn Manufacturing company here for more than five years, Mr. Witte was a member of the A.F.L. union.

Besides his wife, Mr. Witte is survived by two sons, Arlo and Garth Witte of Fort Dodge; and four daughters, Mrs. Sanford Gordon of Fort Dodge, Mrs. William Crittenden of Stillwater, Minn., Mrs. Ernest Hoppe of Madelia, Minn., and Mrs. Ralph McGuire of Des Moines.

Twenty grandchildren, a sister, Mrs. Anna Morgan of Toronto, Kans., and several nieces and nephews also survive him. His parents preceded him in death.

Humboldt Republican
Humboldt, Iowa
8 Aug 1941
Page 5

Mrs. Anna Morgan of Toronto, Kansas, is visiting her brother and family, Mr. and Mrs. Will Witte. It is the first time Mr. Witte has seen his sister in twenty-five years.

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