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George William Willott

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George William Willott

Birth
Death
4 Nov 2002 (aged 88)
Burial
Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA Add to Map
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K-17-1-1
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GEORGE WILLOTT

George W. Willott, age 88, formerly of 5412 Stone Road, Whitelaw, died Monday evening, Nov. 4, 2002 at Shady Lane Nursing Care Center, Manitowoc. George was a resident of Shady Lane for the past year and from 1995 until 2001 George lived at Harmony of Manitowoc East. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 8, 2002 at St. Anne Catholic Church in Francis Creek. The Rev. Theodore Hendricks will celebrate the Mass of Christian Burial, with burial to follow at Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. George was born Nov. 3, 1914 at Appleton, son of the late Joseph and Katherine Nemacek Willott. George grew up in Manitowoc and graduated from Stanford University in Los Altos, Calif., with a master's in education. In November 1937 George was married to the former Dorothy L. Eshom at Moscow, Idaho. She preceded him in death on Sept. 2, 1991. The couple lived in Idaho for 13 years moving to California in 1953. George served as chairman of the Recreation Department for LA State University, Calif. He developed the first master's degree in education in California, retiring in 1976. George moved to the Manitowoc area in 1990. George was a member of St. Anne Catholic Church, California Association of Physical Education and Recreation, Phi Delta Kappa and Delta Tau Delta Fraternity. Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law: Marta (Wally) Newberry of Shingle Springs, Calif.; four grandchildren; great-grandchildren; one sister: Rita Bohacek of Manitowoc; one special niece: Susan Resch of Whitelaw; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends survive. He was preceded in death by two sons: Donald Laird Willott and Joseph Robert Willott; and one brother-in-law: Vic Bohacek. Relatives and friends may call at St. Anne Catholic Church, Francis Creek, on Friday from 10 a.m. until the time of services at 11 a.m. The Reinbold & Pfeffer Family Funeral Home of Manitowoc, is serving the Willott family. George's family would like to thank Shady Lane Nursing Care Center for the loving care they gave George for this past year.
Herald Times Reporter, November 2002
GEORGE WILLOTT

George W. Willott, age 88, formerly of 5412 Stone Road, Whitelaw, died Monday evening, Nov. 4, 2002 at Shady Lane Nursing Care Center, Manitowoc. George was a resident of Shady Lane for the past year and from 1995 until 2001 George lived at Harmony of Manitowoc East. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 8, 2002 at St. Anne Catholic Church in Francis Creek. The Rev. Theodore Hendricks will celebrate the Mass of Christian Burial, with burial to follow at Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. George was born Nov. 3, 1914 at Appleton, son of the late Joseph and Katherine Nemacek Willott. George grew up in Manitowoc and graduated from Stanford University in Los Altos, Calif., with a master's in education. In November 1937 George was married to the former Dorothy L. Eshom at Moscow, Idaho. She preceded him in death on Sept. 2, 1991. The couple lived in Idaho for 13 years moving to California in 1953. George served as chairman of the Recreation Department for LA State University, Calif. He developed the first master's degree in education in California, retiring in 1976. George moved to the Manitowoc area in 1990. George was a member of St. Anne Catholic Church, California Association of Physical Education and Recreation, Phi Delta Kappa and Delta Tau Delta Fraternity. Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law: Marta (Wally) Newberry of Shingle Springs, Calif.; four grandchildren; great-grandchildren; one sister: Rita Bohacek of Manitowoc; one special niece: Susan Resch of Whitelaw; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends survive. He was preceded in death by two sons: Donald Laird Willott and Joseph Robert Willott; and one brother-in-law: Vic Bohacek. Relatives and friends may call at St. Anne Catholic Church, Francis Creek, on Friday from 10 a.m. until the time of services at 11 a.m. The Reinbold & Pfeffer Family Funeral Home of Manitowoc, is serving the Willott family. George's family would like to thank Shady Lane Nursing Care Center for the loving care they gave George for this past year.
Herald Times Reporter, November 2002

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