ALBERT JOHN VITS, DR. (d. 1955)
Albert J. Vits Is Dead at 84
Headed AGM for 21 Years
Took Part in Many Manitowoc Activities
Albert J. Vits, 84, president of the Aluminum Goods Mfg. Co., for 21 years
and active in the industrial, civic and fraternal life of Manitowoc for nearly
half a century, died Sunday afternoon at the Holy Family Hospital. He had been a petient at the hospital for two and a half weeks.
During his years of service with the company, dating back to 1909, Mr. Vits
had seen this comparatively small aluminum novelty comany grow into the world's largest manufacturer of aluminum cooking utensils, with offices and plants in Manitowoc and Two Rivers. There will be a solemn requiem high Mass at the Holy Innocents Catholic Church at 10 a.m. Wednesday. The Rev. E.A. Radey will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
He was born in Manitowoc Dec. 17, 1870, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Vits, and received his elementary education in the schools of the city. As a young man his ambitions prompted him to choose a professional vocation. He decided to be a dentist and enrolled in the Milwaukee Dental College, now Marquette University, Milwaukee. Joined Family in Firm
He was graduated in 1900 with the degree of doctor of dental surgery. He practiced in Manitowoc until 1909, when he joined his father and two brothers in the Aluminum Goods Mfg. Co. For many years prior to the thirties he directed the sales activities of the company. In 1913 he was elected a director of the company and became a vice president in 1921.
In 1933 he became president of the company, succeeding his deceased brother, George. He personally booked many defense contracts for the company with the government during World War II. He was also chairman of the board of the company.
A leading citizen in the community, Mr. Vits was a director of the Manitowoc
Savings Bank and president of the Manitowoc Hotel Corp. His other affiliations included membership in the Manitowoc Lodge of Elks, Lakeside Country Club, the Knights of Columbus and the Fourth Degree of that order. He married Miss Anne Zeman in 1902, and the couple observed its golden wedding at the home, 1304 Michigan Ave., in 1952. Wife Survives Surviving are his wife; a daughter, Mrs. N. Logan Lewis of Macon, Ga.; son, Albert J. Vits Jr., of Beverly Hills, Calif.; brother, H.L. Vits of Manitowoc; and a sister, Mrs. Joseph Topic of Manitowoc. Plants of the company in Manitowoc and Two Rivers will be closed Wednesday, the day of the funeral. Friends may call at the Vits residence on Michigan Avenue after 3 p.m. Tuesday, where the Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Monday, January 10, 1955 p.1
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[d. 01-09-1955/age 84 yrs.]
Albert J. Vits Is Dead at 84
Headed AGM for 21 Years
Took Part in Many Manitowoc Activities
Albert J. Vits, 84, president of the Aluminum Goods Mfg. Co., for 21 years
and active in the industrial, civic and fraternal life of Manitowoc for nearly
half a century, died Sunday afternoon at the Holy Family Hospital. He had been a petient at the hospital for two and a half weeks.
During his years of service with the company, dating back to 1909, Mr. Vits
had seen this comparatively small aluminum novelty comany grow into the world's largest manufacturer of aluminum cooking utensils, with offices and plants in Manitowoc and Two Rivers. There will be a solemn requiem high Mass at the Holy Innocents Catholic Church at 10 a.m. Wednesday. The Rev. E.A. Radey will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
He was born in Manitowoc Dec. 17, 1870, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Vits, and received his elementary education in the schools of the city. As a young man his ambitions prompted him to choose a professional vocation. He decided to be a dentist and enrolled in the Milwaukee Dental College, now Marquette University, Milwaukee. Joined Family in Firm
He was graduated in 1900 with the degree of doctor of dental surgery. He practiced in Manitowoc until 1909, when he joined his father and two brothers in the Aluminum Goods Mfg. Co. For many years prior to the thirties he directed the sales activities of the company. In 1913 he was elected a director of the company and became a vice president in 1921.
In 1933 he became president of the company, succeeding his deceased brother, George. He personally booked many defense contracts for the company with the government during World War II. He was also chairman of the board of the company.
A leading citizen in the community, Mr. Vits was a director of the Manitowoc
Savings Bank and president of the Manitowoc Hotel Corp. His other affiliations included membership in the Manitowoc Lodge of Elks, Lakeside Country Club, the Knights of Columbus and the Fourth Degree of that order. He married Miss Anne Zeman in 1902, and the couple observed its golden wedding at the home, 1304 Michigan Ave., in 1952. Wife Survives Surviving are his wife; a daughter, Mrs. N. Logan Lewis of Macon, Ga.; son, Albert J. Vits Jr., of Beverly Hills, Calif.; brother, H.L. Vits of Manitowoc; and a sister, Mrs. Joseph Topic of Manitowoc. Plants of the company in Manitowoc and Two Rivers will be closed Wednesday, the day of the funeral. Friends may call at the Vits residence on Michigan Avenue after 3 p.m. Tuesday, where the Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Monday, January 10, 1955 p.1
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[d. 01-09-1955/age 84 yrs.]
ALBERT JOHN VITS, DR. (d. 1955)
Albert J. Vits Is Dead at 84
Headed AGM for 21 Years
Took Part in Many Manitowoc Activities
Albert J. Vits, 84, president of the Aluminum Goods Mfg. Co., for 21 years
and active in the industrial, civic and fraternal life of Manitowoc for nearly
half a century, died Sunday afternoon at the Holy Family Hospital. He had been a petient at the hospital for two and a half weeks.
During his years of service with the company, dating back to 1909, Mr. Vits
had seen this comparatively small aluminum novelty comany grow into the world's largest manufacturer of aluminum cooking utensils, with offices and plants in Manitowoc and Two Rivers. There will be a solemn requiem high Mass at the Holy Innocents Catholic Church at 10 a.m. Wednesday. The Rev. E.A. Radey will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
He was born in Manitowoc Dec. 17, 1870, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Vits, and received his elementary education in the schools of the city. As a young man his ambitions prompted him to choose a professional vocation. He decided to be a dentist and enrolled in the Milwaukee Dental College, now Marquette University, Milwaukee. Joined Family in Firm
He was graduated in 1900 with the degree of doctor of dental surgery. He practiced in Manitowoc until 1909, when he joined his father and two brothers in the Aluminum Goods Mfg. Co. For many years prior to the thirties he directed the sales activities of the company. In 1913 he was elected a director of the company and became a vice president in 1921.
In 1933 he became president of the company, succeeding his deceased brother, George. He personally booked many defense contracts for the company with the government during World War II. He was also chairman of the board of the company.
A leading citizen in the community, Mr. Vits was a director of the Manitowoc
Savings Bank and president of the Manitowoc Hotel Corp. His other affiliations included membership in the Manitowoc Lodge of Elks, Lakeside Country Club, the Knights of Columbus and the Fourth Degree of that order. He married Miss Anne Zeman in 1902, and the couple observed its golden wedding at the home, 1304 Michigan Ave., in 1952. Wife Survives Surviving are his wife; a daughter, Mrs. N. Logan Lewis of Macon, Ga.; son, Albert J. Vits Jr., of Beverly Hills, Calif.; brother, H.L. Vits of Manitowoc; and a sister, Mrs. Joseph Topic of Manitowoc. Plants of the company in Manitowoc and Two Rivers will be closed Wednesday, the day of the funeral. Friends may call at the Vits residence on Michigan Avenue after 3 p.m. Tuesday, where the Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Monday, January 10, 1955 p.1
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[d. 01-09-1955/age 84 yrs.]
Albert J. Vits Is Dead at 84
Headed AGM for 21 Years
Took Part in Many Manitowoc Activities
Albert J. Vits, 84, president of the Aluminum Goods Mfg. Co., for 21 years
and active in the industrial, civic and fraternal life of Manitowoc for nearly
half a century, died Sunday afternoon at the Holy Family Hospital. He had been a petient at the hospital for two and a half weeks.
During his years of service with the company, dating back to 1909, Mr. Vits
had seen this comparatively small aluminum novelty comany grow into the world's largest manufacturer of aluminum cooking utensils, with offices and plants in Manitowoc and Two Rivers. There will be a solemn requiem high Mass at the Holy Innocents Catholic Church at 10 a.m. Wednesday. The Rev. E.A. Radey will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
He was born in Manitowoc Dec. 17, 1870, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Vits, and received his elementary education in the schools of the city. As a young man his ambitions prompted him to choose a professional vocation. He decided to be a dentist and enrolled in the Milwaukee Dental College, now Marquette University, Milwaukee. Joined Family in Firm
He was graduated in 1900 with the degree of doctor of dental surgery. He practiced in Manitowoc until 1909, when he joined his father and two brothers in the Aluminum Goods Mfg. Co. For many years prior to the thirties he directed the sales activities of the company. In 1913 he was elected a director of the company and became a vice president in 1921.
In 1933 he became president of the company, succeeding his deceased brother, George. He personally booked many defense contracts for the company with the government during World War II. He was also chairman of the board of the company.
A leading citizen in the community, Mr. Vits was a director of the Manitowoc
Savings Bank and president of the Manitowoc Hotel Corp. His other affiliations included membership in the Manitowoc Lodge of Elks, Lakeside Country Club, the Knights of Columbus and the Fourth Degree of that order. He married Miss Anne Zeman in 1902, and the couple observed its golden wedding at the home, 1304 Michigan Ave., in 1952. Wife Survives Surviving are his wife; a daughter, Mrs. N. Logan Lewis of Macon, Ga.; son, Albert J. Vits Jr., of Beverly Hills, Calif.; brother, H.L. Vits of Manitowoc; and a sister, Mrs. Joseph Topic of Manitowoc. Plants of the company in Manitowoc and Two Rivers will be closed Wednesday, the day of the funeral. Friends may call at the Vits residence on Michigan Avenue after 3 p.m. Tuesday, where the Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Monday, January 10, 1955 p.1
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[d. 01-09-1955/age 84 yrs.]
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