Funeral services will be private.
Mr. Place was born Feb. 14, 1914 in Walkerton, Ind., son of the late Ira and Leila Leslie Place. As a small child he moved with his parents to South Bend, Ind., where he attended schools. He was a World War II veteran, serving in the U.S. Army in the Philippines and Okinawa. He entered the service March 4, 1942, and was discharged in October 1945. He married Antoinette (Toni) Maresh April 13, 1946 in Manitowoc. Following his military service he returned to Manitowoc and resumed his career at Mirro Aluminum Co. where he became sales manager of the chain store sales department. He was employed with Mirro Aluminum Co. for 45 years.
Survivors include his wife, a son, Michael James of Manitowoc; a daughter, Cynthia Leslie Innes of Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England; a sister, Mrs. Albert J. Vits Jr., of Beverly Hills, Calif., and two granddaughters, Kate and Sarah Innes of Hitchin, Hertfordshire. An infant daughter, Barbara and two brothers preceded him in death.
At the request of Mr. Place, memorials may be made to American Cancer Society.
Herald Times Reporter, December 3, 1977 P. 3
Funeral services will be private.
Mr. Place was born Feb. 14, 1914 in Walkerton, Ind., son of the late Ira and Leila Leslie Place. As a small child he moved with his parents to South Bend, Ind., where he attended schools. He was a World War II veteran, serving in the U.S. Army in the Philippines and Okinawa. He entered the service March 4, 1942, and was discharged in October 1945. He married Antoinette (Toni) Maresh April 13, 1946 in Manitowoc. Following his military service he returned to Manitowoc and resumed his career at Mirro Aluminum Co. where he became sales manager of the chain store sales department. He was employed with Mirro Aluminum Co. for 45 years.
Survivors include his wife, a son, Michael James of Manitowoc; a daughter, Cynthia Leslie Innes of Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England; a sister, Mrs. Albert J. Vits Jr., of Beverly Hills, Calif., and two granddaughters, Kate and Sarah Innes of Hitchin, Hertfordshire. An infant daughter, Barbara and two brothers preceded him in death.
At the request of Mr. Place, memorials may be made to American Cancer Society.
Herald Times Reporter, December 3, 1977 P. 3
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