FRANK A. YINDRA
Frank A. Yindra, 70, Oldest State Accountant, Dies
Frank A. Yindra, 70, oldest practicing public accountant in Wisconsin, rounding
out a 50-year span of service, died suddenly this morning at his home, 855 North
12th street.
Mr. Yindra, a member of the first class of certified public accountants to receive
licenses in the state, was at his desk in his downtown office Thursday afternoon.
During the afternoon he had posed with his grandson, Frank Yindra, Jr., for a
picture.
He arose as usual this morning but complained of a dizzy spell and retired again.
He was stricken with a sudden heart attack.
Funeral services for Mr. Yindra will be held at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Yindra
home and at 9 o'clock at Holy Innocents church, the Rev. E. A. Radey officiating.
Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery.
Mr. Yindra was born in Cooperstown in 1874 and came to this city in 1890. He was
an expert penman and took up bookkeeping and accounting work at an early age.
Dean of Accountants
Not only in point of licensed service but also in actual accounting experience before
the state license law went into effect Mr. Yindra stood as dean of Wisconsin's public
accountants. At the turn of the century he developed a new system of accounting which
was generally adopted by numerous firms. In 1913 he was a member of the first class of
certified public accountants licensed by the state. There is now only one survivor of
this class, Carl Penner of Milwaukee.
In his office files Mr. Yindra has a complete set of income tax blanks for every year
since the income tax law has been in effect. He served as a member of the Wisconsin
Board of Accountancy from 1932 to 1935.
Under the administration of President Wilson he was appointed accountant of the utilities
division of the Treasury Department, Washington, and under the Hoover administration was
a _____ _____ to the Chicago land bank.
Active In Politics
Since 1924 he had been admitted to practice before the United States board of tax appeals.
He was a charter member of the American Society of Public Accountants and the state
organization. He was also a member of the Holy Name society.
Mr. Yindra was active in county politics and served as a treasurer the year that Adolph
Schmitz, former Manitowoc resident, ran for governor on the Democratic ticket.
In 1904, he married Miss Mary N_____ in this city. She survives with a son, Francis A.
Yindra of this city, referee in bankruptcy for the eastern district of Wisconsin; a
daughter, Ann, of this city; and four grandchildren.
The body will be moved to the Yindra home Sunday noon from the Pfeffer funeral home. The
rosary will be recited at eight o'clock Monday evening. Members of the Daughters of
Isabella will meet in a body at the same hour to recite the rosary.
Manitowoc Herald Times, March 24, 1945 P. 2
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[cause: coronary occlusion]
Frank A. Yindra, 70, Oldest State Accountant, Dies
Frank A. Yindra, 70, oldest practicing public accountant in Wisconsin, rounding
out a 50-year span of service, died suddenly this morning at his home, 855 North
12th street.
Mr. Yindra, a member of the first class of certified public accountants to receive
licenses in the state, was at his desk in his downtown office Thursday afternoon.
During the afternoon he had posed with his grandson, Frank Yindra, Jr., for a
picture.
He arose as usual this morning but complained of a dizzy spell and retired again.
He was stricken with a sudden heart attack.
Funeral services for Mr. Yindra will be held at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Yindra
home and at 9 o'clock at Holy Innocents church, the Rev. E. A. Radey officiating.
Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery.
Mr. Yindra was born in Cooperstown in 1874 and came to this city in 1890. He was
an expert penman and took up bookkeeping and accounting work at an early age.
Dean of Accountants
Not only in point of licensed service but also in actual accounting experience before
the state license law went into effect Mr. Yindra stood as dean of Wisconsin's public
accountants. At the turn of the century he developed a new system of accounting which
was generally adopted by numerous firms. In 1913 he was a member of the first class of
certified public accountants licensed by the state. There is now only one survivor of
this class, Carl Penner of Milwaukee.
In his office files Mr. Yindra has a complete set of income tax blanks for every year
since the income tax law has been in effect. He served as a member of the Wisconsin
Board of Accountancy from 1932 to 1935.
Under the administration of President Wilson he was appointed accountant of the utilities
division of the Treasury Department, Washington, and under the Hoover administration was
a _____ _____ to the Chicago land bank.
Active In Politics
Since 1924 he had been admitted to practice before the United States board of tax appeals.
He was a charter member of the American Society of Public Accountants and the state
organization. He was also a member of the Holy Name society.
Mr. Yindra was active in county politics and served as a treasurer the year that Adolph
Schmitz, former Manitowoc resident, ran for governor on the Democratic ticket.
In 1904, he married Miss Mary N_____ in this city. She survives with a son, Francis A.
Yindra of this city, referee in bankruptcy for the eastern district of Wisconsin; a
daughter, Ann, of this city; and four grandchildren.
The body will be moved to the Yindra home Sunday noon from the Pfeffer funeral home. The
rosary will be recited at eight o'clock Monday evening. Members of the Daughters of
Isabella will meet in a body at the same hour to recite the rosary.
Manitowoc Herald Times, March 24, 1945 P. 2
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[cause: coronary occlusion]
FRANK A. YINDRA
Frank A. Yindra, 70, Oldest State Accountant, Dies
Frank A. Yindra, 70, oldest practicing public accountant in Wisconsin, rounding
out a 50-year span of service, died suddenly this morning at his home, 855 North
12th street.
Mr. Yindra, a member of the first class of certified public accountants to receive
licenses in the state, was at his desk in his downtown office Thursday afternoon.
During the afternoon he had posed with his grandson, Frank Yindra, Jr., for a
picture.
He arose as usual this morning but complained of a dizzy spell and retired again.
He was stricken with a sudden heart attack.
Funeral services for Mr. Yindra will be held at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Yindra
home and at 9 o'clock at Holy Innocents church, the Rev. E. A. Radey officiating.
Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery.
Mr. Yindra was born in Cooperstown in 1874 and came to this city in 1890. He was
an expert penman and took up bookkeeping and accounting work at an early age.
Dean of Accountants
Not only in point of licensed service but also in actual accounting experience before
the state license law went into effect Mr. Yindra stood as dean of Wisconsin's public
accountants. At the turn of the century he developed a new system of accounting which
was generally adopted by numerous firms. In 1913 he was a member of the first class of
certified public accountants licensed by the state. There is now only one survivor of
this class, Carl Penner of Milwaukee.
In his office files Mr. Yindra has a complete set of income tax blanks for every year
since the income tax law has been in effect. He served as a member of the Wisconsin
Board of Accountancy from 1932 to 1935.
Under the administration of President Wilson he was appointed accountant of the utilities
division of the Treasury Department, Washington, and under the Hoover administration was
a _____ _____ to the Chicago land bank.
Active In Politics
Since 1924 he had been admitted to practice before the United States board of tax appeals.
He was a charter member of the American Society of Public Accountants and the state
organization. He was also a member of the Holy Name society.
Mr. Yindra was active in county politics and served as a treasurer the year that Adolph
Schmitz, former Manitowoc resident, ran for governor on the Democratic ticket.
In 1904, he married Miss Mary N_____ in this city. She survives with a son, Francis A.
Yindra of this city, referee in bankruptcy for the eastern district of Wisconsin; a
daughter, Ann, of this city; and four grandchildren.
The body will be moved to the Yindra home Sunday noon from the Pfeffer funeral home. The
rosary will be recited at eight o'clock Monday evening. Members of the Daughters of
Isabella will meet in a body at the same hour to recite the rosary.
Manitowoc Herald Times, March 24, 1945 P. 2
*******
[cause: coronary occlusion]
Frank A. Yindra, 70, Oldest State Accountant, Dies
Frank A. Yindra, 70, oldest practicing public accountant in Wisconsin, rounding
out a 50-year span of service, died suddenly this morning at his home, 855 North
12th street.
Mr. Yindra, a member of the first class of certified public accountants to receive
licenses in the state, was at his desk in his downtown office Thursday afternoon.
During the afternoon he had posed with his grandson, Frank Yindra, Jr., for a
picture.
He arose as usual this morning but complained of a dizzy spell and retired again.
He was stricken with a sudden heart attack.
Funeral services for Mr. Yindra will be held at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Yindra
home and at 9 o'clock at Holy Innocents church, the Rev. E. A. Radey officiating.
Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery.
Mr. Yindra was born in Cooperstown in 1874 and came to this city in 1890. He was
an expert penman and took up bookkeeping and accounting work at an early age.
Dean of Accountants
Not only in point of licensed service but also in actual accounting experience before
the state license law went into effect Mr. Yindra stood as dean of Wisconsin's public
accountants. At the turn of the century he developed a new system of accounting which
was generally adopted by numerous firms. In 1913 he was a member of the first class of
certified public accountants licensed by the state. There is now only one survivor of
this class, Carl Penner of Milwaukee.
In his office files Mr. Yindra has a complete set of income tax blanks for every year
since the income tax law has been in effect. He served as a member of the Wisconsin
Board of Accountancy from 1932 to 1935.
Under the administration of President Wilson he was appointed accountant of the utilities
division of the Treasury Department, Washington, and under the Hoover administration was
a _____ _____ to the Chicago land bank.
Active In Politics
Since 1924 he had been admitted to practice before the United States board of tax appeals.
He was a charter member of the American Society of Public Accountants and the state
organization. He was also a member of the Holy Name society.
Mr. Yindra was active in county politics and served as a treasurer the year that Adolph
Schmitz, former Manitowoc resident, ran for governor on the Democratic ticket.
In 1904, he married Miss Mary N_____ in this city. She survives with a son, Francis A.
Yindra of this city, referee in bankruptcy for the eastern district of Wisconsin; a
daughter, Ann, of this city; and four grandchildren.
The body will be moved to the Yindra home Sunday noon from the Pfeffer funeral home. The
rosary will be recited at eight o'clock Monday evening. Members of the Daughters of
Isabella will meet in a body at the same hour to recite the rosary.
Manitowoc Herald Times, March 24, 1945 P. 2
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[cause: coronary occlusion]
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