Providence Journal
June 4, 1997
Herbert J. Bertsch
PROVIDENCE - HERBERT J. BERTSCH, 87, of Lowell Avenue, a retired Navy lieutenant and an engineer at the former Narragansett Brewery in Cranston for 24 years before retiring in 1976, died yesterday at Roger Williams Medical Center. He was the husband of the late Anna C. (Gross) Bertsch.
Born in Cranston, a son of the late Christian and Anna (Gaissert) Bertsch, he lived in Providence since 1944, previously living in Cranston.
Mr. Bertsch was a member of St. Pauls Lutheran Church, and a 50-year member of Albany Lodge 49 B.P.O.E. He was a member of the International Union of Operating Engineers, and a former member of the Providence Turners Club.
He served 24 years on active duty in the Navy before retiring as a lieutenant, and served 6 years in the Navy Reserves.
HE leaves three daughters, Emily L. Card and Marie C. Carpenter, both of Providence, and Claire J. Silva of Riverside; two sisters, Freda Start of Warwick and Caroline Heller of Cranston; eight grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren. He was the grandfather of the late Edward Carpenter Jr.
The funeral service, with military honors, will be held Friday at 11 a.m. in St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Elmwood Avenue. Cremation will be in Blue Hills Crematory, Smithfield, with interment in Highland Memorial Park, Johnston.
Date of Burial was on 6 Jun 1997
June 4, 1997
Herbert J. Bertsch
PROVIDENCE - HERBERT J. BERTSCH, 87, of Lowell Avenue, a retired Navy lieutenant and an engineer at the former Narragansett Brewery in Cranston for 24 years before retiring in 1976, died yesterday at Roger Williams Medical Center. He was the husband of the late Anna C. (Gross) Bertsch.
Born in Cranston, a son of the late Christian and Anna (Gaissert) Bertsch, he lived in Providence since 1944, previously living in Cranston.
Mr. Bertsch was a member of St. Pauls Lutheran Church, and a 50-year member of Albany Lodge 49 B.P.O.E. He was a member of the International Union of Operating Engineers, and a former member of the Providence Turners Club.
He served 24 years on active duty in the Navy before retiring as a lieutenant, and served 6 years in the Navy Reserves.
HE leaves three daughters, Emily L. Card and Marie C. Carpenter, both of Providence, and Claire J. Silva of Riverside; two sisters, Freda Start of Warwick and Caroline Heller of Cranston; eight grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren. He was the grandfather of the late Edward Carpenter Jr.
The funeral service, with military honors, will be held Friday at 11 a.m. in St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Elmwood Avenue. Cremation will be in Blue Hills Crematory, Smithfield, with interment in Highland Memorial Park, Johnston.
Date of Burial was on 6 Jun 1997
Providence Journal
June 4, 1997
Herbert J. Bertsch
PROVIDENCE - HERBERT J. BERTSCH, 87, of Lowell Avenue, a retired Navy lieutenant and an engineer at the former Narragansett Brewery in Cranston for 24 years before retiring in 1976, died yesterday at Roger Williams Medical Center. He was the husband of the late Anna C. (Gross) Bertsch.
Born in Cranston, a son of the late Christian and Anna (Gaissert) Bertsch, he lived in Providence since 1944, previously living in Cranston.
Mr. Bertsch was a member of St. Pauls Lutheran Church, and a 50-year member of Albany Lodge 49 B.P.O.E. He was a member of the International Union of Operating Engineers, and a former member of the Providence Turners Club.
He served 24 years on active duty in the Navy before retiring as a lieutenant, and served 6 years in the Navy Reserves.
HE leaves three daughters, Emily L. Card and Marie C. Carpenter, both of Providence, and Claire J. Silva of Riverside; two sisters, Freda Start of Warwick and Caroline Heller of Cranston; eight grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren. He was the grandfather of the late Edward Carpenter Jr.
The funeral service, with military honors, will be held Friday at 11 a.m. in St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Elmwood Avenue. Cremation will be in Blue Hills Crematory, Smithfield, with interment in Highland Memorial Park, Johnston.
Date of Burial was on 6 Jun 1997
June 4, 1997
Herbert J. Bertsch
PROVIDENCE - HERBERT J. BERTSCH, 87, of Lowell Avenue, a retired Navy lieutenant and an engineer at the former Narragansett Brewery in Cranston for 24 years before retiring in 1976, died yesterday at Roger Williams Medical Center. He was the husband of the late Anna C. (Gross) Bertsch.
Born in Cranston, a son of the late Christian and Anna (Gaissert) Bertsch, he lived in Providence since 1944, previously living in Cranston.
Mr. Bertsch was a member of St. Pauls Lutheran Church, and a 50-year member of Albany Lodge 49 B.P.O.E. He was a member of the International Union of Operating Engineers, and a former member of the Providence Turners Club.
He served 24 years on active duty in the Navy before retiring as a lieutenant, and served 6 years in the Navy Reserves.
HE leaves three daughters, Emily L. Card and Marie C. Carpenter, both of Providence, and Claire J. Silva of Riverside; two sisters, Freda Start of Warwick and Caroline Heller of Cranston; eight grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren. He was the grandfather of the late Edward Carpenter Jr.
The funeral service, with military honors, will be held Friday at 11 a.m. in St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Elmwood Avenue. Cremation will be in Blue Hills Crematory, Smithfield, with interment in Highland Memorial Park, Johnston.
Date of Burial was on 6 Jun 1997
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