Robert Burns Towsley, b September 24, 1868 at Port Washington, Ozaukee,
Wisconsin, died November 4, 1951 at Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin.
Obit:
Manitowoc Herald-Times (Manitowoc, Wisconsin) November 5, 1951
Robert B. Towsley, 83, retired railroad engineer and a Manitowoc resident for
25 years, died Sunday at the Holy Family Hospital.
He had been residing with a son, Richard L. Towsley, of 1238 North Ninth St.,
Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Frazier Mortuary
Chapel, Manitowoc. Dr. C. H. Phipps will officiate and interment will be in
Evergreen Cemetery. There will be Masonic rites at the grave.
Mr. Towsley was born in Port Washington in 1868 and in 1889 married Miss Mary
Lindauer of Stockbridge. He was a locomotive engineer on the North Western Road
for many years, residing at Kaukauna. Twenty five years ago the family moved to
Manitowoc. Mrs. Towsley died 18 years ago.
He was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and the Kaukauna
Masonic lodge. He retired in 1938.
Survivors are two sons, Richard L. of Manitowoc, Carlton R. of Hayward, Wis.;
daughter, Mrs. Marion Robertson of West Allis; and three grandchildren.
Wisconsin, died November 4, 1951 at Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin.
Obit:
Manitowoc Herald-Times (Manitowoc, Wisconsin) November 5, 1951
Robert B. Towsley, 83, retired railroad engineer and a Manitowoc resident for
25 years, died Sunday at the Holy Family Hospital.
He had been residing with a son, Richard L. Towsley, of 1238 North Ninth St.,
Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Frazier Mortuary
Chapel, Manitowoc. Dr. C. H. Phipps will officiate and interment will be in
Evergreen Cemetery. There will be Masonic rites at the grave.
Mr. Towsley was born in Port Washington in 1868 and in 1889 married Miss Mary
Lindauer of Stockbridge. He was a locomotive engineer on the North Western Road
for many years, residing at Kaukauna. Twenty five years ago the family moved to
Manitowoc. Mrs. Towsley died 18 years ago.
He was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and the Kaukauna
Masonic lodge. He retired in 1938.
Survivors are two sons, Richard L. of Manitowoc, Carlton R. of Hayward, Wis.;
daughter, Mrs. Marion Robertson of West Allis; and three grandchildren.
Robert Burns Towsley, b September 24, 1868 at Port Washington, Ozaukee,
Wisconsin, died November 4, 1951 at Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin.
Obit:
Manitowoc Herald-Times (Manitowoc, Wisconsin) November 5, 1951
Robert B. Towsley, 83, retired railroad engineer and a Manitowoc resident for
25 years, died Sunday at the Holy Family Hospital.
He had been residing with a son, Richard L. Towsley, of 1238 North Ninth St.,
Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Frazier Mortuary
Chapel, Manitowoc. Dr. C. H. Phipps will officiate and interment will be in
Evergreen Cemetery. There will be Masonic rites at the grave.
Mr. Towsley was born in Port Washington in 1868 and in 1889 married Miss Mary
Lindauer of Stockbridge. He was a locomotive engineer on the North Western Road
for many years, residing at Kaukauna. Twenty five years ago the family moved to
Manitowoc. Mrs. Towsley died 18 years ago.
He was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and the Kaukauna
Masonic lodge. He retired in 1938.
Survivors are two sons, Richard L. of Manitowoc, Carlton R. of Hayward, Wis.;
daughter, Mrs. Marion Robertson of West Allis; and three grandchildren.
Wisconsin, died November 4, 1951 at Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin.
Obit:
Manitowoc Herald-Times (Manitowoc, Wisconsin) November 5, 1951
Robert B. Towsley, 83, retired railroad engineer and a Manitowoc resident for
25 years, died Sunday at the Holy Family Hospital.
He had been residing with a son, Richard L. Towsley, of 1238 North Ninth St.,
Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Frazier Mortuary
Chapel, Manitowoc. Dr. C. H. Phipps will officiate and interment will be in
Evergreen Cemetery. There will be Masonic rites at the grave.
Mr. Towsley was born in Port Washington in 1868 and in 1889 married Miss Mary
Lindauer of Stockbridge. He was a locomotive engineer on the North Western Road
for many years, residing at Kaukauna. Twenty five years ago the family moved to
Manitowoc. Mrs. Towsley died 18 years ago.
He was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and the Kaukauna
Masonic lodge. He retired in 1938.
Survivors are two sons, Richard L. of Manitowoc, Carlton R. of Hayward, Wis.;
daughter, Mrs. Marion Robertson of West Allis; and three grandchildren.
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