Dreier, William H. 1890-1969

DREIER, DUITSCHER, HENNING, FARIS, BLAIR

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Date: 11/2/2012 at 15:19:11

The Grinnell (IA) Herald-Register; May 15, 1969

WILLIAM DREIER
SERVICES TODAY

William H. Dreier, 79, of Grinnell passed away Tuesday evening following a heart attack.

Retired since 1959, Mr. Dreier was a resident of the Mayflower Home here. Before his retirement he was a well-known farmer in Hardin County, where he lived northeast of Iowa Falls for 10 years.

Since his retirement, Mr. Dreier remained active in work concerned with the aged. Three Iowa Governors asked him to serve on the Iowa Commission on Aging, and he was a member of the advisory committee which formulated plans for the department of gerontology at the University of Iowa. In 1961 he was a delegate to the White House Conference on Aging.

A 1914 graduate of Des Moines College, Mr. Dreier won letters in football, basketball and track. He was also active in the YMCA.

Mr. Dreier is survived by his wife Ruth; three sons, William of Cedar Falls, Robert of Hubbard and Walter of Rolla, Mo.; two daughters, Mrs. Lucy Duitscher of Clarion, Ia., and Mrs. J.B. (Elizabeth) Henning of Lake City, Minn.; 17 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Marie Faris of Pharr, Tex., Mrs. L.M. (Amanda) Blair of Iowa Falls, and Charlotte Dreier of Cedar Falls. He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers and two sisters.

Memorial services for Mr. Dreier were held at 2 p.m. today (Thursday) at the United Church of Christ - Congregational. The Rev. Newell E. Davis and the Rev. Ralph Beebe officiated. Organist was Mrs. R. Jay Nash.
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Social Security Death Index

First Name: William
Middle Name: blank
Last Name: Dreier
Birth Date: 18 March 1890
SSN: 481-44-2202
Place of Issuance: Iowa
Last Residence: Poweshiek, Iowa
Zip Code of Last Residence: 50112
Death Date: May 1969
Est. Age at Death: 79